Quesada, Elwood R. (Elwood Richard), 1904-

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Air Force officer and public official. Died 1993.

From the description of Elwood R. Quesada papers, 1927-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981921

Elwood R. Quesada was born on April 13, 1904 in Washington, D.C. He attended the University of Maryland and Georgetown University. He was commissioned in the Air Reserve in 1925 and began active duty in 1927. Throughout his career he served in the following capacities: Aide-de-camp to Major General James E. Fechet, chief of the Air Corps, 1928 to 1929; aide to Assistant Secretary of War, 1932 to 1933; aide to administrator of National Rifle Association in 1935; aide to the Secretary of War in 1936; Commander of 33rd Pursuit Group, 1941 to 1942; Commander of Philadelphia Region, 1st Fighter Command, 1942; Commanding General of 1st Air Defense Wing, 1942 to 1943; Deputy Commanding General of the Northwestern African Coastal Air Force, 1943; Commanding General, 9th Fighter Command, 1943 to 1944; Commanding General, 9th Tactical Air Command, 1944 to 1945; Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters AAF, 1945 to 1946; Commanding General of 3rd Air Force and Tactical Air Command, 1946 to 1948; Reserve Forces Chief, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, 1948 to 1949; Chairman, Joint Technical Planning Committee for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1949 to 1950; Commander, Joint Task Force 3 for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1950 to 1951; vice president, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, 1953 to 1955; Special Assistant to the President for Aviation, 1957 to 1958; Chairman, Airways Modernization Board, 1957 to 1958; and Administrator, Federal Aviation Agency, 1958 to 1961. He died on February 9, 1993.

From the description of Quesada, Elwood R. (Elwood Richard), 1904-1993 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10568508

Air Force officer.

From the description of Reminiscences of Elwood Richard Quesada : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122376600 From the description of Reminiscences of Elwood Richard Quesada : oral history, 1960. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122527197

Air Force officer, government executive.

From the description of Reminiscences of Elwood Richard Quesada : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86158154

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1904, Apr. 13 Born, Washington, D.C. 1923 1924 Attended University of Maryland, College Park, Md. 1924 1925 Army Air Service 1927 Commissioned as an officer in the Army Air Corps 1927 1928 Engineering officer, Bolling Field, Washington, D.C. 1927 1928 Attended Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 1928 1930 Aide to Major General James Fechet 1930 1932 Assistant military attaché, Cuba 1932 Promoted to first lieutenant 1935 Promoted to captain 1937 1938 Flight commanding officer, 1st Bomb Squadron, Mitchel Field, N.Y. 1938 1940 Technical advisor to the Argentine air force 1940 1941 Assigned to intelligence in the Office of the Chief of the Air Corps 1941 1942 Commanding officer of the 33rd Pursuit Group, Mitchel Field, N.Y. 1942 Promoted to lieutenant colonel 1942 Promoted to brigadier general 1943 Commanding officer, 1st Air Defense Wing and 12th Fighter Command, North Africa 1943 Commanding general, IX Fighter Command, England 1944 Promoted to major general 1945 Returned to the United States as assistant chief of air staff for intelligence 1947 Promoted to lieutenant general 1949 1951 Commander of Joint Task Force-3 1951 Retired from the United States Air Force 1958 1961 Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration 1993, Feb. 9 Died, Washington, D.C. From the guide to the Elwood R. Quesada Papers, 1927-1960, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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