World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Fred Lawrence Whipple
Hometown
Boston, Massachusetts
Honored By
D. Branigan
Relationship
Historian
HE WORKED FOR THE US MILITARY TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE 'CONFUSION REFLECTORS'. THEY WERE FRAGMENTS OF ALUMINUM FOIL DROPPED FROM ALLIED AIRCRAFT TO CREATE A SNOWFALL OF IMAGES ON THE GERMANS' RADAR THAT MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO KNOW WHERE THE REAL PLANES WERE.