World War II Honoree

Clara Hochberg Garr

Hometown

New York, New York

Honored By

Grateful American

BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST FEMALE SCIENTISTS AT FORT MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY IN 1942. SHE WORKED AS A METEOROLOGIST DURING THE WAR. AT THAT TIME, WEATHER REPORTS WERE PREPARED BY THE MILITARY AND WERE CLASSIFIED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT WANT THE ENEMIES IN EUROPE TO BE AWARE OF THE U.S. WEATHER CONDITIONS.