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~lon~l Oecar c, Mai~r. 0-16096
Retention: Indefinite. No known renlacement in the AAJ.
Dut1e,: Chief, ~lectronic Plana Sootion, Electronic Subdivision.
Thi• officer should be retained in hie present aasignment due to the
back~round or knowledce and experience which he baa with reference to
electronic reaearch and develonment •• well aa meteorolocioal research
Pnd development and the ph7aict ot the upper air. Oolonel Maier hat
comoletP.d nll require~enta tor a Ph. D. de1ree froa the California
Institute of Technology excePt tor six month• reaidenc7. During the
n•)riod 1 l'ebruary 1945 to 1 Jllnua17 1946. Oolonel Maier had been
Commanding Officer of Watson Laboratories in charce ot retearch and
development of ground radar, radio and electronic• nqu1pment neculiar
to the Ar~ Air lorcet, previoua to which ~· waa in ooam&Dd ot
various Si,nal Corpa laboratories. Furthermore, he hat oomnlete
t"chnical knowledce and underetandlng of the "'::ro.1ech bein~t c&rried
on by l·iatson ll•boratoriea and 0111bridge 'field Station. which can onl7
be achieved b7 7eara of active participation in the actual research
and development of that particular type of electronic ground equipment.
O.oJ nnel KN'$~.ll.!a G, ~ftr. 0-18373.. «C •.• _~ ..
Retent1Qn: Indefinite. No known replacement in the AAr.
Duties; Assitant Chief, Electronic Plane Section, Electronic
Subdivision. This officer bat an extensive background and knowledge
in meteorological and electronic reiearch and development. He la a
graduate or M,I.T. in seteorolo17. Colonel Duf!7 v&e ll~iaon officer
from the OoiDJllanding General, AAF, to the Chief Signal Officer totdut7
in connection with meteorological equipment tor th~ period 1942-1~46.
During this oeriod he set up AAl requirement•, ttandards and training
programs for weather equipment and personall7 followed thit equipment
from the laboratories to ita introduction in all combat theaters.
From September 1946 to Januar,r 1947, Colonel Dut!7 WRI in charge of
apnlled nropagation of coapreaaional and a&«netio va•e• at Vataon
Laboratories. At the present time, Colonel Duff7 it monitorinl the
unnor air research prograa tor the AAr in addition to hie dutiee as
AsRi~tant Chief of the llftctronic Plane Section, With the Air lo~e
cornpetin~ against other aervicea in the upper air research proeraa,
guided m1eaile• and meteorologioal research, a comnetent, practical
and theoretical officer h oonddered euential in the Pb.nt s~cUon,
~1ectronic Subdivltion,
Colonel Ralnb L. Vaaatll. 0-2?3ia
Retentio~: Indefinite. lo known replacement in the AAl,
Dutlet: Chief of Onerationa tor Power Plant Laborator.y. In thit
capacity he ie responsible direotl7 to the Laborator,r Ohio! for the
nl~nntn~ and e~ecution o! the entire engine development program.
Specltically, he le resnonaible tor tuperv1t1on of the Rotating ~gine
Branch and the lon-lotating Encine Branch. In order to succesetull7
exAcute hh responllb111Uee, Oolonel Wa11ell autt ooordina\e and
approve the initiation ot all retearoh and development project• tor
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