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William Monte Canterbury American Manager. .

Personal: Male. Born in USA.

William Monte Canterbury graduated from West Point in 1934 and was commissioned in the Army Air Corps in that year. He held a number of positions involving research and development before becoming deputy chief of staff, research, engineering in the Air Research and Development Command in 1959-60. He subsequently served in 1960-61 as commander, Air Force Missile Development Center at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, before retiring as a major general to become senior staff scientist, Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. in 1961.

Bibliography:

Launius, Roger D, NASA Chief Historian, NASA History Office Home Page, Web Address when accessed: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/index.html.

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