This mission of this site is to tell the story of hundreds of people who worked at the United States Naval Computing Machine Laboratory, a top secret project in Dayton during World War Two. These people kept their secret for over fifty years.

This site is maintained in Dayton, Ohio by Deborah (Desch) Anderson; additonal contributions have been made through the generosity of Dayton History, especially the Archive Center at Dayton History, and the internet service provider Donet.

I am grateful to the Archive Center and to the Wenger Command Display in Pensacola, Florida and the many veterans--WAVES and sailors-- who have been so generous over the years for a share of the photographs presented here.

Thanks for learning about a part of Dayton's, and the nation's, history.

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This site is dedicated to those who worked in Building 26, 1943-1946

Duty is action, taken after listening to one's leaders and weighing risk and fear against the powerful draw of obligation to family, community, nation, and the unknown future. We, the progeny who live in that future, were among the intended beneficiaries of those frightful decisions made so long ago. As such, we are also the caretakers of the memory, and the reputation of those who performed their duty--as they understood it--under circumstances too difficult for us ever to fully comprehend.
James Webb, Born Fighting , 2004