Wally Kinnan
| Henry Wallace Kinnan | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "The Weatherman" |
| Born |
March 7, 1919 Crooksville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 22, 2002 (aged 83) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
|
| Service/branch |
 United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force
|
| Years of service | 1942–1953 |
| Rank |
 Captain
|
| Unit | 57 Strategic Reconnaissance 59th Weather Wing 429th Bombardment Squadron |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Sicily |
| Awards |
Purple Heart Air Medal Prisoner of War Medal |
| Relations | Lt Gen Timothy A. Kinnan David E. Kinnan, Esq. |
| Other work | Meteorologist, Television Personality, Weatherman |
Henry Wallace "Wally" Kinnan (March 7, 1919 – November 22, 2002) was a decorated World War II hero, also was one of the first well known U.S. pioneer television broadcast meteorologists. Kinnan held American Meteorological Society Television Seal #3. Kinnan, who also served in World War II as a B-17 bomber pilot and then an Advanced Weather Officer attaining the rank of Captain in the United States Air Force before resigning in March 1953 to enter broadcasting in Oklahoma.
Kinnan was born to David V. Kinnan and Hazel Hamer. He met his wife, the former Marjorie G. Ahrendt at North High School in Columbus, OH where they both attended. He has two sons, David E. Kinnan, Esq. and Timothy A. Kinnan. Both of his sons followed in his footsteps and joined the US Air Force. David was an Air Force JAG Officer and Tim went on to a full military career as a fighter pilot and general officer. Wally was a trumpet player with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and Charlie Barnet during his undergraduate years at Ohio State out of love for music and as a way to help pay for school.
Kinnan attended North High School in Columbus, Ohio. After graduation he attended Ohio State University where he was a mechanical engineering undergraduate. He was a member of the Theta Tau Fraternity and the Ohio State Football band. He left Ohio State to enlist in the United States Army Air Forces. He studied Meteorology from 1947 to 1948 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and took an advanced course in Tropical Meteorology in 1951 at the University of Chicago.
...
Wikipedia