Roland James White

Background

White, Roland James was born on December 13, 1910 in Missoula, Montana, United States. Son of Roland John and Mamie (Jacobsen) White.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University California, 1933. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1934. Master of Science in Aero Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1935.

Career

Engineer Curtiss Wright Corporation, St. Louis, 1935—1936, 1940—1945, Lockheed Aircraft, Burbank, California, 1937—1938, Aerophysics Research Corporation, Bellevue, Washington, 1971, Bell Aerospace Company, New Orleans, 1972—1976, Analytical Methods, Bellevue, 1976, Rohr Industries, San Diego, 1976, Gates Learjet, Wichita, Kansas, 1977—1981, Canadair Ltd., Mojave, California, 1982, Grumman Aeronautical, New York, 1983, Cessna A/C, Kansas, 1984, Gulfstream, Oklahoma, 1985. Instructor University Washington, Seattle, 1938—1940. Unit chief, transport division Boeing, 1945—1971.

Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1937—1957.

Achievements

• Roland James White has been listed as a noteworthy aeronautical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Connections

Married Mary Cleeton White, February 10, 1948. Children: Roland, Glenna.

Father:

Roland John White

Mother:

Mamie (Jacobsen) White

Spouse:

Mary Cleeton White

child:

Roland White

child:

Glenna White