1. Letters from William Edward (W.E.) Cullinan, Jr., March 25, 1980; December 16, 1992 and July 18, 1993.
2. Biographical information from New York Times, September 2, 1945.
3. Biographical information from Who Was Who in the East (Marquis’ Who’s Who, Chicago).

Comments:

1. William Edward Cullinan (1907-) noted that the article in the New York Times was written halfway through his career. He has provided the following biography:

   Educated at Cambridge, Massachusetts, High and Latin (1920-1925); Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1930; Varsity Club, Captain of Hockey Team. Professional affiliations include: Member, Maine Association of Engineers; Licensed Professional Engineer in New York and Maine. Have written numberous articles and papers on Airport Planning, Design, Maintenance and Construction. Extra-Professional Activities: Served two years as Vice-President, Airport Division, American Road Builders Association, representing the Northeastern Section; Appointed Engineering Representative of ten-man Commission to revise building code of City of Portland, Maine, serving 15 months. Took short leave of absence in 1942 to assitant Jackson Moreland, Consultants, Boston, Massachusetts, in design of Naval Air Stations at Brunswick and Rockland, Maine. Instructor for four years at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute in an evening course in Airport Engineering. Appointed by Chairman, New York City Planning Commission, as member of Technical Advisory Committee on Airports and Surrounding Areas developing Plan for Rezoning the City of New York. Vice-chairman, Boston Federal Executive Board, 1970. Member, American Association of Airport Executives (Executive Emeritus). Member, American Insitute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Member, Tri-State Transportation Committee, New York (1963-1965). Member Aero Club of New England, Director for two years. Aviation Committee, Boston Chamber of Commerce (1968-69). Vice-Chairman (1979), New England Council, Air Transportation Committee. During the flood of 1936, Mr. Cullinan designed 26 short span bridges and directed their construction. Developed an extensive airport program in conjunction with Civil Aeronautics Administration in defense preparation. He was appointed to Director, New York State Bureau of Aviation (1944-46). In the 1960s, he became the Director of the Dulles International Airport and was responsible for the coordination of construction, development of organization and procedures for airfield operation and maintenance. He later became an area manager, located in Boston to oversea the air traffic, airports, airway facilities and flight standards in a seven-state area. From 1970 to 1972 he was Airport Manager, Boston/Logan International Airport. The Eastern Branch of the Federal Aviation Association established an annual "William Edward Cullinan Airport Award" in 1987.

2. In the Social Security Records there is a Paul Cullinan who was born on August 21, 1914 and died in March of 1971. The records were registered in the state of Maine.
3. William Edward Cullinan, Jr. (1907-). "CAA Engineer is named to Head State Investigation Bureau. Albany, N.Y., William E. Cullinan, Jr. was named to be director of the Bureau of Aviation of the Commerce Department. He succeeds Leslie A. Bryan... Mr. Cullinan, was assisted in the organization of the new bureau as airport engineer, was formerly employed by the Civil Aeronautics Administration in New York City. From 1940-1943 he was airport engineer with the sponsors of national defense air projects in the New England States. Since 1943 he has been district airport engineer of CAA in charge of airport activities in New York and New Jersey (--New York Times)."