David J. McCloud
United States general
Lieutenant General David J. McCloud (February 15, 1945 – July 26, 1998) was an American Air Force lieutenant general.
His final assignment was as commander of Alaskan Command, 11th Air Force, and the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, headquartered at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.
He grew up in Sun Valley, California and was a graduate of John H. Francis Polytechnic High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from California State University, Northridge and a Master of Arts Degree in Management and Supervision from Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant.
He entered the US Air Force in 1969 and was a distinguished graduate of Officer Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. He was a command pilot with more than 4,100 flying hours, principally in fighter aircraft. He died 26 July 1998 in Anchorage, Alaska, when the aircraft he was piloting crashed. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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