World War II Honoree

Harold 'Hal' Rudolph Nystrom

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Portland, Oregon

Honored By

Christina

Relationship

Wife

DURING WWII, SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT WITH THE U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS ELECTRONIC TRAINING GROUP, A COMPONENT OF THE RADAR INTERCEPT DIVISION. ASSIGNED AS A RADAR OFFICER ON A B-17 AIRCRAFT NAMED 'THE BLIND BAT' BECAUSE THE PLANE FLEW WITH ITS WINDOWS PAINTED BLACK. THE PLANE WAS PART OF EXPERIMENTAL TESTING IN THE USE OF RADAR ASSISTED FLIGHT THAT LED TO THE FORMATION OF THE MODERN WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM.