Background
Lindsay, Richard Clark was born on October 31, 1905 in Minnesota, United States. Son of Edwin Henry and MaBelle (Clark) Lindsay.
Lindsay, Richard Clark was born on October 31, 1905 in Minnesota, United States. Son of Edwin Henry and MaBelle (Clark) Lindsay.
Student, Carleton College, 1924-1926; student, University Minnesota, 1926-1928; graduate primary and basic flying school, Kelly Field, Texas, 1929; graduate primary and basic flying school, Air Corps Technology School, Chanute Field, Illinois, 1931; graduate primary and basic flying school, Air Corps Navigation School, Rockwell Field, Coronado, California, 1934; graduate primary and basic flying school, Air Corps Tactical School, Maxwell Field, Alabama, 1940.
Second in command Lieutenant Air corpus, United States army, 1929; advanced through grades to Lieutenant general, United States Army, 1957; various assignments, United States, 1929-1943; member, Joint War Plans Committee of Joint Chiefs Staff, Washington, 1943-1944; member, American Advertising Federation Joint Staff Planners of Joint Chiefs Staff Organisation, Washington, 1944-1945; assistant chief staff Plans (A-5) Headquarters, United States Army Strategic Air Forces, Guam, 1945; assistant chief staff Plans (A-5) Headquarters, Pacific Air Command, Fort McKinley, Manila, 1946; assistant chief staff Plans (A-5) Headquarters, 8th Air Force, 316th Bombardment Wing, Okinawa assistant chief staff A-2, Headquarters F.E.A.F., 1947; chief policy division, Directorate of Plans and Operations and Air Planner, 1947-1948; deputy director plans & operations, Office of Distributed control system/O, 1948-1949; deputy director for strategic plans, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington standing group liaison officer to Council Deps., North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Washington, London, Paris, 1951-1952; commanding general, 3650th Air Force Indoctrination Wing, Sampson Air Force Base, New York, 1952-1954; director plans headquarters, United States Air Force, 1954-1957; assistant chief of staff operations for headquarters, United States Air Force, 1957; assistant DCSO in the Pentagon, 1957; commander, Allied Forces in Southern Europe, 1957-1990.
Member Scabbard and Blade, Army and Navy Club (Washington), Army-Navy Country Club (Arlington, Virginia), Phi Kappa Sigma.
Married Margaret Eloise Ball, September 13, 1930. Children: Raylyn, Richard Ball.