ASF 3103d Signal Service Battalion 12th

Shoulder patches: Left: Army Service Forces. Right: 12th Army Group.

Photos:

Company A, 3103 Signal Service Battalion.

Red Circle around Charles W. Bjornstad.

Eight men to the left of circled Charles W. Bjornstad then down one row further diagonally to the left is Erwin C. Lochmueller. Source: Erwin's son Glen Lochmueller.

Charles W. Bjornstad.

Charles W. Bjornstad in a radio shack in Luxembourg.

Charles W. Bjornstad's artifacts:
Shoulder and sleeve patches, WWII era paper currency from France, Germany, and Luxembourg.

Source:
Charles' son Bryan L. Bjornstad

The 3103d's role in the D-Day deceptions is cited in several works:

Testing 100 miles in motion: the Signal Corps in Europe/North Africa by Carol Stokes, Army Communicator, January, 2008
: Link with instructions for obtaining a copy through your local library.

The deceivers: Allied military deception in the Second World War by Thaddeus Holt.
Erwin C. Lochmueller of the 3103d was interviewed by Thaddeus Holt and quoted in the book. Source: Erwin's son Glen Lochmueller.

Military intelligence by John Patrick Finnegan, Romana Danysh.


Members of the 3103d performing plays in England:
Report on U.S. Cleveland's service in the 3013d in the Congressional Record.

Successor units to the 3103d:

Headquarters and Headquarters Company,11th Signal Brigade: Includes summary of the 3103d WWII history.

Organizational History, U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1999: Scroll to page 8. The 11th Signal Brigade chose June 6 as its Unit Day in recognition of the 3103's D-Day related service.

All material not in the public domain © 2010 - 2016 Leonard H. Cizewski
&
Bryan L. Bjornstad

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