Cryptologic History
Preserving the Code of Our Past
From hidden messages to historic breakthroughs, the NCF keeps the stories of cryptology alive—honoring the people, events, and innovations that shaped modern intelligence.
Post WW II Soviet Made Low Probability of Intercept Encoder
World War II Security Posters
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Lt Col Jim Delaney, USAF (Ret)
Calvin Brown
Calvin Brown started in the National Security Agency in 1951 as a tabulating machine operator, but since he had ...
Charles Matthews
Charles Matthews, a lifelong Washington resident, became the first student at Hilltop Radio-Electronics Institute, ...
Bernard Pryor
Bernard W. Pryor is believed to be the first African-American hired by the Army’s Signal Intelligence Service. He ...
Wilhelmena Ware
Ms. Wilhelmena Ware began her career at the Agency in 1949 as a cardpunch operator. In 1952, she was promoted to a ...
Lillie Berry
Ms. Lillie Berry began her career at Arlington Hall in 1956 as a clerk typist in the signals analysis unit. She ...
Lee Ellen Hanna
An alumna of the National War College, Lee became the first woman senior operations officer in the National SIGINT ...
1943-2021
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William T. “Bill” Kvetkas Jr.
William T.”Bill” Kvetkas, Jr. (October 10, 1930 - July 8, 2020) was born and raised in Wilkes-Barre, PA. He ...
1930-2020
Gerard “Gerry” P. Burke
Gerard Patrick Burke, of Bethesda and Cambridge Maryland, died peacefully on February 9, 2020. He was 89 years ...
1930-2020
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