Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
C. McCabe
ALTHOUGH HIS POSITION WITH AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION WARRANTED AN EXEMPTION, HE ENLISTED IN THE NAVY AND JOINED THE NAVY'S RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM AT JOHN HOPKINS. THE PROJECT, VT FUSE, WAS CLASSIFIED AS THE SECOND MOST STRATEGIC WEAPON DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE WAR.