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Darwin, Fred Arrants was born on May 28, 1913 in Chattanooga. Son of Fred Perry and Alexandra Allen (Arrants) Darwin.
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Fred Arrants Darwin, business consultant. Recipient citationsSec. Navy, United States Army Air Force. Served to commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1941-1946.; Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Aeronautical. Weights Engineers, Harvard Graduate Society, E. Dallas Chamber of C., Naval Academy Alumni Association, Alpha Lambda Tau.; Club: Harvard. Died October 6, 1996.
Education
Student, University Chattanooga, 1929—1931. Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1935. Master of Science, Harvard University, 1936.
Career
Senior supervisor traffic department We. Union Telegraph Corp, Chicago, 1936—1941. Assistant director engineering Hazeltine electronics corporation, New York City, 1946—1949.
Executive director committee guided missiles Research and Development board Department Defense, Washington, 1949—1954. Manager guided missiles Crosley division Avco Manufacturing Corporation, Cincinnati, 1954—1956. Manager missile electronics McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, St. Louis, 1956—1961, general manager electronics equipment division, 1961—1963.
Assistant to president Librascope group General Precision, Inc., 1963—1965. Business counselor, owner General Business Services, Dallas, from 1966. Member special committee radio technical commission for aerospace Department State, Department Navy, 1946.
Consultant delegate United Nations Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization, 1946. Member Stewart special committee National Guided Missiles Program, 1950, Gardner special committee, 53. Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1946.
Achievements
Membership
Served to commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1941-1946. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Aeronautical. Weights Engineers, Harvard Graduate Society, East. Dallas Chamber of C., Naval Academy Alumni Association, Alpha Lambda Tau.
Club: Harvard.
Died October 6, 1996.
Connections
Married Hope Genung Sparks, September 30, 1939 (deceased 1987). Children: Fred Arrants, Hope Darwin Beisinger.
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Religion
Presbyterian -
Political Party
Democrat