Biography of James Edwin Webb

James Edwin Webb (* 7. October 1906 in Tally Ho Township; † 27. March 1992 in Washington, D.C.) was an uS-amerikanischer Raumfahrtfunktionär, zweiter Administrator der NASA. He was 85 years old. His education included University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and George Washington University. He worked at Smithsonian Institution, Sperry Corporation, Executive Office of the President of the United States, United States Department of State, United States Marine Corps and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He received 6 awards, including Presidential Medal of Freedom, Langley Gold Medal. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.