found: Parton, J. Air Force spoken here, 1986, c1985:t.p. (General Ira Eaker)
found: LC data base, 11/5/85(hdg.: Eaker, Ira Clarence, 1896- )
found: Wash. Post, Aug. 7, 1987(Gen. Ira C. Eaker, 8th AF Chief in World War II, dies; Ira Clarence Eaker b. Field Creek, Tex., 1896; led first raid by American B17 bombers on the European continent at Rouen, France, Aug., 1942; commanded Allied air forces in Mediterranean, 1944-45; vp Hughes Aircraft Co., 1947-1957; Silver Star; Ruth Eaker, wife; d. Malcolm Grow Medical Center at Andrews Air Force Base, 1987)
found: The Memphis Belle: a story of a Flying Fortress, 1944:(General Eaker; commander of Eighth Air Force; name spoken)
found: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 viewed June 26, 2023 via Ancestry.com(Ira Clarence Eaker; born, April 13, 1896 in Field Creek, Texas)
found: Oklahoma Historical Society WWW site viewed June 26, 2023Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (Ira Clarence Eaker; born April 13, 1896 in Field Creek, Texas; family moved to Kenefic, Oklahoma in 1912; pioneer aviator; air-power strategist; one of the fathers of the United States Air Force; following retirement in 1947, headed Hughes Aircraft Company and was a syndicated columnist; attained four-star status in 1985; died, August 6, 1987 in Washington, D.C.)
