What is Robert D. Springer?
[[File:Lt Gen Robert D. Springer USAF.jpg|right|200px]] '''Robert Dale Springer''' (January 17, 1933 – August 19, 2021) was a [[Lieutenant general (United States)|lieutenant general]] in the [[United States Air Force]]. He was vice commander in chief, Military Airlift Command from 1987 to 1988 and inspector general of the Air Force from 1985 to 1987.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PxUaAAAAIAAJ&q=robert+d+springer+1933+millheim|title = Men of Achievement|year = 1978|isbn = 9780900332487}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=LIEUTENANT GENERAL ROBERT D. SPRINGER|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/105572/lieutenant-general-robert-d-springer/|access-date=2021-05-11|website=www.af.mil|language=en-US}}</ref> He was born in [[Millheim, Pennsylvania]]. Springer died on August 19, 2021 in [[Palmyra, Pennsylvania]] at the age of 88.<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Springer 1933 - 2021 |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/centredaily/name/robert-springer-obituary?pid=199884460 |publisher=Rothermel-Finkenbinder Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc |access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Springer, Robert D.}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American generals]] [[Category:Military people from Pennsylvania]] {{US-bio-stub}}