DR. WILLIS A. GIBBON, 79; PIONEER IN RUBBER RESEARCH

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000200080002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 5, 1998
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 31, 1957
• Content Type: NSPR

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o .Washington to work in the doctorate, in science by Wes-
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joined U.S. Rubber. Ka
master's in 1911 and a Ph.D. 1 Dr. Gibbons was a lmember:
from Cornell in 1912
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New York City. He received man American Mission sent ington,
Na bachelor's degree from Wes- to the Soviet Union to study
leyan University in loin t
sur- member or a technical com- ulvi~ing are his wife, the
ing rubber vulcanization and mittee of the Office of Rub. former Stella Hopewell, and
the manufacture of rubber her Reserve for the Recon- two daughters, Virginia;
thread. struction Finance Corporation Mrs. Doro thy Cooke, and and
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a Pioneer in rubber researc :men serv`d the Central Tn-1was leyan
t~icenive esid where he ent of the
who played an important the
rol; telligence Agency from 1931-1 board in 9501 and, at his
in the development of th il until his retirement in 1959, at death, a trustee.
ndustry, died Sunday at his! which time he was awarded
home, 5240 Loughboro rd. nw.,, the Distinguished Intelligence, Dr. Gibbons teas president
after a heart attack. Medal by the Agency of t he \ew York Acaden7 out Dr. Gibbons held more than I standing achievement and dis. _ Y of
+Scicnccs in 1951. Hc' also
0 patents in the field of rub- tinguisl~ed service. 'eed on various advisory'
er technology and was direc- During World War I Dr, ~ `'orriltees of . the 1Tation s
or of research for the U.S. Gibbons Was assistant ~mill. ResearcearchCouncil and 'was.
ubber ,Co. from 1928 until Lary attache at the American Lnn
952. His major contributions Embassy in London. s chairman of the Division of
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included latex dipping of tire In World War II, he was a Research arch of tiie Council.
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