History of William Neil Ryan

William was a 2nd Lt., 61st A.A.C., in September 1940; transferred to A.A.F. in 1942; service in American, European and Pacific theaters. He graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in civil engineering. Later was a partner in the Plymouth Aero Company at Mettetal Airport, served as a minister, a dean of a college in Kentucky, developed (for the federal government) the new common high school practice of allowing various choices for English courses, and sold real estate until his retirement in 1986; he remarried (Valda Williams) and resides in Mobile, Alabama.