William Adler Fox

Background

Fox, William Adler was born on November 3, 1943 in Newport News, Virginia, United States. Son of Erwin Adler and Katherine Gladys (Johnson) Fox.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, 1966. Master of Science, Old Dominion University, 1979.

Career

Engineer, Newport News Shipbuilding, 1965-1966; senior engineer, Newport News Shipbuilding, 1971-1976; naval architect, Esso International, New York City, Genoa, Italy, 1966-1971; naval architect, Stanwick Corporation, Bandar Abbas, Iran, 1976-1978; naval architect, John Jay McMullen Associations, Newport News, since 1979.

Achievements

• William Adler Fox has been listed as a notable naval architect by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Always good ships: Histories of Newport News ships

    (Book by Fox, William A)

Membership

Member Society Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, Society Allied Weight Engineers, Steamship History Society of America.

Interests

• Avocations: maritime local history, writing, genealogy, boating.

Connections

Married Dawn Overstreet, October 15, 1965 (divorced 1967). Married Vilma Pesciallo, December 20, 1969 (divorced 1979). Married Mary Louise Largen, June 27, 1981.

Father:

Erwin Adler Fox

Mother:

Katherine Gladys (Johnson) Fox

Spouse:

Dawn Overstreet

Spouse:

Vilma Pesciallo

Spouse:

Mary Louise Largen