Background
Claytor, Richard Anderson was born on September 4, 1927 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Son of William Graham and Gertrude (Boatwright) Claytor.
Claytor, Richard Anderson was born on September 4, 1927 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Son of William Graham and Gertrude (Boatwright) Claytor.
Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1949; Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering, Webb Institute Naval Architecture, 1956; Master of Science in Naval Architecture, Webb Institute Naval Architecture, 1956.
Commissioned ensign, United States Navy, 1949; advanced through grades to captain, United States Navy, 1969; served in, various ships, 1949-1953; project manager nuclear power division, United States Navy Bureau Ships, Washington, 1956-1963; assistant manager Pittsburgh Naval Reactors Office,, Atomic Energy Commission, 1963-1973; retired,, 1973; vice president, assistant to president, Burns and Roe, Inc., Oradell, New Jersey, 1973-1979; president, Burns and Roe-Humphreys & Glasgow Synthetic Fuels, Inc., Oradell, 1979-1981; president, Burns and Roe Pacific Company, Los Angeles, 1981-1990; assistant secretary for defense programs, unites states department Energy, Washington, 1990-1993; independent consultant.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society Naval Engineers, American Nuclear Society, Army-Navy Club.
Married Mary Lee Leary, June 18, 1949. Children: Gale Catherine, Douglas Gordon, Richard Anderson Junior.
