Background
Gossick, Lee Van was born on January 23, 1920 in Meadville, Missouri, United States. Son of Clark and Myrtle (Staats) Gossick.
consultant military officer company executive
Gossick, Lee Van was born on January 23, 1920 in Meadville, Missouri, United States. Son of Clark and Myrtle (Staats) Gossick.
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Ohio State University, 1951. Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1951. Graduate, Air War College, 1959.
Graduate, Advanced Management Program, Harvard, 1961.
Aviation cadet, 1941-1942;
second in command Lieutenant, United States Army Air Force, 1942;
advanced through grades to major general, United States Air Force, 1968;
fighter pilot, (87th Fighter Squadron), North Africa, 1942-1943;
various R & D posts, 1951-1964;
commander, Arnold Engineering Development Center, 1964-1967;
deputy for, F-111 Aero. Systems division, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio., 1967-1968;
vice commander, Aero. Systems Division, 1968-1969;
commander, Aero.
Systems Division, 1969-1970;
deputy chief staff systems, Headquarters Air Force Systems Command, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland., 1970-1971;
chief of staff, Headquarters Air Force Systems Command, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland., 1971-1973;
retired, Headquarters Air Force Systems Command, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland., 1973;
assistant director regulation, Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, 1973-1974;
executive director operations, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 1975-1979;
vice president, deputy general manager, Sverdrup Technology Inc., Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1980-1989.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Arnold Engineering Development Center.
Married Ruth Matter, April 29, 1942. Children: Roger V., Cynthia L.