Background
Ledwith, Walter Andrew was born on March 17, 1918 in New Haven. Son of William Andrew and Catherine M. (Petersen) Ledwith.
Ledwith, Walter Andrew was born on March 17, 1918 in New Haven. Son of William Andrew and Catherine M. (Petersen) Ledwith.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University, 1939. Postgraduate, University Connecticut, 1944.
Chief designer, M.W. Kellogg Company division Pullman, Inc., Jersey City, 1951-1953; designer, engineer, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft division U.T.C., East Hartford, Connecticut, 1939-1951; design engineer, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft division U.T.C., East Hartford, Connecticut, 1953-1961; assistant chief engine design, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1961-1979; manager prelim design, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1979-1981; consultant, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1981-1983; consultant, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, East Hartford, 1983-1991.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate). Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Married Grace A. Lockery, November 14, 1942. Children: Walter Andrew, Karen Lee Ledwith Harris, Jane Ellen Ledwith Schaffler.