David Edward Wall

Mr. Wall has been a sailor in the U.S. Navy, worked as an aircraft assembler, a draftsman, and then as an electromechanical designer. He also was a manager for two electronics firms. He then founded a successful design firm and cofounded another. Travel to Nigeria, Israel, and Puerto Rico for business was involved. When he was in Africa, a military coup kept him from communicating with his family for seven days as he attempted to find safty further in the jungle, crossing and recrossing the Niger River. He has also visited many countries for pleasure. For the last five years his travel has been to American Civil War sites, some of which was research for his book.

David was also involved in building and racing two dragsters. He has attended Miramar College and the University of California at San Diego.