William Forbes II

Background

II, William Forbes was born on November 11, 1924 in Columbus, Georgia, United States. Son of Albert Marion and Frances Bell (Weaver) F.

Education

Graduate, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1961; Bachelor of Science, U. Maryland., 1965; Master of Science, George Washington University, 1969.

Career

Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1943; advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Army, 1963; member, Army General Staff, Washington, 1961-1963; member of staff to Secretary of Defense, Department Defense, Washington, 1963-1966; retired, United States Army, 1966; program director, Computer Sciences Corporation, Washington, 1966-1973; director center, SYSCON Corporation, Washington, 1973-1979; vice president operations, Josip Juraj Davis Associations, Inc., Washington, 1979-1980; marketing researcher, Consolidated Analysis Centers, Inc, Inc., Washington, 1980-1985; president, Forbes Information Services, Chevy Chase, Maryland., since 1985.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Forbes Ancestry, 1984, Hauling Brass, 1986. Contributor articles to history journals.

Membership

Member St. Andrew's Society Washington (president 1988), Clan Forbes Society (vice president since 1979, board directors 1986), Society Colonial Wars (board directors 1987), National Hugenot Society, Son of Confederate Veterans, Society War of 1812 (vice president 1990).

Interests

• Avocations: history, genealogy, antique guns.

Connections

Married Mary Jane Colton, November 6, 1976.

Father:

Albert Marion F.

Mother:

Frances Bell (Weaver) F.

Spouse:

Mary Jane Colton