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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:

JORGENSEN, LELAND HOWARD, aerospace research engineer; b. Rexburg, Idaho, Nov. 1, 1924; s. Leland Maeser and Anne Molyneaux (Howard) J.; m. Lynone Watkins, Mar. 24, 1949; children: Leland Ronald Jorgensen, Sara Anne Jorgensen. BS in Mech. Engineering with honors, U. Utah, 1948; MS in Mech. Engineering with honors, Stanford U., 1949; PhD in Mech. Engineering with high honors, California Coast U., 1977. Research engineer NACA-Ames Aero. Lab., Moffett Field, California., 1949-1959; research scientist NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, 1959-1966, tech asst. chief thermo and gas dynamics div., 1966-1968, tech asst. chief aeronautics div., 1968-1971, aerospace research scientist, 1971-1980; aerospace cons. Sandy, Utah, 1980--; mem. aerodyne. panel for space shuttle NASA, 1978-1980, cons. on Agile missile USN, 1972; cons. on air-slew missile USAF, 1973. Contributed over 50 articles on aerodynamics of missiles and aircraft at subsonic, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic speeds to profl. jours. Trustee Saratoga, California School District, 1977-1981; v.p., pres. Eagle Scout Assn. Santa Clara, California coun. Boy Scouts of America, 1962-1972; pres. Neighborhood 5 Granite Cmty., Sandy, 1990-1993; high priest LDS Church. Lt. USNR, 1944-1946, PTO. Fellow AIAA (assoc.); mem. SAR (pres. Salt Lake City chapter 1989-1990, pres. Utah Soc. 1992-1993, chaplain 1994-1997, Meritorious Svc. Medal 1993, patriot medal 1997. Trustee, 1999), Sons of the Utah Pioneers (life), Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, Sigma Nu, Theta Tau. Achievements included development of analytical method for computing aerodynamics of missile and airplane-life configurations to very high angles of attack; svc. on com. that approved aerodynamics of the space shuttle orbiter for the first flight.