Signal Corps (1914); United States Army Air Service (1918); United States Army Air Corps (1926), and United States Army Air Forces (1941). World War II highlighted the crucial role of airpower and ...
Right: Pvt. Alfred Jalufka (Kennedy, Tex), 18th Engineers." 1942, U.S. Army. Signal Corps. When President Franklin Roosevelt authorized the building of the Alaska Highway in February 1942 ...
he joined the United States Army at the age of 17 during the American Civil War. In 1867, he joined the U.S. Signal Corps after being promoted to Lieutenant. In this capacity, he worked on the ...