Claude M. Bolton
| Claude Milburn Bolton Jr. | |
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Official portrait as United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology.
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| Born |
13 December 1945 Sioux City, Iowa |
| Died | 28 July 2015 (aged 69) Chantilly, VA |
| Alma mater |
Univ of Nebraska (BS) Troy State Univ (MBA) |
| Spouse(s) | Linda |
| Children | Cindy, Jennifer |
| Parent(s) | Claude Bolton Sr. Annie Lee Bolton |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America |
| Service/ |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1969-2002 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Unit |
 497th TF Sqdn
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| Commands held | Def Sys Mgmt Coll AFSAC
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| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards |
 Dist. Svc Medal Legion of Merit
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| United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology | |
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In office 2 January 2002 – 2 January 2008 |
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Claude Milburn Bolton Jr. was a retired United States Air Force flag officer who served as United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology from 2002 to 2008.
Claude M. Bolton Jr. was born in 1945 in Sioux City, Iowa. He was educated at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, receiving a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1969.
While in college, he served in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and after college, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force in June 1969. After spending a year in undergraduate pilot training at Williams Air Force Base, he served as a fighter pilot posted at McConnell Air Force Base for the second half of 1970, at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base in early 1971, and at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base 1971–72. In total, during the course of the Vietnam War, Bolton logged over 2,700 hours in over 30 different aircraft; this involved 232 combat missions, 40 of which were over North Vietnam. He then spent 1972–74 as an instructor pilot over Cannon Air Force Base, ultimately logging enough hours to become a command pilot. In 1974, he attended the five-week-long Squadron Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base. From 1974 to 1976, he was an instructor pilot at RAF Upper Heyford.
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