Signal Corps - U.S. Army Center of Military History

[Pages:579]SIGNAL CORPS

Compiled By

Rebecca Robbins Raines

SIGNAL CORPS

Signal Corps

ARMY LINEAGE SERIES

SIGNAL CORPS

Compiled by

Rebecca Robbins Raines

CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY UNITED STATES ARMY

WASHINGTON, D.C., 2005

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Signal Corps / compiled by Rebecca Robbins Raines.

p. cm.

Army Lineage series

1. United States. Army. Signal Corps--History. I. Raines, Rebecca Robbins, 1952--

II. Title. III. Series.

UG573.S486 2005

358'.243'0973--dc22

2005017459

CMH Pub 60?15

ARMY LINEAGE SERIES

Jeffery J. Clarke, General Editor

Advisory Committee (As of October 2004)

Jon T. Sumida University of Maryland

Brian M. Linn Texas A&M University

Eric M. Bergerud Lincoln University

Mark Bowden Philadelphia Inquirer

Lt. Gen. Franklin L. Hagenbeck Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel

Howard P. Lowell National Archives and Records

Administration

Col. Craig Madden U.S. Army War College

John H. Morrow, Jr. University of Georgia

Lt. Gen. Anthony R. Jones U.S. Army Training and Doctrine

Command

Brig. Gen. Daniel J. Kaufman U.S. Military Academy

Adrian R. Lewis University of North Texas

Reina J. Pennington Norwich University

Ronald H. Spector George Washington University

Brig. Gen. Volney Warner U.S. Army Command and General

Staff College

U.S. Army Center of Military History Brig. Gen. (Ret.) John S. Brown, Chief of Military History

Chief Historian

Chief, Field Programs and Historical Services Division

Editor in Chief

Jeffrey J. Clarke Richard G. Davis

John W. Elsberg

Foreword

That the Army requires effective communications in an era known as the Information Age is axiomatic. Established in 1860 with the appointment of the first signal officer, the Signal Corps has had permanently organized units since late in the nineteenth century. Their growth in size and numbers over time highlights the increasingly specialized nature of warfare and the rise of sophisticated communications technology.

This volume, compiled by Rebecca Robbins Raines, serves as a companion to her narrative branch history, Getting the Message Through, published by the Center in 1996. Together these volumes provide an invaluable reference tool for anyone interested in the institutional or organizational history of the Signal Corps.

Successful military organizations depend upon the pride of their members to sustain their standards. The Army Lineage Series, of which this volume is the most recent addition, is designed to enhance the esprit de corps of United States Army units. The lineages, honors, and heraldic items included in this volume should increase the historical awareness and hence the pride of signal Soldiers. Thus it will contribute to the esprit de corps of the Signal Corps and instill within its members a greater appreciation for the history and heritage of their branch.

Washington, D.C. 3 March 2005

JOHN S. BROWN Brigadier General, U.S. Army (Ret.) Chief of Military History

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