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Marking the history at Vint Hill
New historic marker details former Army listening post’s role in WWII and beyond By James Ivancic
But this much is known: Pvt. Leonard A. Mudloff intercepted a message from the Japanese ambassador to Germany in 1943 that described German fortifications, troop strength and contingency plans in western France. Once decoded, that
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Jo Anne Kassner is proud of her dad’s service during World War II and the post-war years even though some of it is a mystery.
information aided the Allies in planning the successful D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944. Mudloff was working at Vint Hill, a farm converted to a listening post during World War II. The U.S. Army intercepted diplomatic and military
communications of the enemy, decoded the messages and uncovered information that aided the war effort. The work of Mudloff and others assigned there is now heralded on a See VINT HILL, Page 3
Micron Technology announces $3 billion expansion in Manassas New semiconductor plant said to add 1,100 jobs by 2030
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Mircon Technology, on Godwin Drive in Manassas, announced a $3 billion expansion Aug. 29.
By Jill Palermo
Technology, one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers, will establish a global research and development center in Manassas for “memory and storage solutions.” The company’s products are focused on the automotive, industrial and networking markets, according to a press release issued in conjunction with the Aug. 29 event. The center will include laboratories, test equipment and approximately 100 product engineers focused on applications such as unmanned and autonomous automotive systems, the “Internet of Things” and other industrial and networking
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam stopped in Manassas Wednesday to announce a $3 billion expansion of Micron Technology’s Manassas semiconductor plant, a project that is expected to add 1,100 new jobs by 2030. Micron, a high-tech fixture in the City of Manassas since 2002, was said to be considering sites as far away as Singapore for its new facility, which Northam (D) said marks the largest manufacturing investment in the modern history of the commonwealth. As part of the expansion, Micron
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applications, the press release said. Construction will begin immediately on the new facility, which is expected to be up and running by sometime in early 2020, said Micron’s President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra. In his remarks, Mehrotra called the Manassas plant “the world’s leading site for automotive and industrialized semiconductor memory products.” Mehrotra noted that when the Manassas facility first opened in 2002, most of Micron’s products were used in personal computers. Now, he said, they are employed in a variety of applications with a focus on the automo-
tive industry, which increasingly uses sensors and memory-storage products for driver-assistance technologies. Today, two of every three vehicles include such Micron-made products, Mehrotra said. “From the smartphone in your pocket, to massive data centers, to the smart speakers and connected devices in our home. In fact, every facet of our lives, including transportation, health care and entertainment are now employing advanced computer technologies because of the truly remarkable benefits they provide,” he said. See MICRON, Page 2
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