Myer Park

Myer Park honors Brigadier General Albert James Myer, the first Chief Signal Officer and the organizer and founder of the United States Army Signal Corps. While serving as an assistant surgeon in the Army, he developed a simple visual signaling system that the Army adopted in 1860. That year he became the first signal officer with the rank of Major, and when the Signal Corps was established as a separate branch of the Army in 1863, he was promoted to Colonel. In 1865 he was brevetted a Brigadier General in recognition of his services during the Civil War. Under his leadership, the Signal Corps became an integral part of the Army, and Congress recognized its efficiency and value by establishing the first United States Weather Bureau under its supervision. The Signal Corps insignia, the flags and torch, reflected the first means of military communication employed by General Myer. Albert James Myer lived from 1827 to 1880 and served as Chief Signal Officer of the Army from 1860 to 1863 and again from 1866 to 1880.

Eatontown, New Jersey · United States