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    William Birrell Franke (April 15, 1894 – June 30, 1979) was an American businessman and government official. He was best known for his service as United...
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  • William Franke may refer to: William B. Franke, United States Secretary of the Navy, 1959–1961 William Franke (philosopher), professor of philosophy and...
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  • Look up Franke in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Franke is both a German-language surname and a given name. Andre Franke (born 1978), American German...
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    Asiatic-Pacific Theater. After the war, he became an aide to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson. When Johnson assumed the vice presidency in 1961, he convinced President...
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    accomplishments, it cited development of medium- and long-range bombers (including the B-52s put into service during the 1950s) and ICBMs; installation of a continental...
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    William Augustus Franke (born April 15, 1937) is an airline investor and a co-founder and Managing Partner of Indigo Partners LLC, a private equity fund...
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    24 September 1960, the ship was launched, sponsored by the wife of William B. Franke, then Secretary of the Navy. On 25 November 1961, Enterprise was commissioned...
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    Eisenhower Robert B. Anderson 9 Thomas S. Gates Jr. October 7, 1953 April 1, 1957 Robert B. Anderson Charles Thomas 10 William B. Franke April 17, 1957 June...
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    from 1905 to 1906, then-Captain Reginald R. Belknap and future admiral William Sims. Rear Admiral George A. Converse, commander of the Bureau of Navigation...
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    1 April 1957 8 June 1959 798 Charles E. Wilson Neil H. McElroy 55 William B. Franke 8 June 1959 19 January 1961 591 Neil H. McElroy Thomas S. Gates, Jr...
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    effective 30 November 2009. On 10 May 1960, Secretary of the Navy William B. Franke presented the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) to Triton for Operation...
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    Eisenhower Robert B. Anderson Charles Thomas Thomas S. Gates, Jr. William B. Franke Meritt H. Steger May 2, 1960 May 31, 1971 William B. Franke John Connally...
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    Dennis Garrison (season 1), Matt and Jenny's younger brother Jay Anthony Franke as Jacob Samuel "Jake" Sommers (seasons 2–5), lead guitarist, singing voice...
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    Secretary of the Navy. He served as aide to three secretaries: William B. Franke, John B. Connally, Fred Korth and remained in that capacity until August...
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  • Secretary of the Navy and Comptroller of the Navy Department to succeed William B. Franke (who became Under Secretary of the Navy). While Assistant Secretary...
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    newspaper publicity" since defecting to the Soviet Union. Although William B. Franke was the United States Secretary of the Navy at the time the revision...
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    instrument 10. U.S.C. § 8016 Formation October 1954 First holder William B. Franke Succession 18th in SecDef succession by seniority of appointment Salary...
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    received the Presidential Unit Citation from Secretary of the Navy William B. Franke, which was accepted by Chief Torpedoman's Mate Chester Raymond Fitzjarald...
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    Stephen Wallace Dorsey, US senator from Arkansas, born in Benson William B. Franke, Secretary of the Navy, retired in Benson Rufus Wilmot Griswold, anthologist...
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    six-year as CINCLANTFLT/CINCLANT/SACLANT from Secretary of the Navy William B. Franke in a special ceremony held on board the supercarrier USS Independence...
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  • "Sweetheart" is the debut single by Franke and the Knockouts. It is their greatest hit, reaching the U.S. top 10 during the spring of 1981. The song is...
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    ancient Yorkshire family. He was born in Gawthorp to Sir William Gascoigne and Agnes Franke. He is said to have studied at the University of Cambridge...
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  • to date. 1987 release 1992 release Edgar Froese Christopher Franke Paul Haslinger Jocelyn B. Smith – vocals on "Tyger", "London" and "Smile" Erlewine,...
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    William B. Franke Succeeded by Paul B. Fay Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Materiel) In office April 9, 1957 – April 16, 1959 Preceded by William B....
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    Dwight D. Eisenhower William B. Franke, John Connally, Fred Korth, Paul Nitze Robert W. Morse July 1, 1964 June 30, 1966 Lyndon B. Johnson Paul Nitze Robert...
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  • Mastelotto - drums ("Only the Young") Andy Newmark - drums ("Less than Half") + Franke Previte - background vocals ("Hands Tied") Norman Mershon - background vocals...
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  • Kelly Packard as Tiffani Smith William James Jones as Tony Wicks Michael Cade as Sylvester "Sly" Winkle Jay Anthony Franke as Jake Sommers Jennie Kwan as...
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    Congress. "William B. Preston (id: P000518)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. William B. Preston at Find a Grave William Ballard Preston...
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    Archived from the original on November 7, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2008. Franke-Ruta, Garance (November 19, 2008). "McCain Takes Missouri". The Washington...
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    H. Holmes. His story had been chronicled in The Torture Doctor by David Franke (1975), The Scarlet Mansion by Allan W. Eckert (1985), as well as in the...
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