Myer Memorial Park (Fort Monmouth, NJ)

Myer Memorial Park (Fort Monmouth, NJ)

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Elena Koestel

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United States

Myer Memorial Park (Fort Monmouth, NJ)

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https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Myer_Memorial_Park_(Fort_Monmouth,_NJ)

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"Myer Park This area is designated Myer Park in honor of Brigadier General Albert James Myer, First Chief Signal Officer, organizer and founder of the United States Army Signal Corps. While serving as an assistant surgeon in the Army, he developed a simple visual signaling system which in 1860 was adopted by the Army. In 1860 Myer became the first signal officer with the rank of Major and when the Signal Corps was established in 1863 as a separate branch of the Army, he was promoted to Colonel. In 1865 he was brevetted a Brigadier General in recognition of his services during the Civil War. Under his leadership the signal corps became an integral part of the Army and Congress recognized its efficiency and value by establishing the first United States Weather Bureau under its supervision. The insignia of the Signal Corps--the flags and torch--were the first means of military communication employed by General Myer. Albert James Myer 1827-1880 Brigadier General Chief Signal Officer of the Army 1860-63, 1866-1880"

New Jersey

Monmouth

Union

Fort Monmouth

Park