Julia Parsons knows how to keep a secret. She was tight-lipped about one for more than 50 years. Parsons, 99, of Forest Hills, was a code-breaker in World War II. She served in the U.S. Navy’s WAVES ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Tribune News Service) — Thanks to a group of World War II code breakers, St. Paul will be cemented in history as one of the birthplaces of modern computing technology this week. Born ...

Editor's note: This story was updated on Sept. 7, 2021 to reflect Jeuel Bannister Esmacher's alma mater. Jeuel Bannister Esmacher, 97, kept for decades the secret of her role in America’s World War II ...

I recently read “The Rose Code” by Kate Quinn. Based on real people and events, Quinn tells a fictionalized account of the code breakers working at Bletchley Park during World War II. I thoroughly ...

Julia Parsons, a Navy code-breaker in World War II, turned 100 on Tuesday. Birthday wishes could be heard from a mile away. A parade of police cars blaring sirens and honking horns made their way past ...

Imagine your mom, or your grandmother, maybe even your great-grandmother, with a secret past. Perhaps you know that she’s lived through some major historical events like World War II. Now imagine ...

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A World War II code breaker who helped hunt down Nazi U-boats turns 100 on Tuesday and will be honored with a parade past her house in Pittsburgh. Julia Parsons, who served in the Women Accepted for ...

Julia worked to break the Nazi code used to encrypt German U Boat messages traffic. Julia Parsons kept the secret of her World War II military service for nearly 50 years. A U.S. Navy WAVE, Julia ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- A Chesterfield County post office is being renamed after World War II code breaker and former Midlothian resident Dorothy Braden Bruce. Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger ...

Best-selling author Kate Quinn probes archives for inspirational people to write about. “I look for untold women’s stories in history — women of the past who wow me with their courage and unsung ...

Alan Turing, a crack code-breaker and visionary mathematician who was convicted under Victorian-era homophobic laws, will be the face of Britain's new £50 note. Alan Turing, a crack code-breaker and ...