MCNAIR CARL H

MG Carl H McNair, GEN was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 05/02/2022 at the age of 88.6
Herndon, VA
Flight Class 56-2
Date of Birth 09/22/1933
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 121 AHC in 67-68, HHC/164 CAG in 68, HHC/145 CAB in 68-69
Call signs in Vietnam TIGER 6, DELTA 3, OLD WARRIOR
This information was provided by Bill Harris

More detail on this person: It is with great sadness that AAAA announces the passing of MG (Ret.) Carl McNair on May 2, 2022. He was 88. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, following a tour as an infantry company commander in the 1st Cavalry Division in Korea, he completed flight school and went on to command aviation units in Vietnam. During the course of six campaigns, two Tet offensives and more than 1,500 combat hours he was awarded four Distinguished Flying Crosses, a Legion of Merit, two Bronze Star Medals for valor and 53 Air Medals. He commanded the Aviation Brigade at Fort Rucker, Alabama, from 1974 to 1975, and was commanding general of the U.S. Army Aviation Center from 1980 to 1983. He had been instrumental in the planning and conception stage of the Army Aviation Branch and, in 1983, became its first chief. It is with great sadness that AAAA announces the passing of MG (Ret.) Carl McNair on May 2, 2022. He was 88. His other important positions included time as an instructor at both the U.S. Military Academy and the Armed Forces Staff College; deputy for aviation in the Army Secretariat; executive officer to the chief of research and development; and, finally, chief of staff of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. Following retirement from the military after 32 years of service, he held challenging leadership positions in multiple defense corporations. He was an unofficial voice of Army aviation and served as President of AAAA from 1999-2001 and President of the AAAA Scholarship Foundation, Inc. Board of Governors 2005-2007. He also assumed leadership roles and top offices in the American Helicopter Society (AHS), the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), the Army Historical Foundation, and the National Defense Industrial Association. He was inducted into the Army Aviation Hall of Fame in April 2004, and in July 2015 into the Living Legends of Aviation, among numerous other recognitions. May he rest in peace. Bill Harris Executive Director, AAAA

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024