Walter Robert Tkach (February 9, 1917 – October 31, 1989) was an American physician who served as

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under

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from 1969 to 1974. He died of heart disease on October 31, 1989, in

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at age 72.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tkach, Walter R. 1917 births 1989 deaths United States Air Force generals Physicians to the president of the United States