Albert Lincoln “Link” Washburn

Birth: 15 Jun 1911
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death: 30 Jan 2007 (aged 95)
Bellevue, King County, Washington, USA
Burial: Nemasket Hill Cemetery

Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 41.90437, Longitude: -70.9034
Plot: Prospect Ave, overlooking river
Memorial ID: 143121148 View Source

The picture of him as a young boy was on a 1922 passport. (Thanks to contributor #48649629)

For a wonderful story of Professor Washburn's life and adventures copy and paste this into your Internet browser:

http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic60-2-212.pdf

Second Lieutenant
Technical Officer,Fort William Henry Harrison (attached FSSF)
born 15.6.1911
son of Albert Henry and Florence (nee Lincoln) Washburn
spent 8 years of childhood in Austria
academic geological research in Arctic
US Olympic Ski Team 1936
US Army in WW2
Arctic Institute of North America 1945-50
member,Arctic Research Commission
graduated Dartmouth College (AB in Geology)
Intelligence Officer,ADTIC (Arctic,Desert,Tropic Information Center) (USAF)
Director of US Army Snow,Ice and Permafrost Research Establishment (SIPRE)
Professor of Geology,University of Washington 1967
married Barbara Tahoe Talbot 1935 (1911-2007) (2 daughters Nuna and Sila,1 son Land)