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William S. Knudsen

Danish-American automotive industry executive

Died when: 69 years 33 days (829 months)
Star Sign: Aries

 

William S. Knudsen

William Signius Knudsen (March 25, 1879 – April 27, 1948) was a leading Danish-American automotive industry executive and an American general during World War II.

His experience and success as a key senior manager in the operations sides of Ford Motor Company and then General Motors led the Franklin Roosevelt administration to commission him directly as a lieutenant general in the US Army to help lead the United States' war materiel production efforts for World War II.

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