 He helped relocate the company to Portland, Oregon, where he retired and resided until his death.He was born on a small family farm in Dinwiddie County, Virginia to Pauline Beville and John Robert Pamplin, attended Midway High School in Dinwiddie County, and in the Fall of 1929 began attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI).While at VPI, he was enrolled in the Corps of Cadets.