Background
Lincoln, Walter Butler was born on July 15, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Walter Butler and Virginia Ruth (Callahan) Lincoln.
Lincoln, Walter Butler was born on July 15, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Walter Butler and Virginia Ruth (Callahan) Lincoln.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, U. North Carolina, 1963; Ocean Engineer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975; Master of Business Administration, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1982; Master of Arts, Naval War College, 1994.
Operations research analyst applied physics laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1968-1970; graduate assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1971-1975; ocean engineer, United States Coast Guard Research and Development Center, Groton, Connecticut, 1976-1978; chief marine systems division, United States Coast Guard Research and Development Center, Groton, Connecticut, 1983-1997; program manager Research and Development, since 1997; principal engineer, Sanders Associations, Nashua, N.H., 1978-1983; lecturer, U. Connecticut, Avery Point, 1986-1995. Master, United States Merchant Marine.
Captain United States Naval Reserve, Naval War College, since 1963. Member Sons of the American Revolution, American Society Naval Engineers, American Geophysical Union, National Association Underwater Instrs. (instructor since 1971), Royal Institute Naval Architects, Society Naval Architects & Marine Engineers (chairman New England section 1996-1997), Marine Technology Society (Executive Board New England section 1980), Navy League, Naval War College Foundation, Navy Sailing Association (ocean master), Pi Mu Epsilon.
Married Sharon Platner, October 13, 1979. Children: Amelia Adams, Caleb Platner.