Background
McWhirter, James Herman was born on July 4, 1924 in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Herman and Blanche Rebecca (Anderson) McWhirter.
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McWhirter, James Herman was born on July 4, 1924 in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Herman and Blanche Rebecca (Anderson) McWhirter.
Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1945. Master of Science, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1947.
Development engineer, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Sharon, Pennsylvania, 1948-1965; research engineer, Westinghouse Research laboratories, Pittsburgh, 1965-1989; registered representative, Allegheny Investments, Ltd., Pittsburgh, since 1987; president, Optimization, Ltd., Murrysville, Pennsylvania, since 1989.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1958. Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Third Friday Poetry, Chowder & Marching Society.
Married Suzanne Kibler, July 5, 1952. Children: Kathleen, Meg Allyn, John Richard, Thomas Charles, Robert Brian.
