440th Signal Battalion Historic Pictures (Page 1)
We were able to get some photos from WWII and the Korean war. We feel that these pictures represent a very important era of the battalion's history. At this time the battalion is being decommissioned so in our small way we want to pay tribute to it's beginnings.
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Secrecy stamp. Mail was censored for security reasons
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Line crew
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Line crew setting pole. Moresby 1942
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Wyman relaxing Moresby 1943
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Road sign from airstrips to Moresby |
Reverse of sign at left |
Wyman working on camp lights
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Laying cable in Gusap
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Road sign at Gusap
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Convoy from Gusap to Nadzab
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Same convoy as left photo
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Laying cable Moresby 1942
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Pangborn, Wyman, Beauvis |
Same photo, another angle |
Washroom, Moresby 1943
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Pole truck with poles cut in Owen Stanley range |
Pole yard at Moresby 1942-1943
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Same pole yard
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Jorgensen, Mitchell, Broderick Wyman, Beauvis, Pangborn |
Mitchell, Pangborn, Broderick, Beauvis, Wyman |
Mitchell, Beauvis, Pangborn, Wyman
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Jorgensen, Glass, Broderick, Cox, Pangborn, Beauvis, Mitchell
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Pangborn, Mitchell, Beauvis, Jorgensen 1943
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Pangborn, Wyman, Mitchell, Beauvis, Jorgensen New Guinea 1942
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Bill Pangborn
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Bob Beauvis
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Earl Mitchell
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Bernie Wyman
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Karl Jorgensen |
Al Broderick |
12' 6" snake killed at Nadzab
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2004 reunion in Reno. Pictured left to right: Pangborn, Wyman. Next is R.Gleason who does not appear in any of the above pictures along with Lott Harrison.. |