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Established in 2010 through an estate gift from CAPT Distelhurst. He was a graduate of Polytechnic Institute of New York University in New York City, NY with a degree in Civil Engineering. He was a licensed Professional Engineer in New York and the District of Columbia. He served in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps during World War II in Seabee Construction Battalions in the Pacific Theater and at Navy Department Headquarters in Washington, D.C. in the design of aviation facilities and hospitals. After his active Navy service, CAPT Distelhurst joined the Naval Reserve and completing 28 years of service. In his civilian career, he was Assistant Director of Design of Veterans Administration hospitals and Director of the Construction Research Staff. CAPT Distelhurst passed away in 2010.

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