"Donald George Prout
Donald George Prout passed away peacefully in Santa Maria, California, on June 30, 2014.
Don was born on April 22, 1920, in Ogden, Utah. He graduated from Ogden High School in 1938 and Weber Junior College in Ogden with an AA in Pre-engineering in 1940. While attending Weber, he also graduated from Civilian Pilot Training Program with a private pilot license. He then attended University of Utah in Salt Lake City, taking courses aimed at a BA in Mechanical Engineering.
Don married the former Agnes Jensen of Ogden, Utah, a high school classmate and sweetheart, in August 1942.
He entered the U.S. Army in January 1942 as an Aviation Cadet, graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant and Pilot in August 1942, and was assigned to Troop Carrier Command. He departed Pope Field, North Carolina, in January 1943 with the 2nd Troop Carrier Squadron, destination, Yangkai, China. With duties of pilot and operations officer, Don flew many missions across the famed "Hump" in C-47 aircraft carrying fuel, supplies, and troops from India into Burma and China. He returned to the U.S. in 1944, and was stationed at Bergstrom Air Base, Austin, Texas.
Released from the Army in April 1945, he flew with Eastern Air Lines, and then returned to complete studies for graduation from the University of Utah in 1946, receiving a BA in Mechanical Engineering. Employment followed with Boeing Aircraft in Seattle, Washington, where he worked as a wind tunnel model design engineer.
In August 1947, he was offered and accepted a commission in the Air Force. He received an MS in Aeronautical Engineering from University of Michigan in June 1950. He then was assigned to Headquarters USAF at the Pentagon, with duty as Project Officer for Guided Missile Research and Development. He served there until June 1954, with his primary project being the Falcon air-to-air guided missile. From June 1954 to September 1956, Don served as an exchange officer with the Royal Air Force in London, England. Later assignments at various locations in California included development and deployment of the Titan I and Titan II Weapon Systems and the Gemini Spacecraft. Don retired from the Air Force in April 1965.
He then worked in the aerospace industry in engineering capacities on projects including the Viking Mars Lander and the Ground Support System for the Space Shuttle at Vandenberg AFB, California. He retired from Martin Marietta in April 1986.
Don and Agnes were long time residents of Santa Maria. They enjoyed square dancing with the Squaws and Paws for many years. They were also active with Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, where Don served on the Board, sang with the choir, and performed special music with his trumpet. An excellent musician, Don had played trumpet with many groups and dance bands in high school and college, and enjoyed performing with big bands here on the central coast.
Don really was one of those who made the "Greatest Generation" as great as it was.
He is survived by his son and daughter, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be celebrated Tuesday, July 29th at 1:00 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 4380 Orcutt Road, Santa Maria. Please donate to your favorite charity in lieu of flowers.
To leave a condolence for the family visit www.dudleyhoffmanmortuary.com
Dudley-Hoffman
Mortuary & Crematory
(805) 922-8463
www.dudleyhoffmanmortuary.com"
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Santa Maria Times, Santa Maria, CA, Sunday, 13 July 2014, vol. 133, issue 83, p. B5, cols. 5-6.
Donald George Prout passed away peacefully in Santa Maria, California, on June 30, 2014.
Don was born on April 22, 1920, in Ogden, Utah. He graduated from Ogden High School in 1938 and Weber Junior College in Ogden with an AA in Pre-engineering in 1940. While attending Weber, he also graduated from Civilian Pilot Training Program with a private pilot license. He then attended University of Utah in Salt Lake City, taking courses aimed at a BA in Mechanical Engineering.
Don married the former Agnes Jensen of Ogden, Utah, a high school classmate and sweetheart, in August 1942.
He entered the U.S. Army in January 1942 as an Aviation Cadet, graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant and Pilot in August 1942, and was assigned to Troop Carrier Command. He departed Pope Field, North Carolina, in January 1943 with the 2nd Troop Carrier Squadron, destination, Yangkai, China. With duties of pilot and operations officer, Don flew many missions across the famed "Hump" in C-47 aircraft carrying fuel, supplies, and troops from India into Burma and China. He returned to the U.S. in 1944, and was stationed at Bergstrom Air Base, Austin, Texas.
