Orson Swindle
| Orson Swindle | |
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| Born |
March 8, 1937 Thomasville, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Florida State University Georgia Tech |
| Occupation | Federal Trade Commission |
| Spouse(s) | Angie |
Orson Swindle (born March 8, 1937 in Thomasville, Georgia), a decorated Vietnam War prisoner of war, was a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission of the United States from December 18, 1997 to June 30, 2005. He had previously served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce during the Reagan Administration.
Swindle previously served as State Director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In 1994 and in 1996 he was a Republican candidate for Congress in Hawaii's 1st Congressional District. In 1996 he held the incumbent, Democrat Neil Abercrombie, to 50% of the vote. Swindle served over twenty years as a Naval Aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps and he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Swindle received his bachelor's degree in Industrial Management from Georgia Tech in 1959 and a Master of Business Administration from Florida State University in 1975.
After graduating from Georgia Tech, Swindle reported to Marine Corps Base Quantico for The Basic School (TBS). He then reported to NAS Pensacola, Florida for initial flight training followed by follow-on training at other naval air stations. After earning his wings in May 1964, he was stationed at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina. On February 1, 1966, he deployed with VMF(AW)-235 ("The Death Angels") to DaNang Air Base and flew more than 200 sorties in the Vought F-8E Crusader during the Vietnam War.
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