William Eckert

William Eckert
4th Commissioner of Baseball
In office
November 17, 1965 – December 6, 1968
Preceded byFord C. Frick
Succeeded byBowie Kuhn
Personal details
Born
William Dole Eckert

(1909-01-20)January 20, 1909
Freeport, Illinois, U.S.
DiedApril 16, 1971(1971-04-16) (aged 62)
Freeport, Bahamas
EducationUnited States Military Academy (1926)
Harvard Business School (MBA, 1940)[1]
Nickname"Spike"
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
United States Army Air Corps
United States Air Force
Years of service1930–1961
Rank Lieutenant general
Commands452nd Bomb Group
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsDistinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit

William Dole Eckert (January 20, 1909[2] – April 16, 1971) was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force,[3] and later the fourth commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1968.

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  2. ^ Fogerty, Robert P. (1953). "Biographical Data on Air Force General Officers, 1917-1952, Volume 1 – A thru L" (PDF). Air Force Historical Research Agency. pp. 524–526. USAF historical studies: no. 91. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Lieutenant General William D. Eckert". Biographies. United States Air Force. October 1960. Retrieved 2010-07-11.