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C. R. Smith

American airline executive and deputy commander of the Air Transport Command during World War II (1899-1990) · United States · Executives · Died at 90

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Cyrus Rowlett Smith was the CEO of American Airlines from 1934 to 1968 and from 1973 to 1974. He was also the wartime deputy commander of the Air Transport Command during World War II, and the United States Secretary of Commerce for a brief period under President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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Gen. Smith with Elliott and Franklin Roosevelt Jr. at the Casablanca ConferenceGen. Smith with Elliott and Franklin Roosevelt Jr. at the Casablanca ConferenceOfficial Portrait as Secretary of CommerceOfficial Portrait as Secretary of CommerceC. R. Smith's grandfather clock at the American Airlines C.R. Smith MuseumC. R. Smith's grandfather clock at the American Airlines C.R. Smith MuseumGrave at Arlington National CemeteryGrave at Arlington National Cemetery

Awards

Daniel Guggenheim Medal1977
National Aviation Hall of Fame1974

About this person

Cyrus Rowlett Smith was the CEO of American Airlines from 1934 to 1968 and from 1973 to 1974. He was also the wartime deputy commander of the Air Transport Command during World War II, and the United States Secretary of Commerce for a brief period under President Lyndon B. Johnson. He is regarded as one of the titans of U.S. airline history.

Country
United States
Category
Executives
Type
Executive
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1990 · aged 90

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