born 7 weeks premature.
William went to school at Prairie Dale, Elmirea, and LaGrange(all in Jasper, Mo.)
High School at Carthage, Mo., college at Pepperdine, Loyola, Pierce adn El Camino in Ca. After marriage worked at Dairy (SUnset Dairy) for G.A. Neely moved to Wichita, Ks in 1950. Worked for Boeing.
Moved to Hawthorne, Ca. in 1952. Worked for North American Aviation 9sold to Rockwell Int'l.) Moved to Woodland hills, Ca. in 1959. Worked for Rocketdyne a division of Rockwell Int'l..
Retired from Rocketdyne in 1988.
Military Service, Marine Corp.