Charles Erwin Wilson (July 18, 1890 – September 26, 1961) was an American engineer and businessman who served as United States Secretary of Defense from...
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Hawaii Charles Erwin Wilson (1890–1961), United States Secretary of Defense (1953–1957) and head of General Motors Malcolm Wilson (politician) (Charles Malcolm...
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used by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Secretary of Defense, Charles Erwin Wilson, in 1954. He used it to describe the New Look policy of depending...
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T. Stevens Louis A. Johnson George C. Marshall Robert A. Lovett Charles Erwin Wilson 19 Ridgway, MatthewGeneral Matthew B. Ridgway (1895–1993) 15 August...
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He was nicknamed "Electric Charlie" to avoid being confused with Charles Erwin Wilson, US Secretary of Defense under President Dwight Eisenhower and earlier...
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it was the result of a thesis, 'Militant Liberty', presented to Charles Erwin Wilson, United States Secretary of Defense by John C. Broger. Broger was...
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bombed by U.S. forces during the war. Effective January 28, 1953, Charles Erwin Wilson, then GM president, was named by Dwight D. Eisenhower as United States...
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to Great Britain in naval power was very useful to House and Wilson, enough for Wilson to insist Benson remain in Europe until after the Treaty of Versailles...
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Admiral Arthur W. Radford and United States Secretary of Defense Charles Erwin Wilson; it resulted in the successful detonation of a 15 kt (63 TJ) shell...
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to other officers in the joint staff. The current chairman is General Charles Q. Brown Jr., who assumed office on 1 October 2023, having been ceremonially...
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for which we live." Less than a year later, Secretary of Defense Charles Erwin Wilson named Gray assistant secretary for international security affairs...
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Staff, namely Nathan F. Twining, George S. Brown, David C. Jones, and Charles Q. Brown Jr. "Air House: A History". U.S. Air Force. 10 U.S.C. § 9033 10 U...
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whom he met in Paris, Strauss persuaded Hoover to urge President Woodrow Wilson to recognize Finland's independence from Russia. Besides the U.S. food relief...
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to the chairman of the War Production Board. General Motors CEO Charles Erwin Wilson said of Weinberg's service during this period: “His wide and influential...
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president of GM, and succeeded to the presidency in 1953 when GM president Charles Wilson became Secretary of Defense. With Curtice as president, GM became immensely...
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190 days Charles Erwin Wilson Dwight D. Eisenhower 4 Donald A. Quarles (1894–1959) August 15, 1955 April 30, 1957 1 year 260 days Charles Erwin Wilson Dwight...
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unable to reach a decision. This forced the Secretary of Defense Charles Erwin Wilson to move ahead without an official recommendation from the military...
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United States, in terms of its revenues as a percent of GDP. In 1953, Charles Erwin Wilson, then GM president, was named by Eisenhower as Secretary of Defense...
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Secretary, Charles Erwin Wilson, whether the United States would send naval or air units if the French were subjected to greater pressure there, but Wilson replied...
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1948. On October 4, 1957, just four days before Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson left office, the Soviet Union launched into orbit the world's first...
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Lovett 4 Roger M. Kyes February 2, 1953 May 1, 1954 1 year, 88 days Charles Erwin Wilson Dwight D. Eisenhower 5 Robert B. Anderson May 3, 1954 August 4, 1955...
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James Weinberg (19 September 1946) Eugene Wigner (1946) Charles Erwin Wilson (1946) Thomas E. Wilson (1946) Stephen J. Zand President's Certificate of Merit...
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MV John J. Boland (redirect from Charles E. Wilson (1973 ship))
Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Initially named Charles E. Wilson, the vessel was renamed to its current name in 2000. She is a self-unloading...
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the ARCOVE's "single, efficient producer" model, Defense Secretary Charles Erwin Wilson directed the Army to reduce the number of contractors producing each...
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became the Interstate Highway System. Assisting in the planning was Charles Erwin Wilson, who was still head of General Motors when President Eisenhower selected...
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Twitty on Even Stevens Theodore Newton Vail, telephone industrialist Charles Erwin Wilson, former U.S. Secretary of Defense and CEO for General Motors "Village...
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Charles Erwin Wilson, met with his outgoing predecessor, Robert A. Lovett, he only did so cursorily. After Eisenhower designated Charles Erwin Wilson...
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Secretary of Defense (Supply and Logistics) Charles S. Thomas 5 August 1953 – 2 May 1954 Charles Erwin Wilson Dwight Eisenhower Thomas P. Pike 3 May 1954...
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Mike Posner, singer and songwriter who attended Groves High School Charles Erwin Wilson (born 1890), U.S. Medal of Freedom Recipient, 5th U.S. Secretary...
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combat command skills; during the initial phase of Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel's move into the Kasserine Pass, Eisenhower created some confusion...
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