Background
Parker, David Stuart was born on March 22, 1919 in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, United States. Son of Roscoe Stewart and Marguerite Helen (Blossom) Parker.
army officer engineering company executive
Parker, David Stuart was born on March 22, 1919 in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, United States. Son of Roscoe Stewart and Marguerite Helen (Blossom) Parker.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1940; Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1949; graduate, Army War College, 1957.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1940; advanced through grades to major general, United States Army, 1967; command and staff assignments in the United States, 1940-1944; member staffs Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur, PTO, 1945; chief construction division, Office Chief Engineer, Headquarters, Tokyo, 1945-1948; instructor, then assistant professor military topography and graphics, United States Military Academy, 1949-1952; assistant district engineer, Portland, Oregon, 1954-1956; chief stratetic planning, Korea, 1957-1960; engineer group, Korea, 1960-1961; with, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, 1961-1963; lieutenant governor Canal Zone, 1963-1965; vice president, Panama Canal Company, 1963-1965; division engineer N. Atlantic division, C.E., New York City, 1965-1966; director force planning analysis, Office of Chief of Staff, United States Army, 1966-1968; commander, Engineer Troops, Vietnam, 1968-1969; governor Canal Zone, president, Panama Canal Company, 1971-1975; vice president corporation planning, International Engineering Company, San Francisco, 1975-1990.
President Canal Zone Boy Scout Council, 1963-1964. Member National Society of Professional Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, Society of America Military Engineers, Association United States Army.
Married Betty Hamilton Augur, May 2, 1942. Children: David Stuart, Bruce Hamilton, Stephen Bixby, Anne Elizabeth.