List of Troops Sailed - May 24, 1917
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Key word "CAPTAIN." [chart] The 2 letters must be either:- 1. Diagonally opposed to one another. 2. On a line with one another. 3. One vertically above the other. When they are as in 1, they become the letters in the opposite angles of the square or parallelogram. This applies to both ENCODING & DECODING. When they are as in 2, when ENCODING take the next letter to the right of When DECODING take the next letter to the left of each. When they are as in 3, when ENCODING take the next letter below each. When DECODING take the next letter above each. The letter "J" is not used. "I" used instead. ENCODE the following message:- Use as bogus letters X, Q, Y, & Z. "PROCEED TO CHERBOURG INSTEAD OF HAVRE." PR OC EX ED TO CH ER BO UR GI NS TE AD OF HA VR EZ. DX VN DY FE CS AG DS NQ OS MC EO EL PB UN QB XO FY. DECODE the following:- DXVND YFECS AGDSN QOSMC EOELP BULQB XOFYZ" DX VN DY FE CS AG DS NQ OS MC EO EL PB UL QB XO FY. PR OC EX ED TO CH ER BO UR GI NS TE AD OF HA VR EZ.
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S. FORM D.O. TROOPS SAILED 24TH May, 1917, [SHIP] "HUNTSCRAFT" "C" [SERIAL NUMBER.] [CONTENTS.] W.D. Vehicles (10) Remounts and Party. 39th Can. Forestry Co. 40th Can. Forestry Co. 345th Road Cons. Coy.
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| Title | List of Troops Sailed - May 24, 1917 |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Source | Unknown. List of Troops Sailed. 24 May 1917. Company C Papers. Museum of Missouri Military History, 4205 Logistics Road, Jefferson City, Missouri. |
| Description | Documentation of the troops sailing to France and an encoding form. The chart of the troops sailed lists the ship and contents of each ship arriving in France on May 24, 1917. The encoding form explains how to code and decode messages using the key word captain. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Transportation; World War, 1914-1918--Censorship |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Contributing Institution | Museum of Missouri Military History |
| Copy Request | Transmission or reproduction of items on these pages beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the Museum of Missouri Military History, 2405 Logistics Road, Jefferson City, Missouri. |
| Rights | The text and images contained in this collection are intended for research and educational use only. Duplication of any of these images for commercial use without express written consent is expressly prohibited. |
| Date Original | May 24, 1917 |
| Language | English |