Tucker, Dundas P., 1902-
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Dundas Preble Tucker (b. 1902) graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1925 and from 1934-1939 was Fleet Communications Officer and also in charge of electronic research. During World War II he was program director of Electronics and Guided Missiles for the Navy's Bureau of Ordnance, where he developed the BAT Guided Missile System, the first guided missile adopted for service use. From 1950-1953 he was director of the Navy's Electronics Laboratory.
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