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==Career==
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'''Ralph Julian Canine''' was a [[Lieutenant general (United States)|lieutenant general]] in the [[United States Army]] and the first director of the [[National Security Agency]].<ref>https://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic-heritage/historical-figures-publications/hall-of-honor/1999/rcanine.shtml</ref>
Ralph J. Canine became the first [[Director of the National Security Agency]].
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==Early life and education==
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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 the [[United States Army]] during [[World War I]] and was commissioned a second lieutenant.
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==Military career==
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Canine served in various combat posts in France during World War I, and elected to stay in the army after the armistice was signed in 1918. The interwar period 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 General [[George S. Patton]]'s Third Army during its race across France in 1944. After the war he was rewarded with command of the [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division]].
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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 [[Harry S. Truman]] created the [[National Security Agency]] in 1952, Canine continued as its first director. He died unexpectedly of a [[pulmonary embolism]] in March 1969. He was buried in [[Arlington National Cemetery]].<ref>[https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/search/results/1/CgZjYW5pbmUSBXJhbHBoGgFq/ Burial Detail: Canine, Ralph J] – ANC Explorer</ref>
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Latest revision as of 08:41, 10 May 2022

Person.png Ralph J. Canine  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(officer, spook)
Ralph Canine, official military portrait.jpg
BornNovember 9, 1895
Flora, Indiana
DiedMarch 8, 1969 (Age 73)
Washington DC
Cause of death
pulmonary embolism
First director of the National Security Agency.

Employment.png Director of the National Security Agency Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
November 4, 1952 - November 1956
Succeeded byJohn A. Samford

Ralph Julian Canine was a lieutenant general in the United States Army and the first director of the National Security Agency.[1]

Early life and education

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 the United States Army during World War I and was commissioned a second lieutenant.

Military career

Canine served in various combat posts in France during World War I, and elected to stay in the army after the armistice was signed in 1918. The interwar period 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 General George S. Patton's Third Army during its race across France in 1944. After the war he was rewarded with command of the 1st Infantry Division.

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 Harry S. Truman created the National Security Agency in 1952, Canine continued as its first director. He died unexpectedly of a pulmonary embolism in March 1969. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[2]


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