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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Nena Louise Thames: Birth: 17 APR 1939 in New Orleans, LA. Death: 23 JAN 1993 in St. Augustine, St. Johns Co, FL

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Sources
1. Source:   grave no. 173-1, section 11

Notes
a. Note:   Clemson University, BSEE (electrical eng), 1932; Army War College,
 1952. Engineer with So. Bell Telephone Co. 1932-41. Army Signal Corps,
 WWII and Korean War (commissioned 2LT USAR on 17 MAR 37; augmented to
 regular Army on 6 JUL 46). Retired from USA on 1 JUN 62 as BG. With
 General Electric (Apollo Systems) 1962-71.
 Military Service
 MAR 26-FEB 37: Florida Natl Guard (enlistee) 17 MAR 37: Commissioned 2LT in USAR 24 FEB 41: Began active duty as 1LT FEB 41-JAN 42: Installed phone, telegraph/radio facs at Camp Blanding, FL
 JAN 42-OCT 42: Signal Officer, Camp Blanding, FL OCT 42-OCT 43: OIC of Sub Cable Project (377' ship), AK Communication System
 NOV 43-AUG 44: Army Signal Service, 4th Army, Monterey, CA SEP 44 - JAN 45: Chief of Signal Supply Subsection of Signal Supply Service, 9th Army, Europe (arranged truck convoys from Normandy
 beaches to signal depot)
 FEB 45-SEP 45: Assistant Signal Officer, 9th Army, Europe SEP 45-SEP 46: Deputy Director, Signal Corps Engineering Labs SEP 46-JUL 48: Commanding Officer, Signal Corps Plant Engineering Agency
 JUL 48-JUN 49: Student, Command & General Staff College JUN 49-JUL 51: Deputy Signal Officer, Far East Command (Tokyo) JUL 51-JUN 52: Student, Army War College JUN 52-AUG 54: Asst. Chief, Engineering & Technical Division, Office of the Chief Signal Officer (DA)
 AUG 54-JUL 57: Chief, Plans & Ops Div., Office of the CSO (DA) JAN 56-JUL 57: Dep. Cdr., Army Elect. Proving Ground JUL 57-OCT 60: Commanding General, Army Combat Surveillance Agency OCT 60-MAY 62: Commanding General, Advent Management Agency (tri-Service/NASA orbital COMMSAT projects)
 June 1, 1962: Retired from the US Army
 General Electric Service
 1962-64: Technical Adviser to Integration Support organization, Specialist-Systems Integration, ApolloSystems
 1964-66: Manager, Programs Support, Apollo Systems 1966-70: Manager, Advanced Missions & Quality Programs, Apollo Systems
 1970-71: Consulting Planner, Apollo Systems


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