Code to Victory -- Coming of Age in World War II (inscribed by the author)
Sunflower University Press, 1998. Softcover. Illustrated softcovers. Fine. Inscribed and dated October 29, 1998 by Franco on the verso of the title page, "To ____/ An old friend and a good dear companion for many years/ Arnold". Fine. 238 pp. with index, bibliography. Illustrated with photos. World War II memoirs of Arnold Clement Franco (as told to Paula Aselin Spellman) who was called to duty in March 1943. He was sent to Michigan State University for German-language instruction, then to Signal Intelligence Headquarters at Vint Hills Farm Station. In April, 1944, Franco was sent to England, assigned to the 9th Air Force where, with the 3rd Radio Mobile Squadron he learned how to intercept and break "in-the-moment" coded messages sent by German pilots. Fine. Item #E29955
ISBN: 9780897452328
Price: $15.95