Earle D. Chesney
Military Person
1900 – 1966
Who was Earle D. Chesney?
Earle D. Chesney served with the Veterans Administration before joining the Eisenhower White House staff on March 4, 1954. Prior to his service with the VA, he served as Assistant Usher in the Hoover White House. During World War II and the Korean War he served with the Navy, reaching the rank of Captain. During his naval service he became rather famous as the cartoonist who invented the naval character, “Eggburt of the Navy,” who, like the Army’s “Sad Sack,” entertained service men and women around the world.
In his service as Assistant to the Deputy Assistant to the President, Chesney specialized in veterans’ affairs, although he also dealt with such issues as disaster and drought legislation, public works, the economy, and the People to People International.
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- Born
- Jun 6, 1900
- Also known as
- Earle Chesney
- Died
- 1966
- Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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