John T. Guice

John T. Guice
Born November 5, 1923(1923-11-05)[1]
Kosciusko, Mississippi
Died October 1, 2001(2001-10-01) (aged 77)[2]
Tucson, Arizona
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch  United States Air Force
Years of service 1944? - 1982
Rank Major General
Commands held Director, Air National Guard
Awards Order of the Sword (United States)

John T. Guice (November 5, 1923 – October 1, 2001) was the national director of the Air National Guard from Feb 1977 - April 1981.[3][4] and retired in 1982.

He completed pilot training in May 1944, and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y in 1947. A graduate of Air War College Commemorative History class of 1966.[5] In 1972, the general was assigned as executive of the National Guard Bureau, moving up to deputy director of the Air National Guard in 1974 and director in 1977.

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  1. ^ United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations (1979), Department of Defense appropriations, U. S. Govt. Print. Office, http://books.google.ca/books?id=JpccAAAAMAAJ&q=%22John+T.+Guice%22+AND+%221923%22&dq=%22John+T.+Guice%22+AND+%221923%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nTv-TuGwHcKniQKQwPjFDg&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA, retrieved 31 Dec 2011 
  2. ^ Paul L. Allen (6 Oct 2001), OBITUARY, Tucson Citizen, http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/2001/10/06/190529-obituary/ 
  3. ^ "Active Major Command and ANG Leaders", Air Force Magazine (Air Force Association): 106, May 2011, http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Magazine%20Documents/2011/May%202011/0511leaders.pdf, retrieved 20 December 2011 
  4. ^ "The Phantom's Eye". 123d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing. 5 April 1981. Archived from the original on 19 Dec 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20101219074335/http://kynghistory.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/F57E1A3B-F61E-4033-9287-24EE0660BF77/0/pe5apr81.pdf. Retrieved 22 Dec 2011. 
  5. ^ Air War College Commemorative History. http://books.google.com/books?id=hRiVLRHWCT4C&pg=PT88&lpg=PT88&dq=%22John+T.+Guice%22+Maj+Gen&source=bl&ots=hpDTZ7oxsL&sig=zM6AD1dCml-VCpJz2OhVBxVeGJQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IVrzTs2LM6HL0QG_kc2pAg&sqi=2&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22John%20T.%20Guice%22&f=false. Retrieved 22 Dec 2011. 

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Preceded by
Maj. Gen. John J. Pesch		 Director of the United States Air National Guard
November 1988 - January 1994		 Succeeded by
Maj. Gen. John B. Conaway