Neil McElroy person

“successor, Thomas S. Gates Jr., took office December 1959 and served throughout the remainder of Eisenhower's administration. He had been a Naval Reserve officer in Irojimo in 1955 when Graves Erskine had commanded the 3rd Marine Division. …”

“to whom the SecDep, Neil McElroy, had complete confidence. McElroy's successor, Thomas Gates Jr., in office in December 1959 and through the remainder of Ike's presidency, had been a Navy Reserve officer in Irojima in 1945. Graves Erskine h…”

“kind of things from the SecDef's perspective. Throughout the Eisenhower period, the officer was Marine Lieutenant General Graves Erskine. You spell his name E-R-S-K-I-N-E. He worked basically directly for the SecDef, which at the time was N…”