Editing Sidney Souers (section)

== Early life and education ==
Sidney Souers was born in [[Dayton, Ohio]]. He attended [[Purdue University]] and eventually [[Miami University]], graduating from the latter in 1914 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]]. During his time at Miami, Souers was a member of the Kappa chapter of [[Delta Kappa Epsilon]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Admiral Sidney W. Souers Distinguished Alumni Award-Past Winners |url=https://www.miamialum.org/s/916/22/Interior.aspx?pgid=2621&gid=1 |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=www.miamialum.org |language=en}}</ref>

After completing his education, Souers was initially attracted to a business career. He was a founder and first president of the First Joint Stock Land Bank of Dayton, and also served as a high ranking business executive in [[New Orleans]] and later [[St. Louis]] for a number of notable companies, including [[Piggly Wiggly]] stores and [[Metropolitan Life Insurance]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 Mar 1925 |title=NEW ORLEANS MAN TO HEAD PIGGLY STORES |pages=15 |work=Memphis Commercial Appeal}}</ref> He was among the co-founders of [[American Airlines]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=SIDNEY W. SOUERS, INTELLIGENCE AIDE; First Secretary of National Security Council Is Dead |language=en |work=The New York Times |url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.comhttp//timesmachine.content-tagging.us-east-1-01.prd.dvsp.nyt.net/timesmachine/1973/01/16/99110743.html?pageNumber=42 |access-date=2023-11-30}}</ref>