Diary, 1917,1926.

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Diary, 1917,1926.

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Diary, 1917-1926 and undated, of a man who served in the U.S. Signal Corps in France and Germany, July 21, 1917-May 14, 19191. Also included are his discharge papers, 1926 and his retirement papers from Detroit, undated.

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Rice, James T.

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Rice was born Oct. 5, 1890. His wife, Juliette T. Rice, was born in 1902. They had six children and lived in Dearborn (Mich.). He served in Co. C and Co. H, 8th Field Signal Battalion, U.S. Signal Corps in France and Germany. He also worked as a conductor for the Detroit Southern Railroad. From the description of Diary, 1917,1926. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 39729417 ...

United States. Army. Signal Corps

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Congress passed a resolution creating a national weather service on February 9, 1870, and it was signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. This new law directed the Secretary of War to take meterological observations and provide warnings of approaching storms. The Brevet Brigadier General Albert J. Myer and his Signal Service Corps were assigned this duty on February 25, 1870 by the Secretary of War. Weather observations began on November 1, 1870. In June 1872, Congress extended the weather...