Background
He was born in Hiawatha, Kansas.
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Homer Alex McCrerey
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During 1941 he graduated from Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas with a mathematics degree. He completed Naval Postgraduate School in 1952.
Career
Homer was commissioned at the United States Naval Academy in 1942. Foreign over 20 years, he advanced both the art and science of computer-aided mathematical modeling that improved global weather forecasting. He served in the Navy during World World War II as ship"s engineer on United States Ship Strive and later as a meteorologist in the Naval Weather Service.
He served as commanding officer of Fleet Weather Central at several posts.
He was decorated nine times during his 31-year career and received a United Nations Service Medal and a National Defense Service Meda During his tour with CINCPACFLT while based at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, McCrerey interacted with Mid-Pacific Ocean peer mentors to help ensure highly effective National Aeronautics and Space Administration Apollo Program command capsule recoveries coordinated by Pacific Recovery Forces.
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United States