David J. McCloud

Lieutenant General David J. McCloud was born 15 February 1945 in California. He died 26 July 1998 in Anchorage, Alaska, when the aircraft he was piloting crashed. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

His final assignment was as commander of Alaskan Command, 11th Air Force, and the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, headquartered at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.

He grew up in Sun Valley, California and was a graduate of John H. Francis Polytechnic High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from California State University, Northridge and a Master of Arts Degree in Management and Supervision from Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant.

He entered the US Air Force in 1969 and was a distinguished graduate of Officer Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. He was a command pilot with more than 4,100 flying hours, principally in fighter aircraft.

Military Education

• 1975 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
• 1975 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
• 1985 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
• 1990 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
• 1991 Program for Senior Officials in National Security, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Military Assignments

• April 1969 - May 1970, student, undergraduate pilot training, Reese Air Force Base, Texas
• May 1970 - January 1971, student, F-102......
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