Background
Gee, Jimwah was born on May 15, 1926 in Canton, People's Republic of China. Came to the United States, 1941. Son of George Yow and Kay Hing (Wong) Gee.
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Jimwah Gee
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Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Northrop Institute of Technology, 1953.
Career
Analyst wind tunnel, missile development division Rockwell International, Los Angeles, 1954-1964, wind tunnel test engineer rocketdyne division Canoga Park, 1964-1966, engineer, computing space division Downey, California, 1966-1970, escape system aero-engineer Los Angeles, 1971-1979. Acting technical director Rockwell International Advertising in Taiwan and China, Pittsburgh, from 1978. Space shuttle test engineer space transportation system division Rockwell International, Downey, 1979-1982, weapon separation aero-engineer North American A/C operations division El Segundo, California, from 1982.
Senior engineer Rockwell International Corporation, Los Angeles, from 1986.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman board directors Chinese-American Welfare Council, Los Angeles, 1976-1978. Vice-chairman Community Welfare Committee, Los Angeles, 1973-1974. With United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946, Iwo Jima.
Member Rockwell Management Association, Institute Aeronautical Science, Chinese-American Engineers and Scientists Association Southern California (acting president 1971-1972), Gee Poy Kuo Association (scholarship chairman since 1984, Service award 1976), American Legion (life).
Connections
Married Helen Borhun Chan, Jan 28, 1951. Children: Kelvin Wellman, Dolly Maizie.
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Nationality
China American -
Religion
Confucian Church -
Political Party
Democrat