Kimball, Leo B. (Leo Barnum), 1896-1977

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Resident of New Haven, Conn.; served with U.S. Air Corps in France during World War I; from 1926-1940 served as vice-president in charge of research at Fuel Development Corporation in New York City, manufacturers of ANILOL, a fuel additive used for airplanes; from 1928-1929 also served as president of Kimball Aircraft Corporation, Naugatuck, Conn.; during World War II was senior engineer at Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C., and also a member of the Civil Air Patrol; from 1950-1961 worked for AVCO Corporation and by 1961 was appointed dean of the Northeast Institute of Technology in New Haven.

From the description of Leo Barnum Kimball papers, 1911-1977. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 605066022

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Birth 1896

Death 1977

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