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18 results for EAKER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jun 3, 1987	22A	Air Force general in W.W. II	Wilbur	Maleska
Sun Nov 20, 1983	44D	W.W. II Air Force general	Elaine D. Schorr	Maleska
Sun Jan 3, 1965	69A	W. W. II general.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Mon Jan 12, 1953	24D	Former Air Force general.	Louise Rabb	Farrar
Sat Sep 15, 1951	49D	World War II Air General.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jun 26, 1951	52D	World War II Air General.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 8, 1947	94A	Chief of U. S. Air Staff.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Sun Jun 16, 1946	79D	Deputy commander, USAAF.	Lester Keene	Farrar
Sun Feb 3, 1946	136A	Deputy commander of the Army Air Forces.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar
Sun Nov 18, 1945	52D	General in Army Air Forces.	W. W. Webster	Farrar
Sun Mar 25, 1945	122A	Mediterranean air chief.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Sun Jan 7, 1945	116A	Chief of USAAF in Italy.	Lester Keene	Farrar
Sun Sep 17, 1944	91D	Eighth Army Air Force Commander.	Betty C. Crisman	Farrar
Sun Jun 18, 1944	67D	Air Commander in Mediterranean.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Mar 12, 1944	62A	Mediterranean Air Force Commander.	Betty C. Crisman	Farrar
Sun Nov 28, 1943	4A	Commander of Eighth Air Force.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar
Sun Oct 3, 1943	47D	Head of U. S. air forces in European theater.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar
Sun Sep 13, 1942	136A	Head of United States bomber command.	Agnes W. Bartlett	Farrar

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