Reminiscences of John Francis Victory : oral history, 1970.

Victory, John Francis, 1892-1975

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Lawyer, government executive. From the description of Reminiscences of John Francis Victory : oral history, 1970. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122684253 In 1915, John Victory became the first employee of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). He then was appointed its secretary in 1921 and executive secretary in 1948 where he shared responsibilities with the NACA director for the administration of the organization. When ...

Mitchell, William, 1879-1936

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William Lendrum Mitchell (December 29, 1879 – February 19, 1936) was a United States Army general who is regarded as the father of the United States Air Force. Mitchell served in France during World War I and, by the conflict's end, commanded all American air combat units in that country. After the war, he was appointed deputy director of the Air Service and began advocating increased investment in air power, believing that this would prove vital in future wars. He argued particularly for the...

Clark, Paul W.,

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