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General Thomas Dresser White (August 6, 1901 – December 22, 1965) was the fourth Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.
Gen. Thomas Dresser White was the fourth Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force (1957-1961). He was a visionary military leader and a brilliant scholar who helped bring the USAF into the space age.
Thomas Dresser White, né le 6 août 1901 à Walker et mort le 22 décembre 1965 à Washington, est un général des forces aériennes des États-Unis. Il est le 4 e Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (1957-1961).
General Thomas D. White’s path to Chief of Staff of the Air Force was unorthodox. By talent, inclination, and background, White was an intellectual and diplomat at a time when senior leader ranks were dominated by operational expertise. Not until General Larry Welch would the Air Force see as diverse a leader at its helm. White’s
22 déc. 2023 · 1965: Gen Thomas D. White, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force from 1957-1961, died. General White was the fourth Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Transferred to the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force in October 1948, General White became director of Legislation and Liaison.
Gen. Thomas White triumphed in an epic battle to develop and field the Atlas, overcoming fierce resistance from Gen. Curtis LeMay. from 1948 to1957, considered America’s first ICBM, the Atlas, an extravagant boon-doggle that wouldn’t perform as antici.
General Thomas Dresser White is the fourth chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. The general was born in Walker, Minn., in 1901. Upon graduation from the U.S. Military Academy July 2, 1920, he was commissioned a second lieutenant of,
