Background
Gorman, William Joseph was born on September 6, 1917 in Frankfort, Kentucky, United States. Son of William J. and Genevieve (Weitzel) Gorman.
Gorman, William Joseph was born on September 6, 1917 in Frankfort, Kentucky, United States. Son of William J. and Genevieve (Weitzel) Gorman.
Bachelor of Commercial Science, U. Kentucky, 1939.
Sales department B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company, Cincinnati, 1939-1940. Associate oil tax staff Leslie E. Martlew, Evansville, 1941-1944, 46-48. General manager Ryan Oil Corporation, Evansville, 1949-1976.
Chairman of the Board Southern California Aircraft Corporation, Ontario, California. Vice-president, director Development, Inc., industrial consultants, Louisville. Chairman of the Board Desert Bermuda Development Company, Palm Springs, California.
Director Mahoe Developers, Ltd. President board of trustees Redevelopment Commission, Evansville.
Served as Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member Indiana Oil Producers Association Tri-State (president), A.I.M.
Married Mary Jane Smith, September 16, 1940. Children: Mary Ann, Martha Lyn, Sarah, Susan, Elizabeth.