John T. Guice

John T. Guice
Born(1923-11-05)5 November 1923[1]
Died1 October 2001(2001-10-01) (aged 77)[2]
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
Service years1944–1982
RankMajor General
CommandsAir National Guard
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsAir Force Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit (2)

John Thompson Guice (5 November 1923 – 1 October 2001) was a senior United States Air Force officer who served as the Director of the Air National Guard from February 1977 to April 1981.[3][4]

He completed pilot training in May 1944, and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1947. He was a graduate of Air War College Commemorative History class of 1966.[5] In 1972, Guice was assigned as executive of the National Guard Bureau, moving up to deputy director of the Air National Guard in 1974 and director in 1977.

Notes and references

  1. ^ United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations (1979), Department of Defense appropriations, U. S. Govt. Print. Office, retrieved 31 December 2011
  2. ^ Paul L. Allen (6 October 2001), OBITUARY, Tucson Citizen
  3. ^ "USAF Almanac 2011 Leaders Through the Years: Active Major Command and ANG Leaders" (PDF). Air & Space Forces Magazine. Vol. 94, no. 5. May 2011. p. 106. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  4. ^ "The Phantom's Eye" (PDF). 123d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing. 5 April 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  5. ^ Sheridan, Eddie (2004). Air War College Commemorative History. Turner Publishing Company. ISBN 9781563119521. Retrieved 22 December 2011.