World War II Honoree

Leonard N. Abrams

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Andrea Abrams

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED IN THE TOP SECRET MODEL MAKING DETACHMENT OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN THE U.S. ARMY. THE 'MM' DETACHMENT BUILT SCALE MODELS OF TARGETS, SUCH AS THE MOEHNE DAM AND THE PLOESTI OIL FIELDS, THAT BOMBERS COULD LOOK AT BEFORE GOING TO ATTACK. THE MM'S ALSO BUILT, UNDER CONDITIONS OF COMPLETE SECRECY, DETAILED MODELS OF THE NORMANDY BEACHES THAT OFFICERS STUDIED BEFORE THE D-DAY LANDINGS.