World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Hobart A. Grant
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ocean County, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A CRYPTOGRAPHER WITH THE ULTRA PROJECT. THE PROJECT INVOLVED USING A BRITISH DEVICE, THE TURING BOMB, TO BREAK THE GERMAN ENIGMA CODES. THE WORK WAS TOP SECRET, AND FOR YEARS HE JOKED THAT HE WAS A COOK IN THE ARMY.