[MRCA] WWI Signal Corps Film

[Thomas Chirhart]

I haven’t watched it yet BUT where did communications belong with the US Army Air Service in WW1? 
I have a USAAS CW practice key with a contract date in 1918. It’s missing a couple parts... I’m guessing these are not very common.. Signal Corps or?
73 Tom K4NCG 

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> On May 1, 2020, at 12:31 PM, Gene Smar via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> Further to my initial email (below) on the subject:   http://www.wright-brothers.org/History_Wing/Wright_Story/Showing_the_World/Back_in_Air/Signal_Corps_Spec.htm   
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> 73 de
> Gene Smar  AD3F
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> From: mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of ersmar at verizon.net via MRCA
> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2020 9:56 PM
> To: Al Klase <ark at ar88.net>; Ken Krausgill <ken.krausgill at verizon.net>; 'Military Radio Collectors Association' <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [MRCA] WWI Signal Corps Film
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> Signal Corps also was the Wright brothers first customer. SC purchased a couple of the original designs and test  flew them in the DC area. 
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> 73 de
> Gene Smart AD3F
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> From: "Al Klase" <ark at ar88.net>
> To: "Ken Krausgill" <ken.krausgill at verizon.net>, "'Military Radio Collectors Association'" <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [MRCA] WWI Signal Corps Film
> Date: Thu, Apr 30, 2020 8:25 PM
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> Hi Ken,
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> The Signal Corps was the Army's IT department since about 1861.  They trained photographers and cinematographers.
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> AQl
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> On 4/30/2020 7:36 PM, Ken Krausgill wrote:
> That’s fantastic Al, thank you for sending it out to us!
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> Super clean footage too!
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> Ken
> KD2GFM
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> From: mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Al Klase
> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2020 1:32 PM
> To: Military Radio Collectors Association <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [MRCA] WWI Signal Corps Film
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> Folks,
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> I stumbled upon a film on the National Archive site of Signal Corps Training in 1918.  Of course it's silent, and it's just a collection of clips without much information.  I've added some comments, identifying what things I could.
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> Take a look on my site:  http://www.ar88.net/sc/Sig_Corps_Training_1918_Rev_0-1.m4v  
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> Let me know if you have anything to add or correct.  Can anyone identify the locations?  A college or whatever near the beginning, and a major base, and a parade in a city later on.
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> Enjoy,
> Al
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> Al Klase – N3FRQ
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