EARLY MARITIME COLLECTION

Early Maritime CollectionThe first seaborne collection mission by a Navy Communications Technician trained as part ofthe “On-the-Roof Gang” was in 1932. The On-the-Roof Gang were U.S. Navy radiomen givenspecialized training in the intercept of Japanese Navy communications.According to the Navy Cryptologic Veterans Association, James “Little Jimmy” Pearson wasgiven passage on a Dollar Line passenger ship that sailed from Seattle to Japan and China...