Walter W. Bickmire was born 26 May 1920 in St. Mary's, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Pennsylvania State College in 1950 with a B.S. in electrical engineering and joined G.T.E. Sylvania Company in 1950 as an electrical engineer. He transferred to the Warren Sylvania Company in 1970, working in research and development until 1985, retiring with 35 years of service. He died 26 February 2002.
From the description of Walter W. Bickmire papers, 1966. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 709747546