William Thomas Piper Sr. (8 January 1881 Knapps Creek, New York U.S. - 15 January 1970, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania) was an American airplane manufacturer, and founder, eponym, and 1st president of Piper Aircraft Corporation 1929-1970. He graduated from Harvard University in 1903, and became known as "the Henry Ford of Aviation". January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² or 54,556 square miles (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water... ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Lock Haven is a university in Pennsylvania. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Senators Arlen Specter (R) Rick Santorum (R) Official language(s) None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ... The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... Time Magazine, January 14, 1935 Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was the founder of the Henry Ford Motor Company which later became Cadillac and Ford Motor Company. ...

Piper fought in the Spanish-American War and World War One, in the later as a captain in the Corps of Engineers. The Spanish-American War took place in 1898, and resulted in the United States of America gaining control over the former colonies of Spain in the Caribbean and Pacific. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... United States Army Corps of Engineers logo The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is made up of some 34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women. ...

External links

• Army Aviation Association of America biography
• Find-A-Grave biography