General Thomas Dresser White (August 6, 1901 – December 22, 1965) was the fourth Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. White was born in Walker, Minnesota, in 1901. Upon graduation from the United States Military Academy on July 2, 1920, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and immediately promoted to First Lieutenant. Entering the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia, White graduated in July 1921, and was assigned duty with the 14th Infantry Regiment at Fort Davis, Panama Canal Zone.