Donald A. Quarles
| Donald A. Quarles | |
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| 7th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense | |
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In office May 1, 1957 – May 8, 1959 |
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| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Reuben B. Robertson, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Thomas S. Gates |
| 4th Secretary of the Air Force | |
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In office August 15, 1955 – April 30, 1957 |
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| President | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Harold E. Talbott |
| Succeeded by | James H. Douglas, Jr. |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering | |
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In office September 1, 1953 – August 14, 1955 |
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| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Walter G. Whitman |
| Succeeded by | Clifford C. Furnas |
| Personal details | |
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July 30, 1894 Van Buren, Arkansas, USA |
| Died | May 8, 1959 (aged 64) Washington, D.C., USA |
| Political party | Republican |
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.
He was born on July 30, 1894 in Van Buren, Arkansas.
Quarles graduated from Van Buren High School in 1910 at age of 15. He taught mathematics in Van Buren High School, and attended summer school at University of Missouri until he was accepted into Yale University in 1912. He graduated from Yale with a bachelor of arts degree in 1916.
In May 1917, Quarles enlisted in the United States Army for service during World War I. He was a member of the 42nd Infantry Division (better known as the "Rainbow Division"). As an artillery officer, Quarles attained the rank of captain and served in France and Germany for two years.
After the war, Quarles went to work at Western Electric Company. During this time, he also studied theoretical physics at Columbia University on a part-time basis. In 1925, he joined Bell Telephone Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey. Through the 1930s and early 1940s, Quarles continued to advance within the Bell Labs organization.
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