Background
Babcock, Willis was born on May 31, 1922 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Barney and Helen (Reuter) Babcock.
Babcock, Willis was born on May 31, 1922 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Barney and Helen (Reuter) Babcock.
Student, Northland College, 1941—1942. Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1945—1948. Student, Cornell University, 1948.
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Century University, 1982.
Chief engineer Domestic Engine and Pump Company, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, 1948—1953. Chief engineer Research and Development Aurora Pump Company, Illinois, 1953—1959. Vice president engineering, executive vice president and general manager Carver Pump Company, Muscatine, Iowa, 1959—1963, consultant, 1963—1964.
Chief engineer Mission Valve & Pump Company, Houston, 1964—1966. Director research and development Mechanical Equipment Company, New Orleans, 1966—1968. Program manager Battelle Northwest Laboratories, Richland, Washington, 1968—1971.
Senior project engineer Emco Wheaton Inc., Conneant, Ohio, 1971—1972. Chief engineer Sta-Rite Industries, Inc., Delavan, Wisconsin, 1972—1977. Manager engineering Wayne Home Equipment Company, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1977—1980.
With Rockwell International, Richland, Washington, since 1980. With United States Army, 1942-1945.
Baptism is an act of full immersion following Christ’s example. lieutenant should be undertaken by spiritually matured individuals capable to understand its profound significance: resurrection to new life.
Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, National Society Professional Engineers.
Married Elizabeth Anne Zimmerman, September 26, 1947. Children: Rudolph, Kathryn, Willis West., Gregory, Janet, Deborah.
