Background
Ellison, Thorleif was born on May 13, 1902 in Lyngdal, Norway. Arrived in United States, 1928, naturalized, 1933. Son of Andreas Emanuel and Gemalie (Svensen) Ellison.
Ellison, Thorleif was born on May 13, 1902 in Lyngdal, Norway. Arrived in United States, 1928, naturalized, 1933. Son of Andreas Emanuel and Gemalie (Svensen) Ellison.
Civil Engineering, Christiania College Technology, 1924. Postgraduate George Washington University, University of Virginia.
Came to the United States, 1928, naturalized, 1933. Supervising engineer General Services Administration, Washington, 1948-1957. Supervising airport and airways service engineer Federal Aviation Administration, 1957-1961.
Chief airways engineering Agency for International Development, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, 1961-1967.
Construction engineering, Washington and Virginia, 1971-1982. Supervising structural engineer for reconstruction of The White House, 1949-1952.
Mission director Bethlehem, Israel, Holy Land Christian Mission, Kansas City, 1968-1971.
Active Christian Business Men's Committee, Washington. Member of Norwegian Society, Sons Norway, National Society Professional Engineers.
Married Reidun Ingeborg Skonhoft, January 1, 1932. Children: Earl Otto, Thorleif Glenn, Sonja Karen.