Background
Davis, Walter Junior was born on May 13, 1921 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States. Son of David Walter and Emily Lorraine (England) Davis.
Davis, Walter Junior was born on May 13, 1921 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States. Son of David Walter and Emily Lorraine (England) Davis.
A.Edn., Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho, 1942. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Utah, 1950.
Teacher, Madison High School, Rexburg, 1946-1947;
television engineer, Radio Svc. Corporation of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1950-1952;
research engineer, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California, 1952-1958;
member technical staff, Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1958-1966;
instructor engineering, West Coast U., Los Angeles, 1962-1968;
senior research specialist, Lockheed-California Company, Burbank, California, 1966-1987;
consultant engineering, Half-Life Yoe Company, Van Nuys, California, 1987-1988. Consultant flexible aircraft, Air Force-Lockheed-California, 1987-1988.
C-5 ind.reviewer Air Force-Lockheed-Georgia, 1972.
Bishop, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1981-1985, stake patriarch, since 1985, family history missionary and consultant, since 1988. With United States Army, 1942-1946. Association fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Married Myrle Chantrill, July 22, 1942. Children: Lorraine, Blair, Jay, Glenn, Brian, Michelle.