Background
Kline, John William was born on June 26, 1919 in Zanesville, Ohio, United States. Son of Gerry William and Lillian Elizabeth (Scheiderer) Kline.
air force officer management consultant
Kline, John William was born on June 26, 1919 in Zanesville, Ohio, United States. Son of Gerry William and Lillian Elizabeth (Scheiderer) Kline.
Student, Ohio University, 1940. Graduate, Primary, Basic and Advanced Flying Schools, 1941. Graduate, Air Command and Staff School, 1949.
Graduate, Air War College, 1959. Bachelor, Louisiana Technology University, 1971.
Commissioned Second lieutenant, United States Army Air Force, 1941; advanced through grades to major general, United States Air Force, 1965; commander, (2d Bomb Wing), Hunter Air Force Base, Georgia, 1961-1963; commander, (397th Bomb Wing), Dow Air Force Base, Maine., 1963-1964; director operations, chief staff, Headquarters 8th Air Force, Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts, 1964-1966; vice commander, 3d Air Division, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, 1966-1968; assistant deputy chief staff operations, Headquarters SAC, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 1968-1969; vice-commander, 2d Air Force, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, 1969-1972; retired, 1972; vice president, management consultant, Paul R. Ray, Inc., Fort Worth, since 1972; president, Mapotec, Inc., Daytona Beach, Florida, 1974; president, Precision Aerial Surveys, Inc., 1975-1985; vice president operations, Aero Service, Houston, 1976-1980; vice president new ventures and planning, Aero Service, Houston, 1980-1982. Advisor INTEC Sys., Inc., since 1994.
Member Fort Sam Houston Golf Club, Guadalajara Golf Club, Beta Theta Pi.
Married Katherine Edmond Winton, October 24, 1942. Children: Susan Isabel (Mistress John Farris Morehead), Flora Edmond (Mistress Richard Crandall Creighton), Elizabeth Gerry (Mistress Paul Sweeney).