World War II Honoree

Corrynne Farrington Godwin

Hometown

Shrewsbury, New Jersey

Honored By

A Grateful American

MOVED TO THE JERSEY SHORE TO WORK AS AN ELECTRONIC ENGINEER AT THE U.S. ARMY ELECTRONICS COMMAND AT FORT MONMOUTH IN JUNE 1942. SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST FEMALE ENGINEERS TO WORK FOR THE ARMY THERE. SHE WAS THE PASSIVE DEVICES TEAM LEADER IN THE COMPONENTS CONTROL CENTER, ELECTRONIC DEVICES BRANCH. SERVED ON THE AUSTRALIAN, BRITISH AND CANADIAN COMMITTEE, WHICH STANDARDIZED COMPONENTS FOR MILITARY USE.