World War II Honoree

Hobart A. Grant

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Merchantville, New Jersey

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

ENLISTED IN THE ARMY IN 1942. HELPED DECIPHER GERMAN CODES DURING THE WAR. HE TESTED SO HIGH ON THE ARMY IQ TEST THAT HE WAS SENT TO ENGLAND AS A CRYPTOGRAPHER WITH THE ULTRA PROJECT. THE PROJECT INVOLVED USING A BRITISH DEVICE, THE TURING BOMBE, TO BREAK THE GERMAN ENIGMA CODES. THE WORK WAS TOP SECRET, AND FOR YEARS HE TOLD PEOPLE HE WAS A COOK IN THE ARMY. HIS FAMILY DIDN'T LEARN ABOUT HIS WAR EXPERIENCE UNTIL THE ULTRA PROJECT WAS DECLASSIFIED IN 1980.