Rank:
Sonarman
Branch:
Navy
Conflict:
WWII
Dr. Tom Applewhite served as a sonarman aboard the USS James R. Ward in the North Atlantic during WWII. His task was to detect German U-Boats that had so savaged Allied shipping early in the war. After the war Applewhite earned his doctorate in chemical engineering.
Dr. Tom Applewhite served as a sonarman aboard the USS James R. Ward in the North Atlantic during WWII. His task was to detect German U-Boats that had so savaged Allied shipping early in the war. After the war Applewhite earned his doctorate in chemical engineering.
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