World War II Honoree

John V. Atanasoff

Hometown

Monrovia, Maryland

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

LEFT COLLEGE IN THE EARLY 1940'S TO BECOME DIRECTOR OF THE UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS PROGRAM AT THE NAVAL ORDNANCE LABORATORY AT WHITE OAK, NOW THE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER, WHERE HE WORKED LARGELY WITH MINES, MINE COUNTERMEASURES AND DEPTH CHARGES.