Major General Lauris Norstad - By Major Charles Baskerville. Director Of Operations And Intelligence For The Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, Later Chief Of Staff, 20th Air Force And Assistant Chief Of Air Staff, Plans Is Brigadier General Norstad. He Is A Graduate Of West Point And Was The First Air Force Officer To Set Foot On African Soil In Our Invasion Of The Continent. He Has Been Awarded The Silver Star, The Legion Of Merit And The Order Of Commander Of The British Empire. His Home Is Red Wing, Minnesota.