Victor Herbert Strahm

Victor Herbert Strahm

Strahm in January 1943
Born 26 October 1895
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Died 11 May 1957
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, USA
Buried Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch Air Service, United States Army
United States Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Forces
United States Air Force
Years of service 1917 - 1953
Rank Major
Unit 91st Aero Squadron (Observation)
Battles/wars  
World War I
World War II
Awards Distinguished Service Cross
Other work Deputy commander, 9th Air Force during World War II

Major (later Brigadier General) Victor Herbert Strahm (1895–1957) began his career as a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.[1] In his 36-year career, he served as chief test pilot for the United States Army Air Forces while en route to higher command.[2]

During World War II, Strahm was deputy commander of the Ninth Air Force. He was promoted to deputy commander of the 33rd Air Division at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City and commander of Barksdale Air Force Base at Shreveport, Louisiana. He retired with the rank of Brigadier General in 1953 after 36 years of service. On 28 April 1957, having undergone heart surgery and despondent due to ill health, Strahm was found at his home in Shreveport with a bullet wound to the head and a .32 caliber pistol at his side. He was flown to the Lackland Air Force Base hospital but died on 11 May at the age of 61.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ American Aces of World War 1. p. 85.
  2. ↑ www.theaerodrome.com
  3. ↑ www.theaerodrome.com

Bibliography

American Aces of World War 1 Harry Dempsey. Osprey Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-84176-375-6, ISBN 978-1-84176-375-0.


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