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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Charles Edward 'Bud' Ford, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Washington

Honored By

An Indebted American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN THE SERVICE AT THE AGE OF 17. WAS GIFTED IN LINGUISTIC ABILITY AND WAS TRAINED TO SPEAK JAPANESE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AND YALE UNIVERSITY. BECAME AN INTERPRETER DURING AND FOLLOWING WWII. ASSIGNED DUTY IN JAPAN WEEKS AFTER THE BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI IN 1945. SUPERVISED THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO RADIO STATIONS IN SASEBO, JAPAN FOR ARMED FORCES RADIO.