Background
Thomasson, Raymond Franklin was born on November 17, 1914 in Ansted, West Virginia, United States. Son of Charles L. and Mary Margaret (Holley) Thomasson.
Thomasson, Raymond Franklin was born on November 17, 1914 in Ansted, West Virginia, United States. Son of Charles L. and Mary Margaret (Holley) Thomasson.
AB, West Virginia University, 1940. Bachelor of Science, West Virginia University, 1940.
Junior chemist Wright Aeronautical Corporation, Lockland, Ohio, 1940—1941. Chemist United States Rubber Company, Indianapolis, 1945—1947. Senior health surveyor Monsanto Chemical Company, Miamisburg, Ohio, 1947—1953.
Chemist C.& Northwest Railway, Chicago, 1953—1957. Senior chemist Santa Fe R.R., since 1957. Private practice as consultant chemist, Cincinnati, 1947—1950, Dayton, Ohio, 1950—1953.
Senior health surveyor Chicago Board Education, 1971—1981. With United States Army, 1942-1945.
Member Naval Undersea Warfare Museum Foundation. Life member Girl Scouts, National Scouting Museum, Murray, Kentucky. Fellow: American Institute Chemists.
Member: Knights of Pythias, DAV, American Library Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Testing and Materials, National Education Association, Odd Fellows, Moose, Masons, De Molay Alumni Association, Association Shrine Oriental Bands, Society John Wesley Fellows, Entomological Society (Washington), American Biographical Institute Research Association, American Ordnance Association, Art Institute Chicago, Indiana Academy of Sciences, American Accounting Association, American Biographical Institute Research Association, American Ordnance Association, Franklin Institute, West Virginia Academy of Sciences, American Chemical Society, National Association United Methodist Scouters (life), American Legion (life).