Charles F. G. Kuyk

Charles Frederick Goodwyn Kuyk Jr. (July 28, 1926 – December 20, 2025) was a major-general of the United States Air Force. He was also the named party in the Supreme Court Case Poe v. Kuyk.

Education Kuyk attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, graduating with a commission of second lieutenant and a bachelor of science degree in military science. Kuyk attained his post-graduate degree from The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., with a master's in international relations. He was also a graduate of the Command and Staff School of the Naval War College and the Air War College.

Military career Kuyk enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in July 1944 prior to attending West Point. He received his pilot wings in 1951 and was assigned to the 19th Bombardment Group on Okinawa during the Korean War in which he flew 32 combat missions.

In 1975 he was appointed deputy director for strategic forces and in 1977 director of Operational Requirements, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Research and Development, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. Kuyk took command of the Twenty-Second Air Force in July 1979.

Kuyk was promoted to major general in 1977 and retired from the Air Force in 1980.

Personal life and death Charles F. G. Kuyk was the son of Charles Frederick Goodwyn Kuyk and Vivian Mae Derrick. He was, through his father, a descendant of Peterson Goodwyn, William Thornton (Virginia burgess) and William Thornton (immigrant).

Kuyk died in Gig Harbor, Washington, on December 20, 2025, at the age of 99.

Decorations and awards Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal with 10 oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Outstanding Unit Award ribbon with two oak leaf clusters and "V" device.