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Bob was raised in Homewood (a suburb of Birmingham), AL. He enrolled at Auburn for mechanical engineering, with particular interest in mechanical drawing. However, a change of heart led him to transfer to West Alabama University to study journalism.…

Bob was born in Northport, AL, in 1931, and frequently moved in his youth, getting involved with the Air Force, and getting degrees in both mechanical and aeronautical engineering from the University of Alabama. He went on to work with Boeing,…

Raised in Indiana, Bob was inspired into aviation by his uncles, and went to Purdue University for electrical engineering. However, his passion for aviation (and spaceflight) remained, and he would begin working in Huntsville in 1957 (beginning with…

Bob was raised in middle Tennessee. He entered the Navy in 1944, then went to college at Tennesee Tech (earning a BS in electrical engineering). Following work with the TVA, he would join the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (at Redstone Arsenal) in…

Bob was born in Chattanooga, TN, and lived in Oak Ridge during World War II. He enlisted in the Air Force out of high school, went to MTSU, then worked for the Force as a civilian for a brief time until he went to work at MSFC (in July 1960). He…

Robert (Bob) grew up in Birmingham, AL, and recieved his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama. Beginning in 1954, he found summer work in Huntsville; he would begin working full-time in the city in 1957, but would return to the…

Bob was born in Daytona Beach, and enlisted in the Army in 1950. He studied partly at the University of Florida, but completed his degree at Auburn in 1956. Following this, he worked for General Dynamics as a thermodynamic specialist on the B58.…

Bob was raised in Illinois, attending the University of Illinois for a bachelor's in ceramic engineering. He was drafted into the Korean War, and was sent to Redstone in Spring of 1951, being assigned to the material laboratory. After his service, he…

William "Bill" Vaughn explores his time with the space program. **NOTE**: Severe audio issues were present in the original recording; an edited version is presented, but may still be difficult to understand for some users.

Bill was primarily raised in Montgomery, AL. He would earn a degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech (although his studies were somewhat interrupted by World War II, when he served in the Army Air Force), and began work with the Navy in…