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When General MacArthur's staff planned his triumphant return to the Philippines during WWII, they faced an unprecedented challenge: a new kind of warfare. The American Army had never undertaken long amphibious assaults across the vast, treacherous expanses of the Southwest Pacific. This demanded an innovative solution for seamless communication. Enter the Signal Corps. Undeterred by the matted, waterlogged terrain, blistering heat, and relentless tropical diseases, they engineered a revolutionary communication system that spanned thousands of miles over land and sea. Their ingenious answer was the CP Fleet: a flotilla of Army ships providing seaborne communications, maintaining critical lines of contact under fire in even the most remote war zones. Implementing this groundbreaking endeavor was Colonel ""Dave"" Davidsmeyer, a former Bell System Engineer serving on MacArthur's staff. Tasked with coordinating all Signal Corps activities and offering technical expertise, Davidsmeyer was a key player in this high-stakes operation. His scrapbooks give a glimpse into day-to-day operations of MacArthur's ""Grand Fleet."" From bits and pieces in his files, his granddaughter has lovingly assembled this book, revealing fragments of a remarkable life and a pivotal piece of history, capturing the ingenuity, determination, and heroism of the Signal Corps as they forged a new path in wartime communication. These primary source documents offer rich material for WWII researchers and enthusiasts alike. Table of Contents Foreword. Secret History. History of SWPA Signal Corps' CP Fleet PROLOGUE. 9 The Fleet The Little Radio Boats: Harold, Argosy Lemal, Geoanna. FP 47 & Valador Apache. The PCEs. Operations. Combat Typhoons. Epilogue. Press Booklets. Satire Signal Corps Bulletin War-time Memos OHD Qualifications Promotion Requests After the War Acknowledgements. List of Photos Index.

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