World War II Honoree

Alfred Henry Paessler

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Nederland, Texas

Honored By

Sandra P. Carr

Relationship

Daughter

THOUGH EXEMPT FROM MILITARY DUTY, VOLUNTEERED FOR SERVICE. BECAUSE OF HIS CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE AND KNOWLEDGE OF ELECTRONICS, HE WAS SENT TO HARVARD AND THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TO STUDY RADAR, A TOP SECRET PROJECT AT THAT TIME. HE WAS THEN STATIONED AT MIAMI BEACH, PARRIS ISLAND, SAN DIEGO AND CORPUS CHRISTI, SERVING AS A RADAR OFFICER PARTICULARLY ON PBY BOMBER PLANES WHICH PATROLLED THE U.S. COAST LOOKING FOR GERMAN SUBMARINES. LIEUTENANT.