Background
Rostron, James Thomas was born on June 3, 1918 in Troy, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles E. and Edith (Prugh) Rostron.
Rostron, James Thomas was born on June 3, 1918 in Troy, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles E. and Edith (Prugh) Rostron.
Associate of Arts, Pasadena Junior College, 1939. Bachelor of Science, University of California-Berkeley, 1941. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1948.
Research hydraulic engineer Soil Conservation Service United States Department of Agriculture, Pasadena, California, 1941-1947. Civil engineer C.F. Braun Engineers, Alhambra, 1947-1949. Civil engineer Department Engineering Los Angeles County, 1949-1979, acting county engineer, 1976.
Staff consultant civil engineer Engineering Science Consultancy, Pasadena, from 1979. Member architectural review board, Arcadia, California, since 1960.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1944-1946, PTO, to lieutenant, 1951-1952. Member American Water Works Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Association Environmental Engineers, American Public Works Association, Masons.
Married Fredda Norton, November 14, 1942. Children: Geraldine J. Rostron Afshari, Lorraine E. Rostron Schwarm.