James C. Tison Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJames C. Tison Jr.
Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1908
Place of Birth: South Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 03-May-1991
Profession: civil engineer
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About James C. Tison Jr.
- Rear Admiral James C.
- Tison Jr.
- (23 July 1908 – 3 May 1991) was an officer in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps and Environmental Science Services Administration Corps (ESSA Corps), both predecessors of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps).
- He served simultaneously as the first Director of the ESSA Corps, one of only two people to hold the position, and as the sixth Director of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. During World War II, Tison was transferred to the United States Army Air Forces for wartime duty.
- He remained in the Army Air Forces postwar and also served in their successor, the United States Air Force, before returning to the Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps.
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