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Celebrating WWII Cryptologists — Bainbridge Island, WA
11+ mon, 5+ day ago (699+ words) CTOCM Penny M. Tardona, CNSG 8th Force Master, will join CTICM (Ret.) Matt Zullo, author of On the Roof Gang, at Fort Ward Park on Bainbridge Island, Washington, on 23 May at 9:30 AM. Together, they "will dedicate a plaque honoring the incredible work…...
American Actors, Actresses, and Athletes who Served in World War II
11+ mon, 5+ day ago (132+ words) A list of American actors, actresses, and athletes who served in World War II. Actors: Eddie Albert (U.S. Navy)Gene Autry (U.S. Army Air Corps)Humphrey Bogart (served in WWI, not WWII " often confused)Charles Bronson (U.S. Army Air Forces)James Cagney (did USO…...
April 5, 1929 The Signals Intelligence Service was Created
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (207+ words) April 5, 1929, the the U.S. Secretary of War transferred cryptologic functions from the Military Intelligence Division to the Signal Corps - creating the Signals Intelligence Service (SIS) with William F. Friedman as its head. Wolfe Frederick Friedman was born on 24 September 1891 in Kishinev, then…...