Background
Champie, Ellmore Alfred was born on September 11, 1916 in Eden, Texas, United States. Son of Sam Houston and Nora Louise (Sorrell) Champie.
Champie, Ellmore Alfred was born on September 11, 1916 in Eden, Texas, United States. Son of Sam Houston and Nora Louise (Sorrell) Champie.
Student Texas College Mines and Metallurgy, 1941-1942. Bachelor with highest honors, U. Tex, Austin, 1947, Master of Arts (University Scholar), 1948. Doctor of Philosophy in History (Bayard Cutting Scholar), Harvard University, 1967.
November 1962); children: Ellmore Alfred, Nora Beatrice. Married second, Miriam Helene Boysen Mann, August 28, 1971 (division October 1974). Archivist, National Archives, 1952-1955.
Historian United States.Marine Corps Headquarters, 1955-1956, Joint Chiefs of Staff, unites states department Defense, 1956-1961.
Associate agency historian Federal Aviation Agency, 1961-1967. Agency historian Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 1967-1972.
History researcher and writer, 1972. Member technical commission on history United States Institute of Aeronautics an Astronautics, 1970-1972.
Editorial consultant history of Federal Aviation Administration and predecessor agencies, 4 volunteers With United States Navy, 1936-1940, First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945.
Member technical commission on history United States Institute of Aeronautics an Astronautics, 1970-1972. Member American History Association, American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, American Society for Public Administration, Phi Beta Kappa. Club: Harvard (Southern Arizona).
Married Rosemary Erter Champie, September 7, 1947 (deceased November 1962). Children: Ellmore Alfred, Nora Beatrice. Married Miriam Helene Boysen Mann, August 28, 1971 (divorced October 1974).