Ira C. Eaker, American general (born 1896)

General (Honorary) Ira Clarence Eaker was a general of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Eaker, as second-in-command of the prospective Eighth Air Force, was sent to England to form and organize its bomber command. While he struggled to build up airpower in England, the organization of the Army Air Forces evolved and he was named commander of the Eighth Air Force on December 1, 1942.

August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 147 days remain until the end of the year.