Henry Edward Warden

Henry Edward Warden
Nickname(s)"Pete"
Born(1915-12-26)December 26, 1915
McKinney, Texas, U.S.
DiedNovember 15, 2007(2007-11-15) (aged 91)
Columbus, Mississippi, U.S.
Buried
Friendship Cemetery
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branchUnited States Army Air Forces
United States Air Force
Years of service1939–1964
RankColonel[1]
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross
Legion of Merit
Air Medal
Distinguished Unit Citation with three Oak Leaf Clusters[2]
RelationsJohn A. Warden III
Other workNorth American Aviation[3]

Henry Edward "Pete" Warden (December 26, 1915 – November 15, 2007) was a colonel in the United States Air Force. He served almost four years in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Although he was trained as a fighter aircraft pilot, he possessed an innate ability to assemble, modify, and repair aircraft. After the war, he was assigned to positions in aircraft development that led to the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress; he is often credited as the "Father of the B-52".[3]

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  3. ^ a b Swopes, Bryan (2018-12-08). "8 December 1945". This Day in Aviation. Retrieved 2019-08-29.