Background
Drake, Vaughn Paris was born on November 6, 1918 in Winchester, Kentucky, United States. Son of Vaughn Paris and Margaret Turney (Willis) Drake.
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Vaughn Paris Drake
Edit Profiletelephone company executive electrical engineer
Education
Student of University Kentucky, 1936-1941.
Career
1 son, Samuel Willis. With General Telephone Сompany Kentucky, Lexington, 1945-1981, assistant engineer, 1945-1950, field engineer, 1950-1954, district engineer, 1954-1956, division engineer, 1956-1957, depreciation engineer, 1957-1962, general valuation and cost engineer, 1962-1981.
Achievements
Membership
Member professional advisory board Zoning Commission, Lexington and Fayette County (Kentucky), 1955-1957. Served with Army of the United States, 1941-1945 (committee chief, combat engineer group). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior, chairman Lexington section 1956-1957), National Society of Professional Engineers, Kentucky Society Professional Engineers (president Bluegrass chapter 1961-1962, chairman engineers in industry section 1967-1968, Outstanding Engineer in Industry award 1979), Indiana Telephone Pioneer Association (life), Kentucky History Society.
Connections
Married Lina Louise Wilson, May 5, 1946.
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Nationality
American