John Dale Ryan

General John Dale Ryan (December 10, 1915 – October 27, 1983) was the seventh Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. As chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, General Ryan served in a dual capacity. He was a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff which, as a body, acts as the principal military adviser to the president, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense. In his other capacity, he was responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force for managing the vast human and materiel resources of the world's most powerful aerospace force.

Early life

The general was born in Cherokee, Iowa, in 1915. Following graduation from Cherokee Junior College in 1934, he entered the United States Military Academy from which he graduated in 1938. He next attended flying school at Randolph and Kelly fields, Texas, and received his pilot wings in 1939.

Military career

General Ryan remained at Kelly Field as a flight instructor for approximately two years. From January 1942 until August 1943, he was director of training at Midland Army Air Field, Texas, and was instrumental in establishing an advanced bombardier training school. His next assignment was as operations officer for the Second Air Force at Colorado Springs, Colorado In February 1944, he was transferred to Italy where he commanded the 2d Bombardment Group and later became operations officer for the 5th Bombardment Wing, Fifteenth Air Force. While commanding the 2d Bombardment Group he lost a finger to enemy antiaircraft fire. Later on, this resulted in his nickname, sometimes used derisively, "Three-fingered Jack."

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John Dale (minister)

John Patrick Dale served as the pulpit minister at Glendale Road Church of Christ in Murray, Kentucky, one of the Church of Christ's largest congregations. His tenure began July 5, 1973 and he retired in 2012. He is married with two children and two grandchildren. He is a Kentucky Colonel and was named to the Board of Trustees of Freed-Hardeman University during their February 2001 annual meeting. His birthday is January 31.

Audio recordings of many of his sermons are made available on the Internet, together with recorded devotionals from local AM radio station WNBS. Sunday morning sermons are longer and more in depth than the evening sermons and radio devotionals: in the latter, Dale may choose a brief text or simple concept to explore for purposes of reflection and exhortation.

Education

John Dale attended Freed-Hardeman University, Oklahoma Christian University, Murray State University, and Vanderbilt University.

He was named "Mr. Freed-Hardeman" in 1966, graduating the same year. He was named Most Outstanding Senior Ministerial Student in 1968. His M.S. degree was conferred by Murray State University in 1970, with graduate work at Vanderbilt University and Louisiana Baptist University (an unaccredited institution).

John Dale (cricketer, born 1930)

John Ronald Dale (born 24 October 1930) is a former English cricketer. Dale's batting style is unknown, but it is known he bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire.

Dale made his debut in county cricket for Lincolnshire in the 1949 Minor Counties Championship against the Derbyshire Second XI, with him later appearing for the Northamptonshire Second XI in the same competition in 1955 and 1956. He later made his only first-class appearance for Kent against Cambridge University in 1958. In this match, he took the wicket of Ted Dexter for the cost of 31 runs from 16 overs, while with the bat he was dismissed for a duck by Ossie Wheatley in his only batting innings.

Twelve years passed before he next appeared in county cricket]], when he played in the 1970 Minor Counties Championship for Lincolnshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1970 to 1979, making 30 further appearances in Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire in that period. He made his List A debut for Minor Counties North against Nottinghamshire in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. In this match, he scored 2 unbeaten runs, while with the ball he dismissed Pasty Harris for the cost of 43 runs from 11 overs. His first List A match for Lincolnshire came against Glamorgan in the 1st round of the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for the county, against Surrey in the 2nd round of the 1974 Gillette Cup, and Derbyshire in the 1st round of the 1976 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches for Lincolnshire, he took 7 wickets at an average of 20.66, with best figures of 3/33.