WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL Alumni
PORTLAND, OREGON
MILITARY SPOTLIGHT
JAY ERWIN (1961) DECEASED
US MARINE CORPS
JAY ERWIN '61
Jay Erwin graduated from Wilson High School in 1961. Jay passed away on June 29, 2022. He lived in Croom, Prince Georges County, Maryland until his death in 2022. Jay was born on May 7, 1943. He graduated with honors from the University of Maryland with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1971. Jay served honorably in the marine corp in 1964-65, including one tour in Vietnam in a combat zone. He worked for the US Navy as a supervisory Design Engineer from 1972 until 1998. He retired in 1998. He worked with the US Navy in designing the F-14 project. Jay retired as an executive aeronautical engineer with the US Navy in Crystal City VA in 1998 at the age of 55.