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Major
General Clements McMullen, USAF
Retired
February 28, 1954
Died
January 9, 1959
The General
McMullen collection is a specialized grouping which
was obtained from
the grandson of the general, the son of
Colonel Frank
McCoy McMullen, USAF, the son of the general,
through
D-Militaria and Collectibles of Arlington, Texas. The
grouping
consists of personal items, personal papers, military
papers,
personal and military photographs, uniform items, patches
and insignia from both the general and his son Frank.
Biography of General McMullen
There is no
official biography on the
USAF web site for General
Clements McMullen.
The biography provided has
been written for this website
using public researched material
and information
found within the estate
collection.
Figure 1: Major General Clements McMullen, USAF
Private collection
Figure 2: Period aviation sun
glasses and case. The sun glasses
have a hinge between the two
lenses for folding.
Figure 3: Slide rule
Figure 4: Engineer’s compass
set made in Germany
Figure 5: B-36 Load Adjuster
slide rule
Figure 6: Large photo of a
flight of Y1B-17 over Langley Field.
Inscription on the photo
reads: “To Major C. McMullen. With
the compliments of the 2nd
Bombardment Group.
(signed) Robert Olds, Lt.
Col., AC Commanding
(and dated) May 12, 1937
Figure 7: Press book for the
B-36 dated June 7, 1947
Figure 8: AFA first annual
convention publication
For September 15-16, 1947
Figure 9: Brief case used by
General McMullen
Figure 10: Canvas Air Corps
carry case used by
General McMullen during World
War II and after
Figure 11: Original photos of
General McMullen and
Captain Charles E. “Chuck”
Yeager examining the
YP-84 on April 8, 1947
Figure 12: Two different
yearbooks from Kelly
Air Fore Base, San Antonio,
Texas – General
McMullen was the Commanding
General
Of the San Antonio Air
Materiel Area
Figure 13: A collection of
small items
from the estate
Figure 14: A trophy named to
General McMullen
and “Project B-36.” The
trophy was obtained
at Busy’s Flee Market outside
of San Antonio, Texas
in 1980, not from the estate.