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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Casper J. 'Cappy' Aronson

Hometown

Canisteo, New York

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

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Activity During WWII

HE JOINED THE NAVAL ORDNANCE LABORATORY (NOW CALLED THE NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER) IN WHITE OAK IN 1941. HE WAS CHIEF OF THE EXPLOSIONS RESEARCH DEPARTMENT AT THE TIME OF HIS RETIREMENT. DURING HIS TENURE, HE PARTICIPATED IN PROJECTS IN GREENLAND AND ANTARCTICA AND LED PROJECTS DURING NUCLEAR TESTS IN NEVADA AND THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.