Don Wilson and Patty Thorpe-Wilson

Don Wilson and Patty Thorpe-Wilson

Don was born in Dora, AL, in 1934; he went to Auburn and studied chemical engineering. When he joined Thiokol, he worked as an engineer on the BOMAR program, as well as on the CASTOR program. He worked at the company for 37 years in total. Patty was born in Washington, DC, in 1946, and frequently moved in her youth. She worked on the Saturn I/IB project and around the nation, eventually settling at Thiokol in 1978. She worked in the chemistry building at first, and discusses her unique experiences there primary taking dictation and transcribing (eventually serving as the secretary for many prominent Thiokol employees). She also speaks on the quality of her experience at the company, and the post-Thiokol organization. The couple also discusses their personal relations and post-retirement activities.

University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama

2017-09-08

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Wilson, Don; and Thorpe-Wilson, Patty

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