In Memoriam
  Dr. Walter B. LaBerge
  Dr. Walter B. LaBerge    (March 29 , 1924 - July 16, 2004)
 
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Medals Received

American Theater WWII

Pacific Theater WWII

US Army Distinguished Service

US Air Force Distinguished Service

US Navy Superior Civilian Service

Department Of Defense Distinguished Service

National Academy of Engineering
 

 

 
 
 


This web site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Walter B. LaBerge.  Born in Maywood, Illinois in 1924, Walter was the skipper of a minesweeper in WWII, a co-inventor of the Sidewinder missile, and led the team that built NASA Mission Control Center.  He held senior positions with NATO, The Department of Defense, and Lockheed.  In semi-retirement, he was a senior scientist on the electromagnetic rail gun project at the University of Texas, Austin and was a visiting professor at the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, CA.  Walter passed away at the age of 80 in Santa Cruz, CA.

"On Sidewinder, LaBerge saw his role as finding out who really wanted to do something and to get him doing it.  He was also a superb technical salesman."  from Sidewinder by Ron Westrum

"I was one of 5,000 people who single-handly built the Sidewinder"  Walt LaBerge

"One of the great friends of the U.S. Army Band"  Col. Eugene W. Allen, Leader & Commander of "Pershing's Own."

"A giant in defense planning, engineering and analysis."  Campus News - Naval Postgraduate School

"Life was always about pursuing ideas and inventions for LaBerge"  The Daily Independent

"Walt was a true Renaissance Man"  Dr. Harry Fair,  University of Texas, Institute For Advanced Technology

 

 

 

 

 

Memoirs For My Children is a fascinating 365 page hard bound biography written by Dr. Walter LaBerge with invited commentary by his children

 

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