Charles R. Hamm

Charles R. Hamm
Lieutenant General Charles R. Hamm
Born	December 23, 1933 (1933-12-23) (age 77) Little Rock, Arkansas
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1956-1991
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star

Lieutenant General Charles R. Hamm (born December 23, 1933)^[1] served as the eleventh Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

Education and training

General Hamm was born in 1933, in Little Rock, Arkansas, and graduated from Kemper Military School, Boonville, Missouri, in 1951. He earned a bachelor's degree from the United States Military Academy in 1956 and a master's degree in political science from Auburn University in 1969. The general completed Air Command and Staff College in 1969, and the National War College in 1972.

Military assignments

After completing pilot training at Malden Air Base, Missouri, and Laredo Air Force Base, Texas, in August 1957, General Hamm attended F-86 gunnery school at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona. In February 1958 he transferred to Nellis Air Force Base, for gunnery training in F-100s. He served tours at Toul-Rosieres Air Base, France, and Hahn Air Base, West Germany, where he flew F-100s. He later served with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell as a forward air controller.

From 1964 to 1966, General Hamm was a member of the Air Force air demonstration squadron, the Thunderbirds, at Nellis Air Force Base. He served several tours of duty during the Vietnam War, and as a flight commander in the 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bien Hoa Air Base, Republic of Vietnam, he flew 103 combat missions.

His command assignments have included commander, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing (Wolf Pack), Kunsan Air Base, South Korea and commander, 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. He served staff tours at Tactical Air Command, Headquarters, United States Air Force, and served as defense attache to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1981 to 1983. He assumed the position of Superintendent at the Academy in June 1987. The general retired on July 1, 1991.

Awards and decorations

His military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal and Combat Readiness Medal. The general is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours.

•   Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
•   Defense Superior Service Medal
•   Legion of Merit
•   Distinguished Flying Cross
•   Bronze Star
•   Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
•   Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters
•   Air Force Commendation Medal
•   Combat Readiness Medal

References

1. ^ Marquis Who's Who on the Web

External links

	Biography portal
	United States Air Force portal

• U.S. Air Force bio

Preceded by Winfield W. Scott Jr.

Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy 1987—1991

Succeeded by Bradley C. Hosmer

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Name	Hamm, Charles R.
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Date of birth	December 23, 1933
Place of birth	Little Rock, Arkansas
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