Background
Orr, Thomas E. was born on November 20, 1926 in Pittsburgh. Son of Thomas E. and Helen (Bosworth) Orr.
Orr, Thomas E. was born on November 20, 1926 in Pittsburgh. Son of Thomas E. and Helen (Bosworth) Orr.
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, University Colorado, 1948.
Engineering trainee, liasion engineer, Chance Vought Aircraft (division United Aircraft Division), Dallas, Stratford, Connecticut, 1948-1951; chief sales engineer, Aviation Products Company, Wichita, Kansas, 1951-1953; president, D & O Engineering Company, Inc., Wichita, 1953-1991; chairman emeritus, D & O Engineering Company, Inc., Wichita, since 1991.
Lifetime member Kansas Aviation Museum, Wichita, 1993. Sergeant United States Army Air Force, 1944-1946. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Society Manufacturing Engineers, Society Aeronautical Materials & Process Engineers, Aircraft Owner's & Pilot's Association.
Married Marianne Riedel, October 18, 1958. Children: Susan, Sarah, Sherman, Samantha, Sydney Costello.