Today we explore a bit of Communications Technology: 1976 film “Get the Message Through" the Story of the Signal Corps. A film and pictorial history of the origin and contributions of the Army Signal Corps. The Signal Corps has long been a leader in communications technologies from early days of wireless, radio, telecommunications, cryptology and early computing. This educational film covers some of the early highlights and including contributions by both women and men, covering the 1860 to 1976 period.
Historical material includes machines, electronics, vehicles, military combat, telecommunications, telephone switchboards, telegraph units, early radio and more modern advancements (to the 1970's).
Color and black & white, runtime: 20 mins.

For More Information:
Keeping the Lines Open: The United States Army Signal Corps
https://www.armyheritage.org/soldier...

Signal Soldiers Impact Mission Success
https://www.army.mil/article/247098/s...

National Archives – Records
https://www.archives.gov/research/gui...