Helium Through W.W.‘s I and II

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Naval Engineers JournalVolume 77, Issue 5 p. 733-738 Helium Through W.W.‘s I and II CAPTAIN GARLAND FULTON, CAPTAIN GARLAND FULTON U.S.N. Retired The author was born in University, Mississippi, graduated in the class of 1912 from the U. S. Naval Academy. After a two-year tour of sea duty, he entered the Navy's Construction Corps and pursued graduate work in Naval Architecture at M.I.T., from which he received a Master's Degree in 1916. Upon graduation he served two years at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. In May 1918, he requested and was assigned to aeronautical engineering duties as an assistant in the mushrooming Aviation Section of the Bureau of Construction and Repair. Until 1940, when Captain Fulton retired from naval service, he was continuously on aeronautical engineering duties. Few men can claim such a record. During the 22 years of his intimate association with naval aviation, he witnessed the steady impact of engineering achievement and technological progress. It was a period of experimentation, frustration, success and failure. When the Navy endorsed lighter-than-air ships, he spent two years, 1922–1924, at the Zeppelin plant in Germany as representative during the construction of the “Los Angeles.” In 1935 he was transferred from the status of the Naval Constructor to that of “Aeronautical Duty Only,” one of the first officers to be so designated. At the end of 1940, he voluntarily retired with the rank of Captain and became associated with shipbuilding, concerned primarily with ship rehabilitation for service during World War II. An author of various articles and a member of distinguished professional organizations, not least among them, a Fellow of the Institute of Aerospace Sciences, he has seen in his life the growth of naval aviation from a minor beginning to the wonders of space-age aeronautics. Half of the history of naval aviation coincides with his service, 1918–1940. He was an active participant; he lived it. And he knows, as few do, the history of those early and formative years.Search for more papers by this author CAPTAIN GARLAND FULTON, CAPTAIN GARLAND FULTON U.S.N. Retired The author was born in University, Mississippi, graduated in the class of 1912 from the U. S. Naval Academy. After a two-year tour of sea duty, he entered the Navy's Construction Corps and pursued graduate work in Naval Architecture at M.I.T., from which he received a Master's Degree in 1916. Upon graduation he served two years at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. In May 1918, he requested and was assigned to aeronautical engineering duties as an assistant in the mushrooming Aviation Section of the Bureau of Construction and Repair. Until 1940, when Captain Fulton retired from naval service, he was continuously on aeronautical engineering duties. Few men can claim such a record. During the 22 years of his intimate association with naval aviation, he witnessed the steady impact of engineering achievement and technological progress. It was a period of experimentation, frustration, success and failure. When the Navy endorsed lighter-than-air ships, he spent two years, 1922–1924, at the Zeppelin plant in Germany as representative during the construction of the “Los Angeles.” In 1935 he was transferred from the status of the Naval Constructor to that of “Aeronautical Duty Only,” one of the first officers to be so designated. At the end of 1940, he voluntarily retired with the rank of Captain and became associated with shipbuilding, concerned primarily with ship rehabilitation for service during World War II. An author of various articles and a member of distinguished professional organizations, not least among them, a Fellow of the Institute of Aerospace Sciences, he has seen in his life the growth of naval aviation from a minor beginning to the wonders of space-age aeronautics. Half of the history of naval aviation coincides with his service, 1918–1940. He was an active participant; he lived it. And he knows, as few do, the history of those early and formative years.Search for more papers by this author First published: October 1965 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-3584.1965.tb05009.x AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume77, Issue5October 1965Pages 733-738 RelatedInformation