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Roger Martin Kyes, 47, brought no military experience to Washington. But he did bring a lot of experience in managing men and expediting production. Farmborn, and still vaguely rustic despite Harvard ('28) and a high standard of living, he worked up to the presidency of Harry Ferguson, Inc. (tractors and farm implements), then moved to General Motors, became a vice president and the general manager of the Truck and Coach Division. When G.M. President Erwin Wilson was tabbed as Defense Secretary, he asked Kyes to be his No. 2 man. Kyes gave up his $85,000 salary (plus large...
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