Background
Farland, Eugene Hector was born on August 20, 1918 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Joseph and Alma (Cayer) Farland.
Farland, Eugene Hector was born on August 20, 1918 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Joseph and Alma (Cayer) Farland.
Student, University California, 1976-1978.
Municipal field engineer, Woonsocket, 1939-1940; independent insurance broker, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, 1946-1955; insurance claims branch manager, Portland, Maine., 1955-1957; bush pilot, Nome, Alaska., 1961-1966; flight instructor, Alaska., 1964-1966; instructor flight and aircraft mechanics, Community College, San Francisco, 1966-1979; consultant education school system, San Francisco, 1979-1984. Geological studies and field trips with local college.
Arbiter Better Business Bureau, Phoenix, 1987-1990. Chair United Nations Children Crusade Drive, Woonsocket, 1948. Assistant chair Red Cross Drive, Woonsocket, 1948.
President Kiwanis Club, Woonsocket, 1948. Counselor Young Men’s Christian Association, Woonsocket, 1951. 1st lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1941-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
Member Explorers Club, OXS Aviation Pioneers.
Married Felice Ursala Paquin, December 20, 1944 (divorced 1967). Children: Julien H., Linda F.