Background
Basnight, Arvin Odell was born on September 14, 1915 in Manteo, North Carolina, United States. Son of Thomas Allen and Mary Meekins Basnight.
public administrator aviation consultant
Basnight, Arvin Odell was born on September 14, 1915 in Manteo, North Carolina, United States. Son of Thomas Allen and Mary Meekins Basnight.
Student in Mech. Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1932-1935; student in Public Administration, American University, 1936-1942.
Park ranger, United States National Parks, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina and Mesa Verde, Colorado, 1938-1940; personnel administrator, Civil Aeronautics Administration, Washington, 1940-1942; finance, budget accounts, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, 1945-1962; administrator, Washington, Atlanta, Los Angeles, 1962-1974; board director, Chairman of the Board, Palos Verdes (California) National Bank, 1982-1992. Aviation consultant, Los Angeles, 1974-1992.
Co-chairman Salute to Doolittle Raiders, Santa Monica, California, 1991. President Palos Verdes Breakfast Club, 1990. Major United States Air Force, 1942-1945.
Member National aeronautics Association (Honor award 1991), Aero Club Southern California (president, board directors 1974-1997).
Married Marjorie Jane Gauthier, December 6, 1942. Children: Mary Ann Basnight Wolf, William Gaylord, Michael André.