Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: William Eckert


Related Topics

In the News (Thu 24 Dec 09)

  
  William Dole Eckert, Lieutenant General, United States Air Force
William Dole Eckert was born in Freeport, Illinois, in 1909.
General Eckert was assigned, in July 1945, as executive in the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Materiel at Air Force headquarters, and later was appointed chief of the Readjustment and Procurement Division of that office.
General Eckert was transferred to Air Force headquarters in June 1952 for duty as assistant deputy chief of staff for materiel.
www.arlingtoncemetery.net /wdeckert.htm   (523 words)

  
 William Eckert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Dole Eckert (January 20, 1909 - April 16, 1971) was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force, and later the commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1968.
In 1957, at the age of 48, Eckert was commissioned lieutenant general, making him the youngest three-star officer in the United States Armed Forces.
Eckert still managed to receive salary after his days as the baseball commissioner were over.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Eckert   (331 words)

  
 Ancestor Pg 54
Henry Eckert was born circa 1851 at Ohio.
William Eckert was born circa 1855 at Ohio.
Samuel Eckert was born circa 1857 at Ohio.
familyresearchlibrary.com /genealogy/p54.htm   (925 words)

  
 The Winchester Star   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
William J. Eckert, 26, pleaded guilty in August to 10 charges of forcible sodomy, aggravated sexual battery and sexual penetration against children under the age of 13.
Eckert had been friends with the children’s family, according to statements by the Commonwealth’s Attorney Alexander R. Iden, the children and their mother.
Eckert will be placed on 20 years of supervised probation after he is released and will have to register as a sex offender.
www.winchesterstar.com /TheWinchesterStar/051115/Area_abuse.asp   (347 words)

  
 William Eckert, peddler
William Eckert was the son of Andrew and Louise Eckert w'ho had immigrated from Germany in the early 1800's.
Because of this substitution, William Eckert was known to the Government by another name for most of his life, and he experienced great difficulty in obtaining his Civil War veteran's pension which he didn't begin to receive until he was 75 years old.
On April 6, 1865 William was wounded at Saylor Run or Saylor Creek in Virginia (the area was called Run by the northerners and Creek by tbose in the south.) He had the privilege of shaking hands with President Abraham Lincoln who was visiting the hospital where the young soldier was recovering.
www.junipercivic.com /HistoryArticle.asp?nid=30   (1276 words)

  
 William Eckert | BaseballLibrary.com
Eckert was a retired Air Force general, a supply officer who specialized in negotiating defense contracts.
Eckert was quiet, bright, honest, and willing, but he was in a situation for which he had neither preparation nor aptitude.
Anticipating a players' strike and having no confidence in Eckert's ability to handle the situation, the owners voted him out in early 1969 although he still had three years on his contract.
baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/E/Eckert_William.stm   (207 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Wilderness Empire: A Narrative: Books: Allan W. Eckert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Allan Eckert has molded the raw facts of history into a moving, perceptive and penetrating narrative filled with the grace and pathos, action and beauty, humanity and savagery of which survival on the American frontier was all a part.
William Johnson, the young Irish adventurer become military leader, is at the center of the tale.
Eckert's first book in the series and read that in record time (these books are lengthy and you could spend quite a bit of extra time reading through the end notes).
www.amazon.com /Wilderness-Empire-Narrative-Allan-Eckert/dp/0316208647   (2391 words)

  
 Ancestor Pg 51
Agnes DeMille is the daughter of William Churchill DeMille and Anna (demille).
William was born at Barry Co., Michigan, on 6 March 1860.
William Beeler died on 29 January 1950 at Oregon-Washington Pythian Home, Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington, at age 89; William's Death Certificate notes that his residence was Moscow, Idaho with disposition of the body to the Portland, Oregon Crematory.
familyresearchlibrary.com /genealogy/p51.htm   (1910 words)

  
 William Eckert -- an Honorary Unsubscribe
A forensic pathologist, Eckert's interest in sudden death led him to found the International Organizations of Forensic Medicine and the American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology.
Eckert's interest in history led him into several unusual cases, such as when, in the 1980s, he applied the then-new concept of criminal profiling to try to identify serial killer Jack the Ripper, who terrorized London in the late 1880s.
William Eckert died September 17 in New Orleans.
www.honoraryunsubscribe.com /william_eckert.html   (1420 words)

