Alvin Luedecke
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Major General Alvin R. Luedecke
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| Born |
1 October 1910 Eldorado, Texas |
| Died | 9 August 1998 (aged 87) San Antonio, Texas |
| Buried | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/ |
 United States Army United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1932–1958 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Commands held | Armed Forces Special Weapons Project |
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| Awards |
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Commendation Ribbon NASA Exceptional Service Medal Order of Boyaca (Colombia) Order of the Cloud and Banner (China) Commander of the Order of the British Empire (United Kingdom) Mentioned in Despatches (United Kingdom) |
| Other work | General Manager of the United States Atomic Energy Commission Deputy Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory President of Texas A&M University |
Alvin Roubal Luedecke (10 October 1910 – 9 August 1998) was a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II. He commanded the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project after the war. After retiring from the Air Force in 1958, he was General Manager of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, Deputy Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and President of Texas A&M University.
Alvin Roubal Luedecke was born in Eldorado, Texas, on 1 October 1910, the oldest of eight children of John H. Luedecke, a rancher, and his wife Lizzie. He grew up on the family ranch. He earned a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from the Texas A&M in 1932.
Luedecke was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the field artillery reserve on 28 May 1932, and was posted to Camp Bullis, Texas, on Reserve Officers' Training Corps duty. He became a flying cadet on 21 February 1933. After completing his flight training at the Primary Flying School at Randolph Field, Texas, and the Advanced Flying School Bomber course at March Field, California, and Hamilton Field, California, he received a reserve commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army Air Corps on 20 February 1935.
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