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Elwood Richard Quesada was born in Washington, D.C., in 1904 to an Irish-American mother and a Spanish father. He attended Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pa., University of Maryland, College Park, and Georgetown University.
Elwood Richard Quesada: 1961–1963 2 James Johnston & James Lemon: 1963–1967 3 James Lemon: 1967–December 3, 1968 4 Bob Short: December 3, 1968–May 29, 1974 [1] 5 Brad Corbett: May 29, 1974–April 29, 1980 [1] 6 Eddie Chiles: April 29, 1980–March 18, 1989 [1] 7 George W. Bush & Edward W. Rose March 18, 1989–November 1994 [1] 8
Brig. Gen. Elwood R. Quesada Among the Hispanics who played an instrumental role as a commander during the conflict was Brigadier General Elwood R. "Pete" Quesada , (1904–1993). Quesada, (who eventually would become a lieutenant general), was assigned as a brigadier general in October 1940 to intelligence in the Office of the Chief of Air Corps.
The XIX Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. The unit's last assignment was with the Ninth Air Force based at Biggs Field, Texas, where it was inactivated on 31 March 1946.
Owner Elwood Richard Quesada once wondered why he needed to pay players who did not belong in the majors and later agreed to a ten-year lease at D.C. Stadium—a move that would come back to haunt the Senators. In 1963, Quesada resigned and sold his stake in the club to Washington stockbrokers James Johnston and James Lemon.
Elwood Richard Quesada, administrator of the FAA, testified that before the accident, the government had pledged to pay 75 percent of the cost to install high intensity lighting and radar approaches at La Guardia, but that officials at the airport had declined to pay the 25 percent that was required for local cooperation. [64]
Maj Gen Elwood Richard Quesada: The IX Fighter Command was a United States Army Air Forces formation. Its last assignment was with the Ninth Air Force, based at ...
The FAA's first administrator, Elwood R. Quesada, was a former Air Force general and adviser to President Eisenhower. The same year witnessed the birth of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which was created in response to the Soviet Union (USSR) launch of the first manmade satellite.