Abraham Sinkov papers, 1930-circa 1960, 23-24 February 1989.

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Abraham Sinkov papers, 1930-circa 1960, 23-24 February 1989.

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Contains the following type of materials: oral histories. Contains information pertaining to the following war and time period: WWII. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: 837th Detachment [Signal Intelligence?]; Central Bureau. General description of the collection: The Abraham Sinkov papers include civilian and officer crypt analyst's oral history covering his career (1930-ca. 1945).

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U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7575985

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Sinkov, Abraham, 1907-

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Abraham Sinkov was cryptoanalyst in the United States (U.S.) military during World War (WWII) and as a civilian after the war. He was a member of a team that broke the Japanese PURPLE code in 1940. He helped to establish the Central Bureau under General MacArthur. He was Chief of Central Bureau at war's end. From the description of Abraham Sinkov papers, 1930-circa 1960, 23-24 February 1989. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 47185003 ...

United States. Army. Central Bureau.

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