Charles F. G. Kuyk

Charles F. G. Kuyk
Born July 28, 1926
New York City, New York
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Air Force
Years of service 19511980
Rank Major General
Commands held Twenty-Second Air Force

Charles Frederick Goodwyn Kuyk, Jr. (born July 28, 1926) is a retired Major-General of the United States Air Force. He was also the named party in the Supreme Court Case, Poe v. Kuyk.[1]

Education

Maj.-Gen. Kuyk attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., graduating with a commission of second lieutenant and a bachelor of science degree in military science. Kuyk attained his post-graduate degree from The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.,with a master's in international relations. He is additionally a graduate of the Command and Staff School of the Naval War College and the Air War College.[2]

Military career

Maj.-Gen. Kuyk enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in July 1944 prior to attending West Point. He received his pilot wings in 1951 and was assigned to the 19th Bombardment Group on Okinawa during the Korean War in which he flew 32 combat missions.[2]

Beginning in 1952, Kuyk served with the Strategic Air Command's 93rd Bombardment Wing. In 1954 he was assigned to the 310th Bombardment Wing, where he served as aircraft commander, instructor pilot and assistant operations officer. In 1958 General Kuyk entered the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and Kuyk served as an experimental test pilot from 1959 to 1963. From October 1967 to November 1968 he flew 168 combat missions with the 42nd Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron at Takhli, Thailand.[2] From 1968 to 1971, General Kuyk served on the Air Staff in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Research and Development. In June 1973 he took command of the 436th Military Airlift Wing.[3]

In 1975 He was appointed deputy director for strategic forces and in 1977 director of Operational Requirements, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Research and Development, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. Kuyk left his directorship in 1978 to take command of the Twenty-Second Air Force.[4]

Kuyk was promoted to Major General in 1977 and retired from the Air Force in 1980.[2]

Decorations and Awards

Poe v. Kuyk

Lewis W. Poe, Petitioner, v. Charles F. G. Kuyk, Jr., et al.

The focus of the case is on whether an unhappy plaintiff from one court may attempt to proceed with the his/her case using a different theory in a second court. The argument is if the prior determination of one district court regarding the 'availability of nationwide service of process' as directed by 28 U.S.C. § 1391(e) is binding upon another court when the defendants are the same but the capacity in which they are sued differs.[5]

Family

Charles F. G. Kuyk is the son of the late Charles Frederick Goodwyn Kuyk, Esq. and Vivian Mae Derrick. He is through his father a descendant of Peterson Goodwyn, William Thornton (Virginia burgess) and William Thornton (immigrant).

References

  1. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "U. S. Air Force". MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES F.G. KUYK JR. United States Air Force. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force combat wings : lineage and honors histories 1947-1977. Washington D. C.: DIANE Publishing. p. 232.
  3. Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force combat wings : lineage and honors histories 1947-1977. Washington D. C.: DIANE Publishing. p. 232.
  4. Poe, Lewis W., Wade H. McCree (2011-10-31). Lewis W. Poe, Petitioner, v. Charles F. G. Kuyk, Jr., et al. U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record with Supporting Pleadings. Washington D.C.: Gale, U.S. Supreme Court Records.