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Gladys Porter

Глэдис Портер

1921 – 2009

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Coder Gladys Porter served with the WRNS at the Southampton signals station, processing coded messages for the naval base. During the D-Day preparations she worked around the clock encoding orders for the vast assembly of ships in the Solent and Southampton Water.

Biography (Russian)

Шифровальщица Глэдис Портер служила в WRNS на станции связи Саутгемптона, обрабатывая зашифрованные сообщения для военно-морской базы. Во время подготовки ко Дню Д она работала круглосуточно, шифруя приказы для огромного скопления кораблей в Соленте и водах Саутгемптона.

Awards & Decorations

★War Medal 1939-1945
★Defence Medal

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WRNS, HMS Doris

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Home FrontD-Day

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