Frank F. Everest

Frank Fort Everest (November 13, 1904[2] – October 10, 1983) was a four-star general in the United States Air Force (USAF).

The following August Major Everest was assigned to Headquarters, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), for duty in the Plans and Training Division.

For combat action Everest earned a number of awards including the Silver Star for a key mission from Guadalcanal against the Japanese on February 13, 1943.

In March 1950 he assumed the additional duty of senior USAF member on the Military Liaison Committee to the Atomic Energy Commission.

One year later he was designated deputy chief of staff for operations at USAF Headquarters, a post he held until July 1, 1957, when he was appointed commander-in-chief of United States Air Forces in Europe and promoted to a full general.

Returning to the United States on August 1, 1959, General Everest was assigned duty as commander of TAC at Langley AFB.

At West Point in 1928