Background
Wuester, Erwin August was born on December 7, 1929 in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, United States. Son of Erwin and Freda (Beckman) Wuester.
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Erwin August Wuester
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Bachelor of Science in Textile Manufacturing, Lowell Textile Institute, 1953; diploma, Industrial College Armed Forces, 1973; diploma, Air War College, 1978; diploma, National Defense U., 1981.
Career
Textile engineer, The Linen Thread Company, Inc., Paterson, New Jersey, 1957-1959; assistant industrial merchandising manager, Coats & Clark, Inc., New York City, 1959-1965; textile physical research project manager, Coats & Clark, Inc., New York City, 1965-1969; supervisor quality control, Malden Mills, Inc., Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1969-1975; staff quality control engineer, Malden Mills, Inc., Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1975-1982; textile technologist, United States Army Natick (Massachusetts) Research, Development and Engineering Center, 1982-1984; technologist for parachutes, United States Army Natick (Massachusetts) Research, Development and Engineering Center, since 1984. Conference presenter in field of parachute age and service.
Achievements
Membership
Councilman Borough of Pompton Lakes Democratic Committee, 1962-1967. With United States Air Force, 1954-1957, lieutenant colonel Reserve retired. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Textile Institute (associate, certified textile technologist), American Association for Textile Technology, Reserve Officers Association (life), Air Force Association (life), Phi Psi, Alpha Phi Omega.
Connections
1 child, Karen Leslie Wuester Theusen. Married Arlene Dorothy Cooper, July 19, 1969. Stepchildren: Charles Albert Gordon, Douglas Arthur Gordon.
