Tex Biard
Captain Forrest Rosecrans "Tex" Biard (December 21, 1912 in Bonham, Texas – November 2, 2009) was an American linguist in the U.S. Navy codebreaking organization during the Second World War. A pre-war student of Japanese, Biard's translation work is considered to have been an important part of American military success. Early life and education Biard graduated from North Dallas High School in 1930 and from the United States Naval Academy in 1934. He served as an ensign on the heavy cruiser from 1935 to 1937. Biard was sent to Tokyo in 1939 for full immersion Japanese language and culture training. His planned three-year assignment was cut short in September 1941 due to the rising tensions between Japan and the United States. Biard later earned a master's degree in physics from the Ohio State University in 1953.Maffeo, p. 215Retrieved 2020-02-08. World War II service In September 1941, Biard (then a Lieutenant (navy), Lieutenant) was stationed at Pearl Harbor as a senior lin ...
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Bonham, Texas
Bonham is a city and the county seat of Fannin County, Texas. The population was 10,408 at the 2020 census. James Bonham (the city's namesake) sought the aid of James Fannin (the county's namesake) at the Battle of the Alamo. Bonham is part of the Texoma region in north Texas and south Oklahoma. Geography Bonham is slightly west of the center of Fannin County in northeastern Texas. The main highway corridors in around Bonham include U.S. Route 82, a four-lane bypass, crosses the northern part of the city, leading east to Paris and west to Sherman. Texas State Highway 78 passes through the center of Bonham, leading north to the Oklahoma border at the Red River and south to Bailey. Texas State Highway 56, following an old routing of US 82, crosses Highway 78 in the center of Bonham, leading east to Dodd City and west 6 miles to Ector. Texas State Highway 121 leads southwest from Bonham to McKinney. Dallas is to the southwest via McKinney. According to the U.S. Census Bure ...
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