. . . . . . "Ralph Francis Stearley, CBE, (July 25, 1898 \u2013 February 3, 1973) was a United States Army and Air Force officer. He is best known as a general in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Stearly was born at Brazil, Indiana, in 1898. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the cavalry on November 1, 1918. He transferred to the Air Service in 1925 and commanded the IX Tactical Air Command during the last two months of the war in Europe, supporting the United States First Army during combat operations in Europe."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Commander.svg"@en . "Air Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Twentieth Air Force" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "0"^^ . . . . . . . . . "United States of America" . . "Legion Honneur Chevalier ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . "Fourteenth Air Force" . . . . . . "2012-12-13"^^ . . . . . . . "Ralph Francis Stearley"@en . . . . . . . . . "I Tactical Air Division" . "Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . "10143913"^^ . . . . . "25"^^ . . . "General Ralph F. Stearley"@en . . . . . . . . . . "OBE Military ribbon.svg"@en . "1954"^^ . . . . . "Order of Leopold Ribbon bar.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with palm - ribbon bar.png"@en . . . . . "Legion of Merit ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . "1898-07-25"^^ . . . . . . . "1918"^^ . . . . "Place of burial"@en . . . . . . . . . . "1918"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "60"^^ . . "Bronze Star ribbon.svg"@en . "1973-02-03"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "BEL Croix de Guerre 1944 ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . "9606"^^ . . . "Brazil, Indiana, U.S."@en . . . "Ralph Francis Stearley"@en . . . . . . . . . "Brazil, Indiana, U.S."@en . "1090250223"^^ . . "Ralph Francis Stearley, CBE, (July 25, 1898 \u2013 February 3, 1973) was a United States Army and Air Force officer. He is best known as a general in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Stearly was born at Brazil, Indiana, in 1898. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the cavalry on November 1, 1918. He transferred to the Air Service in 1925 and commanded the IX Tactical Air Command during the last two months of the war in Europe, supporting the United States First Army during combat operations in Europe."@en . . "oak"@en . . "Ralph Francis Stearley"@en . "USAF Biography \"Major General Ralph Francis Stearley\""@en . "IX Tactical Air Command" . . . . "United States of America"@en . . . . .