#88 in the group photo was my choice to be James. And it turns out, it is the same as labeled by Steenwyk in his album.
as Freshman at Sewanee
University of the South 1939-1942
Appears he earned a 2nd degree at UGA, then later another at Columbia School of Journalism.
University of the South, Sewanee, TN and later at the University of Georgia then Columbia Graduate School
from the Fall 1997, of the "Sewanee News", the Alumni Publication
for the University of the South, Sewanee, TN.
James J. Sirmans, Class of '42, of New York City, died June 9, 1997.
Born in Waycross, Ga., he worked as a city reporter in that state after
graduation from Sewanee and before going on to earn a master's degree from the Pulitzer School of Journalism at Columbia University, where he was Phi Beta Kappa.
His career included holding various positions at CBS Inc. in New York, and working as a free-lance writer, with articles
appealing in numerous publications, including the New York Times, London Sunday Times, TV Guide, Esquire, and
Harper's Daily News.