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Guy Tripp

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Tripp continued to serve as chairman of the board at Westinghouse and as a board member for several other corporations. In 1923 and 1924, Tripp toured the world on a goodwill mission to enhance the development and growth of Westinghouse's international subsidiaries. He was favorably received, and
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Tripp served until the end of the war in November 1918. In recognition of the technical expertise he provided during the Army's effort to convert America's manufacturing capacity to the production of wartime materiel, at the end of the war Tripp received the
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led to creation of the Joint Committee on reorganization, which was empowered to solve the company's problems and restore it to profitability. Tripp was hired as the commission's technical expert, and was soon appointed chairman.
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In June 1927, Tripp underwent intestinal surgery at a New York City hospital. He developed post-surgical complications, which proved to be fatal. He died in New York City on June 14, 1927.
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and New York City and married Mary Elaine O'Connell. Together they had three daughters: Mary Tripp Hemphill, Olive Tripp Gatch, and Adah Tripp Forst.
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In addition to his career as a business executive, Tripp also authored several books and professional journal articles. His published works include
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Board of Directors from 1912 until his death. Tripp was director of more than 20 other companies, including several Westinghouse subsidiaries.
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After the Joint Commission's work was complete in 1912, Tripp was appointed chairman of the board for the
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on April 22, 1865, a son of Alonzo King Tripp and Abbie (Yeaton) Tripp. He was educated in the schools of
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electrical engineering firm, which operated urban railways in several U.S. cities, including
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In 1917, Tripp's expertise in business and manufacturing led to his appointment as a
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in recognition of his efforts to convert America's production capacity to wartime
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received awards and recognition from several foreign governments, including
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desiring to make use of Tripp's business and manufacturing expertise during
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Tripp left the Eastern Railroad to become a clerk with the
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Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd class
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Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)
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From the Army Ordnance Corps Association Hall of Fame
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Assigned as an assistant to the Army's 65:January 10, 1912 – June 14, 1927 472:and assigned as assistant to the Army's 811:Ordnance Corps Association Hall of Fame 600: 361:during the company's installation of a 782:"Business Leaders Mourn Guy E. Tripp" 762:Biographical History of Massachusetts 39:Biographical History of Massachusetts 7: 902:20th-century American businesspeople 547:. His honorary pallbearers included 484:, which was presented by President 460:, in 1917 he was commissioned as a 759:Eliot, Samuel Atkins, ed. (1914). 410:Metropolitan Street Railway System 14: 845:Super-Power as an Aid to Progress 683: 630: 522:Super-Power as an Aid to Progress 418:Westinghouse Electric Corporation 365:system which replaced the city's 349:, a position he held until 1890. 285:Westinghouse Electric Corporation 52:Westinghouse Electric Corporation 807:"Brigadier General Guy E. Tripp" 734:Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. (1998). 539:Tripp's funeral was held at the 482:Army Distinguished Service Medal 359:Thomson-Houston Electric Company 308:Army Distinguished Service Medal 261:Army Distinguished Service Medal 195: 927:Burials at Old Tennent Cemetery 434:American Sugar Refining Company 897:Berwick Academy (Maine) alumni 569:Manalapan Township, New Jersey 337:and in 1882 he graduated from 329:Guy Eastman Tripp was born in 146:Manalapan Township, New Jersey 1: 932:Military personnel from Maine 541:Unitarian Church of All Souls 912:United States Army generals 857:Tripp, Guy Eastman (1926). 842:Tripp, Guy Eastman (1924). 505:. In 1924, he received the 953: 865:Cornell University Library 392:In 1897, Tripp joined the 422:New York Railways Company 270: 91: 58: 45: 30: 892:People from Wells, Maine 241:U.S. Army Ordnance Corps 37:From Volume 5 (1914) of 553:Nicholas Frederic Brady 375:Allentown, Pennsylvania 713:"Brooklyn Daily Times" 563:. Tripp was buried at 449: 367:horse-drawn streetcars 319:Greenwich, Connecticut 447: 302:, he was promoted to 219:Years of service 867:Digital Collections. 787:Brooklyn Daily Times 581:Salem, Massachusetts 565:Old Tennent Cemetery 561:Clarence C. Williams 559:, and Major General 343:South Berwick, Maine 177:South Berwick, Maine 142:Old Tennent Cemetery 589:Trenton, New Jersey 557:George B. Cortelyou 430:Chase National Bank 394:Stone & Webster 466:United States Army 450: 296:United States Army 281:United States Army 213:United States Army 187:Business executive 86:Samuel M. Vauclain 54:Board of Directors 747:978-1-5719-7088-6 737:Generals in Khaki 549:Charles M. 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Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Samuel M. Vauclain
Wells, Maine
New York City
Old Tennent Cemetery
Manalapan Township, New Jersey
Berwick Academy
South Berwick, Maine

United States Army
Brigadier General
U.S. Army Ordnance Corps
World War I
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Second Class
United States Army
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
major
United States Army
Chief of Ordnance
brigadier general
Army Distinguished Service Medal
materiel
Greenwich, Connecticut
Wells, Maine
York County
Berwick Academy
South Berwick, Maine
Eastern Railroad

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