William Apgar worked for Region I of the Forest Service and was an integral part of setting up their radio systems in the 1930s. According to the publication Forest History, he had a penchant for perfection and always went into the field witha Colt on his hip, though he never had to use it. He was never one to shun responsibility rr fear adversity and was described by supervisors and coworkers as a 'nice guy'.

He did his thesis on grazing before graduating from Yale and then got interested in radio and got an amateur license. He believed that a radio system, particularly for remote areas, was something that would benefit the Forest Service. Apgar assessed their 1933 experiments as being 96.5 percent successful. He also found that some types of radios were not well suited to the needs of the communication system.

His name remains on several locations such as a campground and a creek.

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