William Sloane Fonda, born in Canajoharie NY, dropped out of high school and lied about his age to join the Navy for the end of WWII. After the war, he got his GED and studied engineering on his own. He already had a gift for all things mechanical. He ended up working for Radioplane on the designs for the automatic and manual controls of the first manned space vehicles. He also worked on the fastest land vehicles and saved a test pilot by pulling him from a burning plane. After leaving Radioplane, he worked for Lockheed on the huge satellite dish at Vandenberg Air Force base. William and his wife Kay became members of the Neptune Society. (from family)
William Sloane Fonda, born in Canajoharie NY, dropped out of high school and lied about his age to join the Navy for the end of WWII. After the war, he got his GED and studied engineering on his own. He already had a gift for all things mechanical. He ended up working for Radioplane on the designs for the automatic and manual controls of the first manned space vehicles. He also worked on the fastest land vehicles and saved a test pilot by pulling him from a burning plane. After leaving Radioplane, he worked for Lockheed on the huge satellite dish at Vandenberg Air Force base. William and his wife Kay became members of the Neptune Society. (from family)
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