CROC OORT OOF here VARCH oO PPR OREO #,. Sy +1943 ~ BATTLE FOUGHT THE REESE AND PRECISION PRIME INOEX OF AN OF TO ee ew ‘ wll TR LA - eee AMERICAN LEGION EXTENDS INVITATION TO DEPOT LEGIONNAIRES AND LADIES 70 ATTEND MEETING COMMUNICATIONS ARMY'S ERT News RAE EERE TEER EERE ETE EEE TERETE OF COPMIUNICATIONS BY THE SIGNAL CORPS SPEED ROR VECTORY UeQeDe REPRE RS RERERREL ERASERS E EAE RE RE FIGHTING IS HERMAN VITALITYe BAKER, POST #9 OF THE AMERICAN LEGION HAS EXTENCED A CORDIAL INVITATION TO THE WANY LEGIONNAIRES AND AUXILLIARY LADIES At THE DEPOT TO ATTEND A SPECIAL MEETING AT THE CONTINENTAL AN ARMY, SCATTERED AND HIDCEN IN THE CONFUSION OF GATTLE OVER HUNOREDS OF SQUARE MILES OF TERRAIN, IS KNIT TOGETHER ANO TIED TO THE WILL OF ITS COMMANDER SY A WEG OF RADIG WAVES, TELE= BAKING HALL ON SUNOAY EVENING, MaRcH 7, aT 8300 Pele A COPY OF THE INVITATION FOLLOWSs . PHONE, TELEGRAPH, AND TELETYPE WIRES, 3Y LIGHT ‘DEAR Comrade: < BEAMS, FLARES, ROCKETS, GROUND PANELS, ANC. THE AMERICAN LEGION, STATE DEPARTMENT OF COURLERSe THIS COMWUNICATIONS NETWORK, ESTA = UTAH, COMMANDER GEORGE LAFSONSVICE=CCMMANDER AL@ LISHED OY ITS SIGNAL CORP, IS AN: “ARMY'S NER= LESON BILLS; ADJUTANT AsSe HORSLEY, TOGETHER wIT' VOUS SYSTEMe ie THE STATE DEPARTMENT LADIES AUXILLIARY, WILL MAJOR ALGERT MYER, FIRST CHIEF SIGNAL OF= FICE: (1860) DEVISED THE "wiGewaG" system oF TRANSMITTING TELEGRAPH CODESe FCR MANY UseSe CITIZENS \1GeWAG PLUS FIGECNS STILL SUMS UF THE FUNCTIONS, SUTIES, AND EQUIPMENT OF THE SIGNAL *-CORRS. BECAUSE OF THE VERY NATURES OF .ITS OUSI= *NESS=<-I|NVOLVING AND SERVICE, THE THE SECURITY SIGNAL OF CORPS EVERY HAS CTHER SEEN BLY SILENT ORANCH OF THE ARMY< THE SIGNAL CORP TOOAY, AnM A NOTA a UNDER COMMAND MAJOR. GENERAL DAWSON OLMSTEAD, OF © “HOLD A CONJOINT MEETING WITH HERMAN BAKER Post #9, SUNDAY NIGHT, VARCH 7, AT 8:00 Pelle, CONTIN ENTAL EST BAKING TO ALL HALLe THEY HAVE LEGIONNAIRES A MESSAGE AND LADIES OF INTER LEGION AUX IL L'IARYe ‘FOR THIS MEETING A SUITASLE PROGRAM Has CEEN ARRANGES THAT YOU WILL APPRECIATE ANO ENJOY. WE SHALL CERTAINLY APF2ECIATE THE PRESENCE ¥GURSELF AND WIFE, 1S SPENDING OVER VICTORY, FOR YOURS oF $5,000,0004 CAY ON THE PRODUCTION AND DEVELOP= MENT OF RADIO AND ELECTRICAL CEVICES, ‘THE* NAMES