Alvin Luedecke Military person

Alvin Roubal Luedecke (10 October 1910 – 9 August 1998) was a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II. He commanded the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project after the war. After retiring from the Air Force in 1958, he was General Manager of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, Deputy Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and President of Texas A&M University.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 10, 1910
Birth place	Eldorado Texas
Date of death	August 09, 1998
Place of death	San Antonio
Resting place	San Antonio , Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

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award	Bronze Star Medal Legion of Merit Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Mentioned in dispatches NASA Exceptional Service Medal Commendation Medal Order of the Cloud and Banner Order of the British Empire
military operations	World War II Burma Campaign 1944 Aerial engagements of the Second Sino-Japanese War
military branch	United States Air Force United States Army
military command	Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
service start	1932
service end	1958