What is Richard Bodycombe?
{{Infobox military person |name=Richard Bodycombe |birth_date= {{Birth date|1922|4|29}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|2019|1|23|1922|4|29}} |image=MGEN Bodycombe, Richard.jpg |image_size= |caption= |nickname= |birth_place=[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_place=[[Toledo, Ohio]], U.S. |placeofburial= |allegiance= [[United States|United States of America]] |branch= [[United States Air Force]] |serviceyears=1944–1982 |rank= [[Major General (United States)|Major General]] |unit= |commands= |battles= |awards= Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Force Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal and Purple Heart. |relations= |laterwork= }} '''Richard Bodycombe''' (April 29, 1922 – January 23, 2019) was an American [[Major general (United States)|major general]] in the [[United States Air Force]]. He was Commander of the United States [[Air Force Reserve Command]]. As chief of Air Force Reserve he served as the principal adviser on Reserve matters to the Air Force Chief of Staff. As commander of AFRES he had full responsibility for the supervision of U.S. Air Force Reserve units around the world.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wiq6nxEew6IC&dq=RICHARD+BODYCOMBE+1922&pg=PA20 | title=Warbirds of America, Inc: 1989 | isbn=9780938021445 | last1=Ethell | first1=Jeffrey L. | year=1989 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bodycombe, Richard}} [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:American generals]] [[Category:People from Pittsburgh]] [[Category:Military people from Pennsylvania]] {{US-bio-stub}}