  
 Rank Them: Commissioners of Major League Baseball - Baseball Fever
Much-derided for his controversial decision to attach an asterisk to Roger Maris's record 61 HR in the new 162-game season in 1961 (Frick had been Babe Ruth's ghostwriter), he saw his resourceful administration and gentle guidance of the owners away from their instinct for self-destruction overshadowed by the asterisk issue.
Ted Williams is second, trailing by 43, and Rickey Henderson of the New York Mets is third, 134 behind Ruth.
By the time Eckert was midway through collecting his paychecks, the lunatics were fully in charge of the asylum.
www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=17093   (6527 words)

  
 The Winchester Star   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Surviving are four sons, William Manion, James Manion, Thomas Manion, and Brian Michael Manion; two sisters, Frances Packard and Mary Coffinberger of Winchester; two brothers, John Pappas of Hampton and Peter Pappas of Berryville; and nine grandchildren.
William Elmer Eckert, 68, of Winchester, died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, in Winchester Medical Center.
Eckert was born Feb. 11, 1936, in Washington, D.C., the son of Arthur A. and Beatrice Hardy Eckert.
www.winchesterstar.com /TheWinchesterStar/041006/Obituaries.asp   (526 words)

  
 Spike Eckert Biography by Baseball Almanac
Spike Eckert was born on January 20, 1909, and started serving as the Commissioner of Major League Baseball on November 17, 1965.
Perhaps one of the most effective, yet forgettable commissioners, William D. Eckert, was a military man who was able to use his officer's background as the key to a successful and organized tenure.
Like Frick, Eckert believed in the active promotion of the game of baseball around the world and worked hard at building a strong relationship with Japanese baseball officials.
www.baseball-almanac.com /articles/spike_eckert_biography.shtml   (503 words)

  
 - DefendAmerica News Article
Sgt. 1st Class William Eckert, noncommissioned officer in charge of production control in D Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, coordinates with Brooks so the members of A Company, 603rd Aviation Support Battalion can do the phase inspections on the battalion’s Apaches..
While the mechanics have been doing a good job keeping pace with the operations tempo, Eckert said what the mechanics accomplish during phase inspections is also quite an impressive feat.
Eckert said being able to finish the Apache phase inspections in about 20 days is about 10 days faster than standard-a tribute not only to the hard work of the mechanics in A Company, but to the soldiers of D Company as well.
www.defendamerica.mil /articles/sep2005/a090805ms2.html   (829 words)

  
 General News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Eckert is the daughter of Richard James Eckert and Cynthia Scopetti Eckert of
Eckert was a member of the National Honor Society, the 4-H club, and the Drama club.
Eckert was the 2004 Cranberry Festival Queen, runner-up for the 2005 Oil Heritage Queen, and a 2003 to 2005 Pennsylvania State Horse Show qualifier.
www2.theclarionnews.com /Academics/53963.shtml   (221 words)

  
 William Eckert - BR Bullpen (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Eckert was a West Point graduate who later attended Harvard Business School.
At the time of his election, he was the ultimate outsider, having not seen a game in person for ten years.
Among Eckert's moves in office were voiding Tom Seaver's signing with the Atlanta Braves.
www.baseball-reference.com.cob-web.org:8888 /bullpen/William_Eckert   (159 words)

  
 William Dole ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
William Faithorne, At the upper end of the plate you have the woman"s arm..., plate 8 opposite page 22 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
William Henry Bartlett, The Danube by William Beattie (London & New York: Virtue & Co., [ca.
William Faithorne, The manner of Casting the Aqua Fortis Upon the Plate, plate 7 opposite page 19 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
www.wwar.com /masters/d/dole-william.html   (733 words)

  
 Northampton County Surname Queries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
I have noticed a William ECKERT in Northampton in a Revolutionary Unit, but not sure if it is him.
William ECKERT's father was Heinrich ECKERT, an immigrant.
He is believed to be the brother of Conrad ECKERT, who came to America in AUG 17, 1731 on the ship Samuel.
www.pa-roots.com /~northampton/queries/sept97.html   (3742 words)

