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lumber division, with General Clay in Europe, from 1945 to 1949. Prior to joining the air corps, he was in the retail and wholesale lumber business on the east coast and in the Southern pine areas.

R.edwood Peoshooter Missile in Tesf Firings

Playing a key role in the development of the Polaris guided missile for the U. S. Navy were dummy missiles made of Californi'a redwood. The dummy missiles were used recently in test firings employing the Polaris launching and handling equipment at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard. The trial was labeled "Operation Peashooter." The Polaris missile is designed to be launched either above or below the surface of water.

Reasons for redwood's choice by Westinghouse Electric Corporation, which is developing launching equipment for the underwater missile, were the wood's strength and the fact that it can be milled to accurate dimensions. Also important was the fact that redwood would float and dummy missiles could be recovered for study.