Born in Ames, Iowa but grew up in Gainesville, Florida. Grades 1-2 Westside Shool, 3-12 P.K. Yonge Laboratory School 1934-1943. Senior Patrol Leader 1941-1944. Eagle Scout 1943. Crew leader with USDA fire fighters in Oregon 1943. U.S. Navy V-12 Program 1944-1946. BSME Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1946. Engineering Officer & Commanding Officer USS PC-1077 1946-1947. First Lieutenant USS DE-168 Amick 1947. LTJG USNR 1947-1957. MSME Rensselaer Polytechinc Institute 1957. Assistant Project Engineer Pratt & Whitney Aircraft 1948-1958 in East Hartford, Connecticut. Senior Staff Engineer Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. 1958-1991 in Sunnyvale, California. Deacon in Presbyterian Church. Chief Engineer & Asst Resident Manager for Lockheed at Hercules Powder Co. Magna, Utah 1965-1968. Assistant Scoutmaster & YMCA leader in Saratoga, California 1970s. Genealogist 1952-present. Author of eleven (11) genealogy books 1985-present. Writing more.

Born in Ames, Iowa but grew up in Gainesville, Florida. Grades 1-2 Westside Shool, 3-12 P.K. Yonge Laboratory School 1934-1943. Senior Patrol Leader 1941-1944. Eagle Scout 1943. Crew leader with USDA fire fighters in Oregon 1943. U.S. Navy V-12 Program 1944-1946. BSME Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1946. Engineering Officer & Commanding Officer USS PC-1077 1946-1947. First Lieutenant USS DE-168 Amick 1947. LTJG USNR 1947-1957. MSME Rensselaer Polytechinc Institute 1957. Assistant Project Engineer Pratt & Whitney Aircraft 1948-1958 in East Hartford, Connecticut. Senior Staff Engineer Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. 1958-1991 in Sunnyvale, California. Deacon in Presbyterian Church. Chief Engineer & Asst Resident Manager for Lockheed at Hercules Powder Co. Magna, Utah 1965-1968. Assistant Scoutmaster & YMCA leader in Saratoga, California 1970s. Genealogist 1952-present. Author of eleven (11) genealogy books 1985-present. Writing more.