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LeMay

American  
[luh-mey] / ləˈmeɪ /

noun

  1. Curtis (Emerson), 1906–90, U.S. Air Force officer: chief of the Strategic Air Command 1948–61; Chief of Staff of the Air Force 1961–65.


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The peaceful resolution to the crisis, which had brought the world close to nuclear conflict, was “the greatest defeat in our history,” LeMay added, according to historian Robert Dallek.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Liz Phair’s self-titled album received a zero from the critic Matt LeMay when it came out in 2003.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Those 10 customized cars had been on view at LeMay — America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, Wash., and just returned home.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2023

LeMay justified the decision because many such homes doubled as small factories, a vital cottage industry that fed parts to Japan's ravenous war machine.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2022

General Curtis LeMay was sure this was another one of Khrushchev’s tricks.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin