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{{Short description|19/20th-century U.S. Navy engineer and cofounder of Boeing}} |
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|birth_date = December 30, 1879 |
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|birth_place = [[Corpus Christi, Texas]] |
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|education = Texas Military Institute, San Antonio, Texas, now [[:TMI — The Episcopal School of Texas|TMI Episcopal School of Texas]]; United States Naval Academy |
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'''George Conrad Westervelt''' (December 30, 1879 – March 15, 1956) was a [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] engineer who created the company "Pacific Aero Products Co." together with [[William Boeing]].<ref name="histlink">{{cite web | last = Crowley | first = Walt | title = William Boeing reportedly takes his first airplane ride on July 4, 1915. | work = Essay 367 | publisher = HistoryLink.org | date = 1998-11-22 | url = http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=367 | |
'''George Conrad Westervelt''' (December 30, 1879 – March 15, 1956) was a [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] engineer who created the company "Pacific Aero Products Co." together with [[William Boeing]].<ref name="histlink">{{cite web | last = Crowley | first = Walt | title = William Boeing reportedly takes his first airplane ride on July 4, 1915. | work = Essay 367 | publisher = HistoryLink.org | date = 1998-11-22 | url = http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=367 | access-date =2008-02-04}}</ref> Westervelt left the company in 1916 and Boeing changed the name of the company to the [[Boeing|Boeing Airplane Company]] the following year. |
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==Early life== |
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George Conrad Westervelt was born in [[Corpus Christi, Texas]] to GW Westervelt and Ida Florence DeRyee (DuRy) Westervelt. He attended |
George Conrad Westervelt was born in [[Corpus Christi, Texas]] to GW Westervelt and Ida Florence DeRyee (DuRy) Westervelt. He attended Corpus Christi Grammar School and Texas Military Institute, San Antonio, Texas.<ref>Aviation and aircraft journal, Volume 10, Gardner, Moffat Co., 1921, p. 432.</ref> |
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==Naval career== |
==Naval career== |
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Westervelt was a graduate of the [[United States Naval Academy]] and [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in naval engineering.<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=8023 HistoryLink.org |
Westervelt was a 1901 graduate of the [[United States Naval Academy]] and a 1908 graduate of the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in naval architecture and marine engineering.<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=8023 HistoryLink.org – Encyclopedia of Washington State History]</ref><ref>{{cite thesis |url=https://mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma990008462420106761&vid=01MIT_INST:MIT |title=Fuel oil tests on a forge furnace |first=George Conrad |last=Westervelt |date=1908 |publisher=Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |access-date=2023-08-11}}</ref> Until 1916 Westervelt was stationed on the west coast of the United States. In 1916 he was transferred to the east coast and headed the [[Naval Aircraft Factory]] in [[Philadelphia]] from 1921 to 1927.<ref name=autogenerated1>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Zq3Id7kS8pAC&pg=PA20 ''Wings for an Embattled China'', W. Langhorne Bond, James E. Ellis, via Google Books]</ref> Westervelt retired from the USN with the rank of [[Captain (naval)|Captain]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YFsIK0sjkw4C&pg=PA607 |title=Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps |date=January 1, 1949 |page=607 |publisher=Bureau of Naval Personnel |access-date=2023-08-11}}</ref> |
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==Aviation career== |
==Aviation career== |
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During his naval career Westervelt was also involved in naval aviation. Westervelt became friends with Boeing and worked with him on seaplanes |
During his naval career, Westervelt was also involved in naval aviation. Westervelt became friends with Boeing and worked with him on seaplanes, co-designing the [[Boeing Model 1]], and co-founded what would become [[The Boeing Company]]. He left Pacific Aero Products after 1916 after being transferred to the east coast by the USN. Westervelt was assigned by the Navy Bureau of Construction and Repair to work with [[Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company]] on the [[Curtiss NC]] float plane<ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f1BRAQAAMAAJ&q=%22C.+G.+Westervelt+Had+Charge%22&pg=PA579|title=The NC-4 Flying Boat|date=June 2, 1919|newspaper=Aerial Age Weekly|page=579|access-date=2018-04-20}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1 /> and later became vice-president with [[Curtiss-Wright]] following his retirement from the USN.<ref>[http://www.cnac.org/westervelt01.htm George Conrad Westervelt, Vice-President of Curtiss-Wright<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> From 1930 to 1931 Westervelt went to [[China]] to help out with the [[China National Aviation Corporation]].{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} |
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During [[World War II]], Westervelt was called back to active duty in April 1942 to manage military aircraft production by the [[Brewster Aeronautical Corporation]] until [[Henry J. Kaiser]] took over in 1943.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/151462984 |title=Not One Bomber Delivered, Navy Seizes Brewster Plant |date=April 22, 1942 |page=9 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=2023-08-11|id={{ProQuest|151462984}} }}</ref><ref name=obit/> |
