In the Era of Electronic Warfare, Bring Back Pigeons

On April 16, 1919, the troop transport Ohioan docked at Hoboken, New Jersey. Among the various disembarking members of the American Expeditionary Forces was a small detachment of 21 men of the U.S. Army Signal Corp’s Pigeon Service Company No. 1. Pier-side newspaper reporters flocked around the officer in charge, Capt. John L. Carney, to ask about the exploits of the distinguished hero pigeons the Army chose to bring home. Foremost among the latter was an English-bred blue check hen named Cher Ami. As Carney told the story, it was Cher Ami who on October 4, 1918 braved shot and … Continue reading In the Era of Electronic Warfare, Bring Back Pigeons