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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Edmund J. Fitzgerald

Hometown

Niagara Falls, New York

Honored By

John Fitzgerald

Relationship

Grandson

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Activity During WWII

DURING THE WAR, WAS GRANTED A DEFERMENT FROM MILITARY SERVICE DUE TO HIS POSITION AS A SUPERVISOR AT UNION CARBIDE, NIACET DIVISION IN NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK. SUPERVISED THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICALS THAT WERE USED IN THE WAR EFFORT. THE MOST NOTABLE WAS POLYVINYL BUTYRAL (PVB), WHICH WAS USED IN THE WINDOWS OF AIRCRAFT THAT PREVENTED THE GLASS FROM SHATTERING WHEN STRUCK BY BULLETS OR FLAK.