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Title
Induction Photograph of Cpl. Francis X. Podgurski USA
Subject
[no text]
Description
Cpl. Francis X. Podgurski (11/12/33 - 1/18/82) served for two years at the dawn of the space age as an Army Radar Operator at the Signal Missile Support Agency at White Sands Missile Development Center at Holloman AFB, White Sands, NM. According to a description of the mission published in 1958: "[Holloman engaged] in direct research and developmental testing of guided missile weapon systems to support the exploration of the extreme reaches of the earth's atmosphere and beyond by means of rockets, balloons and complex instrumentation. [The facility conducted] research related to the hazards of human flight through interplanetary space [to] enlarge the physical and intellectual dimensions of the environment of man." His wife Mona worked at the High Speed Test Track at Holloman AFB.
Creator
Canton Remembers Project
Source
Canton Remembers Our Veterans Scanning Day October 21, 2017
Publisher
Canton Remembers Project
Date
1956
Contributor
Mona Podgurski
Rights
No known restrictions
Format
TIF
Language
[no text]
Type
Scanned Photograph
Identifier
2004.1.tif
Coverage
[no text]