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Radar miracle aids Aleutians campaign in war efforts
Washington dispatch recalls radar’s rise as a pivotal tool in the Aleutians crisis, enabling ships and planes to navigate fog and uncharted terrain. The piece credits Albert Hoyt Taylor, Robert M. Page, and Louis A. Gebhard, with early work at the Naval Research Laboratory and Anacostia, linking radar to convoy protection and aircraft navigation.
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Army
Navy
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Albert Hoyt Taylor
Naval Research Laboratory
Robert M. Page
NRL
Harold G. Bowen
John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Washington
Fogea Island
Wiz
Atlantic
Naval Research Labor
Leo C. Young
Taylor
Young
Northwestern University
Germany
University Wisconsin
University of North Dakota
Louis A. Gabbard
Naval Service
Great Lakes
Gebhard
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
Buffalo
Ly Young
George Washington University
Naval Air Station
Anacostia
Cnts
KDKA
Pittsburgh
Harding
Marine Band
Reene Aal
Gregory Breit
Merle A. Tuve
Institute
Aeste
Matthew H. Schrenk
Naval Search Laboratory
W Electric Company
Chicago
Kennelly-Heale
Taylor, Young
L. A. Bean
Bendix Corporation
Bolling Field
Army Air Station
Hyland