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LTC William J. L. NicodemusLTC William J. L. Nicodemus helped BG Myerinaugurate the “wig-wag” method of visualsignaling in the Army during the 1860 expeditionagainst the Navaho nation. He helped Myerorganize the Signal Corps, served as Commandantof the Signal School in Georgetown, DC, and wasActing Chief Signal Officer from 1863-1864.[Oceanport] Pre-existing street nameSGT Ludlow F. North died in the Philippines in1900, ambushed while repairing telegraph linescut by insurgent forces.Pigeon Avenue celebrates Fort Monmouth’s role as the site of the ArmyPigeon Service from the end of World War I through 1957, when the Armydiscontinued the service. In World War II, the U.S. Army had thirteenpigeon companies with 150 officers, 3,000 men, and 54,000 birds. ciiRadio Avenue commemorates the Signal Corps’ adoption of the radioas a means of communication soon after Marconi demonstrated itspracticability. The Signal Corps installed the first fixed-site radiostation in America in 1899 and established its Radio Laboratory at FortMonmouth (Camp Vail) in 1918.COL Winchell I. Rasor commanded the 51st Telegraph Battalion inWorld War I. He died at MacDill Field, Florida, in 1942. General Order56, December 2, 1942, designated Rasor Avenue.PFC Theodore E. Rittko entered the service in April 1952. He distinguishedhimself in action against an armed enemy on June 29, 1953,near Kumhwa, North Korea, and posthumously received the SilverStar, the Purple Heart, and the Korean Service Medal with two BronzeService Stars. General Order Number 8, dated May 7, 1956,designated Rittko Avenue. ciiiMG Charles M. Saltzman, Chief Signal Officer from1924-1928, served under President Hoover as chairof the Federal Radio Commission and was instrumentalin laying the groundwork for the FederalCommunications Commission. General Order 8,March 22, 1943, designated Saltzman Avenue. civMG Charles M. SaltzmanCOL Donald B. Sanger (1889-1947) becameChaplain of the Signal Corps on November 5, 1917.27/28 .
Semaphore Street memorializes the semaphore, an apparatus forvisual signaling or a system of visual signaling by two flags held, onein each hand.BG Stephen H. Sherrill served as Commandant of the Eastern SignalSchool and Commanding General of the Eastern Signal Corps TrainingCenter and Fort Monmouth, October 1944 through December 1945.In World War I, SFC Claud Stephenson of the 2nd Field Signal Battalion,“with unusual coolness and bravery, went forward with the first wave,constructing and maintaining his lines of communications under heavy... fire and constantly encouraging his men until he was killed.” cvTelegraph Avenue commemorates the first field telegraph wagon givento front line troops of the Union Army Signal Department under BGMyer. From that date through World War I, the telegraph served theArmy as its primary means of long-distance communication. cviMAJ Richard G. Tindall, Jr., Signal Officer of the 92nd InfantryDivision during World War II, died in action during the ItalianCampaign. General Order 33, September 6, 1945, designatedTindall Avenue.Insurgents killed SFC Robert J. Todd during the Philippine Insurrectionwhile he was in charge of a construction crew repairing lines atAmuling, Luzon.In 1958, solar cells developed by scientists at Fort Monmouth poweredthe Vanguard I Satellite for more than five years.COL Merton G. Wallington acted as Assistant Commandant of theEnlisted Men's Department, Eastern Signal Corps School, duringWorld War II. cvii General Orders Number 28, dated July 3, 1942designated Wallington Avenue.On February 25, 1944, Tech 4 Joseph L. Whitesell received theAsiatic-Pacific Medal and the Bronze Service Star for service in theCentral Pacific Area. As a member of the 295th Joint Assault SignalCompany, he died in Action on Saipan, July 10, 1944, and posthumouslyreceived the Silver Star and the Purple Heart. General OrdersNumber 9, dated May 7, 1956 dedicated the Avenue. cviiiNative Bolomen attacked and killed CPL Wilson in 1900, while he wasrepairing cut lines on Bohol Island, Philippines.Landmarks and Place Names at Fort Monmouth
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