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Daniel James III
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Name
Daniel III
Education
University of Arizona
Rank
Lieutenant general
Allegiance
United States of America
Awards
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Order of the Sword (United States)
Service/branch
United States Air Force
CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE of LT.GEN DANIEL JAMES III
Daniel James III (September 7, 1945 – August 1, 2017) was a Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force who served as the director of the Air National Guard from June 3, 2002 to May 20, 2006. He was a son of Air Force General Daniel James, Jr.. He retired from the United States Air Force in June 2006. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, from the University of Arizona, Tucson, and graduated from the Air Command and Staff College in 1981 and the National Security Management Course in 1992. James was born in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1945.
He performed 500 combat flying hours in Southeast Asia and earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses. He was the first African-American to become the director of the Air National Guard. He died on August 1, 2017 of congestive heart failure.
Honoring the life of lt gen daniel james iii
Major awards and decorations
Distinguished Service Medal (Air Force)
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with two bronze stars
Vietnam Service Medal with four bronze stars
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with gold hourglass device
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Silver Star
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Order of the Sword (United States) # 221
Assignments
June 1968 - June 1969, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz.
June 1969 - August 1970, forward air controller, Cam Ranh Bay Air Base, South Vietnam
August 1970 - July 1972, squadron instructor pilot, Williams AFB, Ariz.
July 1972 - February 1973, squadron flight training class commander, Williams AFB, Ariz.
February 1973 - December 1973, air operations staff officer, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
December 1973 - June 1974, U.S. Air Force conversion training course, George AFB, Calif.
June 1974 - May 1975, 421st TFS squadron instructor pilot and assistant flight commander, Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand
May 1975 - August 1976, 64th FWS Aggressor instructor pilot, Nellis AFB, Nev.
August 1976 - September 1978, 65th FWS Aggressor instructor pilot and squadron flight commander, Nellis AFB, Nev.
September 1978 - September 1979, weapons tactics officer, 149th Tactical Fighter Group, Texas Air National Guard, Kelly AFB, Texas
September 1979 - March 1982, group pilot, later, unit pilot, 182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kelly AFB, Texas
March 1982 - December 1983, unit commander, 182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kelly AFB, Texas
December 1983 - October 1988, Commander, A flight, 182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kelly AFB, Texas
October 1988 - October 1989, pilot, C flight, 182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kelly AFB, Texas
October 1989 - December 1992, command post assistant officer-in-charge, later, command post officer-in-charge, 149th Tactical Fighter Group, Kelly AFB, Texas
December 1992 - December 1994, Vice Commander, 149th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kelly AFB, Texas
December 1994 - November 1995, Commander, 149th Operations Group, Kelly AFB, Texas
November 1995 - June 2002, Adjutant General, Headquarters Texas National Guard, Austin
June 2002 - 2006, Director, Air National Guard, Arlington, Va.
