Edwin Wycliffe Whitfield

Background

Whitfield, Edwin Wycliffe was born on February 17, 1925 in Perry, Florida, United States. Son of Benjamin Wycliffe and Mary Estelle (Hendry) Whitfield.

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1951.

Career

Technology representative Philco Corporation, United States Air Force Base, Okinawa, 1947—1948. Assistant engineer Sperry Gyroscope Company, Great Neck, New York, 1951—1952, engineer, 1952—1959. Senior engineer Sperry Systems Management, Sperry Rand Corporation, since 1959.

Chief radiological officer Civil Defense, Great Neck, 1957—1958. With United States Navy, 1943-1946.

Achievements

• Edwin Wycliffe Whitfield has been listed as a noteworthy electrical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Navy, 1943-1946. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Eta Kappa Nu.

Connections

Married Johanna Margaretha van Akelyen, January 18, 1953.

Father:

Benjamin Wycliffe Whitfield

Mother:

Mary Estelle (Hendry) Whitfield

Spouse:

Johanna Margaretha van Akelyen