Arthur William Sidney "Art" Herrington (March 30, 1891 – September 6, 1970) was an American engineer and manufacturer. He designed the Jeep, military trucks, trolleys, and buses.[1]
During World War I, Herrington was a lieutenant in the American Expeditionary Forces, serving as a motorcycle dispatch rider in Europe. During this time, he observed the difficulties of conventional vehicles when driving off road. He was discharged from regular service at the end of the war with the rank of captain. He was given a reserve commission, working as a consultant.[3]
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Herrington left military service in 1925 after observing a truck built by a private company, Coleman Motors, outperformed army trucks. He subsequently joined Coleman Motors and worked there for six years, designing vehicles for military use, before founding the Marmon-Herrington company. Here, he built four and six wheel drive trucks which were later used in World War II. During this conflict, Herrington served as technical adviser to the American Mission to India and as director of the American Medical Center for Burma.[4]
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Herrington died in Indianapolis, Indiana, on September 6, 1970, after sustaining fatal head injuries in a car accident. He is interred at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.[5]
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^Borth, Christy. Masters of Mass Production, pp. 214-19, Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, IN, 1945.
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^(PDF). Celebrating Automotive Heritage at Crown Hill Cemetery. Crown Hill Cemetery. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
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arthur, william, sidney, herrington, arthur, william, sidney, herrington, march, 1891, september, 1970, american, engineer, manufacturer, designed, jeep, military, trucks, trolleys, buses, born, 1891, march, 1891coddenham, englanddiedseptember, 1970, 1970, age. Arthur William Sidney Art Herrington March 30 1891 September 6 1970 was an American engineer and manufacturer He designed the Jeep military trucks trolleys and buses 1 Arthur William Sidney HerringtonBorn 1891 03 30 March 30 1891Coddenham EnglandDiedSeptember 6 1970 1970 09 06 aged 79 Indianapolis Indiana U S Contents 1 Early life 2 Military service 3 Later career 4 Death 5 ReferencesEarly life editBorn in Coddenham England Herrington migrated to the US with his family at the age of five settling in Madison New Jersey He attended Stevens Institute of Technology and took his first job with Harley Davidson 2 Military service editDuring World War I Herrington was a lieutenant in the American Expeditionary Forces serving as a motorcycle dispatch rider in Europe During this time he observed the difficulties of conventional vehicles when driving off road He was discharged from regular service at the end of the war with the rank of captain He was given a reserve commission working as a consultant 3 Later career editHerrington left military service in 1925 after observing a truck built by a private company Coleman Motors outperformed army trucks He subsequently joined Coleman Motors and worked there for six years designing vehicles for military use before founding the Marmon Herrington company Here he built four and six wheel drive trucks which were later used in World War II During this conflict Herrington served as technical adviser to the American Mission to India and as director of the American Medical Center for Burma 4 Death editHerrington died in Indianapolis Indiana on September 6 1970 after sustaining fatal head injuries in a car accident He is interred at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis 5 References edit Borth Christy Masters of Mass Production pp 214 19 Bobbs Merrill Co Indianapolis IN 1945 Herrington www offroadvehicle ru Archived from the original on 2021 05 17 Herrington www offroadvehicle ru Archived from the original on 2021 05 17 Arthur William Sidney Herrington American engineer and manufacturer Indianapolis Auto greats PDF Celebrating Automotive Heritage at Crown Hill Cemetery Crown Hill Cemetery 2011 Archived from the original PDF on 2012 09 13 Retrieved 2012 09 10 nbsp This article about a United States engineer inventor or industrial designer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur William Sidney Herrington amp oldid 1144890359, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
