Background
Orndoff, John Delbert was born on June 18, 1915 in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Delbert and Jessie Adams (McNay) Orndoff.
Orndoff, John Delbert was born on June 18, 1915 in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Delbert and Jessie Adams (McNay) Orndoff.
Bachelor of Science, Waynesburg College, 1937. Master of Science, Colorado University, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1944.
Graduate assistant, Colorado U., Boulder, 1938-1940; from graduate assistant to instructor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1940-1944; research engineer, Harper J. Ransburg Company, Indianapolis, 1944-1946; staff member, group leader, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1946-1977; consultant, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1978-1990.
Troop leader Boy Scouts American, Los Alamos, 1949-1955. Treasurer United Church, Los Alamos, 1952. Leader National Ski Patrol, Los Alamos, 1951-1952.
Fellow American Nuclear Society (executive committee Aerospace Division). Member Ski Club Los Alamos (president 1954-1955), Golf Club Los Alamos, Dance Club Los Alamos, Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Married Eva Elizabeth Carlson, December 26, 1942. Children: Barbara Kay, David Keith, Richard Lee.