john, floberg, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, templates, tools, available, ass. This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message John Forrest Floberg October 28 1915 August 29 2011 1 2 was the United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy AIR from 1949 to 1953 During a March 15 1952 inspection of the El Centro Naval Air Station John F Floberg right meets with left to right Captain Robert N Hunter USN Lieutenant Commander John A Morrison USN Captain John S Thach USN and Lieutenant Commander B L Tacker USNR Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Adult life 2 References 3 External linksBiography editEarly life edit Born in 1915 John F Floberg was a lawyer He also graduated from the United States armed forces training course in atomic weapons at the Sandia National Laboratories at Kirtland Air Force Base outside Albuquerque New Mexico 3 Adult life edit President of the United States Harry S Truman named Floberg as Assistant Secretary of the Navy AIR in 1949 and Floberg held this office from December 5 1949 through July 23 1953 4 During this period Floberg was a strong supporter of Admiral Hyman G Rickover s proposals to create a nuclear navy together Floberg and Rickover eventually convinced Admiral William Fechteler Chief of Naval Operations to support the construction of atomic carriers 5 In 1957 President Dwight D Eisenhower appointed Floberg as one of five members of the United States Atomic Energy Commission and Floberg served on that commission from October 1 1957 until June 23 1960 6 In 1960 Floberg moved to Akron Ohio to become General Counsel of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company 7 He later became a vice president and a member of Firestone s executive committee 8 References edit http www google com search tbm bks amp tbo 1 amp q David S Potter navy born amp btnG Search Books sclient psy amp hl en amp tbo 1 amp tbs bks 1 amp q John Forrest Floberg 1915 amp aq f amp aqi amp aql amp oq amp pbx 1 amp fp cc7216a82c53364 obituary Clay Blair Jr Navy Starts Work on Atomic Carrier Life Aug 11 1952 p 28 List of Assistant Secretaries of the Navy for Air at the United States Navy website Archived 2011 06 24 at the Wayback Machine Clay Blair Jr Navy Starts Work on Atomic Carrier Life Aug 11 1952 p 28 Alice L Buck A History of the Atomic Energy Commission 1983 p 14 Biographies of Aerospace Officials on NASA website Biographies of Aerospace Officials on NASA website External links editA film clip Longines Chronoscope with John F Floberg August 20 1952 is available for viewing at the Internet ArchiveGovernment officesPreceded byDan A Kimball Assistant Secretary of the Navy AIR December 5 1949 July 23 1953 Succeeded byJames H Smith Jr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John F Floberg amp oldid 1164738958, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
