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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Ludwig Neumann

Hometown

San Francisco, California

Honored By

Ludwig Neumann

Relationship

Self

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Activity During WWII

ESCAPED GERMANY, CAME TO AMERICA AND SETTLED IN SAN FRANCISCO IN 1937. TO HELP THE WAR EFFORT, TOOK A JOB AS AN ELECTRICIAN AT MARIN SHIP IN SAUSALITO, CALIFORNIA AND WORKED THERE FROM THE FIRST TO THE LAST SHIP THAT WAS BUILT. AFTER BEING MADE A LEADER MAN, HE AND HIS 15-MAN TEAM DID ALL THE ELECTRICAL WORK TO HOOK UP ALL MAIN MOTORS, GENERATORS, MAIN SWITCHBOARD AND ALL HOOK UPS ON THE SHIP’S BRIDGE.