Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 13, Number 22, DeMotte, Jasper County, 9 April 1943 — Greenwich Civil Time [ARTICLE]

Greenwich Civil Time

In addition to its 24-hour clock, the U. S. Army now uses Greenwich Civil Time exclusively to avoid confusion in time on our numerous fronts. Example: Officers in Alaska and Morocco, reporting incidents that occurred simultaneously, would use the same time figures, such as 271331Z* meaning the 27th day of the month at 31 minutes after 13 or 1 p. m., with the letter Z standing for Greenwich, or Zero Meridian.