Puffer Genealogy

PUFFER, William Clarence

PUFFER, William Clarence

Male 1933 - 2013  (79 years)

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  • Name PUFFER, William Clarence 
    Nickname Roddy 
    Birth 27 Sep 1933  Milan, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
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    Name William Roddy Puffer  [2
    Residence 1950  Higgins, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    _COLOR 11 
    Death 20 Jun 2013  Arlington, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial Arlington, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Arlington National Cemetery 
    Person ID I7660  Puffers
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2022 

    Father PUFFER, Theron Otto,   b. 6 Oct 1898, Fairgrove, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1994, Lansing, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Mother RODDY, Margaret\Marguerite Irene,   b. 20 May 1903, Sault Sainte Marie, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1977, Wyandotte, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 17 Oct 1919  Detroit, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Divorce 21 Feb 1944  Washtenaw County, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1950  Higgins, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F17233  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 SCHMIDT, Judith L.,   b. 18 May 1936, Evanston, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 2010, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 27 Oct 1956  Lakeside, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. PUFFER, Michael Douglas,   b. 30 May 1957, Lansing, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1997, Austin, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     3. Living
    Family ID F15551  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Living 
    Family ID F167  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

  • Photos 2 Photos

  • Notes 
    • He changed his name to William Roddy Puffer. His career with NASA spanned the pioneering years of America's space program. He joined NASA in 1962 as a security specialist in Houston, while the Manned Spacecraft Center (later renamed Johnson Space Center) was being built. Holder of NASA security credential number 001, Mr. Puffer worked through the early Mercury and Gemini spaceflight programs, culminating in the Apollo program and the landings on the moon. Mr. Puffer served as Chief of Security at Johnson Space Center until 1980, when he transferred to NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. at the beginning of the Space Shuttle program. He retired in 1989 as Director of Security for the agency.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1040] Puffer/Warren Family Histories, 1998.

    2. [S505] _US Public Records Index.

    3. [S1403] _1950 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S829] Virginia Death Records, 1912-2014.

    5. [S753] Michigan Marriage Records, 1867-1952.