Background
Patterson, Ian David was born on April 6, 1897 in Eckford, Michigan, United States. Son of Louis Kosuth and Eva Josephine (Blair) Patterson.
Patterson, Ian David was born on April 6, 1897 in Eckford, Michigan, United States. Son of Louis Kosuth and Eva Josephine (Blair) Patterson.
AB, Albion College, 1919. Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Michigan, 1920.
Chemical engineer Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Akron, Ohio, 1920, Chemical Warfare, Edgewood, Maryland, 1921. Tire compounder Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Akron, 1921-1927, chief chemist Wolverhampton, England, 1927-1936, development manager, 1936-1939, plant manager St. Mary's, Ohio, 1939-1942. Consultant chemical engineer, Sun City, Arizona, since 1964.
Served with United States Army, 1918. Fellow Plastics and Rubber Institute. Member American Chemical Society, American Institute Chemical Engineers, Kiwanis, Mason (master mason).
Married Phoebe Frances Marsh, June 10, 1922. Children: Marilyn, Joanne.