Background
Gross, William A. O. was born on September 6, 1915 in Brunswick, Maine, United States.
Gross, William A. O. was born on September 6, 1915 in Brunswick, Maine, United States.
AB, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1937; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1938.
Director Bowdoin Science Station, Kent Island, New Brunswick, Canada, 1936-1938. Market analyst United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1938-1942. Section manager War Production Board, Washington, 1942-1945.
Senior vice president and treasurer Director Ted Bates Incorporated, New York York City, 1945-1976. President Drug Copy Association, Inc., Greenwich, Connecticut, since 1977.
Son of Alfred O. Gross and Edna Grace, G. Married Cynthia Conway, August 1942 (divorced 1947). 1 child, Cynthia; married Abby Minot, January 17, 1948.
Children: Bayard, Bradley, Harriet, Abby Junior.