Hoyt Vandenberg |
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In office
April 30, 1948 – June 29, 1953 |
| President | Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower |
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| Deputy | Muir S. Fairchild
Nathan F. Twining |
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| Preceded by | Carl Spaatz |
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| Succeeded by | Nathan Twining |
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In office
October 1, 1947 – April 30, 1948 |
| President | Harry Truman |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
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| Succeeded by | Muir S. Fairchild |
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In office
June 10, 1946 – May 1, 1947 |
| President | Harry Truman |
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| Deputy | Kingman Douglass
Edwin K. Wright |
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| Preceded by | Sidney Souers |
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| Succeeded by | Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter |
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| Born | Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg
(1899-01-24)January 24, 1899
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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| Died | April 2, 1954(1954-04-02) (aged 55)
Washington D.C., U.S. |
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| Education | United States Military Academy (BA) |
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| Allegiance | United States |
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| Branch/service | United States Army
United States Air Force |
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| Years of service | 1923–1953 |
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| Rank | General |
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| Commands | Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
Twelfth Air Force
Ninth Air Force |
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| Battles/wars | World War II
Korean War |
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| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal (3)
Silver Star
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal
Air Medal (5) |
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Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg (January 24, 1899 – April 2, 1954) was a United States Air Force general. He served as the second Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the second Director of Central Intelligence.
During World War II, Vandenberg was the commanding general of the Ninth Air Force, a tactical air force in England and in France, supporting the Army, from August 1944 until V-E Day. Vandenberg Space Force Base on the central coast of California is named after him. In 1946, he was briefly the U.S. Chief of Military Intelligence. He was the nephew of Arthur H. Vandenberg, a former U.S. Senator from Michigan.