Background
Wiegand, James Herman was born on September 11, 1915 in Traverse City, Michigan, United States. Son of Herman Leopold and Minnie Marie (Dunn) Wiegand.
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James Herman Wiegand
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Education
Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan, 1937; Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1941.
Career
Chemical engineer E.I. du Pont de NeMours Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1941-1942. Manager propellant development Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California, 1946-1953. Chairman chemistry and chemical engineering department Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, 1953-1956.
Department head propellant evaluation Aerojet-General Corporation, Sacramento, 1956-1970. Department head solid propellants research and development Naval Ordnance Station, Indianhead, Maryland, 1970-1977. Adjunct professor mechanical engineering San Diego State University, 1978-1988.
Member joint committee on structures and mechanical behavior solid propellants United States Army, United States Navy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States Air Force, 1960-1977.
Membership
Served to captain United States Army, 1942-1946. Member Sigma Xi.
Interests
Connections
Married Florence Amelia Wransky, August 12, 1944. 1 child, Elissa Marie.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Unitarian Universalist -
Political Party
Republican