Towle was raised in
Dayton, Ohio and graduated from
Yale University in 1920. Towle become an aeronautical engineer for many starting aviation companies. • 1921-1922
Dayton-Wright Company • 1922-1923
Martin • 1923-1924
Aeromarine • 1924-1925
Stout Metal Airplane Co • 1925-1927
Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company After disappointing results from the
Stout 3-AT, Ford places Towle in charge of the Ford Tri-motor development. • 1927 Towle Marine Aircraft - Formed company to build the
Towle WC. • 1928
Eastman Aircraft Corporation of Detroit - Designed the
Eastman E-2 Sea Rover. • 1928-1932
Towle Aircraft Company - Reorganized to produce the
Towle TA-2 and
Towle TA-3 amphibians. • 1933
Monocoupe Aircraft Corporation • 1933-1935
Lambert Aircraft Towle replaced
Clayton Folkerts as chief engineer. Designer of Charles Lindbergh's plane, 1934 Model D-127 Monocoupe, which hangs in Terminal 1 at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. • 1939
Grumman • 1941 Hudson Car Company aircraft division - Hired as chief engineer. • 1951 Worked for the
Church & Dwight company, known for baking soda products. == References ==