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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

William Alfred Fowler

Hometown

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Paula Lucy Delosh

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

WORKED ON DEFENSE PROJECTS, PARTICULARLY THE DESIGN OF PROXIMITY FUSES FOR SHELLS, THE TYPE THAT DETONATE ONLY WHEN CLOSE TO THE TARGET. HE ALSO HELPED BUILD THE NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION AT CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA AND WAS ACTING DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH THERE UNTIL 1944. THEN HE HELPED PRODUCE COMPONENTS OF THE ATOM BOMB.