Prescott Hunt Currier was an American naval officer and cryptanalyst who contributed to American and British cryptographic cooperation during World War II and later gained recognition for his work on the Voynich manuscript. In 1941, Currier was part of a U.S. cryptologic delegation that visited Bletchley Park, where he contributed to early Anglo-American codebreaking efforts. He was awarded the Legion of Merit twice, in the Second World War and the Korean War respectively. He analyzed the Voynich manuscript in the 1970s, proposing significant structural insights that have influenced subsequent research into the manuscript’s origins.
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In the aftermath of World War II, one of the thorniest problems for the United States was the status of Korea. The peninsula had been an independent nation for centuries before the Japanese took it as a colony in 1910, but it was unclear whether Koreans could govern themselves after three decades of foreign rule. In August 1945, Soviet forces were fighting the Japanese military on the China-Korea border, and there was concern that the Red Anny might occupy the Korean peninsula.
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On June 22, 2010, the U.S. Navy formally established the Information Dominance Corps (IDC)—a bold step that recognized the increasing importance of information in modern warfare. The move brought together the previously separate communities of intelligence, information warfare, meteorology/oceanography, and space and communications under a unified command structure with the aim of achieving enhanced coordination, situational awareness, and warfighting effectiveness.
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On June 21, 1933, former Petty Officer 3rd Class Machinery Repairman John Dillinger began his new career as a bank robber, poaching $10,600 in a holdup in New Carlisle, Ohio. Dillinger had served aboard USS Utah (BB 31) before deserting in 1923.
Morris “Moe” Berg was an American professional baseball player, scholar, and spy. Although he played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for teams including the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, and Boston Red Sox, Berg was better known for his intellect and later, his work with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. Fluent in multiple languages and educated at Princeton and Columbia, Berg became a unique figure in American history: a man who excelled in sports, academics, and espionage.
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