9/11 STORIES: Remembering Stanley Hall
Mr. Stanley Hall, 68, of
Clifton, VA, was one of the victims on board American Airlines
Flight 77 scheduled to travel from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles on
September 11, 2001. As an employee of Raytheon’s Electronic Warfare
Operations (Goleta, CA), he was based in Arlington, VA,
and served as Raytheon’s foremost liaison with key electronic warfare
military leaders in the Washington, D.C., area. Having worked at Raytheon,
Hughes, Litton and Bunker Ramo, Mr. Hall devoted more than 40 years of his
life to the pursuit of peace and the protection of U.S. Air Force, Navy
and Army forces.
At Raytheon and in industry circles, Mr. Hall was
known as the "Father of EW," having pioneered a broad base of EW
technology and working on an extraordinarily wide range of tactical EW
applications. Most recently, he was applying his expertise to new
developments for EW/radar shared aperture and digital receiver
electronics. Mr. Hall was instrumental in the development and production
of Raytheon’s AN/ALR-67(V)3 next generation radar warning receiver for
U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F aircraft. He was truly an industry expert in
receiver technology; his knowledge was highly respected at senior levels
of the U.S. military services. Mr. Hall helped to pioneer tactical use
of interferometers, high speed A/D conversion, and techniques used for
signal feature extraction, and he led the charge for practical use of
channelized receiver technologies. While at Raytheon (and Hughes
Aircraft Co. before the merger), he also made valuable contributions to
the development of standoff jammers, digital RF memory and emitter
location technologies. Prior to leading Hughes Aircraft’s entrance into
the EW arena, he was the Technical Director of Advanced Programs for
Litton, working on receiver/processor technology and the AN/ALQ-99
Advanced Capabilities for EA-6B and EF-111A aircraft. At Bunker Ramo, he
was responsible for system design and test of passive EW systems,
active and passive sonar systems, and data management systems for the
U.S. Army.
Mr. Hall typified the finest of our nation’s engineering
professionals; he was a true gentleman, quiet, unassuming, absolutely
competent, and a man of great personal integrity and honor. He loved his
job immensely, but perhaps his most important contribution was his
commitment to the young engineers he mentored. Numerous engineers within
Raytheon and his former employers have thrived under his tutelage. By
sharing his gift for engineering through his teaching and personal
relationships, his legacy will continue for years to come. He will be
remembered for his pioneering spirit, warm heart and strong sense of
patriotism.
His death was one of many tragic loses that day, and we
will never know what their further contributions may have been.
However, we can celebrate their memory and be inspired to the same and
further pursuits. On the 10-year anniversary of 9-11, we take a moment
for Stan, for the many others like him, for those who answered the call
that day, and for those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the 10 years
that have followed. We are honored by their commitment and humbled by
their personal sacrifice.