The President today announced his intention to nominate Milton L. Lohr to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition at the Department of Defense. This is a new position.
Since 1983 Mr. Lohr has been president of the Defense Research Corp. in La Jolla, CA. Prior to this he was executive vice president of Flight Systems, Inc., 1969-1983.
Mr. Lohr graduated from the University of Southern California (B.S., 1949) and the University of California at Los Angeles (M.S., 1964). He was born February 5, 1925, in Revere, MA. He served in the U.S. Air Force, 1942-1945. Mr. Lohr is married, has three children, and currently resides in Rancho Santa Fe, CA.
Ronald Reagan, Nomination of Milton L. Lohr To Be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/254243