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I WAS PART OF GEN EISENHOWER'S NAVAL COMMUNICATIONS TEAM THAT WAS IN PLYMOUTH ENGLANDFROM MARCH 1944 THRU JULY14TH 1945.MY BEST RECALL IS THERE WAS 27 OF US, SAILORSAS A COMMUNICATIONS TEAM. WE WERE AT THE HAMOZE HOUSE UNDERGROUND NEXT TO THE BRITISH COMMUNICATIONS. WE HAD A DIRECT LINE FROM EISENHOWER IN LONDON TO PLY PLY IN PLYMOUTH. ALL OF THE SHIPS USE DURING THE INVASION THEIR ORDERS CAME OUT OF PLYMOUTH. AFTER THE INVASION OF NORMANDY WE HAD A DIRECT LINE FROM CHERBORG FRANCE TO PLY PLU. THIS WAS THE WAY BEDELL SMITH SNET IKES ORDERS TO HIS ARMY IN FRANCE.
I WAS KNOWN AS TEX WHEN I SENT MY MESSAGES. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET SOMEINFORMATION ON US NOW FOR SOME TIME BUT HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO. OF COURSE WE WERE TOP SECRET AND ALL OF US HAD BEEN CLEARED BY THE FBI BEFORE WE WERE ACCEPTED FOR THE GROUP. AT THE CONCLUSION OF SHAEF I HAD BEEN ASKED BY ONE OF OUR OFFICERS IF I WOULD STAY AND CLOSE THE BASE AND HE SAID WE DONT HAVE ENUFF OFFICERS AND WE ARE GOING TOGO SET UP SOMMUNICATIONS. I HAD A YOUNG MAN STAY WITH ME TO HELP HANDLE THE MESSAGES AND THEN ON JULY 14 1945 I GOT A MESSAGE FROM LONDON TO SHUT PLY PLU DOWN. I WAS AN IMPORTANT COG IN THE WHEEL DURING MY 18 MONTHS THERE, I WAS ONLY 20 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME AND NEARLY EVERY BRITISH BASE AND ALL OF THE 19 AMERICAN BASES KNEW WHO TEX WAS BECAUSE OF MY ABITLITY TO SEND MESSAGES. THATS THE REASON THEYUNOFFICAILLY MAD A FIRST CLASS TELEGRAPHER AN OFFICER FOR A DAY. IT WOULD BE VERY NICE IF THERE WAS SOME WAY I COULD HAVE SOMEONE CONTACT ME THAT CAN VERIFY WHAT I HAVE SAID. I AM TEX192G@AOL.COM. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTN.

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