Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1895, Aug. 6 | Born, Harlan, Ind. |
| 1917 | A.B. in science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. |
| 1918 | Ensign, United States Navy; stationed at the naval air station in North Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| 1919 | Served in Lisbon, Portugal, as naval meteorologist; provided weather information and forecasts for naval aircraft making the first transatlantic flights |
| 1920 | Promoted to lieutenant Married Beatrice Hoyle |
| 1922-1928 | Officer in charge, Naval Aerological Service, Washington, D.C. |
| 1928-1931 | Served on airship Los Angeles, Lakehurst, N.J. |
| 1931 | Postgraduate study at the Bergen Geophysical Institute, Norway |
| 1936 | Executive officer, naval air station at Lakehurst, N.J.; served as observer on German airship Hindenburg |
| 1938 | Promoted to commander Appointed chief, United States Weather Bureau, Washington, D.C. |
| 1939 | Retired from United States Navy |
| 1940-1941 | President, American Meteorological Association |
| 1942-1945 | Assisted in the organization of the Joint Meteorological Committee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for wartime operations |
| 1944-1947 | President, American Geophysical Union |
| 1951-1955 | President, World Meteorological Organization |
| 1963 | Retired from United States Weather Bureau |
| 1983, Jan. 25 | Died, Washington, D.C. |