Austin W. Betts papers, 1971.

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Austin W. Betts papers, 1971.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48504998

Contains the following type of material: oral histories. Contains information pertaining to the following wars: World War II (WWII), Cold War. Contains information pertaining to the following military organizations: Army Ballistic Missile Agency; US Department of Defense. Deputy Director of Guided Missiles; US Department of Defense. Office of Research and Development. General description of the collection: The Austin Wortham Betts papers include transcripts of six interviews of Lieutenant General Betts, conducted by Colonel Charles Wahle and Lieutenant Colonel Floyd Henk, March 1971, as part of the Senior Officers Debriefing Program. The General therein recounts his military career, including service as the chief engineer officer in Bermuda and later with the 14th Air Force during WWII, his work at the Alamos Proving Grounds, his subsequence duty as engineer officer at G-3, U.S. Army, Europe Engineer (USAEUR); Army Ballistic Missile Agency; Director of Military Application (of nuclear developments); deputy director of Guided Missiles of the Department of Defense; and finally his tours in the Office of Research and Development, including service as Chief of that office. In addition he comments on such subjects as the development, potential application, strengths, and weaknesses of both nuclear weapons and also guided and ballistic missiles; problems of developing and procuring weapons systems; allocation of qualified personnel to technical services; and the roles and personalities of various figures with whom he has dealt, including Secretaries of Defense Wilson and McNamara.

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Betts, Austin W. (Austin Wortham)

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Austin Wortham Betts was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. He was a West Point cadet; second lieutenant, 62nd Coast Artillery REgiment; 2nd lieutenant through colonel, Corps of Engineers; brigadier general through lieutenant general, Research and Development; Chief of Research and Development. From the description of Austin W. Betts papers, 1971. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 48504998 ...

United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 14th

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Wilson, Charles Erwin, 1890-1961

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United States. Army Ballistic Missile Agency.

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McNamara, Robert S., 1916-2009

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U.S. secretary of defense, president of World Bank, and corporate executive. Full name: Robert Strange McNamara. From the description of Robert S. McNamara papers, 1934-2009 (bulk 1968-2005). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132706 Robert Strange McNamara (b. 1916) was a business executive and Secretary of Defense during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. During World War II he worked on the deployment of the B-29 bomber, and served in the Army Air Forces in India, Chi...