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
Linda (given name) Linda (given name) Linda is a female given name, of German origin, but widespread in the English-speaking world since the end of the nineteenth century. The German name "Linde" was originally an abbreviated form of older names such as "Dietlinde" and "Sieglinde". In the form "Linda" it was used by the writer Jean Paul for a leading character in his four-volume novel "Titan", published 1800–1803, and it became popular in German-speaking countries thereafter. The name-element "Linde" is possibly derived from the same root as the linden tree, with reference to a shield made of that wood, but may have become