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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 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.
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
Thomas D. White, the Air Force Chief of Staff from 1957 - 1961, who charted the course for Air Force environmental programs. Winners of the Air Force awards go on to compete for the Secretary of Defense Environmental Award.
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.
11 mars 2016 · Gen.Thomas Dresser White. July 1, 1957–June 30, 1961. THOMAS DRESSER WHITE was born on August 6, 1901, in Walker, Minnesota, the son of an Episcopal bishop. One of his great-grandfathers,...
