Walter Francis Drake
Engineer, executive
Born Jun. 10, 1916, Sharpsburg (PA), U.S.; son of Alexander Dziekiewicz and Josephine (Winczkiewicz); married Hattie (Drabicki); children: Lorene, Adele.
Education: Alliance Technical Institute, Cambridge Springs (PA), 1938-40.
Career: tool designer, Eljer Company, Ford City (PA), 1946-48, Pennsylvania Alloy Machining Company, Pittsburgh (PA), 1948-51; sales engineer, J. A. Williams Company, 1951-62, vice president, Rite-Way Tool Company, 1962-83, Pittsburgh; president, C.G.L. Erie, Pennsylvania, 1965-80; vice president, Pittsburgh Tubular Shafting Company, Rochester (PA), 1968-92.
Member of: in Pittsburgh - president, Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.), St. Michael's Young Men's Society (president, 1972-74), Alcoma Golf CIub.
Served with: United States Marine Corps (USMC), private, first class (pfc), 1945-46
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic
Languages: English, Polish
Hobbies: golf, fishing
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996