Photo taken by Kermit Karns and submitted by John Spencer

Cherokee, Wyoming INSAC Radio Crew, Site 24, 1940

Crew names, left to right, Cressie W. Hamre, E. G. Sins, Joseph Arlt, Arthur M. Brukhardt (rear), Chief; Earnest G. Igo, and Percy Spencer.

John Spencer, son of Percy Spencer (far right), said his father joined the CAA in 1940, and his first assignment was at the Cherokee Airways Station in Wyoming, where this photo was taken, according to his notes on the back of the print.  See letter of employment offer, dated January 2, 1940 below.

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Offer of Employment Letter, Cherokee, Wyoming, Radio Site 24, January 2, 1940

Letter received from the Civil Aeronautics Authority in Kansas City, KS, offering employment to Percy Spencer

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Photo taken by Kermit Karns and submitted by John Spencer

Panorama view of the Cherokee, Wyoming Radio Station

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Photo taken by Percy Spencer and submitted by his son, John Spencer

The Cherokee, Wyoming Radio Station rested at 7,070 feet above sea lever