Charles B. Stone III

Lieutenant General Charles Bertody Stone III (March 28, 1904 – May 17, 1992) was an officer in the US Air Force. During World War II, he served as Chief of Staff, Headquarters Army Air Forces, China-Burma-India Theater. During the Cold War, he served as Commander, Continental Air Command, Mitchel Field, New York between 1955–1957.

Biography He was born in Fort McPherson, Georgia, on March 28, 1904.

Early career

General Stone was appointed to the U.S. Military Academy from Vermont, graduating on June 14, 1927, and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Infantry.

Decorations and awards His decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster, British Order of the Bath (Companion), Chinese Tasheu Cloud Banner Medal and Lo Shu decoration. He is rated a command pilot and aircraft observer.

President of the Harvard Business School Club of Washington, D.C., in 1953 and 1954, and a member of the executive council of the Harvard Business School Association from July 1955 to July 1958, General Stone has been a director of the Air Force Aid Society, and appointed chairman of the board of the 14th Air Force Association from 1954 to 1957.

Promotions 1942-01-05 Lieutenant-Colonel 1943-09-22 Colonel 1943-11-11 Brigadier-General 1945-03-20 Major-General

Assignments 1941-12-13 – 1942-10-20 Chief of Supply Branch, Field Service Section, Air Corps Material Division 1942-10-21 – 1942-12-15 Executive for Supply, Field Service Section, Air Corps Material Division 1942-12-15 – 1943-02-XX Chief of Accessories Section, Maintenance Division, Air Service Command 1943-02-10 – 1943-08-09 Chief of Maintenance & Supply Division, Headquarters US Army Air Forces 1943-08-23 – 1945-08-09 Chief of Staff, Eastern Air Command, China-Burma-India Theater of Operations 1945-08-10 – 1945-11-29 Commanding General 14th Air Force [China] 1945-11-30 – 1946-01-14 Special duty with the Strategic Bombing Survey, US Army Air Forces in the China 1946-02-21 – 1946-03-18 Commanding General 2nd Air Force 1946-03-XX – 1947-10-XX Deputy Commanding General Air Defense Command 1946-03-XX – 1947-10-XX Chief of Staff, Air Defense Command 1947-10-14 – 1951-01-XX Director of Supply & Maintenance, Air Material Command 1951-01-18 – 1951-07-08 Director of Maintenance, Supply & Services, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Material, Headquarters US Air Force 1951-07-09 – 1951-07-27 Special Assistant to Deputy Chief of Staff, Comptroller, Headquarters US Air Force 1951-07-28 – 1955-12-14 Deputy Chief of Staff, Comptroller, Headquarters US Air Force 1955-12-15 – 1957-06-30 Commanding General Continental Air Command 1956-04-01 – 1957-06-30 Senior Air Force Representative to the United Nations Military Staff Committee 1956-07-02 – 1957-06-30 Chairman of the US Delegation to the United Nations Military Staff Committee 1957-06-30 Retired

Family Stone was born into a military family. His maternal grandfather was Charles H. Bonesteel Sr. (USMA Class of 1876), his uncle was Charles H. Bonesteel Jr. (USMA Class of 1908) and one of his cousins was Charles H. Bonesteel III (USMA Class of 1931). His father Charles B. Stone Jr. (1879–1934), brother John N. Stone (USMA Class of 1929), brother David B. Stone (USMA Class of 1935) and son Charles B. Stone IV (USMA Class of 1957) were all colonels. John's son Thomas E. Stone (USNA Class of 1962) was a U.S. Navy rear admiral. His brother David was later elected to the Arizona House of Representatives, serving from 1967 to 1972.