Harry McConnel, an Idaho native, was born April 7, 1908, at Boise, a son of Walter H. and Bessie Vinson McConnel. He graduated from Caldwell High School in 1926, and attended the College of Idaho prior to going to Seattle in 1929. He married Gratia E. Altzier, also an Idaho native, on January 16, 1932, at Seattle.
Harry's introduction to a professional career in communications began as a radio operator on the Surveyor, a Coast Guard ship used for charting Alaskan waters. After five years on the ship, he spent two years as a Signal Corps radio operator in Ketchican, Alaska. By 1937, he found the budding field of airway communications callenging. The he was launched on a long and rewarding career as a contributing electronic engineer in the development of aeronautics and the current Federal Aviation Administration.
For local interest, it was a result of his recommendation that the FAA selected West Mountain near Cascade for its radar station to improve safety through the northern mountains. He served on four college advisory boards for electronic training while in Los Angeles.
Harry retired from government service after 33 years, the last ten of which were in the FAA's western regional office in Los Angeles as manager of the manpower and training branch. He and Gratia retired to Idaho, where they spent their summers. Their winters were spent in California. After buying a farm in Canyon County, he began a semi-retirement job in real estate,
Harry's introduction to a professional career in communications began as a radio operator on the Surveyor, a Coast Guard ship used for charting Alaskan waters. After five years on the ship, he spent two years as a Signal Corps radio operator in Ketchican, Alaska. By 1937, he found the budding field of airway communications callenging. The he was launched on a long and rewarding career as a contributing electronic engineer in the development of aeronautics and the current Federal Aviation Administration.
For local interest, it was a result of his recommendation that the FAA selected West Mountain near Cascade for its radar station to improve safety through the northern mountains. He served on four college advisory boards for electronic training while in Los Angeles.
Harry retired from government service after 33 years, the last ten of which were in the FAA's western regional office in Los Angeles as manager of the manpower and training branch. He and Gratia retired to Idaho, where they spent their summers. Their winters were spent in California. After buying a farm in Canyon County, he began a semi-retirement job in real estate,
Harry McConnel, an Idaho native, was born April 7, 1908, at Boise, a son of Walter H. and Bessie Vinson McConnel. He graduated from Caldwell High School in 1926, and attended the College of Idaho prior to going to Seattle in 1929. He married Gratia E. Altzier, also an Idaho native, on January 16, 1932, at Seattle.
Harry's introduction to a professional career in communications began as a radio operator on the Surveyor, a Coast Guard ship used for charting Alaskan waters. After five years on the ship, he spent two years as a Signal Corps radio operator in Ketchican, Alaska. By 1937, he found the budding field of airway communications callenging. The he was launched on a long and rewarding career as a contributing electronic engineer in the development of aeronautics and the current Federal Aviation Administration.
For local interest, it was a result of his recommendation that the FAA selected West Mountain near Cascade for its radar station to improve safety through the northern mountains. He served on four college advisory boards for electronic training while in Los Angeles.
Harry retired from government service after 33 years, the last ten of which were in the FAA's western regional office in Los Angeles as manager of the manpower and training branch. He and Gratia retired to Idaho, where they spent their summers. Their winters were spent in California. After buying a farm in Canyon County, he began a semi-retirement job in real estate,
Harry's introduction to a professional career in communications began as a radio operator on the Surveyor, a Coast Guard ship used for charting Alaskan waters. After five years on the ship, he spent two years as a Signal Corps radio operator in Ketchican, Alaska. By 1937, he found the budding field of airway communications callenging. The he was launched on a long and rewarding career as a contributing electronic engineer in the development of aeronautics and the current Federal Aviation Administration.
For local interest, it was a result of his recommendation that the FAA selected West Mountain near Cascade for its radar station to improve safety through the northern mountains. He served on four college advisory boards for electronic training while in Los Angeles.
Harry retired from government service after 33 years, the last ten of which were in the FAA's western regional office in Los Angeles as manager of the manpower and training branch. He and Gratia retired to Idaho, where they spent their summers. Their winters were spent in California. After buying a farm in Canyon County, he began a semi-retirement job in real estate,
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