Virginia Dare Aderholdt
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Virginia Dare Aderholdt was an Arlington Hall cryptanalyst and Japanese translator. She decrypted the intercepted Japanese surrender message at the close of World War II on August 14, 1945.
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Virginia Dare Aderholdt | |
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Virginia Aderholdt, 1927 | |
Born | July 24, 1910 Shenandoah, Virginia, US |
Died | July 16, 1997 Charlotte, North Carolina, US |
Other names | Virginia Dare Larsen |
Occupation | Cryptanalyst |
Known for | Decrypting Japanese surrender message, August 14, 1945 |
Spouses | Paul Wehrmeister McDole
(m. 1957; died 1969)
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