Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1878, Dec.7 | Born, Shamokin, Pa. |
| 1901 | Graduated, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1901-1904 | Duty in USS Massachusetts |
| circa 1906 | Married Margaret Jones (later divorced) |
| 1907 | M.S. degree, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1912 | Duty as naval constructor |
| 1915 | Designated naval aviator |
| 1916-1918 | Construction officer, Pensacola, Fla. |
| 1919 | Pilot, Plane NC-3, transatlantic flight |
| 1919-1923 | Chief engineer, Naval Aircraft Factory, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1923-1929 | Member, Bureau of Aeronautics, U.S. Navy |
| 1926 | Promoted to captain |
| 1928 | Published Aircraft Float Design. New York: Ronald Press Co. |
| 1929 | Retired from the U.S. Navy |
| 1929-1933 | Director of engineering, Allied Motor Industries, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1934 | Recalled to active duty |
| 1934-1946 | Duty in the Bureau of Aeronautics |
| 1942 | Published with Wellwood E. Beall and Charles W. Manly Flying Boats. New York: National Aeronautics Council |
| 1943 | Married Diana Rawlings |
| 1952 | Released from active duty |
| 1960 Sept. 2 | Died, Bethesda, Md. |