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Robert was a veteran of the 328th RR, Vietnam. No further information available.
Ronnie was a veteran of 328th RR, Vietnam. No further information available.
David Latner was a veteran of 328th RR, Vietnam. No further information available.
As Chief Signal Officer from 1 July 1943 until 31 March 1947, Ingles was responsible for providing every commander with the communications to control his forces. His years as Chief Signal Officer included some of the most challenging times of World War II.
During Ingles' tenure in the branch's highest position, Signal troops landed in France on D-Day by parachute with the 101st Airborne and afoot with 294th and 286th Joint Assault Signal Companies on Omaha and Utah Beaches, respectively. The 165th Signal Photographic Company also landed with the first infantry elements at Omaha Beach. Its commanding officer, Captain Herman Wall, was the first Signal Corps casualty of the Normandy invasion.
Ingles, who was born in Pleasant Hill, Nebraska, on 12 March 1888, graduated from West Point in 1914, and served in World War II in both Panama and the European Theater of Operations before becoming Chief Signal Officer. After its phenomenal buildup for the war, he saw the Corps lose its aviation communications-electronics responsibilities to the Army Air Forces, in 1944, and radio intelligence to the Army Security Agency, the following year. The loss of these activities reduced the Corps' personnel by one half. However, the expanding military communications-electronics field quickly restored its losses and greatly enlarged the Signal Corps.
Before Ingles retired in 1947, the Signal Corps was assimilating the new technology by, among other things, breaking all previous records by transmitting a nine-word radioteletype message around the world in 9.5 seconds (April 1945). On 10 January 1946, Signal Corps engineers, in Project Diana, made the first radar contact with the moon, using a modified SCR-271 long range radar set.
Among the decorations and awards of MG Ingles were the Distinguished Service Medal, France's Legion of Honor, and England's Order of the British Empire. Ingles died on 15 August 1976.
Charles (Chuck) Fairless died as a result of an automobile accident in August 1975, in Dallas, TX. Charles was a 1962 Graduate of Sayre High School, Sayre, OK. He served admirably with the Army Security Agency in the late 1960's. He served at Kagnew Station/Asmara in 1968. And, also served at Two Rock Ranch. His wife, the former Nicki Rolls, survived him.
Provided by: Bob (BJ) Hemby
Bruce Haynes (a.k.a. Bursa Bruce) died from carbon monoxide poisoning in 1972. Bruce served in Karamursel Turkey with Det 4-4 and also in Vietnam. He ETS'ed in 1972 and went to work as a Security Guard while waiting to start college. He died eue to a faulty exhaust system on his car. He will always be remembered for his good natured way, football playing, and smile.
Submitted by Bill Bender (NASAA Member)
Submitted by Bill Bender (NASAA Member)
Found out at the Det 4-4 reunion that Charile "Buff" Barr was killed in an automobile crash about 25 years ago. Charile had served at Det 4-4 from January 1970 through July 1971 and then was assigned to NSA at Fort Meade. We were sorry to learn of his early death.