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[[image]] Captain Ralph S. Barnaby, U.S.N. President Soaring Society of America [Left Column] Captain Ralph S. Barnaby, President of Soaring Society of America, has had a long and interesting career in the field of aeronautics. In 1909 he designed, built and flew his first glider. He holds the No. 1 Soaring Certificate issued by the National Aeronautic Association under Authority of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale for his soaring flight of 15 minutes, 6 seconds, along the sand dunes of Cape Cod during the summer of 1929. On January 31, 1930 he made the first glider flight from a dirigible balloon, being launched from the U.S. Navy's rigid airship "Los Angeles." The first National Soaring Contest, in 1930, found Captain Barnaby a contestant, and he has officiated at several others. He was one of the founders and original directors of the Soaring Society of America, and was its second president, serving in this capacity during 1935 and 1936, and again in 1940. Captain Barnaby is a naval aviator, private pilot, Fellow of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, and a past 1st Vice President of the "Early Birds" (the association of pioneers aviators who soloed before December 17, 1916). At present he is Commanding Officer, Naval Aircraft Modification Unit, Johnsville, Pa. On March 16, 1946, Captain Barnaby received the medal for service as set forth in the following citation: "For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, Naval Aircraft Modification Unit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from June 1944 to August, 1945. Displaying exceptional foresight, judgement and professional ability Captain Barnaby rendered invaluable service in the production of aeronautical equipment and special weapons for immediate use by the combat forces and by his fine technical skill and tireless efforts, contributed materially to the success of our forces in carrying out sustained operations to force the capitulation of our enemies. His conscientious devotion to the varied and complex duties of his assignment reflects the highest credit upon Captain Barnaby and the United States Naval Service." Officers and Directors, Soaring Society of America CAPTAIN RALPH S. BARNABY .................................President WOLFGANG B. KLEMPERER ...............................Vice President BEN SHUPACK .........................................Vice President EMIL LEHECKA .............................................Treasurer CHARLES H. GALE ..........................................Secretary Ralph S. Barnaby, Commanding Officer, Aircraft Modification Unit, Johnsville, Pa.; Taylor W. Boyer, Engineer, Manufacturing and Development Division, All American Aviation, Inc., Wilmington, Del.; William Breigleb, President and Chief Engineer, Breigleb Aircraft Co., Van Nuys, Cal.; J. Shelly Charles, Captain, Eastern Airlines, Inc., Atlanta, Ga.; Stanley Corcoran, Corcoran Hobby Craft Corp., Chicago, Ill.; Alexis Dawydoff, Gliding & Soaring Service, Inc., Ellenville Glider Port, Ellenville, N.Y.; Charles H. Gale, Public Relations Counsel, Charles H. Gale Associates, New York, N.Y.; Wesley Hammond, Industrial Arts and Glider and Instructor, York Central School, Retsof, N.Y.; Wolfgang Klemperer, Research Engineer, Douglas Aircraft Co., Santa Conica, Cal.; John W. Laister, President and General Manager, Laister-Kauffman Aircraft Corp., St. Louis, Mo.; Parker Leonard, Engineer, Ludington-Griswold, Inc., Saybrook, Conn.;Emil Lehecka, Instructor, Manhattan High School of Aviation Trades, New York, N.Y.; August Raspet, Consulting Physicist, Locust Valley, N.Y.; John Robinson, Robinson Rate-of-Climb Indicator Mfg. Co., Altadena, Cal.; Arthur Schultz, Chief Engineer, All American Aviation, Inc., Wilmington, Del.; Ernest Schweizer, President and Chief Engineer, Schweizer Aircraft Corp., Elmira, N.Y.; Paul Schweizer, Vice President and General Manager, Schweizer Aircraft Corp., Elmira, N.Y.; Ben Shupack, Science Instructor, Brooklyn High School, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Stanley Smith, Engineer, Bell Aircraft Corp., Buffalo, N.Y.; Floyd Sweet, Major, Chief, Glider Section, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.
