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BERNARD A. SCHRIEVER
Pages 319-328

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From page 320...
... managed to escape Europe to join her husband, the family moved to New Braunfels, Texas, where they had friends. Released from internment, Schriever père found work as an engineer, but died before the end of World War I in an industrial accident in nearby San Antonio.
From page 321...
... Arnold's remark to Schriever in 1946 -- that World War I was won by brawn, World War II by logistics, and World War III would be won by brains -- summarized the growing connection the two men made between military aviation and its reliance on the "high technology" of the day. Schriever gained a reserve appointment in the Panama Canal Zone, where he became acquainted with Dora Devol Brett, daughter of the Air Corps commander for the zone.
From page 322...
... He remained in service in the Pacific Theatre until after the Japanese surrender, returning to the United States in September 1945 as a full colonel in the US Army Air Forces. He had flown 38 combat missions and received a Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit Award, and Purple Heart.
From page 323...
... , for which Schriever assumed responsibilities as scientific liaison officer; the creation of links with Project RAND, an Arnold endeavor to develop scientific capability (in 1948 it became the RAND Corporation) ; and involvement with the work of the DoD Joint Research and Development Board (JRDB)
From page 324...
... But his days of "adhockery" were coming to an end, as technological developments in atomic weapons were about to force a period of massive reequipment for the US armed forces. After the initial breakthrough in developing atomic weapons ­ during World War II, the United States had to contemplate other countries doing likewise.
From page 325...
... During the five-year development of Atlas, Schriever coordinated the design, testing, and production of the complete missile airframe and propulsion system, its integration with the warhead, the construction of infrastructure at the operational bases for the missile, and the training of personnel to operate it. He also had to cope with shifting budget priorities and changing perceptions of American preparedness compared to that of the Soviet Union, particularly after the Soviets' 1957 launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth-orbiting satellite.
From page 326...
... Mercury capsules were launched atop Army Redstone and Air Force Atlas launchers, each derived from the equivalent missile. Gemini capsules similarly relied on Air Force Titan-derived launchers, and the four services supplied the bulk of the astronaut corps, most of whom were former military test pilots.
From page 327...
... General Schriever's retirement from Air Force service did not mark the end of his working life. He established a Washington-based consultancy firm and advised the Department of Transportation on the regulation of civil air transport, served on Nixon's Presidential Advisory Council on Management Improvement in the early 1970s, was involved in Ronald Reagan's election campaign and then his transition to the presidency, and, under President Reagan, served on various advisory bodies relating to foreign intelligence
From page 328...
... Its last formal gathering appears to have been its 15th anniversary reunion at Bolling AFB in Washington, April 23–27, 2003. Among those present to honor Schriever and his colleagues were the chair of the joint chiefs, the Air Force chief of staff, and the commanders of Air Force Space Command and Materiel Command and of US Strategic Command.


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