  
 Macomb Daily : <SW_TITLE>
Wayne Frederick Eckert, 68, a longtime Waldenburg resident, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005, in Mount Clemens General Hospital.
Eckert retired in 2002 as a spot welder for DaimlerChrysler and was a former employee of Mount Clemens Pottery.
He was predeceased by his parents, Clarence William and Mary Emily (nee Reeve) Eckert; and brother, William Eckert.
www.macombdaily.com /stories/091505/obi_20050915003.shtml   (289 words)

  
 William D. Eckert: MLB Commisioner
A compromise choice for Commishioner, Eckert incurred the wrath of the public for not cancelling games in the wake of the Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy assassination and from the baseball owners for not dealing decisively on business matters.
With a baseball strike looming and without the owners' confidence, Eckert resigned the position despite having three years left on his contract.
Despite the public shortcomings, Eckert did promote the game internationally and helped stabilize teams with bigger stadiums and better leases.
members.tripod.com /~JANesbit/mlb/commissioner/mlb_commish_eckert.html   (83 words)

  
 Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Timeline (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
William Bachert, Chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee, allegedly told by police officials that the Whitechapel murderer drowned in the Thames at the end of 1888.
William Stewart publishes Jack the Ripper: A New Theory, suggesting a midwife was the murderer.
William Eckert of the Milton Helpern Institute of Forensic Sciences, prepares the FBI's psychological profile of Jack the Ripper.
www.casebook.org.cob-web.org:8888 /timeline.html   (5816 words)

  
 THREE RIVERS GENEALOGY  Families Page
I am researching the names GREGG,RIMMEL,CONAWAY from the Washinton, Fayette,Westmoreland areas.My grandparents William Henry Gregg and Lide Rimmel Gregg were married in Pa. in the 1870s,migrated to MO.by 1880.I have much info on the Gregg line,but very little on the Rimmel family.If these names are in your lineage please reply to Donna Gregg country50_@hotmail.com.
Their son William was born in 1920 in Clairton.
Edgar is listed in the 1920 Census as a security guard at a steel mill, and I have been told that he died in 1928 (may have been in an incident at a mill or mine).
www.15122.com /3rivers/Families   (6176 words)

  
 Eckert Seamans : Directory : Bio : William H. Ewing
Eckert Seamans : Directory : Bio : William H. Ewing
William H. Ewing is a Member in the firm's Employment and Labor Department.
He concentrates his trial and appellate practice in employment law, zoning, and alternative dispute resolution.
www.eckertseamans.com /directory/bios/ewing_william.asp   (302 words)

  
 I458: John A. BAKER (02 OCT 1879 - 27 JUL 1951)
Charles 30 shoemaker, Elizabeth 25, Elizabeth 4, William 3, Thomas 7mo
youngest son William Cesar Cain arrives at the age of twenty one years.
IT HAD AN IRON PICKET FENCE ON WHICH (DOROTHY ECKERT) GOT HUNG
junior.apk.net /~ctd/d0000/g0000001.html   (488 words)

  
 Bowie Kuhn replaces William Eckert as 5th commissioner of baseball February 4 in History (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Bowie Kuhn replaces William Eckert as 5th commissioner of baseball February 4 in History (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)
Bowie Kuhn replaces William Eckert as 5th commissioner of baseball
The Neapolitan officers did not lose much honour, for God knows they had not much to lose - but they lost all they had.
www.brainyhistory.com.cob-web.org:8888 /events/1968/february_4_1968_134405.html   (64 words)

  
 Charlie Eckert Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Players > Charlie Eckert
View Charlie Eckert's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
Statistics may come from our work, the Baseball Databank, or other sources including SABR.org.
www.baseball-reference.com /e/eckerch01.shtml   (348 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Introduction to Forensic Sciences, Second Edition: Books: William G. Eckert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99.
by William G. Eckert "From the earliest times, the primary tools in the investigation of forensic cases have been observation and interpretation of physical evidence..." (more)
Introduction to Forensic Sciences, Second Edition by William G. Eckert $76.75
amazon.com /Introduction-Forensic-Sciences-William-Eckert/dp/0849381010   (1032 words)

  
 William Eckert Bibliography | BaseballLibrary.com
The Baseball Index contains the following references for further reading material on William Eckert :
Fetzer Fires a Rebuttal at Critics of Gen. Eckert by Fetzer, John E. Article
Good luck with your research and please remember us for your next baseball research project!
baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/sabr/tbi/E/Eckert_William.tbi.stm   (775 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.