Daniel James III

Daniel James III (September 7, 1945 – August 1, 2017) was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who served as the director of the Air National Guard from June 3, 2002, to May 20, 2006.

Daniel James III
Lieutenant General Daniel James III
Born(1945-09-07)September 7, 1945
Tuskegee, Alabama
DiedAugust 1, 2017(2017-08-01) (aged 71)
Washington, D.C.
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1968–2006
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldAir National Guard
Texas National Guard
149th Operations Group
Battles/warsVietnam War
AwardsAir Force Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross (2)
RelationsGeneral Daniel James Jr. (father)

Biography

James was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1945.[1], his father was Air Force General Daniel James Jr.[2] He held a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Arizona, Tucson, and graduated from the Air Command and Staff College in 1981 and the National Security Management Course in 1992.

James flew 500 combat hours in Southeast Asia and earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses. He was the first African American to become the director of the Air National Guard.[3] He retired from the United States Air Force in June 2006.

He died on August 1, 2017, of congestive heart failure.[4]

Major awards and decorations

Assignments
  • June 1968 – June 1969, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
  • June 1969 – August 1970, forward air controller, Cam Ranh Bay Air Base, South Vietnam
  • August 1970 – July 1972, squadron instructor pilot, Williams AFB, Arizona
  • July 1972 – February 1973, squadron flight training class commander, Williams AFB, Arizona
  • February 1973 – December 1973, air operations staff officer, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
  • December 1973 – June 1974, U.S. Air Force conversion training course, George AFB, California
  • June 1974 – May 1975, 421st TFS squadron instructor pilot and assistant flight commander, Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand
  • May 1975 – August 1976, 64th FWS Aggressor instructor pilot, Nellis AFB, Nevada
  • August 1976 – September 1978, 65th FWS Aggressor instructor pilot and squadron flight commander, Nellis AFB, Nevada
  • September 1978 – September 1979, weapons tactics officer, 149th Tactical Fighter Group, Texas Air National Guard, Kelly AFB, Texas
  • September 1979 – March 1982, group pilot, later, unit pilot, 182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kelly AFB, Texas
  • March 1982 – December 1983, unit commander, 182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kelly AFB, Texas
  • December 1983 – October 1988, Commander, A flight, 182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kelly AFB, Texas
  • October 1988 – October 1989, pilot, C flight, 182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kelly AFB, Texas
  • October 1989 – December 1992, command post assistant officer-in-charge, later, command post officer-in-charge, 149th Tactical Fighter Group, Kelly AFB, Texas
  • December 1992 – December 1994, Vice Commander, 149th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kelly AFB, Texas
  • December 1994 – November 1995, Commander, 149th Operations Group, Kelly AFB, Texas
  • November 1995 – June 2002, Adjutant General, Headquarters Texas National Guard, Austin
  • June 2002 – 2006, Director, Air National Guard, Arlington, Virginia[7]

References
  1. "Daniel James III makes own mark in Air Force history". U.S. Air Force.
  2. "Active Major Command and ANG Leaders" (PDF), Air Force Magazine, Air Force Association, p. 106, May 2011, retrieved December 20, 2011
  3. Sgt. Jim Greenhill (May 10, 2005). "Lt. Gen. James says farewell to Air Guard members". US Air Force. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  4. "DANIEL JAMES Obituary (2017) – The Washington Post". www.legacy.com.
  5. "Members of the Order of the Sword". Maxwell AFB Air University. November 16, 2005. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
  6. "HOH". TMFM.
  7. Smith, Erich B. (August 18, 2017). "Former Air Guard director Lt. Gen. Daniel James III's legacy remembere". National Guard Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2019.

Further reading
Military offices
Preceded by
Paul A. Weaver Jr.		 Director of the United States Air National Guard
2002–2006		 Succeeded by
Craig R. McKinley
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