Roy Ash
| Roy Ash | |
|---|---|
| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | |
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In office February 2, 1973 – February 3, 1975 |
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| President |
Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Caspar Weinberger |
| Succeeded by | James T. Lynn |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Roy Lawrence Ash October 20, 1918 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died |
December 14, 2011 (aged 93) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Lila Hornbeck (1943–2011) |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Harvard University (MBA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Rank |
 Captain
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| Unit | United States Army Air Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Roy Lawrence Ash (October 20, 1918 – December 14, 2011) was the co-founder and president of the American company Litton Industries and director of the Office of Management and Budget from February 2, 1973 until February 3, 1975, during the administrations of the President's Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford.
Roy Lawrence Ash was born October 20, 1918, in Los Angeles, California, to son of Charles K. Ash and the former Fay E. Dickinson. Ash graduated from high school when he was 16, and was employed by the Bank of America as a city cash-collection messenger. Shortly after World War II began, Ash enlisted in the Army Air Corps as the private, and the after a succession of promotions, became a captain in the Army Air Corps, serving in the Office of Management Control. After the war, he attended Harvard Business School, graduating with an MBA and as a Baker Scholar in 1947. After briefly working again with the Bank of America, he joined Hughes Aircraft and soon led its finance department.
Ash married Lila Marie Hornbeck on November 13, 1943 and they have three sons and two daughters, (Charles, James, Robert, Loretta and Marilyn Ash). Ash has been quoted to have had a great smile and a great laugh.
In 1953, Ash and his partner, Tex Thornton, bought Litton Industries, a small West Coast producer of microwave tubes. By the time Ash became president of the company in 1961, Litton had completed 25 mergers and operated 48 plants in nine countries in an aggressive acquisition plan, with sales of $245 million. By 1965, the company had over $900 million in sales and produced 5,000 different items.
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