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Lewis H. Brereton

1890 - 1967

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Lewis Hyde Brereton (June 21, 1890 – July 20, 1967) was a military aviation pioneer and lieutenant general in the United States Air Force. A 1911 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he began his military career as a United States Army officer in the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps prior to World War I, then spent the remainder of his service as a career aviator. Brereton was one of the few senior U.S. commanders in World War II who served in combat theaters continuously from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to the German surrender, and he saw action in more theaters than any other senior officer. He began World War II as a major general commanding the Far East Air Force in the Philippines and concluded it as a lieutenant general in command of the First Allied Airborne Army in Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lewis H. Brereton is the 1,941st most popular military personnel (up from 1,947th in 2019), the 10,637th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,024th in 2019) and the 164th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Lewis H. Brereton ranks 1,941 out of 2,058. Before him are Kyrylo Budanov, Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, Chesty Puller, Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, Thomas Blamey, and Igor Sergun. After him are Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, Nathaniel Lyon, Abu Anas al-Libi, Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, Redvers Buller, and Thomas C. Hart.

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Among people born in 1890, Lewis H. Brereton ranks 247. Before him are August Alle, Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez, Lydia Zvereva, Frank Forde, Per Nilsson, and Arvid Spångberg. After him are Clara Kimball Young, Alice Joyce, Maurice Podoloff, Paul Boffa, May Allison, and Albert Arnheiter. Among people deceased in 1967, Lewis H. Brereton ranks 266. Before him are Donald Campbell, Frederick E. Morgan, Willard Rice, Sigurd Moen, George E. Stone, and Ian Raby. After him are Carl Kempe, Nikolay Okhlopkov, Sig Ruman, Joe Meek, Nelson Eddy, and Richard Meinertzhagen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lewis H. Brereton ranks 10,639 out of 20,380. Before him are Kyle Larson (1992), Barry Shabaka Henley (1954), Benjamin Bradshaw (1879), John N. Mitchell (1913), Sam Jones (1924), and Michael Dunn (1934). After him are Adam Jones (1965), Richard Arlen (1899), Walter Forward (1786), Mike Mansfield (1903), Lewis Wilson (1920), and Bud Luckey (1934).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Lewis H. Brereton ranks 164. Before him are Eugene Bullard (1895), Lloyd Fredendall (1883), William Rosecrans (1819), William Hood Simpson (1888), Anthony Wayne (1745), and Chesty Puller (1898). After him are Nathaniel Lyon (1818), Thomas C. Hart (1877), Zebulon Pike (1779), John Sedgwick (1813), John C. Pemberton (1814), and Gail Halvorsen (1920).

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