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In Memoriam: Dr. Louis W. Tordella
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In Memoriam: Dr. Louis W. Tordella

by David A. Hatch
January 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
10 pages
21m
English
Center for Cryptologic History, NSA
Content preview from In Memoriam: Dr. Louis W. Tordella
The Education
of a Deputy
Director
by David A. Hatch
By midl 941,
much of the world
was already at war, and it was clear
to
most
that
the United States
would soon become involved,
possibly
within a
year.
The
government
began expanding
the relatively small U.S. Armed Forces and
encouraging defense
industries; many
individuals began to consider how they
might aid their
country in this time
of
crisis.
f n this situation, in
June
1941
,
a
3Gyear-old assistant
professor
of
mathemat-
ics
from Loyola University
in Chicago
presented
himself
at U.S. Fifth Army
Headquarters
in the
Windy
City.
He explained to an arrogant
major that he
held a doctorate ...
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