Reminiscences of Eugene Edward Wilson : oral history, 1962.

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Reminiscences of Eugene Edward Wilson : oral history, 1962.

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Childhood and education, Montana; United States Naval Academy; Navy Rifle Teams; engineering and gunnery service at sea; Engineering School, Columbia; World War I experiences with Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow; Aviation Mechanics School at Great Lakes; Bureau of Aeronautics; pilot training; Aircraft Squadrons Battle Fleet, 1927; development of carrier task force; resignation from Navy, 1929; United Aircraft Corporation; aircraft industry developments and problems; air-cooled engine; controllable angle propeller; new types of planes; helicopter; airmail contract cancellations; aircraft industry through World War II; postwar industry problems. Impressions of industrial, political, naval, and military leaders, notably Admirals William A. Moffett, Ernest J. King, and Joseph M. Reeves, General William Mitchell, Chance M. Vought, Charles A. Lindbergh, Thomas F. Hamilton, Frederick B. Rentschler, Igor Sikorsky, William Boeing, and James Forrestal.

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Mason, John T., 1909-

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Eugene E. Wilson was born on August 21, 1887, in Dayton, Washington, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Tallmadge Wilson. His father was a prominent banker in the Tacoma, Washington, area and was appointed receiver for troubled banks in Helena, Montana, from 1897 to 1902. During that time, young Eugene attended schools in Helena. In 1908 he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and then married Genevieve Speer in 1911. By 1915 he had received a masters degree in engineering at Columbia University.Du...

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