Joseph Wenger

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Joseph N. Wenger
1st Deputy Director of the AFSA, USN
In office
November 1950 – April 1951
Preceded by position created
Succeeded by Travis Hetherington
1st Vice Director of the NSA
In office
December 1952 – November 1953
Preceded by Travis Hetherington
Succeeded by John Ackerman
Military service
Allegiance USA
Service/branch United States Navy
Rank Rear-Admiral

Joseph Wenger was a Rear-Admiral of the United States Navy who served as the first Deputy Director of the Armed Forces Security Agency (AFSA), and later as the first Vice Director of the National Security Agency, from December 1952 to November 1953, after the separate divisions of the AFSA merged into the NSA. Wenger was one of the leaders responsible for the development of the NSA.[1]

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Work

Wenger was "one of the architects of centralized cryptology."[2]

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References

  1. ^ "Rear Admiral Joseph N. Wenger, USN (1901–1970) 2005 Inductee". National Security Agency. January 15, 2009. http://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/hall_of_honor/2005/wenger.shtml. Retrieved January 21, 2009. 
  2. ^ Hatch, David A.; Robert Louis Benson. "The Korean War: The SIGINT Background Search What's new?". United States National Security Agency. http://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/center_crypt_history/publications/koreanwar_sigint_bkg.shtml. Retrieved December 21, 2008. 

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Preceded by
position created		 Deputy Director of the Armed Forces Security Agency, USN
1950–1951		 Succeeded by
Travis Hetherington
Preceded by
Travis Hetherington		 Vice Director of the National Security Agency
1952–1953		 Succeeded by
John Ackerman
Collins*  Wenger*  Lynn* • Hetherington* • Wenger** • Ackerman** • Samford** • Ream • Engstrom • Tordella • Buffham • Drake • Caracristi • Rich • Lord • Young • Prestel • Crowell • McNamara • Black • Inglis
*denotes Deputy Director of AFSA   **denotes Vice Director of NSA