John Emerson Forry

Background

Forry, John Emerson was born on February 13, 1920 in Coweta, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Fred and Elizabeth (Ingram) E.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1939; Bachelor of Laws, George Washington University, 1953.

Career

Assistant chief engineer, Piper Aircraft Corporation, 1939-1941; project engineer, Civil Aeronautics Administration, Kansas City, Missoury, 1942; head aircraft design research branch, Bureau aeronautics, United States Navy, 1946-1954; assistant director, Office Aircraft and Marinecraft Department Defense, 1954-1957; with, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, since 1957; vice president, contractor, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, 1968-1977; executive vice president finance, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, 1977-1979. Retired; business consultant, since 1979.

Achievements

• John Emerson Forry has been listed as a noteworthy aerospace company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Various offices P.E. Diocese Missouri. Trustee Maryville College. Volunteer in healthcare and politics.

Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member Sigma Tau, Phi Delta Phi.

Connections

Married Marion Carlotta MacArthur, May 24, 1941. Children: John Ingram, Anne Elizabeth.

Father:

Fred E.

Mother:

Elizabeth (Ingram) E.

Spouse:

Marion Carlotta MacArthur

child:

Anne Elizabeth Forry

child:

John Ingram Forry