Ebe Chandler McCabe Jr.

The author is a 77 year-old, retired widower with over 38 years of federal government service. That included active naval duty on a destroyer, two conventional (diesel-electric) submarines, and two nuclear powered, fleet ballistic missile submarines, followed by duty as a naval reservist. He retired from the Navy as a Captain (O6). His civilian government service was in the inspection and enforcement arm of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), first as an inspector and then as a section chief. That service included participation in the NRC response to the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, as the head of the NRC Regional Office onsite inspection office for several months immediately after the accident, and with a follow-on onsite tour some months later.

The author didn’t share his father’s and uncle’s interest in the family’s history until his stepdaughter suggested that he write one to prevent the loss of information that occurs as each generation passes on. That prompted his fascination with the idea, extension of the depth of family DNA testing, and several years of research—and resulted in his first book,Celtic Warrior Descendants.