1944 Locator Soldier

1944JanRadioNewsSeventy-five years ago this month, the January 1941 issue of Radio News showed this soldier, somewhere on the East Coast of the United States. The helmet and stethoscope-like attachment allowed him to listen for and trace the origin of sounds, such as approaching aircraft. The specially trained locator soldiers were required to have binaural hearing, meaning that they had the ability to trace the origin of sounds.