Among Them: Field Morey and "Duffy" Gaier

The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame announced today that five Wisconsin aviators would be inducted into the Hall of Fame at a banquet to be held at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh (WI). Among this year's inductees are two men with similar, yet equally deserving backgrounds, Field Morey and Harold "Duffy" Gaier.

Both Morey and Gaier are well known throughout the State of Wisconsin; both are designated pilot examiners and both are aviation entrepreneurs who have made many contributions to aviation through their innovative business and teaching methods.

The late Herb Hardrath, who was employed by NASA for 33 years in aerospace materials research, will also be inducted. Hardrath was involved with the Apollo moon program.

Paul Culver and Walter Lees will be inducted in the Pioneer category. The Pioneer category was established to honor those who have made significant contributions to aviation before 1927.

The 2004 Carl Guell Memorial Scholarship will also be presented. Torran McCarthy, Milton, Wisconsin, a student in the Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic Program at Blackhawk Technical College, Janesville, Wisconsin, will receive the $1000 award.

The inductees will be enshrined at a ceremony to be held in the Eagle Hangar at the EAA Museum on Saturday, November 6. Plaques will be presented to the inductees and then permanently displayed in the Fergus Plaza at the museum.

The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame was organized in 1985 and has inducted over 65 men and women who have made significant achievements to aviation in Wisconsin. The goal of the organization is to collect and preserve the history of aviation in Wisconsin, recognize those who made that history, inform others of it, and promote aviation education to future generations.

FMI: www.aviationhalloffamewisconsin.com