Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney

He was the youngest, and some would say the best flight instructor in the Army Air Corps during WW1. In 1927 he backed a plan by Juan Trippe that would become Pan American World Airways. A sharp businessman and was always looking for new opportunities. He helped finance the development of Technicolor and Cinerama, and they also co-produced with David O. Selznick, half a dozen pictures, including Gone with the Wind, A Star is Born and Rebecca. One day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Whitney enlisted in the Army Air Force. Too old to be a pilot, he applied for and was assigned to combat intelligence. In 1947 President Truman ask Whitney to serve as the first assistant secretary of the Air Force working under W. Stuart Symington. He made things happen and was given credit for the early success of the new service branch.

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[sayoexcellent]

illuminati indeed. No props deserved. What was he a gifted human being? To be so successful in all he does? C'mon... illuminaty designated man who made it by making his fellows as rich as he has been.

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