Background
McKiernan, John William was born on January 12, 1923 in Hannibal, Missouri, United States. Son of Charles and Anna Laura (Turner) McKiernan.
McKiernan, John William was born on January 12, 1923 in Hannibal, Missouri, United States. Son of Charles and Anna Laura (Turner) McKiernan.
Bachelor of Science, University Missouri, 1947. Master of Science, Iowa State College, 1950.
With, E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, 1947-1948; faculty, Iowa State College, 1948-1951; mechanic engineer, Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, 1951-1985.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (vice president, Board of Governors).
Married Jeannette Dorothy Hagen, August 26, 1945. Children– Kathleen J., Linda J., John E.