William Seawell
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Brig. Gen. William Seawell
United States Air Force | |
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Brigadier General | |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross (4) |
William Thomas Seawell (January 27, 1918 – May 20, 2005) was a
Pan Am
.
Seawell (pronounced SOO-uhl) left the University of Arkansas before graduating to enter the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, where he earned his undergraduate degree in 1941. He later earned a law degree from Harvard University in 1949.
Upon his graduation from West Point, he was commissioned a
U.S. Air Force when it became a military service separate from the United States Army
.
In the
Croix de Guerre with Palm. After more postwar air commands, he was named military assistant to the secretary of the Air Force in 1958. He was Commandant of Cadets at the United States Air Force Academy
from 1961 to 1963.
After two years with the Air Transport Association, in 1965 he served as senior vice president for operations at American Airlines, then as president of Rolls-Royce Aero Engines.
Chief Executive Officer
of Pan Am, where he served until his retirement in 1981.
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