Background
Hey, James Michael Vande was born on March 15, 1916 in Maribel, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William Henry and Anna (Zimmerman) VandeHey.
air force officer corporate executive
Hey, James Michael Vande was born on March 15, 1916 in Maribel, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William Henry and Anna (Zimmerman) VandeHey.
Student, University Wisconsin, 1947-1949; Bachelor, U. Philippines, 1955; postgraduate, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama, 1956-1957.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army Air Force, 1941; advanced through grades to brigadier general, United States Air Force, 1967; fighter pilot, PTO, 1941-1945; including Hawaii, December 7,, 1941; duty in command and United States Air Force level including duty in, Europe (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and Philippines, 1945-1969; deputy chief of staff Headquarters, USMACV, Saigon, Vietnam, 1969-1971; assigned, Headquarters Tactical Air Command, since 1971; member of faculty, Air War College, 1957-1959; deputy for academics, dean of faculty, Air War College, 1959-1961; retired, 1971; president, Vanson Inc., since 1971; president, Vande Hey Inc., since 1976.
Member United States Air Force History Foundation, Air Force Association, Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Iwo Jima Survivors Association.
Married Jean Margretta Schilleman, June 23, 1944. Children: James Todd, Dale Michael, Dean Clark.