Richard T. Swope

Richard T. Swope

Lieutenant General Richard T. Swope
Inspector General of the United States Air Force
Born (1942-11-21)November 21, 1942
Binghamton, New York
Died January 8, 2011(2011-01-08) (aged 68)
Whitefish, Montana
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch United States Air Force
Years of service 1964 - 1998
Rank Lieutenant General
Battles/wars Vietnam War
Awards Distinguished Service Medal
Def. Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit

Lieutenant General Richard T. Swope, USAF (November 21, 1942 – January 8, 2011) was a United States Air Force officer who served as the Inspector General of the United States Air Force from 1996 until his retirement in 1998.[1]

Awards and decorations

Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (with one bronze oak leaf cluster)
Distinguished Flying Cross
Meritorious Service Medal (with four bronze oak leaf clusters)
Air Medal (fifteen awards total)
Air Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with two bronze oak leaf clusters)
Combat Readiness Medal
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
Bronze star
National Defense Service Medal (with one bronze service star)
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
Vietnam Service Medal (with three bronze service stars)
Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon
Air Force Longevity Service Award (with one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters)
Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
Vietnam Campaign Medal

Personal life

General Swope was an avid aviation enthusiast as demonstrated by personally constructing and test flying a Vans Aircraft RV-8 amateur built experimental aircraft of which he was the repairmen.[2]

Death

After retirement, General Swope suffered an unexpected death while skiing at the Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana on January 8, 2011.[3]

References

  1. Unknown (July 1, 1996). "Biographies: LIEUTENANT GENERAL RICHARD T. SWOPE". www.af.mil. United States Air Force. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  2. Unknown. "Aircraft registration database". Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  3. HASCALL and BALDWIN. "Avalanche, ski accidents claim 3 lives". HungryHorseNews.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by
Marcus A. Anderson
Inspector General of the Air Force
1996 1998
Succeeded by
Nicholas Kehoe
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