Background
Hesse, Richard Joseph was born on August 5, 1921 in Hartington, Nebraska, United States.
Hesse, Richard Joseph was born on August 5, 1921 in Hartington, Nebraska, United States.
AB, Wayne State University, 1942. Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1945. Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1949.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army Corps Engineers, 1945, advanced through grades to colonel, 1966, retired, 1975. Manager Harza Engineering Company, Great Falls, Virginia, since 1977.
Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers, American Consultant Engineers Council, Society of America Military Engineers.
Son of Joseph and Mary Wortmann Hesse. Widowed; children: Katherine, Daniel, Maria, Patricia, Jeanne.