Background
Townsend, Merton LeRoy was born on July 3, 1934 in Omaha. Son of Merton Clayton and Dorothy Fern (Blinn) Townsend.
Townsend, Merton LeRoy was born on July 3, 1934 in Omaha. Son of Merton Clayton and Dorothy Fern (Blinn) Townsend.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, 1956. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Southern California, 1964. Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, University Southern California, 1965.
Production supervisor, Proctor & Gamble, Dallas, 1956-1957; second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1956; advanced through grades to colonel, United States Army, 1978; various assignments, 1957-1980; retired, 1980; program manager, Aerojet General, Sacramento, 1980-1982; director programs, Aerojet General, Sacramento, 1982-1984; vice president, general manager, Chamberlain Manufacturing, Waterloo, Iowa., 1984-1988; vice president corporation development, Chamberlain Manufacturing, Elmhurst, Illinois, 1989; group vice president, Chamberlain Manufacturing, Elmhurst, Illinois, 1990; president, Chamberlain Manufacturing, Elmhurst, Illinois, since 1991. Consultant AVSER, Sacramento, 1984.
Chairman Airport Commission, Waterloo, Iowa, 1987-1989. Member Association United States Army (executive committee), American Defense Preparedness Association, River Forest Country Club.
Married Helen Joyce Holcombe, July 11, 1957. Children: Steven Lee, Lance Clayton.