Donald A. Quarles

Donald Aubrey Quarles (July 30, 1894 – May 8, 1959) was a communications engineer, senior level executive with Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric, and a top official in the United States Department of Defense during the Eisenhower Administration. He served as both Secretary of the Air Force and Deputy Secretary of Defense.

Donald Quarles
7th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
In office
May 1, 1957  May 8, 1959
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byReuben B. Robertson Jr.
Succeeded byThomas S. Gates
4th United States Secretary of the Air Force
In office
August 15, 1955  April 30, 1957
PresidentDwight Eisenhower
Preceded byHarold E. Talbott
Succeeded byJames H. Douglas Jr.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
In office
September 1, 1953  August 14, 1955
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byWalter Whitman
Succeeded byClifford C. Furnas
Personal details
Born(1894-07-30)July 30, 1894
Van Buren, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedMay 8, 1959(1959-05-08) (aged 64)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Missouri
Yale University (BA)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1917–1919
RankCaptain
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