Background
McCracken, Horace William was born on March 5, 1922 in Fort Benton, Montana, United States. Son of (Albert) Ray and Blanche (Spear) McCracken.
McCracken, Horace William was born on March 5, 1922 in Fort Benton, Montana, United States. Son of (Albert) Ray and Blanche (Spear) McCracken.
Graduate, Glad Tidings Bible Institute, San Francisco, 1941. Bachelor of Science in Education, University Tennessee, 1949. Postgraduate, Vanderbilt University, 1951.
Administrative assistant director research, Consolidated Paper Corporation, Ltd., Grand'Mere, Quebec, Canada, 1955-1958; technician Sea Water Conversion Laboratory,, University of California, Berkeley, 1958-1961; various positions in solar energy and desalination,, 1961-1983; founder, owner, manager, McCracken Solar Company, solar stills, Alturas, California, since 1959.
With Signal Corps, Army of the United States, 1942-1945, PTO.
Married Opal Olive Erickson, September 21, 1947 (divorced 1967). Children: Carol, Wayne, Keith. Married Joyce Stoddard, February 15, 1981.