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    Edward Higgins White Sr. - Wikipedia
    BornMay 22, 1901 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
    DiedNovember 7, 1978 (aged 77) · St. Petersburg, Florida, US
    BuriedWest Point Cemetery
    Service / branchUnited States Army · United States Air Force
    Early life and career

    Edward Higgins White was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on May 22, 1901, the second of three sons of Alexander and Cecilia Higgins White. He had an older brother, James Cecillus White, who attended the … See more

    World War II

    In October 1939, White was transferred to the Office of the Chief of the Air Corps in Washington, D.C., to work in the Budget Office. He was promoted to major on March 11, 1940. He attended the Air Corps Tactical School… See more

    Cold War

    On October 1, 1947, White transferred to the United States Air Force, with the rank of brigadier general. He served as deputy air comptroller from November 7, 1947, to February 2, 1948, then as director of the budget fro… See more

    Later life

    White's son Lt. Colonel Edward Higgins White II graduated from West Point with the class of 1952, and later became an astronaut, and the first American to "walk" in space. He was killed in the Apollo 1 fire in 1967. Whit… See more

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