Lloyd R. Leavitt Jr.
American Air Force lieutenant general (1928-2016)
Lloyd Richardson Leavitt Jr. (November 18, 1928 – March 14, 2016) was an American Air Force lieutenant general. As vice commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, he fulfilled the responsibilities of the SAC commander in chief in his absence. He was also the commander's principal adviser in the formulation of SAC policies, plans, and directives.
Biography
Leavitt was born in 1928, in Alpena, Michigan. In 1946, he graduated from Alpena High School. He was appointed to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. In 1950, he graduated with a commission as a second lieutenant and a bachelor of science degree in engineering. He received a master's degree in public administration from The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., in 1964; graduated from Squadron Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, in 1956; and the National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., in 1967.
After graduation from the academy, he attended flying training school at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, and was awarded pilot wings in 1951.
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