Richard T. Swope

Richard T. Swope
Lieutenant General Richard T. Swope Inspector General of the United States Air Force
Born	(1942-11-21)November 21, 1942 Binghamton, New York
Died	January 8, 2011(2011-01-08) (aged 68) Whitefish, Montana
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1964 - 1998
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles / wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal Def. Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (3)

Richard T. Swope (November 21, 1942 – January 8, 2011) was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who served as the Inspector General of the United States Air Force from 1996 until his retirement in 1998.[1]

Awards and decorations

Command Pilot Badge

	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
	Defense Superior Service Medal
	Legion of Merit (with two bronze oak leaf cluster)
	Distinguished Flying Cross
	Meritorious Service Medal (with four bronze oak leaf clusters)
	Air Medal (fifteen awards total)
	Air Medal
	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with Valor device and two oak leaf clusters)
	Combat Readiness Medal
	Air Force Recognition Ribbon
	National Defense Service Medal (with one bronze service star)
	Vietnam Service Medal (with three bronze service stars)
	Southwest Asia Service Medal (with service star)
	Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon
	Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with two oak leaf clusters
	Air Force Longevity Service Award (with one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters)
	Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
	Air Force Training Ribbon
	Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
	Vietnam Campaign Medal

Personal life

General Swope was an avid aviation enthusiast as demonstrated by personally constructing and test flying a Vans Aircraft RV-8 amateur built experimental aircraft of which he was the repairmen.[2]

Death

After retirement, General Swope suffered an unexpected death while skiing at the Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana on January 8, 2011.[3]

References

1. Unknown (July 1, 1996). "Biographies: LIEUTENANT GENERAL RICHARD T. SWOPE". www.af.mil. United States Air Force. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
2. Unknown. "Aircraft registration database". Retrieved March 7, 2012.
3. HASCALL and BALDWIN. "Avalanche, ski accidents claim 3 lives". HungryHorseNews.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

Military offices
Preceded by Marcus A. Anderson	Inspector General of the Air Force 1996 – 1998	Succeeded by Nicholas Kehoe