Ward Van Orman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American balloonist
Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1894
Place of Birth: Lorain, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 11-Mar-1978
Profession: balloonist
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Ward Van Orman
- Ward Tunte Van Orman (September 2, 1894 in Lorain, Ohio – March 11, 1978) was an American engineer, inventor and balloonist.
- A lifelong employee of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company credited with invention of Goodyear's inflatable life raft and self-sealing fuel tank, Van Orman set an unprecedented record of winning five annual National Balloon Races (including the first ever Litchfield Trophy issued by Goodyear's Paul Litchfield in 1925), participating in ten and winning three International Gordon Bennett Races (1926, 1929, 1930).
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