World War II Honoree

Louis P. Wimberley

Hometown

New Braunfels, Texas

Honored By

Ms. Dorothy Wimberley

JUNE 1941, HE WAS SENT AS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER TO BE INSTRUCTED IN THE USE OF UHF (ULTRA HIGH FIDELITY) RADAR DESIGN. THEN, BECAME INSTRUCTOR OF UHF RADAR TO WARRANT OFFICERS. LATER HE COMPLETED NAVY SINGLE SIDEBAND COMMUNICATIONS COURSE UNDER AT&T. UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR, HE FLEW TO MANY FIELDS TO SUPERVISE PREPARATION OF SYSTEMS INSTALLATION PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, INCLUDING RHOMBIC ANTENNA FIELDS. HE PREPARED, SUPERVISED OR EXECUTED TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR OPERATORS AND MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS.