Aliases
Army Communications SectionCOMMUNICATIONS SECTIONCommunications SectionCommunications Section, War DepartmentSignal Communications SectionWar Department Communications
Disambiguation
The Communications Section was an administrative division within the U.S. War Department responsible for coordinating signal and communications operations, operating under the Chief Signal Officer. Not to be confused with modern Army communications commands or the broader Army Signal Corps.
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Organization
military-branchUSfounded: 1863
Enrichment
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- United States Army Signal CorpsWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Signal Corps established June 21, 1860 by Albert James Myer
- Chief Signal Officer established March 24, 1863
- War Department reorganization March 9, 1942 made Signal Corps a technical service
- Signal Corps comprised over 350,000 personnel at peak in fall 1944
- Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (Record Group 111)National Archives▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Chief Signal Officer records span 1860-1982 documenting communications development and military operations
- Records organized into Headquarters, Divisional (Personnel, War Plans and Training, Air Communications, Engineering and Research, Procurement, Fiscal), and Field Activities
- Approximately 1.2 million photographs, 22,000 motion picture reels in collection
- U.S. Government Manual--1945 [War Department]HyperWar (U.S. Government Documents)▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Chief Signal Officer responsible for development, procurement, storage, repair of signal equipment
- Chief Signal Officer coordinates radio operations of the Army, maintains all communications
- Army Airways Communications System operated under Chief Signal Officer authority
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COMMUNICATIONS SECTION
Description (EN)
Low-signal entity — referenced 5 time(s) across 2 document(s). No external enrichment performed (criteria: ≥3 mentions). Use the page references below for raw context.
Descrição (PT-BR)
Entidade de baixo sinal — referenciada 5 vez(es) em 2 documento(s). Sem enriquecimento externo (critério: ≥3 menções). Use as referências de páginas abaixo para contexto bruto.