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(MONITOR 1944-47) 51 50 42.20 N 176 40 29.8 W
Coordinates: 51 59 34.57 N 176 36 45.46 W

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Fact Sheet:

Site Survey:	SEP 1943 LORAN C Monitor: JUL – SEP 1959
Construction Date	NOV – DEC 1943
Constructed by:	LORAN A: CONSTRUCTION DET “A” LORAN C Monitor Addition: Raber-Kief Inc & Beck Constructors $426,000.00 15 Mar 1960
Established:	FEB 1944
Disestablished:	30 JUN 1979
Operated by:	USCG
Chain:	WESTERN ALEUTIANS LORAN CHAIN
Station Letter designation:	1L2, “D” 1L3, “D”
Station code name:	LORAN C - DOOR 7
Station Unit Number/OPFAC:	CG Unit 64 Navy Unit 230 LORAN C: 1960- 17-360765
Station nickname:
On-air testing date:
Operational date:	FEB 1944 – MONITOR STATION 1950 – TRANSMITTING STATION
Operations Ceased:	302400Z JUN 1979
Station Operation:	MONITOR 1944-1950 Double MASTER (DM) 1950-1979
Station pair:	1L2/1L7 – ATTU 1L3/1L6 – CAPE SARICHEF
Loran Rate:	1L2, MAY 1961 - 302400Z JUN 1979 1L3, MAY 1961 - 302400Z JUN 1979 1L6, 1950 - MAY 1961 1L7, 1950 - MAY 1961
On-Air:	1L2, MAY 1961 1L3, MAY 1961 1L6, 1950 1L7, 1950
Off-Air	1L2, 302400Z JUN 1979 1L3, 302400Z JUN 1979 1L6, MAY 1961 1L7, MAY 1961
Monitor Rate:	LORAN A: 1L0 1944-1950 LORAN C: S6 - 011000Z JUL 1961 SL-2 - 15 DEC 1961 SH-7 - 1969 5930 - 25 FEB 1975 9990 - 1 MAR 1977
Equipment:	AN/FPN-30, Timers T-325, Transmitters AM-1700, Amplifiers, 1 MW AN/FPN-2A AN/FPN-3A
Antenna Type:
Personnel Allowance:	JAN 1953 – LTJG, ETC, ET2, 3 ET3, CS1, HM1, EN1, EN2, DC2, FN, SN JUL 1963 – 1 RELE, 5 Enlisted (Loran-C Monitor)
Station Mascot	1958 - Jesse
Miscellaneous:	The site of the station was the top of a hill rising 634 feet above the level of the sea. The officer in charge of the construction of this station was Lt. (j.g.) Anthony J. Windheim, who had a crew of 20 men. Nov 27, 1943 - CO killed in PBY crush 1961 DC2 died in auto accident
Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge	CO: ENS Charles E. Johnson 1943 CO: ENS Raymond V Pruner 1944 – 26 DEC 1945 OINC: CRT Proctor L Pulliam 26 DEC 1945 - ? Acting CO: Eugene E McCrory ? – 9 JUL 53 CO: LTJG John C Fuechsel 9 JUL 53 – 10 JUN 55 CO: LTJG John D Costello 10 JUN 55 – 31 JUL 56 CO: LTJG John C Sarazen 31 JUL 56 – 31 JUL 57 CO: LTJG Warren F Baumgartner 31 JUL 57 – CO: LT Carmen J Blondin ? – 24 JUL 59 CO: LT Ronald C Kollmeyer 24 JUL 59 – 30 JAN 61 CO: LTJG Ralph H Burr 30 JAN 61 – 31 JUL 62 CO: LTJG Robert A Schwartz 31 JUL 62 – 31 JUL 63 CO: LTJG Steve W Geletka 31 JUL 63 – 31 JUL 64 CO: LTJG Carl A Strand 31 JUL 64 CO: LTJG Burr 1961 CO: LTJG Jon c Dichert 1972 – APR 1973 CO: LT W. L. Beason APR 1973 - 1975 CO: LTJG Pendergast 1975 - 1976 CO: CWO Carl Schillenberg 1976 - 1978