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James Ernest Perry

Birth	:	20 Jan 1923
Death	:	11 Nov 2008
Burial	:	Crofton Cemetery, Crofton, Knox County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7296982, -97.4860992
Description	:	James Ernest Perry, 85, of Mayo died of natural causes on Nov. 11, 2008 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Mr. Perry was born Jan. 20, 1923 in Washington, D.C. He attended Texas A&M, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the George Washington University. He worked as an electrical engineer. He served in the Navy during World War II. While in the Navy, he helped pioneer development of the Navy carrier-based airborne early warning (AEW) radar. Following the war, he was employed at the Naval Research Laboratory, Optics Division, and was involved in the weapons testing program both in the United States... Read More	James Ernest Perry, 85, of Mayo died of natural causes on Nov. 11, 2008 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Mr. Perry was born Jan. 20, 1923 in Washington, D.C. He attended Texas A&M, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the George Washington University. He worked as an electrical engineer. He served in the Navy during World War II. While in the Navy, he helped pioneer development of the Navy carrier-based airborne early warning (AEW) radar. Following the war, he was employed at the Naval Research Laboratory, Optics Division, and was involved in the weapons testing program both in the United States and the Pacific Islands which resulted in the development of the hydrogen weapon. He spent his last years in government working at the Army Night Vision Laboratory where he was co-inventor of the common module concept in thermal imaging, which is still in use worldwide. He was also the U.S. Army representative to several NATO research study groups. Following his retirement from the government, he operated his own electro-optics consulting firm for fourteen years. He was past president of the Chevy Chase Lions Club, life member of the IEEE, member of the American Association for Advancement of Science, Society of Old Crows, American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was predeceased by one granddaughter. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Thelma D. Perry of Mayo; two sons, James E. Perry, Jr. of Easton, and Albert B. Perry of Annapolis; one daughter, Consuelo Tippins Pisciotta of Bethesda; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Interment at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 29119 Point Lookout Road, Morganza.

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