Oliver Clark “Ollie” Boileau, Jr.
3/31/1927 – 7/27/2007
Branch: Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Dates: 1944 – 1946
Conflicts/Significant Events: WW II Japan to an outstanding stellar career in the aerospace industry, directing projects from the Lunar Rover to the B2 stealth bomber
He was the retired President of Boeing Aerospace Company, General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was born in Camden and received a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania after serving in the Navy. He later received a Master’s degree in Industrial Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He began his career in national defense in 1951 at RCA in Camden, NJ, where he worked on aircraft electronics. After RCA, he joined Boeing in Seattle, WA, where he directed work on a number of space and military projects, including the Lunar Rover and the Minuteman missile program. He was named to head the Boeing Aerospace Company, the military and space arm of Boeing, in 1973. In 1980, he left Boeing to be President and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of General Dynamics, in St. Louis, MO. He was there for nine years and decided to retire. However, he soon discovered that retirement was not for him and when the Northrop Corporation in Southern California called, he went back to work and led the B2 Stealth-Bomber program. He retired as President of Northrop Grumman in 1995.
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