About Arthur Exon
Lived 1916 – 2005 (aged 88–89). Arthur Exon was a military leader.
Arthur Ernest Exon (March 13, 1916 – July 22, 2005) was a brigadier general of the United States Air Force who oversaw the Cold-War-era deployment of Jupiter missiles to Italy and Turkey.
Early life Exon was born in 1916 in Geddes, South Dakota. Exon attended high school in Fairfax before studying at Southern State Teachers College in Springfield, South Dakota. In 1938, Exon returned to Fairfax, becoming principal of the junior high school.
In April 1944, Exon's fighter was damaged and he was forced to bail out over enemy territory. Exon was captured by Germans and held as a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft III until June 1945.
In retirement, Exon managed ranches in California. He was the father of at least two sons.
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United States Air Force general
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Arthur Exon was born in 1916 in South Dakota, Geddes.
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