General Bernard Adolph Schriever, the man known as the "Father of Air Force Missiles and Space," started his military career in Army field artillery, then transferred to the Air Corps. He won his wings at Kelly Field in 1933 flying Keystone B-4 bombers. In WW2 he flew 33 missions as a B-17 pilot. In 1954 "Bennie" commanded a group of USAF officers responsible for creating the Air Force intercontinental ballistic missile program. At 6'4" as Cadet Shriever was obviously too big for his A-1 flight jacket.