Background
Raborn, William Francis was born on June 8, 1905 in Decatur, Texas, United States. Son of William Francis and Cornelia Victoria (Moore) Raborn.
administrator naval officer corporation executive
Raborn, William Francis was born on June 8, 1905 in Decatur, Texas, United States. Son of William Francis and Cornelia Victoria (Moore) Raborn.
Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1928; student, Naval War College, 1951-1952.
Commissioned ensign, United States Navy, 1928; advanced through grades to vice admiral, United States Navy, 1960; designated naval aviator, 1934; assigned battleships, destroyers, aircraft carriers, 1928-1940; established, Aviation Gunnery School, Barbers Point, Pearl Harbor, T.H., 1940-1942; Executive officer, United States Ship Hancock, Fast Carrier Task Forces Pacific, 1943-1945; chief staff, Commander Task Force 77, Commander Carrier Division 2, Western Pacific, 1945-1947; operations officer, Commander for Naval Air West Coast, 1947-1949; research and development guided missiles, Bureau Ordnance, 1949-1950; deputy director guided missile division, Office Chief Naval Operations, 1952-1954; commanding officer, United States Ship Bennington, 1954-1955; assistant chief staff (operations), CINCLANT Atlantic Fleet, 1955; 1st director, Navy's Fleet Ballistic Missile Program director, Office of Special Projects, Polaris Program then deputy chief naval operations (development), United States Navy, 1963; corporation vice president program management, Aerojet-General Corporation, Azusa, California, 1963-1965; vice president, general representative, Aerojet-General Corporation, 1967-1970; director, Central Intelligence Agency, 1965-1967. President W.F. Raborn, Company, Inc., 1970-1986.
Married Mildred T. Terrell, April 5, 1955. Children: Barbara Raborn Richardson, William Francis III.