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FM 11-8 Pigeon Signal Company 1944

FM 11-8 Pigeon Signal Company 1944-09-15 CONTENTS General Purpose Scope Mission Assignment 4 Definition of terms 5 References 6 Duties and Capabilities. Duties 7 Capabilities 8 Weather conditions affecting pigeon communication 9 Geographical and tactical influences 10 ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT. Organization. General 11 Headquarters platoon 12 Combat platoons 13 Equipment. Weapons 14 Transportation 15 Pigeon equipment 16 TRAINING. General. General 17 Instruction phases 18 Responsibility for training 19 Personnel. Qualifications for pigeoneers 20 Basic training 21 Advanced training 22 Training 23 CHAPTER 4. OPERATIONS. Paragraph Page General 24 22 Combat 25 22 Company employment 26 22 Movement 27 23 Distribution and location of lofts 28 23 Procedure for forwarding messages from pigeon loft to addressee 29 24 Operation of special lofts 30 25 Distribution and care of pigeons 31 25 Classification of messages 32 26 Releasing pigeons 33 27 Camouflage 34 28 CHAPTER 5. SUPPLY. General 35 30 Supply to company detachments 36 30 Pigeon feed and grit, items of automatic supply 37 30 Digitized by Google · Photocopy. Washington, U.S. Army Library, 1968? 31 l. 20 cm · Mode of access: Internet

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