Forrest S. McCartney regular air force in 1952. McCartney was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general on May 1, 1983, which is the rank at which he eventually retired. In 1986 he was selected, by NASA Administrator James C. Fletcher, to be the fourth director of the Kennedy Space Center. McCartney held this position from August 31, 1986, until December 31, 1991. McCartney died in Palm Bay, Florida, on July 17, 2012, after a short illness. Forrest S. McCartney Forrest S. McCartney (March 23, 1931 – July 17, 2012) was a United States Air Force lieutenant general and former director of NASA's
Personal relationships of Paul McCartney nice lunch for Marianne and a bunch of her friends but they never showed up. Paul and I sat together and ate it instead. I’ll never forget the meal – it was chicken casserole. It was such a funny introduction that it threw us both off guard. It could have been very embarrassing, but there was an immediate rapport and we just couldn’t stop talking.” They began a secret three-year affair which ended just before Paul married Linda. Asher broke off the engagement in early 1968, after coming back from an acting assignment in Bristol to find McCartney in bed