My Father was a the Navigator on the Miss Lee, original cadre ship . MACR 2398. POW Stalag Luft 1 until May 1, 1945. Retired his Commission March 1946 Went back to work at Philco where he was an Industrial Engineer in the Government Contracting Division. He designed the assembly lines for the Nose Cone of the Sidewinder Missile. He moved into the Financial Sector when Ford acquired Philco and it became Ford Aero-Space. He worked closely with the NSA & CIA as supplier of their Crypto Equipment and was instrumental in the sale and design of the Computers used by NASA for the Moon Landing. Sadly he was killed in a car accident at age 63 on his way to work just 16 months from his planned retirement.
He rarely spoke about the missions, he only told stories of the good times he experienced during training and funny things that happened on the ground.
Charles V. McGill, Jr
Worcester, PA
