Pigeon Signal Company
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1944
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Description: FM 11-8 Pigeon Signal Company 1944-09-15
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: General; title: Purpose; title: Scope; title: Mission; title: Assignment 4; title: Definition of terms 5; title: References 6; title: Duties and Capabilities.; title: Duties  7; title: Capabilities 8; title: Weather conditions affecting pigeon communication 9; title: Geographical and tactical influences 10; title: ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT.; title: Organization.; title: General 11; title: Headquarters platoon 12; title: Combat platoons 13; title: Equipment.; title: Weapons 14; title: Transportation 15; title: Pigeon equipment 16; title: TRAINING.; title: General.; title: General 17; title: Instruction phases 18; title: Responsibility for training 19; title: Personnel.; title: Qualifications for pigeoneers 20; title: Basic training 21; title: Advanced training 22; title: Training 23; title: CHAPTER 4. OPERATIONS. Paragraph Page; title: General 24 22; title: Combat 25 22; title: Company employment 26 22; title: Movement 27 23; title: Distribution and location of lofts 28 23; title: Procedure for forwarding messages from pigeon loft to addressee 29 24; title: Operation of special lofts 30 25; title: Distribution and care of pigeons 31 25; title: Classification of messages 32 26; title: Releasing pigeons 33 27; title: Camouflage 34 28; title: CHAPTER 5. SUPPLY.; title: General 35 30; title: Supply to company detachments 36 30; title: Pigeon feed and grit, items of automatic supply 37 30