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⚫ | Westervelt was married to Rieta Brabham Langhorne of [[Lynchburg, Virginia]], on December 20, 1927, and had two daughters, Sally Cary and Effie Eda.<ref>[http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/uva-sc/viu02839.document A Guide to the Papers of George Conrad Westervelt, 1936–1948]</ref> He retired from Curtiss-Wright and became chairman of the board of the Kentucky River Coal Corporation. Westervelt died in 1956 in [[Florida]], where he had a winter home at [[Jupiter Island, Florida|Jupiter Island]] and a ranch near [[Stuart, Florida]].<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=obit>{{cite web |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/03/16/86548641.pdf |title=G.C. Westervelt, Aviation Pioneer: Retired Navy Captain Who Designed First Craft to Fly Atlantic Is Dead |date=March 16, 1956 |page=23 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=2023-08-11}}</ref> |
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Westervelt is buried with military honors at [[Arlington National Cemetery]] in [[Washington, DC]].<ref>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14859543 Capt George Conrad Westervelt (1879 - 1956) - Find A Grave Memorial<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Westervelt is buried with military honors at [[Arlington National Cemetery]] near [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>[https://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=594861 Together We Served]</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[William Boeing]] |
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* [[Boeing Model 1]] - first seaplane worked on by B&W and designed by Westervelt and Boeing |
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Latest revision as of 02:54, 30 October 2023
George Conrad Westervelt | |
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Born | December 30, 1879 |
Died | March 15, 1956 Florida, US | (aged 76)
Burial place | Arlington National Cemetery |
Education | Texas Military Institute, San Antonio, Texas, now TMI Episcopal School of Texas; United States Naval Academy |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States Naval Academy |
Occupation(s) | naval engineering, aircraft executive, corporate troubleshooter |
Known for | Aircraft industry |
Title | Co-Founder of Boeing Company |
Spouse |
Rieta Brabham Langhorne
(m. 1927; died 1956) |
Children | 2 |
Military career | |
Nickname(s) | Scrappy |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1901–1927 1942–1943 |
Rank | Captain |
Commands held | Naval Aircraft Factory |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
George Conrad Westervelt (December 30, 1879 – March 15, 1956) was a U.S. Navy engineer who created the company "Pacific Aero Products Co." together with William Boeing.[1] Westervelt left the company in 1916 and Boeing changed the name of the company to the Boeing Airplane Company the following year.
Early life[edit]
George Conrad Westervelt was born in Corpus Christi, Texas to GW Westervelt and Ida Florence DeRyee (DuRy) Westervelt. He attended Corpus Christi Grammar School and Texas Military Institute, San Antonio, Texas.[2]
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Westervelt was a 1901 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a 1908 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in naval architecture and marine engineering.[3][4] Until 1916 Westervelt was stationed on the west coast of the United States. In 1916 he was transferred to the east coast and headed the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia from 1921 to 1927.[5] Westervelt retired from the USN with the rank of Captain.[6]
Aviation career[edit]
During his naval career, Westervelt was also involved in naval aviation. Westervelt became friends with Boeing and worked with him on seaplanes, co-designing the Boeing Model 1, and co-founded what would become The Boeing Company. He left Pacific Aero Products after 1916 after being transferred to the east coast by the USN. Westervelt was assigned by the Navy Bureau of Construction and Repair to work with Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company on the Curtiss NC float plane[7][5] and later became vice-president with Curtiss-Wright following his retirement from the USN.[8] From 1930 to 1931 Westervelt went to China to help out with the China National Aviation Corporation.[citation needed]
During World War II, Westervelt was called back to active duty in April 1942 to manage military aircraft production by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation until Henry J. Kaiser took over in 1943.[9][10]
Personal life[edit]
Westervelt was married to Rieta Brabham Langhorne of Lynchburg, Virginia, on December 20, 1927, and had two daughters, Sally Cary and Effie Eda.[11] He retired from Curtiss-Wright and became chairman of the board of the Kentucky River Coal Corporation. Westervelt died in 1956 in Florida, where he had a winter home at Jupiter Island and a ranch near Stuart, Florida.[3][10]
Westervelt is buried with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ Crowley, Walt (1998-11-22). "William Boeing reportedly takes his first airplane ride on July 4, 1915". Essay 367. HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
- ^ Aviation and aircraft journal, Volume 10, Gardner, Moffat Co., 1921, p. 432.
- ^ a b HistoryLink.org – Encyclopedia of Washington State History
- ^ Westervelt, George Conrad (1908). Fuel oil tests on a forge furnace (Thesis). Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ a b Wings for an Embattled China, W. Langhorne Bond, James E. Ellis, via Google Books
- ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Bureau of Naval Personnel. January 1, 1949. p. 607. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ "The NC-4 Flying Boat". Aerial Age Weekly. June 2, 1919. p. 579. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ George Conrad Westervelt, Vice-President of Curtiss-Wright
- ^ "Not One Bomber Delivered, Navy Seizes Brewster Plant". The Washington Post. April 22, 1942. p. 9. ProQuest 151462984. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ a b "G.C. Westervelt, Aviation Pioneer: Retired Navy Captain Who Designed First Craft to Fly Atlantic Is Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. March 16, 1956. p. 23. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ A Guide to the Papers of George Conrad Westervelt, 1936–1948
- ^ Together We Served
- 1879 births
- 1956 deaths
- People from Corpus Christi, Texas
- TMI Episcopal alumni
- United States Naval Academy alumni
- Military personnel from Texas
- MIT School of Engineering alumni
- American naval architects
- Aircraft designers
- Boeing people
- United States Navy personnel of World War I
- United States Navy captains
- Businesspeople in aviation
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- Burials at Arlington National Cemetery