Background
Buckingham, Charles Edward was born on January 22, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William J. and Mary E. (Sedgwick) Buckingham.
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Buckingham, Charles Edward was born on January 22, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William J. and Mary E. (Sedgwick) Buckingham.
Student, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, 1943. Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1946. Master of Business Administration, George Washington University, 1961.
Graduate, Industrial College Armed Forces, 1967.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1946. Advanced through grades to lieutenant general United States Air Force, 1975. Chief Program Control Office.
Minuteman System Program Office Los Angeles, Norton Air Force Base, California, 1961-1966. Chief aircraft branch, materiel programs group to director production and programming Office Deputy Chief of Staff, systems and logistics, Headquarters United States Air Force, 1967-1969. Chief aircraft and missile programs division for assistant Research, Development and Acquisition Programming, 1969-1970.
Assistant for requirements, development and acquisition programming Office Deputy Chief Staff Research and Development, Headquarters United States Air Force, 1970-1972. Deputy chief of staff for procurement and production Air Force Logistics Command Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1972-1974. Deputy chief staff for acquisition logistics, Air Force Logistics Command, 1974-1975.
Chief staff, Air Force Logistics Command, 1975. Comptroller Headquarters United States Air Force Air Force, Washington, 1975-1978. Now assistant to vice president and general manager E. Systems Melpar Division, Falls Church, Virginia.
Member American National Metric Council (president 1978-1981).
Married Gloria J. Doyle, June 6, 1946. Children: Peggy E. (Mistress Robert Barrowclough), James T., Charles Lance, David T., Jon B.