Charles Pearre Cabell - Arlington VA - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 5, Site 55.

He died in Arlington, Virginia. His autobiography, "A Man of Intelligence: Memoirs of War, Peace, and the CIA" was published in 1997.

Description: United States Air Force General. He was a grandson of Confederate General William L. Cabell. He was born in Dallas, Texas where he attended Oak Cliff High School. He received an appointment to the US Military Academy at West Point, New York, graduating in 1927 with a commission as a second lieutenant in the artillery. He served in the field artillery until 1931, when he attended flying school and transferred to the Army Air Corps. In late 1931, he was assigned to the Panama Canal Zone as adjutant of the 7th Observation Squadron, subsequently commanding the 44th Observation, the 24th Pursuit, and 74th Pursuit Squadrons there. In 1934, he was assigned to Randolph Field (now Randolph Air Force Base), Texas, performing duties as a flight instructor and then served as the post adjutant in 1937. In 1938, he was detailed to the Army Air Corps Tactical School at Maxwell Field (now Maxwell Air Force Base), Alabama, and graduated in 1939. From there he was sent to the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, graduating in 1940. Shortly afterward, he was assigned to the Photographic Unit at Wright-Patterson Field (now Wright-Patterson Air Force Base), Dayton, Ohio, and then as an observer with the Royal Air Force. In 1941, he was assigned to the Office of the Chief of the Air Corps as chief of the Photographic Unit. Then in 1942, he was assigned as the assistant executive for technical planning and coordination in the Office of the Chief of the Air Corps, and was promoted to the rank colonel. He attended the first course of the Army and Navy Staff College in the summer of 1943. Later in 1943, he was transferred overseas to England where he was the commander of the 45th Combat Bombardment Wing, 8th Air Force. In April 1944, he became the director of plans for the US Strategic Air Force in Europe and later, after being promoted to the rank of brigadier general, he became the director of operations and intelligence for the Mediterranean Air Forces. He returned to the United States in May 1945, and was assigned to Headquarters Air Force, Washington DC, as chief of the Strategy and Policy Division. He was then detailed to the United Nations Military Staff Committee in December 1945, where he performed duties as deputy and chief US Air Force delegate to the committee. He was promoted to the rank of major general in August 1947 and returned to Headquarters US Air Force, serving in the planning and intelligence roles and became director of Air Force Intelligence in May 1948. In February 1949, he established Project Grudge which succeeded Project Sign, for the purpose of making a study to review unidentified flying objects situations for the US Air Force. Because of questionable and unreliable reporting, it was terminated by his direction in August 1949 after issuing only one formal report and he then ordered the creation of the "open minded" Project Blue Book to replace it. In November 1951, he was named the director for the Joint Staff for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. On April 23, 1953, he was appointed Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency under Allen Dulles, serving in this position until January 31, 1962, when he was forced to resign by President John F. Kennedy, following the failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba. He was promoted to the rank of general on 11 July 1958 and had served almost 37 years of military service in the Army and Air Force. Among his awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Order of the British Empire (Honorary Commander), the French National Order of the Legion of Honor, Degree of Chevalier, the French Croix de Guerre with palm, and the Commander, Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Italy). Date of birth: 10/11/1903 Date of death: 05/25/1971 Area of notoriety: Military Marker Type: Monument Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: None Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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