Oral History of Coastal Engineering Activities in Southern California, 1930-1981,

Abstract

Report covers development of coastal projects by Corps of Engineers from Morro Bay to the Mexican Border. Content is narrative with excellent historical photography and is based on taped interviews with four prominent coastal engineers whose careers span from 1930-1981. Interviews with William Herron, Omar Lillevarg, Kenneth Peele and James Dunham were Transcribed and then edited for clarity and reader interest. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA175230

Entities

People

  • William Herron

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boats
  • Civil Engineering
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Construction
  • Drops
  • Engineers
  • Fish
  • Flood Control
  • Gases
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Navy
  • Ridges
  • Seabed
  • Terrain
  • Topography
  • Urban Areas
  • Water Supplies

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Military History
  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.