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George Conrad Westervelt
19/20th-century U.S. Navy engineer and cofounder of Boeing / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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George Conrad Westervelt | |
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![]() Cmdr. G. C. Westervelt | |
Born | December 30, 1879 |
Died | March 15, 1956(1956-03-15) (aged 76) Florida, US |
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 |
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Years of service | 1901–1927 1942–1943 |
Rank | ![]() |
Commands held | Naval Aircraft Factory |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
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