Albert J. Myer Military person

Albert James Myer (September 20, 1828 – August 24, 1880) was a surgeon and United States Army officer. He is known as the father of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, as its first chief signal officer just prior to the American Civil War, the inventor of wig-wag signaling (or aerial telegraphy), and also as the father of the U.S. Weather Bureau.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Myer Albert J.
Birth date	September 20, 1828
Birth place	Newburgh (city) New York
Date of death	August 24, 1880
Place of death	Buffalo New York
Resting place	Forest Lawn Cemetery (Buffalo)

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allegiance	United States of America Union
military operations	American Civil War
military branch	Union Army
military command	U.S. Army Signal Corps
service start	1854
service end	1880