Background
Jones, Charles Sherman was born on January 11, 1894 in Castleton, Vermont, United States. Son of John and Helen (Sherman) Jones.
Jones, Charles Sherman was born on January 11, 1894 in Castleton, Vermont, United States. Son of John and Helen (Sherman) Jones.
Student Middlebury (Vermont) College, Harvard School Physics. Education.
July 1967); children—Charles Sherman, Deborah Harrison. Married second Hulda Cole, November 26, 1967. With Curtiss Wright Corporation, airplane manufacturers, 1919-1933.
Founder, president Casey Jones School aeronautics, Newark, 1932-1956, Academy aeronautics, Louisiana Guardia Field, New York, 1940-1963, Chairman board, from 1964.
President J.V.W. Corporation, 1933-1941, partner, 1942-1964. Member Virgin Islands Portuguese Authority, from 1968.
Served with Air Corps, United States Army, 1917-1918. Fellow American Institute Aeronautics an Astronautics. Member American Society Engineering Education, Phi Beta Kappa, Chi Psi.
Club: Wings (past president) (New York City).
Winner 2d place New York-Toronto race, 1919, American Derby, Kansas City, Missoury, 1921, winner 2 1st place and 2d place National Air Races Omaha, 1921, 2d place On to Detroit race, 1922, On to Saint Louis race, 1923, On to Dayton race, 1924, Central Union Speed race, 1924.
Married Marguerite Williams, October 31, 1917 (deceased. Married second Hulda Cole, November 26, 1967. Children: Charles Sherman, Deborah Harrison.