Water Resources: Hydraulics and Hydrology
going on in Los Angeles, those who were involved in the war went across overseas.
So they weren't staying around very long?
A:
No. When Wyman came, he talked to another engineer who was in the district, who was
in charge of hydrology. I forget his name also. He accepted and went to London. I got
word later on that everything worked out all right, and he was promoted to major. But
his wife stayed in the Los Angeles area, and we'd see her now and then. Finally, word
got around that the two had separated, and that he wasn't going to come back. Later, he
married a German woman.
So he stayed in Europe after the war?
A:
That's the last I heard.
Angeles District Personnel
Is there anything else about the people you worked with in Los Angeles District that you'd
like to mention--you have mentioned Jobes.
A:
Yes.
You mentioned Dick Eaton and Jack Tyler. Any other people with whom you worked
who went on to have significant careers in the Corps of Engineers?
A:
Let me see. Jack Tyler was a reserve officer. Dick Eaton was recruited as a civilian
engineer, and Jimmy Jobes was a reserve officer who was recruited. He served a couple
of years in the Army, and then he came back to the Los Angeles District as a civilian
employee.
got some names here. Let me run them by you, and see if you can remember them.
A:
All right.
You have already mentioned Harry Thompson.
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