Wakelin Credit - NASA

Personal: Male. Born in USA. Washington, District Of Columbia, DC, SSN 285-12-3886

James H. Wakelin, Jr. was assistant secretary of the Navy (research and development) from 1959-1964. He had previously served in various capacities as a research director and administrator and later became president and chairman of the board of Research Analysis Corp.

• Launius, Roger D, NASA Chief Historian, NASA History Office Home Page, . Accessed at: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/index.html.