The Resume

(June 28, 1891-July 14, 1974)
Born in Boyertown, Pennsylvania
Birth name was Carl Andrew Spatz
Served with the 13th Aero Squadron during World War I
Set an aviation endurance record of 150 hours in the plane 'The Question Mark' (January 1-7, 1929)
Named Commander of US Strategic Air Forces in Europe (1943-45) and US Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific (1945)
Named first Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (1947-48)
National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol (1948-59)
Military affairs editor for 'Newsweek' (1948-61)

Why he might be annoying:

Because people pronounced his name 'spats' instead of 'spahtz,' he inserted an extra 'a.'
He was uncommunicative, with one friend calling him 'a miser with words.'
During a tour of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, he observed 'It would make a fine dirigible hanger.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He explained his taciturnity by noting, 'I never learned anything while talking.'
He and Ruth Harrison were married for 57 years until his death.
During just three weeks of combat in WWI, he shot down three enemy planes and earned the Distinguished Service Cross.
He proposed that the bombing campaign in Europe should concentrate on Germany's oil industry, which Albert Speer and other German leaders later said was critical in their defeat.
Dwight David Eisenhower said Spaatz and Omar Bradley were the two American generals who made the greatest contribution to victory in Europe.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 40]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [June] (Ranked: 6281891)
• Generals and Admirals
• I Attended West Point
• I Died in 1974 (Ranked: 83)
• I Served in Both World Wars
• Look at Me, I'm on the Cover of Life
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• Look at My Magazine Cover
• Pilots
• Profiles 32251-32500 (Ranked: 32420)
• Redheads - Male
• Served in World War I
• Served in World War II
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19740714)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 21 Votes: 38.10% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 73 Votes: 50.68% Annoying