Ralph Elvin MULLENDORE
Ralph Mullendore, Christmas card photo
Kacie's Photography, 2017
Birth: 2 September 1910 in Trego, Washington County, Maryland
Death: 11 February 1999 in Ridgecrest, Kern County, California
Burial: 31 March 1999 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, Section 66, Site 3071
Headstone Text: RALPH / ELVIN / MULLENDORE / CDR / US NAVY / WORLD WAR II / SEP 2 1910 / FEB 11 1999
Parents: Harry Martin MULLENDORE and Atha Mary MULLENDORE (m. STINE)
Parents' Children:
Spouse: Mary Louise CUSICK
Marriage: 18 April 1936 in Washington, D.C.
Children:
Military Service: Served in the U.S. Marine Corp, and then as a U.S. Naval officer (rank of Commander), during World War II. He served in the Naval Reserve afterwards. Developed and patented an azimuth finder (a navigation aid used on Naval vessels).
Employment: He worked for the U.S. Census Bureau for 33 years (1951-1984). While there, he worked on what led to one of the world’s first computers known as UNIVAC I. He retired as a computer diagnostician and troubleshooter.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Ralph and Mary share a headstone in Section 66, Site 3071. His name and information is on the front of the headstone; her name and information is on the back.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#42237841), FamilySearch website (#LWFL-ZWZ), and family records.
m. = maiden name
Death: 11 February 1999 in Ridgecrest, Kern County, California
Burial: 31 March 1999 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, Section 66, Site 3071
Headstone Text: RALPH / ELVIN / MULLENDORE / CDR / US NAVY / WORLD WAR II / SEP 2 1910 / FEB 11 1999
Parents: Harry Martin MULLENDORE and Atha Mary MULLENDORE (m. STINE)
Parents' Children:
- Minnie Louise MULLENDORE
- Ralph Elvin MULLENDORE
- Audrey Jocelyn GROVES (m. MULLENDORE)
- Betty Jane HECHMER (m. MULLENDORE)
Spouse: Mary Louise CUSICK
Marriage: 18 April 1936 in Washington, D.C.
Children:
- Patricia D. BACZKIEWIEZ (m. MULLENDORE)
- Gregory Ralph MULLENDORE
Military Service: Served in the U.S. Marine Corp, and then as a U.S. Naval officer (rank of Commander), during World War II. He served in the Naval Reserve afterwards. Developed and patented an azimuth finder (a navigation aid used on Naval vessels).
Employment: He worked for the U.S. Census Bureau for 33 years (1951-1984). While there, he worked on what led to one of the world’s first computers known as UNIVAC I. He retired as a computer diagnostician and troubleshooter.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Ralph and Mary share a headstone in Section 66, Site 3071. His name and information is on the front of the headstone; her name and information is on the back.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#42237841), FamilySearch website (#LWFL-ZWZ), and family records.
m. = maiden name
