William Wallace Patton

Background

Patton, William Wallace was born on May 25, 1923 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Son of William Wallace Senior and Mary Lombard (Magoun) Patton. came to the United States 1924.

Education

Bachelor, Cornell Univercity, 1945; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford (California) U., 1959.

Career

Geologist, United States Geological Survey, Washington, 1948-1951; geologist, United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, 1951-1990; assistant chief Alaska branch, United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, 1990-1991; scientist emeritus, United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, since 1992.

Achievements

• William Wallace Patton has been listed as a noteworthy Research geologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Marine Corps, 1943-1945. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society of America. Member American Association Petroleum Geologists, American Geophysical Union.

Connections

Married Margaret Ellen Braidwood, January 13, 1951. Children: James K., Amelia Patton Haworth, Elizabeth Reid.

Father:

William Wallace Senior Patton

Mother:

Mary Lombard (Magoun) Patton

Spouse:

Margaret Ellen Braidwood

child:

Amelia Patton Haworth Patton

child:

James K. Patton

child:

Elizabeth Reid Patton