Background
Pettigrew, James Lawrence was born on October 10, 1934 in Starr, South Carolina. Son of James Essie and Georgia Ethel (McGarity) Pettigrew.
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James Lawrence Pettigrew
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Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Clemson (South Carolina.) U., 1956; Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Clemson U., 1958.
Career
Instructor mechanic engineering, Clemson U., 1956-1958; Commissioned, United States Air Force, 1956; advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Air Force, 1975; pilot training, United States Air Force, Greenville, Mississippi and Bainbridge, Georgia, 1958-1959; pilot strategic air command, United States Air Force, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1959-1965; associate professor aerospace studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1965-1968; pilot 14th tactical reconnaisance squadron, United States Air Force, Udorn, Thailand, 1968-1969; pilot 19th bomb wing, United States Air Force, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, 1969-1971; engineer strategic air command directorate of logistics, United States Air Force, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 1971-1977; engineer aeronautical systems division directorate of engineering, United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio., 1977-1984; retired, United States Air Force, 1984; senior field engineer, program manager, Howell Instruments, Fort Worth, 1984-1990; engineering consultant instrumentation, data acquisition, diagnostic, Benbrook, Texas, 1990-1992; director propulsion diagnostics, Howell Instruments, Fort Worth, since 1992.
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Membership
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, NSPE, American Society Quality Control, Society Automotive Engineers (Board of Governors N. Texas section), Quiet Birdman, Instrument Society American.
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Married Patricia Ann Ingram, October 21, 1960. Children: Jacqueline A., Ethel A.
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American