by James S.
Just out of college, I joined the Glenn L.
Martin Company in 1950, as a junior electronic engineer in the electronics department.
My first assignment was as a designer on an air-to-air guided air missile when
none existed. It was the Oriole missile. I subsequently worked on a wide range
of guided missiles and was co-inventor of a unique guidance system for a Marine
Corps surface-to-surface missile. I was one of the approximately 250 people who
transferred to Denver to start the Titan ICBM program. I was in the systems
engineering organization. We built the Titan program to over ten thousand at
its peak. I resigned from Martin in 1961. My time with Martin was very
interesting, rewarding and fun!
