William Francis Raborn Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Francis Raborn, based on 2 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

2 records1960–19602 events2 places

Chronological biography

1960

Polaris1960

Warfare / Nuclear · Admiral · Director of Special Projects Office · Washington

William Raborn oversees the Special Projects Office responsible for rapid Polaris missile development

USS George Washington20 July 1960

Warfare / Nuclear · Admiral · Director of Special Projects Office · Atlantic Ocean

The successful submerged launch of Polaris demonstrates the strategic value of ballistic missile submarines

Titles and roles

Admiral · Director of Special Projects Office

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.