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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