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Western Electric at war
rotary dial, war shortage
1944: WW2 operator
WW2 call volume
post-WW1 phone boom
battleship communications
PT-boat communications
1944: Christmas rush
1944: Marines on Bougainville
WW2 Christmas call warning
WW1: war calls come first at Christmas
1955: gun controller
1945: future for farmers
1944: secret war technology
1944: war needs the wires at Christmas
1941: war calls come first
1944: battleship has 2000 phones
1943: soldier of service
1943: no long distance at night
1917: war priorities
1945: no long distance at night
1943: scientists help win the war
1941: ready when needed
1944: we'd rather say yes
1945: jungle switchboard
1947: adding phones after war
1952: Marines in Korea
1951: Civilian Defense (Korean War)
1959: Strategic Air Command
1959: Nike missle guidance
1951: behind the lines
1943: in his shoes
1961: GTE, missle base
1944: calling for blood
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