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James Verlin Kimsey (September 15, 1939 – March 1, 2016) was the co-founder of AOL. He was the first chairman of the company and its CEO until 1995. [1] Although Kimsey is best known for having helped to create AOL, he also spearheaded many other business, military and philanthropic endeavors.
Personal Narrative. James Verlin Kimsey Collection. Veterans History Project Service Summary: War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975. Branch of Service: Army. Unit of Service: 82nd Airborne Division. Location of Service: Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Dominican Republic; Duc Pho, Vietnam; Fort Lewis, Washington. Highest Rank: Major.
Feb 6, 2021 · James Verlin Kimsey. By James Dray. Managing Real Estate Broker with Fathom Realty PB00068179. February 06, 2021 12:04 AM. James Verlin Kimsey was born in Washington, D.C. back in 1939. He grew up in Arlington, Virginia. He was dismissed from Gonzaga College High School, and attended St. John’s College High School followed by Georgetown ...
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Mar 1, 2016 · James Verlin Kimsey. Section XVIII, Row D, Site 41B. Businessman, entrepreneur, and co-founder of one of the first Internet Service Providers, America Online. Kimsey, a native of Washington, DC was a West Point graduate who returned to his hometown in 1970 to work as a stockbroker.
- West Point, New York
- September 15, 1939
- District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
View a eulogy for James Verlin Kimsey, USMA '62, who passed away on March 1, 2016.
James V. Kimsey- 2001 Horatio Alger Award Recipient. Born in Washington, D.C., in 1939, James Kimsey was the oldest of five children in his family, which resided in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia. His father, a veteran of World War I and a retired sergeant, worked at the lowest levels of the federal government.
Date of Birth: 1939 September 15. Date of Death: 2016. Gender: Male. Noted For: Co-founded internet service provider America Online (AOL) Category of Achievement: Business Entrepreneur. More Info:
