Background
Bastian, James Harold was born on November 26, 1927 in Hannibal, Missouri, United States. Son of Ira Russell and Opal (Maddox) Bastian.
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Bastian, James Harold was born on November 26, 1927 in Hannibal, Missouri, United States. Son of Ira Russell and Opal (Maddox) Bastian.
Bachelor of Science, University Missouri, 1950. Juris Doctor with honors, George Washington University, 1956.
Associate, Adair, Ulmer, Murchison, Kent & Ashby, 1956-1961; vice president, secretary, Pacific Corporation, 1961-1974; secretary, Air American, Inc., 1961-1974; secretary, Air Asia Company Ltd., 1973-1974; partner, Howard, Poe & Bastian, 1965-1984; partner, Bastian and Bastian, 1984-1995; secretary, director, Permawick Company, 1974-1995; vice president, secretary, director, Southern Air Transport, Inc., Columbus, Ohio., 1974-1979; president, chief Executive officer, Southern Air Transport, Inc., Columbus, Ohio., 1979-1983; Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, Southern Air Transport, Inc., Columbus, Ohio., since 1983; Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, SimuFlite Training International, 1991-1998. Member military airlift committee National Defense Transportation Administration, since 1988.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Member Virginia Bar Association, Maryland. Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, Metropolitan Club, Army and Navy Club (Washington), Riviera Country Club (Miami, Florida), Congressional Country Club (Bethesda, Maryland.), Wings Club (New York City), Order of Coif.
Married Mary Jean Zugel, February 5, 1955. Children: Raphael Maria, Marquette Maria, Bartholomew Barnabas, Boniface Benedict.