Background
Germeraad, Donald Pound was born on July 18, 1921 in Billings, Montana, United States. Son of John Henry and Jane Holland (Blake) Germeraad.
consultant aerospace company executive
Germeraad, Donald Pound was born on July 18, 1921 in Billings, Montana, United States. Son of John Henry and Jane Holland (Blake) Germeraad.
Bachelor of Science with Honors in Aeronautical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950. Master of Science in Systems Management, University Southern California, 1971.
Chief engineering test pilot convair General Dynamics Company, San Diego, 1947—1962, chief crew performance, astronautics, 1962—1966. Manager ocean system advanced programs Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc., Sunnyvale, California, 1966—1969, director test operations spacecraft program, 1969—1972, program manager high speed ships, 1972—1976, director-manager ocean system program development, 1976—1983. President Mid-Columbia Small Woodlands Business Associate, Stevenson, Washington.
Consultant; aerospace lecturer Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. President Tollgate Homeowners Association, Saratoga, 1980—1981. Chairman board deacons Saratoga Federated Church, 1981—1982.
Colonel Oregon Civil Air Patrol. Mission pilot Hood River Squadron Civil Air Patrol, since 1984. Board directors Washington Farm Forestry Association.
Captain Air Corps United States Naval Reserve, 1941—1973.
Chairman Yoking Committee Bethel Congressional Church and United Church Christ, Cascade Locks. Fellow: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate), Royal Aeronautical Society, Society Experimental Test Pilots. Member: Deep Subergence Pilots Association, Survival and Flight Equipment Association (life), Naval Officers (Moffett Field, California).
Married Esther Pietrina Germeraad, March 6, 1946. Children: Paul Blake, Ann Germeraad Swain.