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Alvin R. Luedecke
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. Early life and career Alvin Roubal Luedecke was born in Eldorado, Texas, on 1 October 1910, the oldest of eight children of John H. Luedecke, a rancher, and his wife Lizzie. He grew up on the family ranch. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the Texas A&M in 1932. Luedecke was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the field artillery reserve on 28 May 1932, and was posted to Camp Bullis, Texas, on Reserve Officers' Training Corps duty. He became a flying cadet on 21 February 1933. After completing his flight training at the Primary Flying School at Randolph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eldorado, Texas
Eldorado ( , -) is a city in and the county seat of Schleicher County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,951 at the 2010 census. Eldorado is located on U.S. Highway 277 some north of Sonora and south of San Angelo, Texas. Geography Eldorado is located at (30.860746, −100.598329). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km), all of it land. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,574 people, 791 households, and 544 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, 1,951 people, 712 households, and 513 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,407.5 people per square mile (541.9/km). There were 838 housing units at an average density of 604.6 per square mile (232.8/km). The racial makeup of the city was 70.63% White, 2.15% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 24.24% from othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
