World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Granville Chester Peoples
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Fresno, California
Honored By
Barbara Peoples
Relationship
Wife
RADIO TECHNICIAN FIRST CLASS. ACTIVE IN THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF SHIPBOARD RECEIVERS, TRANSMITTERS AND RADAR. PARTICIPATED DIRECTLY IN THE TOP SECRET DEVELOPMENT OF THE 'BOMBE' COMPUTERS WHICH WERE USED TO BREAK THE GERMAN-JAPANESE ENIGMA CODE AND WERE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN BRINGING WWII TO A CLOSE.