Background
Hershey, Allen Vincent was born on August 15, 1910 in Kellogg, Idaho, United States. Son of Oscar H. and Elizabeth C. (Allen) Hershey.
Hershey, Allen Vincent was born on August 15, 1910 in Kellogg, Idaho, United States. Son of Oscar H. and Elizabeth C. (Allen) Hershey.
Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1932; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1936; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1938.
Research engineer, General Electric, Schenectady, New York, 1938-1939; contract employee, United States Navy, Dalhgren, Virginia, 1939-1943; officer, United States Naval Reserve, Dalhgren, 1943-1946; research scientist, United States Naval Reserve, Dalhgren, 1946-1979; advanced through grades to commander, United States Naval Reserve, since 1970; retired, United States Naval Reserve. Guest faculty Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, since 1979.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Eva Jane Griffith, March 19, 1949.