Donald J. Atwood Jr.

Donald J. Atwood Jr.
Atwood in 1992
22nd United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
In office
April 24, 1989 – January 20, 1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byWilliam Howard Taft IV
Succeeded byWilliam J. Perry
Personal details
Born
Donald Jesse Atwood Jr.

(1924-05-25)May 25, 1924
Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedApril 24, 1994(1994-04-24) (aged 69)
Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationAutomobile executive
Known forVice chairman of General Motors

Donald Jesse Atwood Jr. (May 25, 1924 – April 24, 1994)[1] was appointed Deputy Secretary of Defense for U.S. President George H. W. Bush in 1989.[2] Atwood wrote the proposal and directed the organization that developed and built the Apollo guidance system.[3]

  1. ^ "Atwood, Donald Jesse, Jr.". Who was who in America : with world notables, v. XI (1993-1996). New Providence, N.J.: Marquis Who's Who. 1996. p. 10. ISBN 0837902258.
  2. ^ Donald J. Atwood, 1924-1994, By B. Paul Blasingame, National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 8 (1996), Pages 10-14 [1]
  3. ^ The House that Atwood Built, Electron, Volume 2 Number 1, Spring 1989, pages 2-7