Released from the Army in April 1945, he flew with Eastern Air Lines, and then returned to complete studies for graduation from the University of Utah in 1946, receiving a BA in Mechanical Engineering. Employment followed with Boeing Aircraft in Seattle, Washington, where he worked as a wind tunnel model design engineer.
In August 1947, he was offered and accepted a commission in the Air Force. He received an MS in Aeronautical Engineering from University of Michigan in June 1950. He then was assigned to Headquarters USAF at the Pentagon, with duty as Project Officer for Guided Missile Research and Development. He served there until June 1954, with his primary project being the Falcon air-to-air guided missile. From June 1954 to September 1956, Don served as an exchange officer with the Royal Air Force in London, England. Later assignments at various locations in California included development and deployment of the Titan I and Titan II Weapon Systems and the Gemini Spacecraft. Don retired from the Air Force in April 1965.
He then worked in the aerospace industry in engineering capacities on projects including the Viking Mars Lander and the Ground Support System for the Space Shuttle at Vandenberg AFB, California. He retired from Martin Marietta in April 1986.
Don and Agnes were long time residents of Santa Maria. They enjoyed square dancing with the Squaws and Paws for many years. They were also active with Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, where Don served on the Board, sang with the choir, and performed special music with his trumpet. An excellent musician, Don had played trumpet with many groups and dance bands in high school and college, and enjoyed performing with big bands here on the central coast.
Don really was one of those who made the "Greatest Generation" as great as it was.
He is survived by his son and daughter, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be celebrated Tuesday, July 29th at 1:00 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 4380 Orcutt Road, Santa Maria. Please donate to your favorite charity in lieu of flowers.
To leave a condolence for the family visit www.dudleyhoffmanmortuary.com
Dudley-Hoffman
Mortuary & Crematory
(805) 922-8463
www.dudleyhoffmanmortuary.com"
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Santa Maria Times, Santa Maria, CA, Sunday, 13 July 2014, vol. 133, issue 83, p. B5, cols. 5-6.
"Donald George Prout
Donald George Prout passed away peacefully in Santa Maria, California, on June 30, 2014.
Don was born on April 22, 1920, in Ogden, Utah. He graduated from Ogden High School in 1938 and Weber Junior College in Ogden with an AA in Pre-engineering in 1940. While attending Weber, he also graduated from Civilian Pilot Training Program with a private pilot license. He then attended University of Utah in Salt Lake City, taking courses aimed at a BA in Mechanical Engineering.
Don married the former Agnes Jensen of Ogden, Utah, a high school classmate and sweetheart, in August 1942.
He entered the U.S. Army in January 1942 as an Aviation Cadet, graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant and Pilot in August 1942, and was assigned to Troop Carrier Command. He departed Pope Field, North Carolina, in January 1943 with the 2nd Troop Carrier Squadron, destination, Yangkai, China. With duties of pilot and operations officer, Don flew many missions across the famed "Hump" in C-47 aircraft carrying fuel, supplies, and troops from India into Burma and China. He returned to the U.S. in 1944, and was stationed at Bergstrom Air Base, Austin, Texas.
Released from the Army in April 1945, he flew with Eastern Air Lines, and then returned to complete studies for graduation from the University of Utah in 1946, receiving a BA in Mechanical Engineering. Employment followed with Boeing Aircraft in Seattle, Washington, where he worked as a wind tunnel model design engineer.
In August 1947, he was offered and accepted a commission in the Air Force. He received an MS in Aeronautical Engineering from University of Michigan in June 1950. He then was assigned to Headquarters USAF at the Pentagon, with duty as Project Officer for Guided Missile Research and Development. He served there until June 1954, with his primary project being the Falcon air-to-air guided missile. From June 1954 to September 1956, Don served as an exchange officer with the Royal Air Force in London, England. Later assignments at various locations in California included development and deployment of the Titan I and Titan II Weapon Systems and the Gemini Spacecraft. Don retired from the Air Force in April 1965.
