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Family tree▼ Facts and Events
Gayle Garnet Varner was the son of Clyde Varner and Minnie Louise Hadley. He was born 13 Jan 1916 in Clay County, Indiana.S1 Gayle had two siblings, an older brother, Garrett, and a younger sister, Evelyn. Gayle lived as a child in Jasonville in Greene County, and later attended Bloomington High School in Bloomington, Monroe County. He graduated in 1933 and went into the Indiana National Guard with an underage enlistment. He was transfered from the Guard to the U.S. Navy in 1934. He served in the Navy for over 20 years, including service during WWII and the Korean War. He rose to the rank of Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Structures (AMS)N2, and retired from the Navy on 1 Jul 1954. After retirement he later received a Warrant, becoming a Chief Warrant Officer W-2 in Apr 1963 for 30 year retirement.N3
On retiring from the Navy in 1954, Gayle went on to work as an engineer for various companies making aircraft and propulsion systems for rockets. He participated in projects for the Air Force and NASA including the X-20 Dyna-Soar project, the Apollo project, and Skylab.
In 1971, Gayle and his wife became members of the Bahá'í Faith, and he remained an active Bahá'í for the remainder of his life.
Gayle passed away on 27 Feb 1988 in Kennewick, Washington, and was buried in Pasco.
Employment
| Employment record for Gayle Varner S2
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| From
| To
| Place
| Employer
| Position
| Notes
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| 1933
| 1934
| Indiana
| Indiana National Guard
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| underage enlistment
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| 1934
| 1 Jul 1954
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| U.S. Navy
| Non-commissioned
| Final rate: Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Structures (AMS)
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| Mar 1958
| Jan 1962
| Sunnyvale, CA
| Lockheed Missile & Space Corp.
| Experimental Missile Mechanic and Liaison Engineer
| Polaris missile (SLBM)
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| Jan 1962
| May 1962
| records, Santa Barbara, CA
| American Machine and Foundry
| Hydraulics test engineer
| Titan I missile [probably silos]
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| May 1962
| Nov 1962
| Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc, CA
| Lockheed Missile & Space Corp.
| Liaison Engineer
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| Nov 1962
| Feb 1963
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| unemployed
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| Feb 1963
| Feb 1966
| Sunnyvale, CA and Kennedy Space Center, FL
| United Technology Center, United Aircraft Corp.
| Assistant Production Engineer; Design Engineer and Maintenance Foreman
| Titan IIIC launch vehicle
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| Feb 1966
| Oct 1967
| Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc, CA
| Federal Electric Corporation (ITT)
| Branch supervisor - shops
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| Oct 1967
| Jun 1970
| Kennedy Space Center, FL
| Bendix Corp. - Bendix Launch Support Division
| Engineering specialist
| Apollo program, Saturn V
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| Jun 1970
| Aug 1970
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| unemployed
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| Aug 1970
| Dec 1972
| Livermore, CA
| City of Livermore
| Maintenance Mechanic
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| Dec 1972
| Dec 1972
| Orlando, FL
| Unifac Corporation
| Metalsmith
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| Jan 1973
| Jul 1973
| Kennedy Space Center, FL
| Boeing Corporation
| Temporary classification
| Skylab
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| Jul 1973
| Aug 1973
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| unemployed
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| En route to California, with a visit to Indiana; vacation
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| Aug 1973
| 1975
| San Jose, CA
| FMC Corporation
| Engineering observer
| XM800T Armored Reconnaissance Scout Vehicle; XM 723 MICV
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Residences
| Residences of Gayle Varner and family between 1958 and 1975 S2
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| From
| To
| Address
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| Nov 1958
| Mar 1961
| 12350 Goleta Ave., Saratoga, CA [Map]
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| Mar 1961
| Jan 1962
| 118 Walnut St., Sunnyvale, CA [Map]
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| Jan 1962
| Apr 1962
| trailer park on Capitol Blvd., Boise, ID
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| Apr 1962
| Nov 1962
| Loudens Trailer Court, Oceano[6] (probably on Cienaga St., CA Hwy 1)
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| Nov 1962
| Jul 1964
| Fairoaks Trailer Park, Sunnyvale, CA
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| Jul 1964
| Nov 1964
| 2 Forrell, Titusville, FL [Map]
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| Nov 1964
| Feb 1966
| 2350 Middlecoff Ct., Titusville, FL [Map]
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| Feb 1966
| Aug 1966
| 925 Anthony Way, Lompoc, CA [Map]
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| Aug 1966
| Oct 1967
| 912 Loquat Ct., Lompoc, CA [Map]
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| Oct 1967
| Apr 1969
| 4441 Longbow Dr., Titusville, FL [Map]
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| Apr 1969
| Sep 1969
| 283 Briarwood Lane, Titusville, FL[7] [Map]
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| Sep 1969
| Jun 1970
| 3015 Rosemarie Dr., Titusville, FL [Map]
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| Jun 1970
| Aug 1970
| 512 Maple St., Santa Cruz, CA [Map]
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| Aug 1970
| Apr 1971
| 2652 Kennedy St., Livermore, CA [Map]
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| Apr 1971
| Dec 1972
| 637 Oriole Ave. Livermore, CA [Map]
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| Dec 1972
| Jan 1973
| 1255 Overlook Terrace, Titusville, FL [Map]
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| Jan 1973
| Jul 1973
| Lake Louise Estates, Route 6, Box 989-DC, Bithlo, FL
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| Jul 1973
| Aug 1973
| Moving from Florida to California. Vacation with a visit to Indiana.
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| Aug 1973
| Nov 1973
| 3326 Cashdan Ct., Santa Clara, CA [Map]
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| Nov 1973
| 1975
| 2907 Suttergate Way, San Jose, CA [Map]
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Later residences
The Varner family moved to Bloomington, Indiana to be with Gayle's elderly mother from 1975 to 1977. In the winter of 1977, they moved to Douglas, Arizona on the Mexican border for two years. From 1979 to the summer of 1980, they lived in Tucson, Arizona. After their last children graduated from high school, Mr. and Mrs. Varner moved to Grover City (now Grover Beach), California and to the coast of Oregon. For several years they served as caretakers of the Baha'i Center in San Diego, CA. Gayle's last residence was in Kennewick, Washington.
Pedigree
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Birth certificate of Gayle Garnet Varner, in Certificate of Birth of Gayle Garnet Varner, Primary quality.
- Employment and Residence List, in Form DD 48 Employment and Residence Information for Gayle Varner, Primary quality.
- ↑ lymphatic cancer
- Serial No. 291-41-79
- File no. 416393
- ↑ The document says Oceana, which is incorrect.
- ↑ The address is likely 2830 Briarwood.
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