Melvyn R. Paisley
| Melvyn R. Paisley | |
|---|---|
| Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Engineering and Systems) | |
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In office December 1981 – March 1987 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Gerald A. Cann |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 9, 1924 Portland, Oregon |
| Died | December 19, 2001 (aged 77) |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation |
engineer consultant |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
United States
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| Service/branch | United States Army Air Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Melvyn R. Paisley (October 9, 1924 – December 19, 2001) was appointed United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Engineering and Systems) by President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1987. He was prosecuted in Operation Ill Wind in which he, numerous other government employees and 60 private citizens were arrested. In 1991, he admitted that while in office he had accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes and was sentenced to four years in prison.
Melvyn R. Paisley was born on October 9, 1924, in Portland, Oregon. He grew up in a logging camp where his father was a lumberjack and his mother was a cook. During World War II, Paisley enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps and became a distinguished pilot. He flew the P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft and downed several enemy airplanes and was subsequently awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Silver Star.
After the war, Paisley studied engineering and received a bachelor's degree from the American Institute of Technology in 1953 and a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1954.
In 1954, Paisley joined Boeing. His first job was working as an engineer on the CIM-10 Bomarc. In 1959, he became head of the electronics staff for the LGM-30 Minuteman, focused on the development of a radio launch system. In 1961, he became engineering manager of the Minuteman missile facility at Great Falls, Montana. He later headed Boeing's efforts on the Safeguard Program and later as electronics proposal manager for the B-1 Lancer. In 1971, he became head of Boeing's Evergreen 747 Supertanker program. Finally, he was promoted to the role of Boeing's Director of Planning.
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