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John L. McLucas

US Secretary of the Air Force (1920–2002)

John Luther McLucas (August 22, 1920 – December 1, 2002) was United States Secretary of the Air Force from 1973 to 1975, becoming Secretary of the Air Force on July 19, 1973. He had been Acting Secretary of the Air Force since May 15, 1973, and Under Secretary of the Air Force since March 1969.²

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Born Aug 22, 1920, died Dec 1, 2002.¹

About

Before he was appointed Under Secretary, he was president and chief executive officer of MITRE Corporation, of Bedford, Massachusetts, and McLean, Virginia.

McLucas was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He attended public schools in McColl and Latta, South Carolina, graduating from Latta High School in 1937. He received a bachelor of science degree from Davidson College in 1941, a master of science degree in physics from Tulane University in 1943, and his doctorate in physics from Pennsylvania State University in 1950.

During World War II, he served as an officer in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. After one year at the Air Force Cambridge Research Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he enrolled at Pennsylvania State University.

From 1950 to 1957, he was vice president and technical director of Haller, Raymond and Brown Inc., an electronics firm at State College, Pennsylvania. In 1958 he was made president of HRB-Singer Inc. He joined the Department of Defense in May 1962 and served as Deputy Director of Defense Research and Engineering (Tactical Warfare Programs).

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Companies

MITRE CorporationChief executive officer¹³

Early life and education

Date not recordedDavidson College³
Date not recordedTulane University³
Date not recordedPennsylvania State University³

Career

Occupation: civil servant, engineer, military officer.⁷

1973United States Secretary of the Air Force⁶
Date not recordedWorked at National Reconnaissance Office⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Federal Aviation Administration⁴
Date not recordedChief executive, MITRE Corporation⁵

Personal life

BornAug 22, 1920, Fayetteville⁸
DiedDec 1, 2002, Alexandria⁹
CitizenshipUnited States¹⁰

Awards

1975NASA Distinguished Service Medal^{11 12}
Date not recordedIEEE Fellow¹¹

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WikidataMITRE Corporation, Chief executive officer
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Wikimedia CommonsJohn L. McLucas photo by U.S. Air Force, Public domain