William H. Sibley Papers

William Harold Sibley was born in Luthersville, Georgia on June 25, 1911 to Will and Nellie Sibley. He entered the Georgia School (now Institute) of Technology in 1928 and graduated in 1932 with a degree in mechanical engineering. While at Georgia Tech, Sibley was involved in the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) and the Scabbard and Blade military honor society, and he was the secretary of the Georgia Tech chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

After graduating from Georgia Tech, Sibley worked as a mechanical engineer until the outbreak of World War II, when he enlisted as an officer in the U.S. Navy. By the time he retired from the Navy, he had earned the rank of Commander. In 1939, Sibley married Aileen Parker, with whom he had two daughters, Nancy and Susan.

After his retirement from the military, Sibley became a senior partner at the Atlanta engineering firm of Buford, Hall, and Smith.

In 1997, Aileen Parker Sibley, William Sibley's wife of 58 years, passed away. Sibley continued to live in Atlanta until his death on October 1, 2008, at the age of 97. William Harold Sibley was buried with full military honors at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs, Georgia on October 7, 2008.