Lt. Caspar W. Weinberger serev in the AMP building in Brisbane during WW2

FROM PRIVATE TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
LIEUTENANT CASPAR WILLARD WEINBERGER
SERVED IN THE AMP BUILDING
IN BRISBANE DURING WW2

visits since 19 January 2007

Caspar Weinberger enlisted in the US Army in 1941 as a private and initially served in the 41st Infantry Division in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA).

Lt. C.W. Weinberger was the Duty Officer Air in the Combined Operation Intelligence Centre Brisbane (COIC Brisbane) in 1944. He was located in Room 812 on the 8th Floor of the AMP building which was used by General Douglas MacArthur as his General Headquarters, South West Pacific Area (GHQ, SWPA). General MacArthur had his office in Room 806 on the same floor. By the end of the war Caspar Weinberger had been promoted to the rank of Captain.

Lt. Caspar Weinberger went on to become the 15th Secretary of Defense under US President Ronald Reagan, who himself also served in the military during WW2. He served as Secretary of Defense from 21 January 1981 until 23 November 1987. He was awarded a Bronze Star during WW2. Caspar W. Weinberger died from Pneumonia on 28 March 2006.

The 8th floor of the former AMP building is now occupied by the MacArthur Museum Brisbane. The rest of the building, now known as MacArthur Chambers, has been turned into luxurious apartments. Stage 2 of MacArthur Museum Brisbane was opened in late 2006 with the official opening held in March 2007.

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