Kenneth E. BeLieu

Kenneth E. BeLieu (1914–2001) was the United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Logistics) 1961-65, Under Secretary of the Navy in 1965; Under Secretary of the Army 1971-73; and then director of the National Petroleum Council in the late 1970s.
Early life
Kenneth E. BeLieu was born in Portland, Oregon on February 10, 1914, the son of Ila Jean BeLieu and Perry G. BeLieu. After graduating from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1933, he attended the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, graduating in 1937.
Military career
After three years in business in Portland, in 1940, BeLieu enlisted in the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant. As a soldier during World War II, he participated in the Invasion of Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Western Allied invasion of Germany. BeLieu was awarded the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, and the Croix de guerre....