Donald J. Atwood Jr.

Donald J. Atwood Jr.
Atwood in 1992
22nd United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
In office
April 24, 1989 – January 20, 1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byWilliam Howard Taft IV
Succeeded byWilliam J. Perry
Personal details
BornDonald Jesse Atwood Jr.
(1924-05-25)May 25, 1924
Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedApril 24, 1994(1994-04-24) (aged 69)
Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationAutomobile executive
Known forVice chairman of General Motors
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Donald Jesse Atwood Jr. (May 25, 1924 – April 24, 1994) was appointed Deputy Secretary of Defense for U.S. President George H. W. Bush in 1989. Atwood wrote the proposal and directed the organization that developed and built the Apollo guidance system.

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