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
McCartney (album) Linda) and "Band on the Run" (with their band Wings). On 13 June 2011, the album and McCartney's second official solo work, "McCartney II", were reissued together by Hear Music/Concord Music Group as part of "The Paul McCartney Archive Collection". The album re-entered the charts in the UK, the Netherlands, France and Japan. On 17 November 2017, "McCartney" was re-released by Capitol/UMe without bonus tracks as part of McCartney's 2016 return to Capitol Records and a catalogue service agreement taking over from Concord Records and Hear Music. All songs written by Paul McCartney. Side one Side two For its June