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Radar’s pivotal role in Aleutians warfare acknowledged
Washington reports that radar transformed the Aleutians campaign by revealing hidden coastlines and rocks unseen in fog. The piece traces radar’s rise from academic studies to military use, noting key figures Taylor Young and Hyland and the shift in U.S. naval thinking toward its strategic value in combat and convoy protection.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Washington
Aleutians
Tokyo
Atlantic
Albert Hoyt Taylor
Naval Research Labortory
Lea C. Young
Navy Department
Taylor
Young
KDKA
Pittsburgh
Harding
Marine Band
Taylor and Young
Washington Sun
Virginia
Potomac River
Naval Laboratory
Gebhard
Gregory Breit
Merle A. Tuve
Carnegie Institute At
Carnegie
Matthew H. Schrenk
Naval Research Laboratory
Western Electric Company
Chicago
Taylor, Young, Breit and
Tuve