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Stan Burriss was born on July 15, 1910, in New York City. He received a B.S.
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Navy Meritorious Public Service Award. Stan Burriss had a crowded lifetime of technical and management accomplishments, but the most significant was his contribution to the creation of the Fleet Ballistic Missile, the several generations of Polaris, Poseidon, and now Trident.
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Second, the world enjoys peace today because men like Stan Burriss lived and worked to deter war. Rear Admiral Robert Wertheim said, "None of our industrial teammates contributed more to the success of the Polaris program than Stan Burriss.
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26 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES living memorial to this dedicated American, businessman, and scientist. " Admiral Levering Smith said, "We mourn the loss of a teammate who was a pioneer in every field he entered....
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