12/6/1930-12/18/2011 American businessman and public servant/Ambassador to El Salvador from 1971 to 1973/Ambassador to the United Kingdom, 1989-1991/Authored 'Ambassadors at Sea: The High and Low Adventures of a Diplomat'
An American military officer who helped develop strategic bombing theory and practice. Giles was named commanding general of the Army Air Forces in the Pacific Ocean Area in April 1945 and was in charge of planning the final B-29 Superfortress air attacks