Gorrell, Edgar Staley
in American National Biography Online
January 1999; p ublished online February 2000 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Transport Technology and Trades; Transport; Cognition and Behavioural Neuroscience; Engineering and Technology; Military History; Land Forces and Warfare. 1149 words.
Gorrell, Edgar Staley (03 February 1891–05 March 1945), aviator and industrialist, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Charles Edgar Gorrell, a carpenter, and Pamelia Smith. He...
Schroeder, Rudolph William
in American National Biography Online
January 1999; p ublished online February 2000 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Transport Technology and Trades; Transport; Cognition and Behavioural Neuroscience; Military History; Land Forces and Warfare. 1084 words.
Schroeder, Rudolph William (14 August 1886–29 December 1952), aviation and flight safety pioneer, was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of John August Schroeder and Nora Ann Reidy. Little...
