Eaker, Ira, 1896-1987

President Harry S. Truman (left) sets the date for the Army Air Forces' 39th Anniversary. Also pictured are General Carl Spaatz and Lt. General Ira C. Eaker.

7th Anniversary dinner for the 8th Air Force at Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas. Seated at table, far left, General Robert Landry, General Curtis LeMay, General Carl Spaatz, Mr. Amon Carter, General Ira Eaker, General Roger Ramey, General McMullin, and General William Kepner.

Members of the United States Air Force are standing on the back of a vehicle during a review at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas. They are there to celebrate the 7th anniversary of the 8th Air Force. From left to right: General Roger M. Ramey, General Carl Spaatz, General Ira Eaker, General Curtis LeMay, General William Kepner, General Clements McMullen, General Robert Landry, Colonel Towle, and Colonel Roberts.

High British Officers of wartime British Joint Staff Mission receive medals from President Harry S. Truman (center in civilian dress). From left to right in the front are Marshal Douglas Colyer, General Sir Gordon N. Macready, President Truman, Field Marshal Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, and Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Fownes Somerville. From left to right in the second row are Admiral Williams D. Leahy, Admiral Ernest J. King, General George C. Marshall, General Thomas Handy, and General Ira Eaker.

Black an white photo of a color sketch of Major General Ira C. Eaker, which appeared on the cover of "Time," August 30, 1943.

Major General Ira C. Eaker stands for this portrait.

Lt. General Ira Eaker, deputy commander of the Army Air Forces, telling the Senate Inter-State and Foreign Commerce Sub-Committee investigating air crashes that approximately 70 percent of military aviation accidents are due to pilot error. From: Beth Gore.