Charles Thomas (Secretary of the Navy)
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. He served as Secretary of the Navy between May 3, 1954 and April 1, 1957.
Thomas was born in Independence, Missouri
Independence, Missouri
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, attended the University of California
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and Cornell. In addition to his government service, Thomas was director of several large corporations, including Lockheed
Lockheed Corporation
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.
External links
- (PDF) National Defense University