Roy E. Godfrey
From The Space Library
Roy E. Godfrey performed dual roles, one as deputy manager of the Saturn program and also the S-II stage manager. Born in Knoxville on November 23, 1922, he earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Tennessee. Godfrey served as second lieutenant in the Air Force during WWII and began his engineering career with TVA. In 1953 he was a member of the research and development team at Redstone Arsenal, when he accepted a position with the Ordnance Missile laboratories. When the Army Ballistic Missile Agency was created in 1956 he was transferred to the new agency. He moved to Marshall Center in 1962 to become the deputy director of the Quality and Reliability Assurance Laboratory.
