Background
Kress, Ralph Herman was born on July 10, 1904 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward and Sadie (Welsh) Kress.
manufacturing company executive
Kress, Ralph Herman was born on July 10, 1904 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward and Sadie (Welsh) Kress.
Student mechanic engineering and applied mathematics, Lowell Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1937-1939, 42.
Salesman, Dodge Truck, Lawrence, 1922-1934; sales manager, Chevrolet Truck Sales, Lawrence, 1934-1939; engineer, General Motors Chevrolet and Fleet division, Detroit, Boston, Washington, 1939-1943; executive vice president, Dart Truck Company, Kansas City, Missoury, 1950-1955; manager truck division, Letourneau Westinghouse Corporation, Peoria, Illinois, 1955-1962; manager truck development, Caterpillar Tractor Company, Peoria, 1962-1969; executive vice president, Kress Corporation, Brimfield, Illinois, 1969-1995.
Served to major United States Army, 1943-1946. Fellow Society Automotive Engineers (G. Edwin Burks Lecture award 1975). Member Association United States Army, Illinois Mining Association, Western Mining Association Clubs: Rotary.
Married Edna Llewelyn Sheridan, September 9, 1929. 1 son, Edward Sheridan.