Joseph Wenger Politician

Joseph Numa Wenger (June 7, 1901 – September 2, 1970) was a Rear-Admiral of the United States Navy who served as the first Deputy Director of the Armed Forces Security Agency (AFSA), and later as the first Vice Director of the National Security Agency, from December 1952 to November 1953, after the separate divisions of the AFSA merged into the NSA. Wenger was one of the leaders responsible for the development of the NSA. He was a native of Patterson, Louisiana.

Personal facts

Joseph Wenger
Birth dateJune 07, 1901
Birth place
Patterson Louisiana
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1970
Place of death
Washington D.C.

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Office holder

military branch
United States Navy
military rank
Rear admiral (United States)
successor
John B. Ackerman
Travis Hetherington

Topical connections

Edwin T. LaytonMilitary person
Andrew WilkiePolitician

Joseph Wenger on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/center_crypt_history/pearl_harbor_review/navy_crypt.shtml
  2. http://www.nsa.gov/about/leadership/former_deputydirectors.shtml