Background
Trecker, Francis J. was born on December 17, 1909 in Milwaukee. Son of Emma (Pufahl) Trecker.
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Francis J. Trecker
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Administrative Engineering, Cornell University, 1935. Postgraduate, Marquette University, 1932.
Career
With Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Corporation, Hartford, Connecticut. With Pratt & Whitney Machine Tool Corporation. Consultant engineer Stevenson, Jordan & Harrison, Incorporated, New York York City.
Various manufacturing and sales department positions Kearney & Trecker Corporation,, Milwaukee, assistant chief engineer, president, director, 1947, chairman, from 1968, chief executive officer, 1968-1973. Chairman, director Trecker Aircraft Corporation. Vice chairman Cross & Trecker Corporation, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, from 1979.
President, director Cleereman Machine Tool Corporation, Racine, Wisconsin. Vice president, director Milwaukee Community Development Corporation. Director Gorton Machine Corporation, Racine, Kearney & Trecker, Ltd., England KTTK, Tokyo, Japan, 1968-1973.
Consultant to Secretary of War of subcontracting and facilities procurement, 2 years. Consultant to secretary air force, 1964-1968, chairman air force ad hoc committee vice chairman Tools for Freedom. Chief of engineering and subcontracting Office of Personnel Management and War Production Board, 1 year, also deputy director defense contract service War Production Board.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Ripon College, Council Technology Advancement, American Heritage Foundation, Ducks Unlimited. Member National Machine Tool Builders Association (director 1950-1953, 59-62, president 1961-1962), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society Tool Engineers, Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce (chairman aviation committee), American Arbitration Association, Young Presidents Organization (director 1952-1958), Chief Executives Forum (president 1962-1963), Shikar Safari, Air Power League (charter), National Aeronautical Association (life). Clubs: Milwaukee Country, Milwaukee, University (Milwaukee).
Paradise Valley Country (Scottsdale, Arizona).
Connections
Married Dorothy G. Knowles, July 1968.
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November 16, 1987 (aged 77)
Education
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1935
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1932