Martha Steinbrunner - Operator
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- Remarks: Martha Steinbrunner claimed to be from French-held Lorraine, instead of German-held Alsace-Lorraine. When the Army determined her to be from the latter, she was immediately dismissed. ("Miss Martha Steinbrunner, Operator"; Operators Discharged From Training Folder; 231.3 Telephone Operators; Record Group 111, Box 398; National Archives Building, College Park, MD; 876.)
Articles and Documents on GG Archives
Application for Membership in the Signal Corps Telephone Unit (1918)
How the Army recruited and screened bilingual operators for service in France. Features Exhibit B with Adele L. Hoppock’s questionnaire—language attestations, medical fitness, instruction pledge, and wartime commitment.
Introduction & Context
Birth of the AEF Signal Corps "Hello Girls" (1918)
From Pershing's 1917 cable to first sailings in early 1918—how the Army built a bilingual, high-throughput switchboard force, what they wore, where they worked, and how they were supported.
Introduction & Context · Last updated: 2025
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Repository Information
The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives (GG Archives) is cataloged with the Library of Congress under MARC Org Code: WiMfGGA and ISIL: US-wimfgga.
Current location:
N91W16562 Pershing Ave, #1
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 53051-2170, USA
Note: Historic addresses listed in earlier MARC records include Marietta, GA and Woodstock, GA. These appear in authority files but are no longer active.
