Harold Herbert Mackie, Jr.

Harold H. Mackie, Jr. 32, was an electronics engineer with Raytheon the four years prior to his work on the MARIE’s infrared project. He served in the Navy as aviation electronics technician from 1946 to 1948. Known to many family and friends as "Hal",he was a native of Santa Barbara and graduated from UCSB in 1953 with a BS in physics. He met the former Betty Lou Curtis of Santa Barbara at an Alhecama Theater production and were later married in 1955.

* Image of Mackie appeared in the Santa Barbara News-Press, Friday Evening, June 10, 1960

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