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    Wall of Honor Level:
    Air and Space Friend

    Honored by:
    Mr. William Gates

    1943-46 Mechanic and Crew Chief in Army Air Force BSAE from Northrop Institute of Technology 1949-1961.
    2 years engineering on B-49 Northrop Flying Wing 1948-49
    33 years in engineering with Hughes Aircraft Co. in design of XH-17 Helicopter, Apollo Optical Rendezvous Equipment, Earth Resources Satellite Optical Scanner, Anti-Satellite Guidance Head and many air and space programs including Top Secret Black programs.
    1989 retired from Hughes – Chief Scientist
    Awards – Apollo Achievement Award 1970; 1974 Team Member Collier Trophy

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