In this image, Sgt. L. P. Morper is captured operating the Papham Panel System during World War One. The panel, seen in combination with figures 2-4-5, was used by the 80th Division's Company B (wire) 305th Field Signal Battalion. This system allowed for coded messages of up to twenty words. The photograph was taken on July 30, 1918, in Beauval, France. This image should not be published and is meant for official use only. Image number: 111-SC-21589.

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