"Visit by Air Defense Head."

"Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Gent, USAF (left), commander of the 32nd North American Air Defense Region, found time for relaxation last night between a visit to the Dauphin Island radar warning station yesterday and a scheduled trip to the Thomasville, Ala., warning station today. Others in the picture...

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Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/8220
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Summary:"Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Gent, USAF (left), commander of the 32nd North American Air Defense Region, found time for relaxation last night between a visit to the Dauphin Island radar warning station yesterday and a scheduled trip to the Thomasville, Ala., warning station today. Others in the picture taken at a social gathering at the Hotel Admiral Semmes are Miss Sandy Smith, granddaughter of Rep. Frank W. Boykin, holding her grandfather's arm and Brig. Gen. Emmett B. Cassady, commander of the Mobile Air Materiel Area. The 32nd North American Air Defense Region comprises 13 states extending from New Mexico to the Atlantic. Gen. Gent's headquarters are at Oklahoma City and his command includes air warning stations, Air Force fighter and fighter-interceptor units and missile units, with Navy fighter plane units and Army missile units under his operational control."