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Kearny</b></font><p><img src="kearny-13202.jpg" height=201 width=272 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Cresson H. Kearny"><b>AKA</b> Cresson Henry Kearny<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/524/000106206/" class=proflink>7-Jan</a>-<a href="/lists/913/000105598/" class=proflink>1914</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/693/000069486/" class=proflink>San Antonio, TX</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/239/000106918/" class=proflink>18-Dec</a>-<a href="/lists/513/000106195/" class=proflink>2003</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/647/000080407/" class=proflink>Montrose, CO</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> <a href="/lists/328/000069121/" class=proflink>Stroke</a><br><b>Remains:</b> Cremated<br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> <a href="/lists/231/000069024/" class=proflink>Inventor</a>, <a href="/lists/187/000068980/" class=proflink>Military</a>, Author<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> Patriot, inventor, survivalist idol<p><b>Military service:</b> US Army Reserve<p>Cresson H. Kearny (pronounced Carney) was an inventor, author, and expert on civil defense and preparation for nuclear disaster. His work included published plans for constructing effective atomic shelters, serious research into how different bomb shelters respond to blasts and explosions, and extensive writings on jungle warfare. He obtained patents for a breath-inflated backpackable boat, a jungle boot and hammock, and the Kearny Fallout Meter, a workable and reliable radiation meter that can be quickly assembled from ordinary household items in the event of an emergency. His book <i>Nuclear War Survival Skills</i> provides what seems a reasoned course of action in the event of a nuclear catastrophe, and remains popular with survivalists. He was a great-great-stepson of explorer <a href="/people/677/000036569/">William Clark</a>.<p><b>Father:</b> Clinton Hall Kearny (civil engineer)<br><b>Mother:</b> Mary Chabot Cresson Kearny<br><b>Brother:</b> Clinton Charles Kearny (pilot & geologist)<br><b>Wife:</b> May Willacy Eskridge Kearny (m. 1943)<br><b>Son:</b> Cresson Kearny<br><b>Daughter:</b> Adelia Willacy Kearny<br><b>Daughter:</b> Diana Catherine Kearny Fosse<br><b>Daughter:</b> Susanna Joyce Kearny<br><b>Daughter:</b> Stephanie Kearny<br><p> High School: <a href="/edu/057/000079817/">Texas Military Institute, San Antonio, TX (attended)</a><br> High School: <a href="/edu/614/000120254/">Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA (1933)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/549/000068345/">BS Civil Engineering, Princeton University (1937)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/486/000068282/">MS Geology, Queen's College, Oxford University (1939)</a><br> Scholar: <a href="/edu/913/000068709/">Scripps Research Institute</a><br><p> <a href="/org/689/000051536/">Hudson Institute</a> <br> <a href="/honors/284/000043155/">Legion of Merit</a> <br> <a href="/honors/422/000041299/">Rhodes Scholarship</a> <br> <a href="/company/338/000086080/">Standard Oil</a> Exploration Geologist<br> <a href="/gov/136/000057962/">OSS Agent</a> <br> <a href="/org/711/000247967/">Oak Ridge National Laboratory</a> <br> <a href="/org/512/000041389/">Phi Beta Kappa Society</a> <br> <a href="/event/187/000071971/">Stroke</a> 18-Dec-2003 (fatal)<br><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>Expedient Shelter Construction and Occupancy Experiments</i> (<tt>1976</tt>, non-fiction)<br><i>Maintaining Nutritional Adequacy During A Prolonged Food Crisis</i> (<tt>1979</tt>, non-fiction)<br><i>Nuclear War Survival Skills</i> (<tt>1979</tt>, non-fiction)<br><i>Jungle Snafus ... and Remedies</i> (<tt>1996</tt>, non-fiction)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=27929"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=27929">Cresson H. 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