Background
Kitchens, Clarence Wesley was born on November 8, 1943 in Panama City, Florida, United States. Son of Clarence Wesley and Voncile (Rudolph) Kitchens.
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Clarence Wesley Kitchens
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Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, l966; Master of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, l968; Doctor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University, l970.
Career
Aerospace engineer, United States Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland., 1972-1977;
assistant to director, United States Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland., 1977-1978;
leader fluid dynamics analysis team, United States Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland., 1978-1980;
chief blast dynamics branch, United States Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland., 1980-1983;
chief penetration mechanics branch, United States Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland., 1983-1985;
chief terminal ballistics division, United States Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland., 1985-1992;
director Army Research Laboratory Transition Office, United States Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland., 1992-1993;
chief terminal effects division, United States Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland., 1992-1993;
director, Benét laboratories, Watervliet Arsenal, New York, 1993-1996;
director weapons technologies, Office Secretary Defense, Washington, 1997-1998;
principal deputy for technical, Army National Command, Alexandria, Virginia, since 1998. United States national leader technical panel The Technology Cooperative Program, 1986-1992. United States national leader, senior national representative Future Tank Main Armament Interoperability Working Group, 1993-1996, chairman reliance sub-panel on conventional guns, 1994-1995.
Army principal for conventional weapons panel, 1996. United States leader conventional weapons technical cooperation program, 1997-1998. Member United States/Chile science and technical committee, 1997-1998.
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Membership
Treasurer Edgewood (Maryland.) Meadows Civic Improvement Association, 1975-1976. Director Aberdeen Proving Gound Federal Credit Union, 1980-1985. Captain United States Army, 1970-1972.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate), United States Army Research Laboratory (emeritus), Ballistic Research Laboratory (emeritus). Member National Defense Industrial Association, Association of the United States Army, Senior Executive Association, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Mu Epsilon, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa.
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Connections
Married Terry Lee Worsley, December 26, l966. Children: Kathy Lee, Mark Wesley.
