What is Francis W. Nye?
[[File:Maj Gen Francis Walter Nye.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Nye in the 1950s]] '''Francis Walter Nye''' (June 29, 1918 &ndash; January 13, 2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publicbackgroundchecks.com/SearchResponse.aspx?view=NM&fn=Francis&mn=W&ln=Nye&city=&state=&zip=&dob=19180629&age= |title=You searched: Francis W Nye 19180629 |publisher=Public Background Checks |access-date=2011-04-19}}</ref> was an American military personnel. He served as a [[United States Air Force]] major general who was a [[B-24 Liberator]] and [[B-29 Superfortress]] combat pilot. He was commander, Field Command, Defense Atomic Support Agency, [[Sandia Base]], N.M. During his career, he was awarded the [[Legion of Merit]] two times and the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] also two times. In November 1968, he was appointed chairman of the U.S. delegation of the [[Inter-American Defense Board]], the Joint Brazil-U.S. Defense Commission, and the U.S. section, Joint Mexican-U.S. Defense Commission. Nye was born in [[Barton, Vermont|Barton]], [[Vermont]]. He studied at the [[University of Vermont]]. His wife, Nina, died in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/abqjournal/obituary.aspx?n=nina-nye&pid=185841771|title=Nina Nye's Obituary on Albuquerque Journal|website=Albuquerque Journal}}</ref> Nye died in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] on January 13, 2019 at the age of 100.<ref>[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/abqjournal/obituary.aspx?n=francis-nye&pid=191262257&fhid=7154 Francis Nye obituary]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nye, Francis W.}} [[Category:1918 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:American centenarians]] [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:American military personnel of the Korean War]] [[Category:Military people from Vermont]] [[Category:People from Albuquerque, New Mexico]] {{US-bio-stub}}