Background
Kahler, William V. was born on September 30, 1898 in Mendon, Missouri, United States. Son of William J. and Katherine (Schultz) Kahler.
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William V. Kahler
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Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Missouri, 1922.
Career
Engineer assistant, Bell Telephone laboratories, New York City, 1922-1924; chief engineer Chicago area, Illinois Bell Telephone Сompany, 1938-1940; assistant vice president, Illinois Bell Telephone Сompany, 1942-1943; general manager state area, Illinois Bell Telephone Сompany, 1943-1946; operating vice president, Illinois Bell Telephone Сompany, 1946-1950; president, Illinois Bell Telephone Сompany, 1951-1962; Chairman of the Board, Illinois Bell Telephone Сompany, 1962-1987; board director, Illinois Bell Telephone Сompany, 1946-1987. Board directors Marshall Field & Company, Union Tank Car Company, bureau construction War Production Board, Washing, 1940-1943. Honorary trustee Illinois Institute Technology, MacMurry College, U.Chgo., Museum Science and Industry.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Institute of Elctrical Engineering. Member Telephone Pioneers American (past international president), Western Society Engineer (former President), Chicago Club, Commercial Club.
Connections
Married Virginia Tincher, September 12, 1923.
