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Thomas S. Gates, Jr.
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Thomas Sovereign Gates Jr. (April 10, 1906 ? March 25, 1983) was United States Secretary of Defense from 1959 to 1961 under President Eisenhower. He was promoted from deputy secretary of defense. During his tenure, he established a task force to set nuclear target priorities. He also authorized U-2 reconnaissance flights, including the flight of Francis Gary Powers. He was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, the son of Thomas S. Gates Sr., an investment banker who was president of the University of Pennsylvania from 1930 to 1944. Gates graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1928, then joined the investment banking firm of Drexel and Company in Philadelphia and became a partner in 1940. During World War II he served in the Navy, rose to the rank of lieutenant commander, and participated in campaigns in the Pacific and Mediterranean areas. He was released from active duty in October 1945.
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- GTIN 09786130435738
- Genre Medien & Kommunikation
- Editor Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
- Anzahl Seiten 96
- EAN 9786130435738
- Format Fachbuch
- Titel Thomas S. Gates, Jr.
- Herausgeber Betascript Publishing
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