Role and Company
Technical Director, In-PlaceMachiing Company
Expertise
60 years experience in engineering
Location
Thiensville, WI
About Wallace
Wallace (Wally) Wahlberg Born, February 23, 1929.
Married to wife Elizabeth (Betty) Meyer, since November 25, 1950.
Drafted into the U.S. Army, February, 1951. Reception Center, Fort Lewis, WA.
Basic & Advanced training. Fort Hood, TX. First Medium Tank Battalion.
Transfer to Fort Lawton, WA, Debarkation Center for Troop Ship to Camp Drake, Japan.
Transfer to Camp Gifu, Japan for Far East Chemical School for training in (CBR) Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Warfare. Promoted to rank of Corporal.
Transfer to Inchon Korea. Duties included supervising Troop Transfer in and out of the Port, Cargo in and out of the Port, Transport of incoming wounded to nearby Navy Hospital Ship, The USNS “REPOSE”. The “walking wounded”, transported by boat, and the seriously wounded were loaded on helicopters for transport to the hospital ship. Also involved with mechanical and machining repairs to ships docked at the port plus mechanical and machining repairs to diesel locomotives at the port’s rail yard.
Honorably discharged April, 1953 after completing tour of duty. Korean War “truce” was signed June, 1953.
Memberships:
St. Paul’s Ev. Lutheran Church, Brown Deer, WI since 1957. Past Secretary of Board of Elders.
Brown Deer, WI (BDCRG) Brown Deer Citizens for Responsible Government.
Milwaukee Chapter PFMA, Plant Facilities Maintenance Association. Education Committee.
Metalock International Engineering Association.
EAA, Experimental Aircraft Association, Wisconsin Chapter.
American Legion, Alonzo Cudworth Post 23, Milwaukee, WI.
Korean Knights’ Last Man’s Club (KKLMC), Club Secretary.
Was employed as Technical Director at In-Place Machining Co., Milwaukee, WI from 1953 - 2013. www.inplace.com