Ewell K. Jett
| Ewell Kirk Jett | |
|---|---|
| Chairman, Federal Communications Commission | |
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In office November 16, 1944 – December 20, 1944 |
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| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | James Lawrence Fly |
| Succeeded by | Paul A. Porter |
| Chairman, Board of War Communications | |
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In office November 16, 1944 – December 20, 1944 |
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| Preceded by | James Lawrence Fly |
| Succeeded by | Paul A. Porter |
| Member. Federal Communications Commission | |
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In office February 15, 1944 – December 31, 1947 |
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| Preceded by | George H. Payne |
| Succeeded by | George E. Sterling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 20, 1893 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died |
April 28, 1965 (aged 72) Bethesda, Maryland |
| Political party | unaffiliated |
| Occupation | radio engineer |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1911–1929 |
Lt. Ewell Kirk "Jack" Jett, USN (born in Baltimore, Maryland, March 20, 1893; died in Bethesda, Maryland, April 28, 1965) was chief engineer and later a commissioner of the United States Federal Communications Commission in the late 1930s and 1940s, serving briefly as the Commission's chairman. He later managed Baltimore television station WMAR.
Jett enlisted in the U.S. Navy on June 8, 1911, under the name of John Raymond Smith of Lancaster, Virginia. He was sent to the Naval radio school at the Brooklyn Navy Yard; upon completing the course with high marks, he was appointed Electrician, 3rd class (Radio) in late 1912. He reenlisted in 1915, under his own name, rising to Chief Electrician (Radio) by 1917. He served at the Naval radio station NAA in Arlington, Virginia, in 1916, and on the USS Seattle, Sylph, and Michigan, among others, receiving the Mexican Service Medal in 1919 for his service on the Michigan. He was promoted to warrant officer as a Gunner (Radio) in late 1917.
After the First World War ended, Congress quickly made significant reductions in the size of the military. While most men were simply discharged at the end of their term of enlistment, Congress provided for some sailors with specialized skills to transfer to the permanent Navy as officers. Jett was promoted to ensign in 1921. When Commander T.A.M. Craven was seconded to the Federal Radio Commission in 1929, he brought Jett, by then a lieutenant, along as his assistant; Jett remained with the Radio Commission when he retired from the Navy later that year. Jett became assistant chief engineer responsible for non-broadcast radio services (e.g., common-carrier wireless communications) under Craven in 1931.
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