U.S.
NAVAL CRYPTOLOGIC VETERANS
ASSOCIATION
The NCVA is a unique organization of active and
retired U.S. Naval Cryptologists, past and present, whose primary
focus is the preservation of our rich cryptologic history. Our
uniqueness is founded in the pioneering spirit of our oldest
members who were trained in the 1930's to intercept and decode
Japanese Kata Kana transmissions, and in our youngest members who
are singled out and recognized annually from the ranks of currently
serving Naval Cryptologists as the best representatives of those
early pioneers.
Known as the "On-the-Roof" Gang, members of that
pioneering generation of Naval Cryptologists were trained on the
roof of the old Navy Building in Washington, DC. Armed with no more
than a typewriter and a sea bag, these founding fathers made their
way singly to China where they erected crude antennas and
established the Navy's first listening outposts. Their
fascinating successes have been captured in memoirs and oral
histories and remain today as testimonials to the courage,
determination and self-sacrifice of their generation.
Building on that foundation of excellence, Naval
Cryptology played a decisive role in WWII, particularly in the
Pacific where code-breaking served as a critical force-multiplier
in the defeat of Japan. Naval Cryptologists made possible the
"impossible victory" of Midway – the decisive battle of
the Pacific War – and played a disproportionate role in the
Navy's cross-ocean strategic offensive that destroyed the
Imperial Japanese Navy in its home waters by 1945. The successes of
Naval Cryptology from 1941 to 1945 are legendary, from Joe
Rochefort's efforts in the War's opening months to the
shoot-down of Admiral Yamamoto.
Over the past two decades, such remarkable
stories have been declassified and released regarding the
cryptologic successes during World War II, in Europe and the
Pacific that played a large role in winning the War. As time
progresses and additional information is declassified, the
professional achievements of the men and women of Naval Cryptology
can be revealed to our nation, relatives and friends. The NCVA and
its
3,406 members
will continue to collect, document, preserve and maintain the
history of our nation's unsung heroes.
The NCVA is a non-profit fraternal organization
whose functions include:
- conducting an annual reunion
- Providing fraternal, social and recreational activities for
members and guest.
- Encouraging and supporting the preservation of the history of
cryptology by members of the association and appropriate Federal
Agencies.
MODIFICATIONS
| April 28,
2008 |
|
Reunions - 2008 updated: List of registered attendees
(179 as of 27Apr2008) |
| April 21,
2008 |
|
Reunions - 2008 updated: List of registered attendees
(167 as of 20Apr2008) |
|
Historical > Women - added In Memoriam section |
| April 16,
2008 |
|
"Now Read This" - added NRT-0463 through
NRT-0467 |
| April 12,
2008 |
|
Reunions - 2008 updated: List of registered attendees
(147 as of 11Apr2008) |
| April 05,
2008 |
|
"Now Read This" - added NRT-0456 through
NRT-0462 |
| April 03,
2008 |
|
"Now Read This" - added NRT-0442 through
NRT-0455 |
| April 01,
2008 |
|
"Now Read This" - added NRT-0434 through
NRT-0441 |
U.S. Naval
Cryptologic Veterans Association
P.O. Box 16009
Pensacola, FL 32507-6009
www.usncva.org
Last Modified:
Sunday, 4-May-2008 14:43:55 EDT
