Arthur Scherbius
October 30, 1878 – May 13, 1929
Arthur Scherbius was a German electrical engineer who patented an invention for a mechanical cipher machine, later sold as the Enigma machine.
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A half-century after one of history’s most controversial attacks on a U.S. Navy ship, the wounds from the Liberty incident remain unhealed.
By James M. Scott
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CDR Lionel Herbert Olmer
American Naval Officer and Cryptologist
Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade
CDR Olmer biography follows:
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Johnny Carson
October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005
Johnny Carson enlisted in the U.S. Navy on June 8, 1943 as an apprentice seaman and was enrolled in the V-5 program, which trained Navy and Marine pilots.
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Captain Laurence F. Safford
American Naval officer and Cryptanalyst
October 22, 1893 – May 15, 1973
Interview with Captain Laurance F. Safford:
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