George H. Roderick

George H. Roderick (February 22, 1900 – February 19, 1982)[1] was an official in the United States Department of the Army during the Eisenhower Administration.

George H. Roderick in 1952.

Biography

Roderick was educated at the University of Michigan, where he wrote the music for the 1920 college musical.[2]

In the 1950s, Roderick was active in the Rotary Club in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[3]

In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Roderick Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller), with Roderick serving in this post from February 9, 1954, until August 25, 1954.[4] Eisenhower then named Roderick Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil-Military Affairs), and Roderick held this office from August 26, 1954, until February 29, 1957.[4] In 1957, Roderick resumed his former office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller), holding this office from March 1, 1957, until January 20, 1961.[4]

References
  1. "George Holmes Roderick (1900-1982) - Find a Grave". Find a Grave.
  2. "George Did It" library classification
  3. "Rotarians in the News", The Rotarian, Dec. 1959, p. 32.
  4. "James E. Hewes, Jr., From Root to McNamara: Army Organization and Administration (1975), pp. 381-382". Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
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