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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Lee Losee Davenport

Hometown

Schenectady, New York

Honored By

James C. Bunch

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

JUST PRIOR TO AND AFTER AMERICA'S ENTRY INTO THE WAR, HE DEVELOPED THE SCR-584 RADAR, WHICH HELPED THE U.S. AND ALLIED TROOPS TRACK ENEMY AIRCRAFT AND DIRECT ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERIES. LATER, HE WAS SECRETLY SENT TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER, IDENTIFIED AS A SIGNAL CORPS CAPTAIN TO PREVENT BEING CLASSIFIED AS A SPY IF CAPTURED, TO WATERPROOF THE RADAR SYSTEMS AND TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING APPLICATIONS FOR THE RADAR.