Ralph Canine

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Ralph J. Canine
Ralph Canine
Born	(1895-11-09)November 9, 1895 Flora, Indiana
Died	March 8, 1969(1969-03-08) (aged 73) Washington, D.C.
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1957
Rank	Lieutenant general
Unit	Third United States Army
Commands held	1st Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Other work	National Security Agency Director

Ralph Julian Canine (November 9, 1895 – March 8, 1969)^[1] was the first director of the United States' National Security Agency (NSA).

Biography

Canine was born in 1895 in Flora, Indiana, one of two children of the local superintendent of schools. When he left home he was intent on being a doctor, and had completed pre-med studies at Northwestern University when he entered World War I as an Army second lieutenant. He served in various combat posts in France, and elected to stay in the Army after the armistice was signed in 1918. The interwar period (1919–1941) was his education, when he traveled from one Army post to another, filling just about any job that was vacant. When World War II broke out, Canine was well fitted for responsibility. He became the chief of staff for the XII Corps, which served in George Patton's Third Army during its historic race across France in 1944. After the war he was rewarded with command of the First Infantry Division, one of the most prestigious of Army jobs.

At right, Canine becoming the first Director of the National Security Agency (1953)

In 1951 Canine became director of the Armed Forces Security Agency, which was America's first tentative step toward cryptologic unification. He was there long enough (one year) to see what the organization lacked. When President Truman created the NSA in 1952, Canine continued as its first director. He died unexpectedly of a pulmonary embolism in March 1969.

References

↑ http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rjcanine.htm

External links

Biography from the National Security Agency (public domain)

v t e Directors of the National Security Agency

Canine Samford Frost Blake Carter Gayler Phillips Allen Inman Faurer Odom Studeman McConnell Minihan Hayden Alexander

Government offices
Preceded by position created	Director of the National Security Agency 1952–1956	Succeeded by John A. Samford

Persondata
Name	Canine, Ralph J.
Alternative names
Short description	First director of the United States' National Security Agency
Date of birth	November 9, 1895
Place of birth	Flora, Indiana
Date of death	March 8, 1969
Place of death	Washington, D.C.

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