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X-WR-CALDESC:29 June 1998: Cryptologic pioneer Frank Rowlett\, one of Willi
am Friedman's first hires for Signal Intelligence Service\, died on this d
ate.\n\nHe was inducted into the NSA Cryptologic Hall of Honor in 1999 (se
e link below). Because of his importance in the protection of American com
munications\, the Information Assurance organization has named its highest
award the Frank Byron Rowlett Award. \n\nFrom the Emory & Henry College Web site:\n\nBorn at Rose Hill in Lee Count
y\, Virginia\, Frank Rowlett graduated from Emory & Henry College in June
1929 with majors in mathematics and chemistry and the Byars Medal in Scien
ce. In April 1930\, he became the first junior cryptanalyst in the U.S. Ar
my Signal Intelligence Service in the War Department in Washington\, D.C.
Eventually\, he led a War Department group in writing ciphers for the U.S.
Army\, and breaking foreign code systems–notably Japanese codes.\n\nRowle
tt’s group solved the first Japanese system for encrypting diplomatic comm
unications\, which they called Red. In 1940\, in a step ultimately critica
l to American and Allied victory in World War II\, Rowlett’s group solved
the more complex and sophisticated Japanese code they named Purple. Unawar
e their code had been broken the Japanese used Purple throughout the War\,
enabling American and Allied leaders to know important Japanese and Germa
n secrets by reading all messages passed between Tokyo and Berlin.\n\nWork
ing with the U.S. Navy\, Rowlett designed communications codes that German
\, Japanese\, and Italian code breakers never solved. Rowlett’s work saved
the lives of thousands of American and Allied soldiers. Honored by Presid
ent Johnson and by the U.S. Congress\, Rowlett retired from federal servic
e in 1966 as a founding father of the National Security Agency\, which cre
ated a distinguished achievement award in his honor and named the Agency's
academic center for training cryptanalysts Frank B. Rowlett Hall.
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DESCRIPTION:29 June 1998: Cryptologic pioneer Frank Rowlett\, one of Willia
m Friedman's first hires for Signal Intelligence Service\, died on this da
te.\n\nHe was inducted into the NSA Cryptologic Hall of Honor in 1999 (see
link below). Because of his importance in the protection of American comm
unications\, the Information Assurance organization has named its highest
award the Frank Byron Rowlett Award. \n\nFrom the Emory & Henry College Web site:\n\nBorn at Rose Hill in Lee County
\, Virginia\, Frank Rowlett graduated from Emory & Henry College in June 1
929 with majors in mathematics and chemistry and the Byars Medal in Scienc
e. In April 1930\, he became the first junior cryptanalyst in the U.S. Arm
y Signal Intelligence Service in the War Department in Washington\, D.C. E
ventually\, he led a War Department group in writing ciphers for the U.S.
Army\, and breaking foreign code systems–notably Japanese codes.\n\nRowlet
t’s group solved the first Japanese system for encrypting diplomatic commu
nications\, which they called Red. In 1940\, in a step ultimately critical
to American and Allied victory in World War II\, Rowlett’s group solved t
he more complex and sophisticated Japanese code they named Purple. Unaware
their code had been broken the Japanese used Purple throughout the War\,
enabling American and Allied leaders to know important Japanese and German
secrets by reading all messages passed between Tokyo and Berlin.\n\nWorki
ng with the U.S. Navy\, Rowlett designed communications codes that German\
, Japanese\, and Italian code breakers never solved. Rowlett’s work saved
the lives of thousands of American and Allied soldiers. Honored by Preside
nt Johnson and by the U.S. Congress\, Rowlett retired from federal service
in 1966 as a founding father of the National Security Agency\, which crea
ted a distinguished achievement award in his honor and named the Agency's
academic center for training cryptanalysts Frank B. Rowlett Hall.
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SUMMARY:1998: Frank Rowlett\, cryptologic pioneer\, died.
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