Person:Gerard Fridsma (1)
Gerard Fridsma
b.1 May 1936 New Jersey, United States
d.31 Mar 1995 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Gerard Fridsma1936 - 1995
  2. Nicholas B. Fridsma1938 - 1986
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Gerard Fridsma1936 - 1995
  • W.  Joan Pruiksma (add)
m. 21 Jun 1958
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Facts and Events
Name Gerard Fridsma
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3] 1 May 1936 New Jersey, United States
Census[3] 1940 Clifton, Passaic, New Jersey, United States
Marriage 21 Jun 1958 Haledon, NJto Joan Pruiksma (add)
Death[1][2] 31 Mar 1995 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States

No middle name. Hydrodynamics Engineer at Davidson Laboratories, Hoboken NJ. Graduate of Eastern Christian High School, and Stevens Institute of Technology. Adjunct professor at Stevens Institute of Technology. Tested early prototypes of Hydrofoil vehicles for the US Military, and tested the Apollo mission splashdown module uprighting balloon system. Pictured at work in Time Life book, "Ships". Did groundbreaking research on submarine coning motion simulation for General Dynamics, Electric Boat Division, Groton CT. Did testing for the Dennis Connor "Stars and Stripes" hull and keel for the America's Cup races of 1994, at David Taylor Naval Basin, Washington DC area.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 SSN: 135-28-3100, in Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).

    Gerard Fridsma

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996. (Online database: Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, 1998)
    1995.

    Gerard Fridsma

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Passaic, New Jersey, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    1940.

    Nicholas Fridsma, 40
    Bertha Fridsma, 30
    Gerard Fridsma, 3

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