Background
Nelson, Wallace Jay was born on August 1, 1926 in Patrick County, Virginia, United States. Son of Willie Everitt and Mollie Jane (Tudor) Nelson.
Nelson, Wallace Jay was born on August 1, 1926 in Patrick County, Virginia, United States. Son of Willie Everitt and Mollie Jane (Tudor) Nelson.
Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, 1951. Juris Doctor, The American University, Washington, 1960.
Chemical laboratory technical, analystical chemist Department United States Army, Radford, Virginia, 1951-1955. Patent examiner United States Patent Office, Washington, 1955-1961. Patent attorney National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, Virginia, 1961-1986, private practice, Hampton, 1986—2002.
Member Air Force&AM #306 Masonic Lodge (past master), Scottish Rite of Freemasonry United States of America, Virginia State bar.
Married Helen Nixon Blount Nelson, October 27, 1951. Children: Jane Elizabeth Shuart, Wallace J. Nelson Junior.