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The NCVA is a unique organization of active, retired, and honorably discharged 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 Katakana 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 3,244 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:

  1. conducting an annual reunion
  2. Providing fraternal, social and recreational activities for members and guest.
  3. Encouraging and supporting the preservation of the history of cryptology by members of the association and appropriate Federal Agencies.



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MODIFICATIONS


March 01, 2010
Reunions - 2010 updated: Registered Attendee List (223 as of 28Feb2010)
Reunions - 2010 updated: Registered Attendee Stats (as of 28Feb2010)

February 21, 2010
Reunions - 2010 updated: Registered Attendee List (196 as of 20Feb2010)
Reunions - 2010 updated: Registered Attendee Stats (as of 20Feb2010)
February 20, 2010
Reunions - 2010 updated: Registered Attendee List (173 as of 16Feb2010)
Reunions - 2010 updated: Registered Attendee Stats (as of 16Feb2010)
February 05, 2010
Reunions - 2010 updated: Registered Attendee List (142 as of 05Feb2010)
Reunions - 2010 updated: Registered Attendee Stats (as of 05Feb2010)
February 01, 2010
PPD > NCVA PPD - added CRYPTOLOG Winter 2010 Vol. 31 No.1
(Vol. 29 No. 1 thru Vol. 31 No. 1 are available on-line)

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U.S. Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association
P.O. Box 16009
Pensacola, FL 32507-6009

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