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Dahlgren

American  
[dal-gruhn] / ˈdæl grən /

noun

  1. John Adelphus Bernard, 1809–70, U.S. naval officer and inventor.


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They needed a map to find their way to the Naval Proving Ground, a military research center on the banks of the Potomac River in Dahlgren, Va.

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Seeking a better job, she applied to the Navy research center in Dahlgren.

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Dahlgren was so small she couldn’t find it on a map.

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Among the first people she met at the Dahlgren office was one of the other three Black employees: Ira West, a Korean War veteran.

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The Dahlgren Heritage Museum created a scholarship in honor of Gladys and Ira West.

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