Background
FAIRCHILD, Her James was born on October 4, 1890 in Hastings, Michigan, United States. Son of James Robert and Mermeta M. (Shively) Fairchild.
Bureau of Standards chief Division of Trade Standards
FAIRCHILD, Her James was born on October 4, 1890 in Hastings, Michigan, United States. Son of James Robert and Mermeta M. (Shively) Fairchild.
Michigan State College, Bachelor of Science, 1914, Mechanical Engineer, 1928.
Charge, Navy broadside mount design, Bureau of Ordn., Navy Department, 1918-1922. Mechanical Engineer, Bureau Standards, on specification writing and industrial standardization work, 1922-1929. Chief, Division. of Trade Standards, Bureau of Standards, on specifications and industrial standardization work, since 1929.
Designer, first Navy hydro-pneumatic recoil system. Author of numerous articles, pamphlets and specifications on mechanical subjects.
Member: American Society Mechanical Engineers. American Society Testing Materials. Club: Torch.
Spouse Vera Fae Ward, July 16, 1914.