Carl B. Squier Explained

Carl Brown Squier
Birth Date:April 17, 1893
Birth Place:Decatur, Michigan, U.S.
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting Place:Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Nationality:American
Occupation:Aviation executive
Spouse:Lenna Squier (?–1938; her death)
June Knight (1949-1967) (his death)[1]

Carl Brown Squier (April 17, 1893 – November 5, 1967) was a World War I aviation pioneer and vice president of Lockheed Corporation. He sold Charles Lindbergh his Sirius airplane in 1931. He was the 13th licensed pilot in the United States.

Biography

Carl Brown Squier was born in Decatur, Michigan on April 17, 1893.[2]

Squier died of cancer in Los Angeles on November 5, 1967.[3] [4] He was buried in the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in Burbank, California.

Legacy

Squier was inducted into the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame on October 2, 2004.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Woman's Experience of Show Business Documented in June Knight Papers. May 12, 2011.
  2. [California Death Index]
  3. News: Ex-Lockheed Executive Carl B. Squier, 74, Dies. Was Credited With Saving Aircraft Firm From Fiscal Disaster During Depression. . . November 6, 1967 . 2009-10-31 . October 23, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023112139/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/511482922.html?dids=511482922:511482922&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+06,+1967&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Ex-Lockheed+Executive+Carl+B.+Squier,+74,+Dies&pqatl=google . dead .
  4. News: Carl B. Squier, 74, Early Flier, Dies. Lockheed Sales Executive Began as Barnstormer . . November 7, 1967 . 2009-10-31 .
  5. Web site: Carl B. Squier. Air Zoo. 2013-03-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308220910/http://www.airzoo.org/page.php?page_id=326. March 8, 2017. dead.