On The Roof Gang Book

Volume i prelude to war is an historical novel based on the unknown true life story of the on the roof gang the u s.

On the roof gang book.

Ken was one of a handful of people on the roof that historic day. The us navy s on the roof gang. This book however is much more than about that one singular event. It is based on the real life of harry kidder a u s.

Meadows usn author of the sixth fleet series. Volume i prelude to war is an historical novel based on the unknown true life story of the on the roof gang the u s. The us navy s on the roof gang. Volume i prelude to war is an historical novel based on the unknown true life story of the on the roof gang the u s.

Navy radioman who first discovered and deciphered japanese katakana telegraphic code while stationed in the philippines in the 1920s discovering the he was listening to imperial japanese navy ijn. Although the first class of on the roof gang otrg convened on 1 october 1928 the history of otrg started in 1921 when the office of naval intelligence oni covertly acquired a photographic copy of the imperial japanese navy secret operating code 1918. On the roof gang otrg nucleus of our community. The us navy s on the roof gang.

Matt zullo s on the roof gang prelude to war is a must read for anyone interested in the sailors and officers who performed radio intelligence during world war ii providing a priceless advantage to operational commanders. Navy s fledgling radio intelligence organization in the years leading up to world war ii. The otrg formed the vanguard of the u s. Volume i prelude to war is an historical novel based on the unknown true life story of the on the roof gang the u s.

Retired radio intelligence officer zullo combines years of technical expertise with a passion for his subject to craft the first of two volumes about a group of 20th century navy cryptologists. The us navy s on the roof gang. Navy s fledgling radio intelligence organization in the years leading up to world war ii. The on the roof gang was a school for radiomen and cryptologists who would go on to deploy on ships and to overseas bases and collect foreign signals intelligence sigint and communications intelligence comint to monitor the movements and operations and intercept the message traffic of foreign navies.

Today 87 years ago. Navy s fledgling radio intelligence organization in the years leading up to world war ii. Called the on the roof gang because classes were held on the roof of a navy building the effort involved 176 men trained between 1928 and 1941. In 1928 the chief of naval operations understood that a group of formally trained operators was needed in the pacific fleet to monitor japanese naval communications.