Edward H. White, Sr.
| Edward Higgins White | |
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Edwards Higgins White as a West Point cadet in the West Point class of 1924
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| Born |
22 May 1901 Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Died | 1 November 1978 (aged 77) |
| Buried at | West Point Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1924–1957 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Commands held | 3750th Technical Training Wing 1503rd Air Transport Wing |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Korean War |
| Awards |
Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Army Commendation Ribbon |
Edward Higgins White (22 May 1901 – 1 November 1978) was a United States Air Force general who served in the United States Army Air Forces Budget Office during World War II and commanded the 1503rd Air Transport Wing in the Korean War.
A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point class of 1924, he was commissioned in the Army Air Corps and learned to fly both airships and airplanes. He attended Harvard Business School, from which he received his Master of Business Administration in 1937, and spent World War II working as a budget and financial officer, first at the Air Materiel Command at Wright Field, Ohio, and then in the Office of the Chief of United States Army Air Forces in Washington, D.C. He transferred to the United States Air Force when it was created in 1947.
After service in the Korean War he became chief of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service in New York City. He then served as commander of the 3750th Technical Training Wing at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, until he retired in 1957 with the rank of major general.
Edward Higgins White was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on 22 May 1901, the second of three sons of Alexander and Cecilia Higgins White. He had an older brother, James Cecillus White, who attended the United States Military Academy at West Point but failed to graduate with the class of 1919. James was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the infantry and eventually retired as a colonel in 1953. His younger brother, John Alexander White, attended the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. A guard at the Embassy of the United States, Beijing, when the Pacific War broke out on 8 December 1941, he spent four years in captivity, but eventually retired with the rank of colonel.
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