OF WHICH CANNOT EVEN SE WENTICNED UNTIL AFTER THE WAR TO'SERVICE THE ARMY, DEPLOYED IN GLODAL WAR, ' THE SIGNAL’ CORPS, OPERATES A COMMUNICATICNS NET WHICH INCLUDES MILES OF TRANSCONTINENTAL ANO OCEANIC WIRE AND CACLE, MORE THAN 300 RADIO STATIONS AND COMPARES NOT UNFAVORAGLY IN 8 ZE WITH THE COMMERCIAL TELEPHONE AND RADIO GIANTSe THE SIGNAL CORP, ‘INCEED,, HAS DEEN CALLED HERMAN BAKER Fost #9, OGOEN, UTAH a — SIGNAL CORPS* OWN OFF@SPRING, IT SHARES THE ADCATIONAL CHORES OF FROVIDING PHOTOGRAPHIC AND METERCLOGICAL THE AMY WITH SERVICESe LIKE THE OPERATIONAL FJELD UNIT OF THE SIGNAL CENTER. SET UP 1S THE CLEARING HOUSE WITHIN AND FOR UNITS GETWEEN THAN PROVICES ONLY EQUIPMENT NELe THROUGH THE ALTERNATE WHC MAY DE AN A SIGNAL CHANNELS ENLISTED OVERALL PLAN THAN RESPONSIGLE ~ 4 .* os * FOR SIGNAL IN THE THE 1S FOR ALL CORPS, TRAINING AND THE TELEPHONY. RAOLO TELEGRAPHY AND PERSON CENTER AND OUT CNTC ALL THAT THE SIGNAL CHIEF, MAN KND KNOW MORE ADOUT REGIMENTAL SECURITY AND CCLONELS, ACCURACY SIMILARLY, THAN WIRE THE S USUALLY TELEPHONE TELEGRAPHY. 18 THE IS LN LESS TELETYFE= ’ OF SPEED AND IS ON CODE SECURITY THE SIGNAL ANC CENTER TELEPHONE RECCRDING TARGET SOMBERS,. ITS SECURITYe FINAL CR CIPHER. WITH ITs SWITCH FOR ENEMY LESTRUCTION DCOARD, RELIANCE ; NEARDY RADIO IS A DOATTERSES AND FRUSTRATES MILES CF LACORIGUS WIRE LAYING AND FORCES COMMAND ONTO THE LESS SECURE RADIO CHANNELS. CORPS KEY SECURE MES= OF SECURITY WOST CONVENIENT OUT LEAST SAFE 1S CODE. ‘STATION IT DIVISIONS. THE A GIVEN RADIO FOR CCMNUNICATICNS A DIVISION, -_———-— = WRITER, NOW STANDARD EQUIPMENT, COMDINES AD= THE OASIC Cor ‘PS FOR CCONSIDEJATIONS VANTAGES vAnioUS. STRENGTHS, ARMIES, SMALLER GATTERY, ARTILLERY CHANNEL HE DALANCES IN IS THE THE SAGE, TELEGRAPH, WITH THE UsSe ARMY AIR FORCES WHICH —_—- -—-—o -—_—-—-—— TRANSMIBSJON OF THE MOST AWESOME DECISfONS A GENERAL “MAY MAKE, a IN SELECTING INOUSTRIESs. ——_ . “* . AND SPEED. RADIO ° . LEGION AMERICAN OFFICERS AND WEN ARE PERFORMING MUCH THE SAME DUTIES AS THEY DIO THE THE NaTICN'S TELEPHONE, AND . COVNANDER THE BELL SYSTEM IN UNIFORMe THE NUCLEUS OF ITS DAVES Je JOHN COGNITION CF THEIR COMGAT ROLE, IN RE= ALU SIGNAL ' CORP PERSONNEL ARE NOW ARMED, TAKEN FROM FEQRUARY ISSUE OF LIFE MAGAZINEe