Donald A. Quarles

Donald Quarles
7th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
In office May 1, 1957 – May 8, 1959
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Reuben B. Robertson Jr.
Succeeded by	Thomas S. Gates
4th United States Secretary of the Air Force
In office August 15, 1955 – April 30, 1957
President	Dwight Eisenhower
Preceded by	Harold E. Talbott
Succeeded by	James H. Douglas Jr.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
In office September 1, 1953 – August 14, 1955
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Walter Whitman
Succeeded by	Clifford C. Furnas
Personal details
Born	(1894-07-30)July 30, 1894 Van Buren, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	May 8, 1959(1959-05-08) (aged 64) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	University of Missouri Yale University (BA)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1919
Rank	Captain

Donald Aubrey Quarles (July 30, 1894 – May 8, 1959) was a communications engineer, senior level executive with Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric, and a top official in the United States Department of Defense during the Eisenhower Administration. He served as both Secretary of the Air Force and Deputy Secretary of Defense.