- Fred Korth
Fred Korth (1909–1998) was president of the
Continental National Bank ofFort Worth, Texas in theUnited States . He was also Assistant Secretary of the Army in 1952-53.Appointed as Navy Secretary by President
John F. Kennedy on 4th January, 1962, resigned Oct 1963. Various sources cite many reasons for Secretary Korth’s departure. Continental National Bank was a principal money source for theGeneral Dynamics plant for the TFX (Tactical Fighter Experimental), which later emerged as the more well-known F-111 AardvarkFact|date=November 2007. A commentary in the May, 1985 edition of Proceedings magazine exonerates Korth for any improprieties relating to the awarding of TFX.Korth was born in 1909 in Yorktown, TX. Fred Korth died in September 1998 in
El Paso, Texas and was buried in October 1998 under a three century old Texas Live Oak tree on his ranch inKarnes County, Texas .See also
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* [http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JFKkorth.htm Fred Korth at Spartacus Educational]
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