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Robert E. Pursley was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder and chairman of the board of Ball Corporation, a global packaging and aerospace company. He was also a major donor to Ball State University, his alma mater, and was a member of the university's board of trustees.
Pursley was born in Muncie, Indiana, on November 23, 1927. He attended Ball State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1949. After graduation, he joined Ball Corporation, where he worked his way up to become chairman of the board in 1975.
Pursley was a major donor to Ball State University, donating millions of dollars to the school over the years. He was also a member of the university's board of trustees from 1975 to 2003.
Pursley was also a philanthropist, donating to numerous charities and causes. He was a member of the board of directors of the Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, and was a major donor to the United Way of Delaware County.
Pursley passed away on April 8, 2021, at the age of 96.
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Pursley retired on March 1, 1974. In retirement, he was president of the Logistics Management Institute and involved in the leadership of the United Services Automobile Association, J.H. Whitney & Co., and Insilco Corporation.
In April 1966 Pursley became military assistant to the secretary of defense, serving successively with secretaries Robert S. McNamara, Clark Clifford, and Melvin Laird. In August 1972, Pursley was assigned as vice commander, Fifth Air Force, with headquarters at Fuchu Air Station, Japan. He was appointed commander, United States Forces Japan and commander, Fifth Air Force, in November 1972.
In May 1963 Pursley was transferred to the office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C., where he served to July 1965 as Staff Analyst in the Systems Analysis office. He was a student and part-time faculty member At the Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, from August 1965 to March 1966. He graduated with the Air War College class of 1966, winning the Major General Orval Anderson award for excellence in military/political strategy.
From August 1955 to June 1958, Pursley was a graduate student at Harvard School of Business, under the Air Force Institute of Technology program. He then was transferred to the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs. He was in turn instructor, assistant professor and associate professor in the Department of Economics.
Pursley attended combat crew training from May through July 1952 and was subsequently assigned to the 8th Bombardment Squadron, 3d Bombardment Group in Korea. There he flew 50 combat missions in night-intruder B-26 aircraft. He returned to the United States in February 1953 and was assigned to the 3565th Observer Training Wing, James Connally Air Force Base, Texas. There, Pursley served as wing operations and training officer.
In June 1949 Pursley was assigned as a student to the Air Tactical School, Tyndall Air Force Base. He began pilot training in February 1950, first at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, and completed advanced pilot training in February 1951, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Transferred to Biggs Air Force Base, Texas, in March 1951, he became a mission pilot with the 1st Tow Target Squadron.
Robert Edwin Pursley (born November 23, 1927) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who served as commander of United States Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force, with headquarters at Fuchu Air Station, Japan. As commander, he was the senior United States military representative in Japan and responsible for the conduct of United States air operations in Japan and the Republic of Korea.
Pursley was born in 1927, in Muncie, Indiana. He attended Ball State University and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1949 with a Bachelor of Science and a commission in the United States Air Force as second lieutenant. He received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University in 1957, and took additional post-graduate work at Harvard until June 1958.
