Jimmy J. Jumper | |
|---|---|
Airforce Major General | |
| Born | 1923 |
| Died | 1979 |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Paris High School |
| Occupation | U.S. Airforce Officer |
| Children | John P. Jumper |
| Military Service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service | U.S. Airforce |
| Years of service | 1941-1979 |
| Rank | Major General |
Biography
editJimmy J. Jumper was born in 1923 in San Antonio Texas. He was the son of Delbert Lee Jumper a cotton farmer and U.S. Navy veteran of World War One.[1][2] His uncle Samuel Augusta Jumper was a U.S. Army veteran.[3][4] He attended Paris High School,Paris, Texas in 1939. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corp in 1941 and by December of 1944 he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant after completing a aviation cadet program at Moore Field, Texas. He served in the U.S. Occupation of Japan and his son John P. Jumper was born on February 4, 1945.[5]
He served in several positions in the United States and Far East. In July of 1956 he attended the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Airforce Base in Alabama.
In July of 1971 he was sent to the Republic of Vietnam to assume command of Military Assistance Command, Vietnam.[6]
Awards
editJoint Services Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
References
edit- ^ Jumper, Delbert Lee (November 11, 1957). "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940". Retrieved November 17, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "1940 Census". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Jumper, Samuel (September, 1955). "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940". Familysearch.org. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "1910 Census". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help); Check date values in:|archive-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ [ohp.rwnaf.org/tpl/index3.php?view=profile&client=5060&step=Null "John P. Jumper"]. R. W. Norton Art Gallary. 4-2011. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Major General Jimmy J. Jumper". U.S. Airforce. 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)