Actually there is very little info on either Orland or Thelma. I have been researching this since the end of November and for someone with a Phd. he has less hits than I do! I was able to track him from 1932 onward until 1953 and then he seems to disappear until 1961 when he appears as the owner of the birth announcement house. Next mention of him is as an assistant to Sen. Inouye in 1967. After that I found a paper he wrote in 1971 and some mention of various donations he made to various organizations. The first thing to come up on him is the announcement of his death July 4, 2007 followed by sparse information.
Wow you're right. I just googled Chief Engineer and you have 2,840,000 hits. :)