World War II Honoree

William Graham Atkinson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Brush, Colorado

Honored By

Stephen A. Atkinson & George N. Atkinson

Relationship

Sons

SERVED 1943-1946. WENT TO BOOT CAMP AT FARRAGUT, IDAHO FOR SIX WEEKS. INTRODUCTION TO RADAR AT CHICAGO GREAT LAKES; ONE MONTH, BASIC TRAINING IN RADIO AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS AND POWER AT LOGAN, UTAH; THREE MONTHS, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; NINE MONTHS, ASSIGNED TO COMBAT AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT 2 CARRIER AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT NAVAL AIR STATION AT BARBER'S POINT AIR FIELD, OAHU, HAWAII AS AN AVIATION ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN'S MATE FIRST CLASS. INSTALLED, MAINTAINED, CALIBRATED AND REPAIRED ELECTRONIC GEAR INCLUDING MULTI-FREQUENCY RADIO TRANSMITTERS AND RECEIVERS, ALTIMETERS, ALL TYPES OF RADAR, LORAN NAVIGATION AND IDENTIFICATION FRIEND OR FOE UNITS FROM ALL F4F, F6F, F4U AIRCRAFT, 'AVENGER' TORPEDO BOMBERS, AND PBY SEAPLANES SQUADRONS RETURNING FROM ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE JAPANESE IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. AFTER WAR SERVED WITH FIFTY OTHER VOLUNTEER TEACHERS AT 'BARBER'S POINT UNIVERSITY' AS A CALCULUS INSTRUCTOR. HONORABLE DISCHARGE.