Word: signalmen
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...many weeks before, Tuffy had been a wobbly, anonymous pup. A group of First Army signalmen adopted him, gave him a name and tidbits from their rations. Tuffy went along with them to the eastern marches of Belgium...
When the enemy broke through, eight of the signalmen and three other soldiers, with Tuffy along, had to hide in a cellar for ten hours as German armor rolled through the town. Panzermen were stationed in the house overhead. Two Germans looked into the cellar but saw nothing. They heard nothing, either, because Tuffy seemed to be holding his breath like his buddies...
...Skipper of a well-known man-o-war, the ship that has been moored for some time at Littauer. Although he was seen around the Yard, as of the time this item was turned in it was not ascertained whether or not the erratic signalling of the Company signalmen had driven him from class...
Before all "crows" or petty officers' sleeve markings, were removed it was possible to identify signalmen, radiomen, yeomen, and aircraft mechanics. Even after to her V-men are issued uniforms, some of this handful of older men will be distinguishable, for left blouse fronts will hear service and citation ribbons on dress occasions...
...Wire Recorder's potential uses, military and otherwise, are legion. Pilots can plug it into a plane's electrical system and record what they see-things they might forget to tell Intelligence when they get home. Signalmen can use the Recorder for intelligence reports. The instrument is, in effect, a simplified portable dictaphone...