Hal
P. Demuth retired
on July 31, 1967, with a total of 22 years active service:
4 years
during World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps and 18 years
with the Coast and Geodetic Survey and ESSA. He entered on
duty with the Coast and Geodetic Survey following his graduation
from the University of Colorado in 1949 with a degree in electrical
engineering, and spent the next several years on Seattle-based
ships and various geodetic field parties, with 1 year at the
University of Washington for graduate work. He was in charge
of the Officer Training Class in 1962, then Chief, Officer
Personnel. Shortly after ESSA was formed Commander Demuth
was assigned to the Systems Engineering Division, NESC, and
for the past year has been with ESSA's Office of Science and
Engineering. He is the first ESSA officer to retire voluntarily
with less than 30 years service.
Hal has accepted a position with an Alexandria firm; he and
Betty plan to remain in the Washington area.
ESSA Corps Bulletin, Vol 2, No. 1, 8/1/1967
