WILLIAM DUMONT GREENFIELD, MAJOR GENERAL a native of Dayton, Ohio, General Greenfield received his high school education at Oakwood High School in Dayton. He was graduated from Miami University at Oxford, Ohio, in 1936.

Entering the Air C" ps Primary Flying School at Lincoln, Nebr., in August 1939, he completed basic and advanced pilot training schools at Randolph and Kelly Fields, Tex. He received his wings and was commissioned a second lieutenant in May 1940.

His first Air Corps assignment was at Langley Field, Va., where he served with the 8th Pursuit Group. In early 1941, General Greenfield was sent to England with twelve pilots chosen from various squadrons throughout the country on a special mission to obtain firsthand knowledge of fighter tactics in the British Royal Air Force.

He flew Spitfires with some of the "hottest" RAF squadrons in the British Isles. In April 1942, General Greenfield was sent to the Southwest Pacific with the 80th Pursuit Group where he flew combat missions in New Guinea. In November 1942, he was assigned as Commander of the 313th Fighter (Flying P-47s) Squadron at the Army Air Force Tactical School in Florida.

Later, assuming command of the 50th Fighter Group, General Greenfield moved his group to Europe in March 1944, to join the Ninth Air Force in the Normandy Invasion. The 50th P-47's Fighter Group under the leadership of General Greenfield provided fighter cover for the first wave of landing forces on the Normandy beachhead.

In November 1944, General Greenfield was assigned to the Army Air Forces Board in Orlando, Fla. Returning to civilian status in October 1945, he flew with Trans-World Airlines and held the rank of colonel in the Inactive Reserves.

In July 1946, General Greenfield accepted a regular commission in the Army Air Force and was assigned to the Operations Division at Army Air Force Headquarters, Wash., D.C.

In September 1949, General Greenfield was appointed Chief of the U.S.. Air Force Mission to Venezuela.

Returning to the United States in August 1952, he attended the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. General Greenfield, in July 1953, assumed command of the 4706th Air Defense Wing, ADC, at O'Hare International Airport, Ill. In January 1955, he was transferred to Presque Isle Air Force Base, Maine, where he became Commander of the 4711th Air Defense Wing.

In March 1956, he was appointed Assistant Deputy for Operations, Eastern Air Defense Force Headquarters, Stewart Air Force Base, N.Y. In early 1958, he was transferred to Africa and assumed command of the 316th Air Division (Defense) in Rabat, Morocco.

Upon returning from overseas in July 1960, General Greenfield was assigned to ADC as Commander of the Syracuse Air Defense Sector (SAGE) at Hancock Field, Syracuse, N.Y. On August 15, 1961, he was named Vice Commander of the 26th Air Division (SAGE), at Hancock Field. One year later on August 1, 1962, he assumed command of Boston Air Defense Sector (SAGE), Stewart Air Force Base, N.Y. He assumed command of the Chicago Air Defense Sector, headquartered at Truax Field, Madison, Wis., in July 1963. In Julv 1964, he was named Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Headquarters ADC, and assumed position - Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Headquarters ADC, in January 1965.

He assumed command of the Tenth Air Force, headquartered at Richards-Gebaur AFB, Kansas City, Mo. in July 1967 to January 1970.

His decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal with seven oak leaf clusters, Croix de Guerre with Palm (Belgium), Croix de Guerre with Palm (France), and Air Force Cross (Venezuela). He is a command pilot.

General Greenfield is married to the former Nancy Clark Pribe, of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Retired as Major General May 1, 1970. Now residing Colorado Springs, CO. A. Personal Data: 1. Born - Sept. 15, 1914, Dayton, Ohio; father - Dr. Earl S. Greenfield; mother - Lillian G. Greenfield. 2. Married - Oct. 21,1942; wife - Nancy Pribe Greenfield; children - William D. Jr., Linda and Ann.