US Signal School, Ft. Monmouth, NJ

The US Army Signal School at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, was established in 1919, quickly becoming the principal training and development center for Army communications and signal operations. Throughout World War II, the school expanded significantly, training tens of thousands of soldiers in radio, radar, and wire communications, which were critical to Allied success. During the Cold War, the Signal School continued to innovate, playing a key role in the development of advanced communications technologies. The school remained at Fort Monmouth until 2011, when it relocated to Fort Gordon, Georgia, as part of the Army’s Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) initiative.