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Appointment of Three Members of the National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board

November 12, 1982

The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board of the Smithsonian Institution for terms expiring April 9, 1988: Harry W. Brooks, Jr., would succeed William I. Greener, Jr. He is executive vice president and chairman of the horticulture group of AMFAC, Inc. He served in the United States Army in 1947-1976, retiring as a major general. He has three children and resides in San Francisco, Calif. He was born May 17, 1928.

Mylio S. Kraja would succeed William H. Perkins, Jr. He is executive director of the American Legion's Washington office. He is a Navy veteran of World War II. He is married, has two children, and resides in Springfield, Va. He was born July 24, 1920.

George William Pirtle, Jr., would succeed James M. Stone, Sr. He is in the private practice of medicine in Euless, Tex. He served in the United States Air Force in 1955-1957. He is married, has seven children, and resides in Bedford, Tex. He was born August 29, 1929.

Ronald Reagan, Appointment of Three Members of the National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/245472

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