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George C. Martin | |
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| Born | May 16, 1910 |
| Died | May 21, 2003 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Aeronautical project engineer |
| Employer | The Boeing Company |
| Title | Vice president of engineering |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Martin |
| Children | Marian Martin Edith Martin Shreeve |
George Coleman Martin (May 16, 1910, Everett, Washington - May 21, 2003) was a project engineer on the Boeing B-47 and chief project engineer of the Boeing B-52. [1]
After graduating from Everett High School, Martin enrolled at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he majored in aeronautical engineering. While a student at Washington, he was inducted into the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society, and became a brother of the Alpha Kappa Lambda social fraternity. He graduated from Washington in 1931. [2]
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