General William Wallace Momyer (born September 23, 1916) was commander of the U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Command

Tactical Air Command

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Momyer was born in 1916, in Muskogee, Oklahoma

Muskogee, Oklahoma

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, attended Broadway High School in Seattle, Washington

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, and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Washington

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 in 1937. His nickname within the service was "Spike".

Momyer entered military service in 1938, and after successfully completing primary basic pilot training, attended pursuit school at Kelly Field, Texas, graduating in 1939.