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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

David B. Parkinson, PhD.

Hometown

Green Bay, Wisconsin

Honored By

Truman & Barbara Parkinson

Relationship

Son & Daughter-in-law

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Activity During WWII

CIVILIAN OBSERVER WITH THE U.S. ARMY; APRIL/ MAY 1945. CONCEIVED OF AND CO-LEADER OF THE DESIGN TEAM THAT RESULTED IN THE M-9 GUN DIRECTOR. IT WAS THE FIRST ALL ELECTRONIC COMPUTER PUT INTO QUANTITY PRODUCTION. IT PREDICTED WHERE TO AIM THE 90MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS BASED ON OUTPUTS FROM THE SCR-584 RADAR AIRCRAFT DETECTOR. THE SYSTEM WAS EXTREMELY ACCURATE, SHOOTING DOWN 89 OF 91 GERMAN V-1'S LAUNCHED AT ANTWERP THAT CAME WITHIN RANGE. ORDERED TO EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION BY DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER FOR TECHNICAL OBSERVATION OF SYSTEM IN ACTION. AWARDED MEDAL OF MERIT IN 1946.