General
Bernard Adolf Schriever - Developer of America's ballistic missile program
and the Air Force's initial space program, he joined the Army in 1931
after graduating from Texas A&M University. Schriever was trained
to fly in Texas in the early 30's and served in the 19th
Bomb Group in the Southwest Pacific in the summer of 1942.
General
Schriever was the father of missiles and space in the Air Force - from
the Thor to the Minuteman missiles. He gave his all for the space race.
General Schriever is a true Legend of Airpower.
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