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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John Joseph Edmunds, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Mars Hill, Maine

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

HE JOINED THE NAVY IN 1942 AND WAS SENT TO MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TO STUDY THE TOP-SECRET TECHNOLOGY FOR DETECTING ENEMY SHIPS: RADAR. HIS JOB WAS TO GO ABOARD SHIPS TO INSTRUCT THE MEN IN THE USE OF RADAR, AND MAKE THE REPAIRS AS NEEDED.