Public Buildings
- The headquarters building of U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt AFB in Nebraska is named for the general.
It was erected in the late 1950s and was the headquarters of the Strategic Air Command until its disbandment in 1992. - LeMay Elementary School opened in 1968 in the Capehart housing area of Offutt AFB and is operated by the Bellevue Public Schools.
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