John W. White (general)
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John William White (16 June 1910 – 16 November 1992) was a
Early life
John William White was born in
White graduated on 12 June 1934, ranked 202nd in the class of 1934, and was commissioned as a
On 5 November 1935, White joined the
World War II
For most of
His Legion of Merit citation read:
Colonel John W. White, 019550, Air Corps, U.S. Army. As director of bombardier training at Midland and Big Spring, Texas, and as commanding officer, Childress and Midland Army Air fields, during the period from November 1941 until June 1945. Colonel White selected sites, negotiated for leases and supervised construction of bombing targets for three Bombardier Schools totaling 56 separate sites. Field training exercises and competitive bombing meets initiated by Colonel White were designed to raise the standards of bombing to the degree most suited to the combat needs of the Army Air Forces.[2]
In September 1945, White became the commanding officer of the
Post-war
In March 1946, White deployed to Europe as the A-3 (staff officer responsible for operations) on the staff of the
White returned to the United States in August 1949, and attended the
Promoted to the rank of brigadier general in July 1955, he became commander of the Iceland Defense Force.[2] For this, he was awarded the Order of the Falcon by the government of Iceland in 1957,[1] and an oak leaf cluster to his Legion of Merit.[2] His citation read:
Brigadier General John W. White distinguished himself by exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service to the United States from 3 August 1955 to 19 August 1957 as commander, Iceland Defense Force. In this important and responsible assignment, General White's outstanding ability, policy insight, planning and programming have contributed to the establishment of objective goals to meet future requirements. The leadership, outstanding devotion to duty and initiative displayed by General White reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.[2]
White's subsequent career was with
Later life
In retirement, White was involved in water conservation as the executive director and later a member of the board of directors of the Nueces River Authority. He died in San Antonio on 16 November 1992, and was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery there.[1]
Notes
References
- Cullum, George W. (1940). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point New York Since Its Establishment in 1802: Supplement Volume VIII 1930–1940. Chicago: R. R. Donnelly and Sons, The Lakeside Press. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- Cullum, George W. (1950). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point New York since its Establishment in 1802: Supplement Volume IX 1940–1950. Chicago, Illinois: R. R. Donnelly and Sons, The Lakeside Press. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- Maclellan, Nicholas (2017). Grappling with the Bomb: Britain's Pacific H-Bomb Tests. Acton, ACT: ANU Press. OCLC 991596109.
- OCLC 15593703.
- White, Patricia (September 1993). "John William White". Assembly. LII (1): 141. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
