Background
Northrop, William Lawrence was born on September 14, 1909 in Rocky Comfort, Missouri, United States. Son of William Frank and Pearl Constance (Flaxbeard) Northrop.
Northrop, William Lawrence was born on September 14, 1909 in Rocky Comfort, Missouri, United States. Son of William Frank and Pearl Constance (Flaxbeard) Northrop.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, U. Missouri, 1931; certified, Alexander Hamilton Institute, 1952.
Student engineer, United States Army Corps of Engineers Upper Mississippi Valley Division, St. Louis, 1931-1936; junior engineer, United States Army Corps of Engineers Upper Mississippi Valley Division, St. Louis, 1936-1938; assistant engineer, United States Army Corps of Engineers Upper Mississippi Valley Division, St. Louis, 1939-1942; associate engineer, United States Army Corps of Engineers Upper Mississippi Valley Division, St. Louis, 1943-1944; engineer, United States Army Corps of Engineers Upper Mississippi Valley Division, St. Louis, 1944-1952; supervising hydraulic engineer, United States Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District, Kansas City, Missoury, 1952-1959; supervising hydraulic engineer, United States Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District, Kansas City, 1960-1973; retired, United States Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District, Kansas City, 1973. Consultant U. Missouri, Rolla, 1973-1974.
Deacon, active member Baptist Church, St. Louis and Kansas City, since 1931. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, NSPE, Missouri Society Professional Engineers, American Geophysical Union.
Married Bertha Ann Kessler, December 22, 1934. Children: Virginia Ann (deceased), Robert William, Barbara Ann Northrop Johnson.