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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 025-95
January 19, 1995

GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT

Secretary of Defense William J. Perry announced today that the President has nominated Lieutenant General Dale W. Thompson, Jr., United States Air Force, for advancement on the retired list in the grade of lieutenant general. General Thompson is currently serving as Vice Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

General Thompson was born February 2, 1938, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.