Background
Wilcomb, Ernest Francis was born on August 11, 1911 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Francis H. Wilcomb and Rosabel Eleanora (Silver) Hastings.
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Ernest Francis Wilcomb
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Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Tri-State University, Angola, Indiana, 1938. Postgraduate in radar engineering, Bowdoin College, 1941. Postgraduate, Chemical, Bact.
Nuclear War School, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, 1948. Postgraduate, Adelphi University, 1954.
Career
Structural designer Republic Steel, Youngstown, Ohio, 1947-1948. Senior test director Naval Aviation Ordnance Test Station, Chincoteague, Virginia, 1948-1949. Resident engineer National Bureau Standards, Fairchild and Wyandanch, New York, 1949-1955.
Principal engineer Pacific division Bendix Corporation, Washington, 1955-1963. General manager Airtronics, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, 1963-1964. Senior engineer Raff Associates, Inc., Silver Spring, 1964-1968.
General engineer Naval Ship Systems Command, Washington, 1968-1981. Consultant engineering Chevy Chase, Maryland, from 1981. Vice president Phoenix Films, Bethesda, 1963-1968.
Owner Center Book Shop, Bethesda, 1970-1980. Consultant International Communication Union, Geneva, since 1975.
Achievements
Membership
Radio operator Radio Amateur Emergency Communication Service, Rockville, Maryland, 1987. Served to Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1939-1946. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), American Radio Relay League, Association Old Crows.
Clubs: Kenwood (Bethesda). Rehoboth Beach (Delaware) Country.
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Connections
Married Lucile Marjory Andrews, September 3, 1949. Children: Sarah Wilcomb Fabrizio, Guy A., Keith J.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1938
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1941
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1948
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1954
Career
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1947 - 1948
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1948 - 1949
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1949 - 1955
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1955 - 1963
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1963 - 1964
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1964 - 1968
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1968 - 1981