Edward L. Tixier
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Edward L. Tixier | |
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Born | Clayton, New Mexico, U.S. | July 7, 1929
Died | June 3, 1999 Dripping Springs, Texas, U.S. | (aged 69)
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1953–1988 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands | United States Forces Japan, Fifth Air Force, Chief of the Office of Military Cooperation, Vice commander of 12th Air Force |
Edward Lewis Tixier (July 7, 1929 – June 3, 1999) was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who served as commander of United States Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force from 1984 until his retirement in 1988. He also served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs from 1983 to 1984.[1] Born in Clayton, New Mexico, Tixier attended the United States Military Academy and University of New Mexico was commissioned through ROTC at the latter in 1953.[2] He died from a blood disorder in 1999.[3]