Captain
Maurice E. Wennermark
who retired in 1964, died in Seattle, Washington on July 22,
1975. He had resided in Seattle, Washington since his retirement.
Captain Wennermark joined the Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1928
as a Deck Officer after having obtained his degree in civil
and irrigational engineering at Colorado A&M. He served the
majority of his over 35 year career in the field on 16 different
Coast and Geodetic Survey ships and several geodetic field parties
including duty in the Philippines, Alaska, and South and Central
America. Captain Wennermark served as technical advisor on tidal
measurements in Peru and Chile in 1944; and as technical consultant
to the Inter-American Geodetic Survey, operating in various
South and Central American Countries during 1950-1952. During
World War II he served with the 542nd Engineer Boat and Shore
Regiment, Army Corps of Engineers in their Pacific operations
including those in Japan and the Philippines. Captain Wennermark
had served in the Washington Office, Coast and Geodetic Survey
including duty as Assistant Chief, Geophysics Division and Chief,
Commissioned Officer Personnel. At the time of his retirement,
he was in charge of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Seattle Office.
ESSA CORPS BULLETIN, 8/1/1975
