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Otto Paul Weyland | |
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![]() General Otto P. Weyland | |
Nickname(s) | Opie |
Born | Riverside, California | January 27, 1903
Died | September 2, 1979 San Antonio, Texas | (aged 76)
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Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1923 - 1959 |
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Commands | Tactical Air Command Far East Air Forces XIX Tactical Air Command 84th Fighter Wing |
Battles/wars | World War II Korean War Cold War |
Awards | Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross Legion of Merit Bronze Star Air Medal Order of the British Empire |
Otto Paul Weyland (January 27, 1903 – September 2, 1979) was a United States Air Force (USAF) general and the post-World War II Commander of Far East Air Forces during the Korean War and of Tactical Air Command.[1]