Pirie, George Clark, 1896-1980
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found: Library of Congress Manuscript Division for the Robert Ellsworth Gross papers, 1903-61(George Pirie; Air Chief Marshal Sir George Clark Pirie; born July 28, 1896; died Jan. 21, 1980; senior commander in the Royal Air Force during World War II and the immediate post-War years; during World War I, Pirie initially served as an infantry officer before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps where he took up duties as an observer officer; after WWII, served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Air Command South East Asia and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Air Command Far East; in 1948 became Inspector-General of the RAF; head of the RAF Staff in Washington, D. C., in 1950; retired in 1951)
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