He then worked in the aerospace industry in engineering capacities on projects including the Viking Mars Lander and the Ground Support System for the Space Shuttle at Vandenberg AFB, California. He retired from Martin Marietta in April 1986.
Don and Agnes were long time residents of Santa Maria. They enjoyed square dancing with the Squaws and Paws for many years. They were also active with Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, where Don served on the Board, sang with the choir, and performed special music with his trumpet. An excellent musician, Don had played trumpet with many groups and dance bands in high school and college, and enjoyed performing with big bands here on the central coast.
Don really was one of those who made the "Greatest Generation" as great as it was.
He is survived by his son and daughter, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be celebrated Tuesday, July 29th at 1:00 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 4380 Orcutt Road, Santa Maria. Please donate to your favorite charity in lieu of flowers.
To leave a condolence for the family visit www.dudleyhoffmanmortuary.com
Dudley-Hoffman
Mortuary & Crematory
(805) 922-8463
www.dudleyhoffmanmortuary.com"
__________
Santa Maria Times, Santa Maria, CA, Sunday, 13 July 2014, vol. 133, issue 83, p. B5, cols. 5-6.
Donald George Prout passed away peacefully in Santa Maria, California, on June 30, 2014.
Don was born on April 22, 1920, in Ogden, Utah. He graduated from Ogden High School in 1938 and Weber Junior College in Ogden with an AA in Pre-engineering in 1940. While attending Weber, he also graduated from Civilian Pilot Training Program with a private pilot license. He then attended University of Utah in Salt Lake City, taking courses aimed at a BA in Mechanical Engineering.
Don married the former Agnes Jensen of Ogden, Utah, a high school classmate and sweetheart, in August 1942.
He entered the U.S. Army in January 1942 as an Aviation Cadet, graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant and Pilot in August 1942, and was assigned to Troop Carrier Command. He departed Pope Field, North Carolina, in January 1943 with the 2nd Troop Carrier Squadron, destination, Yangkai, China. With duties of pilot and operations officer, Don flew many missions across the famed "Hump" in C-47 aircraft carrying fuel, supplies, and troops from India into Burma and China. He returned to the U.S. in 1944, and was stationed at Bergstrom Air Base, Austin, Texas.
Released from the Army in April 1945, he flew with Eastern Air Lines, and then returned to complete studies for graduation from the University of Utah in 1946, receiving a BA in Mechanical Engineering. Employment followed with Boeing Aircraft in Seattle, Washington, where he worked as a wind tunnel model design engineer.
In August 1947, he was offered and accepted a commission in the Air Force. He received an MS in Aeronautical Engineering from University of Michigan in June 1950. He then was assigned to Headquarters USAF at the Pentagon, with duty as Project Officer for Guided Missile Research and Development. He served there until June 1954, with his primary project being the Falcon air-to-air guided missile. From June 1954 to September 1956, Don served as an exchange officer with the Royal Air Force in London, England. Later assignments at various locations in California included development and deployment of the Titan I and Titan II Weapon Systems and the Gemini Spacecraft. Don retired from the Air Force in April 1965.
He then worked in the aerospace industry in engineering capacities on projects including the Viking Mars Lander and the Ground Support System for the Space Shuttle at Vandenberg AFB, California. He retired from Martin Marietta in April 1986.
Don and Agnes were long time residents of Santa Maria. They enjoyed square dancing with the Squaws and Paws for many years. They were also active with Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, where Don served on the Board, sang with the choir, and performed special music with his trumpet. An excellent musician, Don had played trumpet with many groups and dance bands in high school and college, and enjoyed performing with big bands here on the central coast.
Don really was one of those who made the "Greatest Generation" as great as it was.
He is survived by his son and daughter, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be celebrated Tuesday, July 29th at 1:00 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 4380 Orcutt Road, Santa Maria. Please donate to your favorite charity in lieu of flowers.
To leave a condolence for the family visit www.dudleyhoffmanmortuary.com
Dudley-Hoffman
Mortuary & Crematory
(805) 922-8463
www.dudleyhoffmanmortuary.com"
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Santa Maria Times, Santa Maria, CA, Sunday, 13 July 2014, vol. 133, issue 83, p. B5, cols. 5-6.
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