WOODROW WILSON KORTUM (son of Jacob F. Kortum --- Spanish American War)
Woodrow was born November 25, 1912 in Manning, Iowa, and died February 23, 1999 in San Diego, California. He married Margie Thompson and they have two children: Kathleen and Robert.

Notes for WOODROW WILSON KORTUM:
Served with the Department of the Navy, beginning in November 1946 when accepting a position at the Advance Base Depot, Port Hueneme, as a temporary railroad conductor, working at this position almost one year before being laid off due to a reduction in force.

In 1956 he returned to civil service as an electronics mechanic in the Technical Service Department, Electronics Shops Division, Naval Air Missile Test Center, Point Mugu.
During the next three years he was often detailed as a member of the special CORVUS Task Group to San Nicolas Island (SNI).

In 1960 he was promoted to electronics technician and transferred to the Range Operations Department, Test Communications Division on SNI. Two years later he was promoted to GS-11, Electronics Maintenance Technician (Radio).
In 1967 he was promoted to supervisor and worked in various key positions including microwave, command destruct and fixed ground radio wireless remote control systems. Since 1973 he had been supervisor in charge of all radio frequency communication functions on SNI.