Site Survey:

LORAN A: NOV – DEC 1943

Construction Date

3 JUL 1944 – End of JUL 1944 (EAST ISLAND)

Constructed by:

Construction DET “C”

Established:

JUL 1944 – East Island
8 NOV 1944 Station commissioned and turned over to 14^th District
25 OCT 1952 – Tern Island

Disestablished:

3 NOV 1952 – East Island
JUL 1979 – Tern Island

Operated by:

USCG

Chain:

HAWAIIAN

Station Letter designation:

2L1, “G”
2L6, 2L7, “T”

Station code name:

LORAN C: DOOR VIII

Station Unit Number:

CG Unit 204
1952 - 14-350520

Station nickname:

On-air testing date:

2L1 - 27 JUL 1944
2L4 – OCT 1952

Operational date:

2L1 - 4 NOV 1944 - East Island
2L4 – 25 OCT 1952 – Tern Island

Operations Ceased:

302400Z JUN 1979

Station Operation:

Single Slave 1944 – 25 OCT 1952 – East Island
Single MASTER 25 OCT 1952 – 1958 –Tern Island
Double MASTER 1958 - 1979

Station pair:

2L1, NIIHAU
2L4, KAUAI
2L6, KAUAI
2L7, JOHNSON ISLAND

Loran Rate:

2L1, 2L4, 2L6, 2L7

On-Air:

2L1 - 8 NOV  1944
2L4 - 25 OCT 1952 - KAUKI
2L6,
2L7, 08 JAN 1958 – JOHNSTON ISLAND

Off-Air

2L1 – 25 OCT 1952 (EAST ISLAND)
2L4 -
2L6 – 302400Z JUN 1979 (TERN ISLAND)
2L7 – 302400Z JUN 1979 (TERN ISLAND)

Monitor Rate:

LORAN C CENTRAL PACIFIC CHAIN

Equipment:

Xmt/Rec Ant Heights 125/65ft

Personnel Allowance:

JAN 1953 – LTJG, ETC, ET2, 4 ET3, RM2, CS1, HM1, EN1, EN3, DC2, BM1, 2 SN
APR 1956 – 1 RM2 deleted

1964 – Ferd - Died 25 JAN 1971
1964 -  Runt; Pele
1969 - Dummy

Miscellaneous:

1^st station located on EAST Island. Until 25 Oct 1952, relocated to Tern Island.
13 – 26^th AUG 1945 Unit 26A on site for upgrade
1946-47 CO murdered in bunk
6 month tour in late 40's
1 APR 1946 Tidal wave stuck the island , no personnel injury, serve equipment damage
17 AUG 1950, station evacuated due to typhoon notice.
10-11 JAN 1954 – station suffered storm damage
4 SEP 1957 - Cyclone Della passed by - station off air for approx 9 hours – water in transmitter and radiobeacon coupler, loss comms ant repair by station complement
6 AUG 1959 – station evacuation for hurricane – Rates blink 2L7 & 2L6 – FFS off-air CGC MATAGORDA assisted.
MAR 1958 – Power conversion
SEP 1960 – Provided support for a Navy Telemetry Station
1964 - Station rehabilitation completed
1966 – Wild Life stated that the CG was trespassing on Tern Is…D14 disagree…situation resolved with a permit issued to CG with the CG right to refuse all other permits
1 DEC 1969 – Tidal wave the evaluation of the crew resulting in destroying much of the station
OCT 1972 – Station Rehab

Loran C:
06 SEP 1960 Site survey report declassified

Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge

EAST ISLAND
1^st CO: LTJG John J Rashti 1944 - 5 SEP 1945
Temp CO: LTJG Herrick T Wilson 5 SEP 1945 - 11 OCT 1945
2^nd CO: LTJG Alexander Zavelle 11 OCT 1945 – 26 NOV 1945 Adv to LT
3rd CO: LTJG Morgan R Wright 26 NOV 1945 – 02 FEB 1946
CO: LT Charles W. Jackson 02 FEB 1946 – 09 DEC 1946
Temp CO: Albert L. Preston 24 NOV 1946 – 9 DEC 1946
CO: LTJG Fred T. Coombe 9 DEC 1946 – 13 MAR 1947
CO: LT Earl H Adams 13 MAR 1947 – 1 OCT 1947
OINC: RE John Ribarich 1 OCT 1947 – 17 DEC 1947
CO: LTJG Walter O Henry ? – 1 SEP 1949
CO: LTJG Thurston L Willis 1 SEP 1949 – 8 SEP 1950
CO: LTJG Edward L. Hauff 08 SEP 1950 – 31 AUG 1951
CO: LTJG E.L. Hauff ? – 31 AUG 1951
CO: LTJG Norman P Ensrud 31 AUG 1952 – 13 AUG 1952
CO: ENS Federick P Schubert 13 AUG 1952 - ?

TERN ISLAND
1^st CO: LT Thomas E Hawkins 1952- 4 OCT 1953 (Tern)
CO: LT Raymond H Wood 4 OCT 1953- 8 OCT 1954
CO: LTJG Melvin W Hallock 8 OCT 1954 – 3 OCT 1955
CO: LTJG Edward H Bragg 3 OCT 1955- 14 AUG 1956
OINC: BMC Billie D Archer 14 AUG 1956 – 10 SEP 1956
CO: LT RT Getman 10 SEP 1956 - 26 JUL 1957
CO: LTJG Jerome R Cronk 26 JUL 1957 - 1958
CO: LTJG David A. Sumi JUL 1959 – 20 JUL 1960
CO: LTJG Edward B Holtzman 20 JUL 1960 – 31 JUL 1961
CO: LT Bryson S Randolph 31 JUL 1961 – 27 JUL 1962
CO: LTJG Bruce Patterson 27 JUL 1962 – 25 MAY 1963
CO: LTJG Walter T Leland 25 MAY 1963 – 25 MAY 1964
CO: LTJG Brent C Mills 25 May 1964 -
CO: LTJG George Archer 1964
CO: LT Robert Bates APR 1966 - APR 1967
CO: LT Jack E Rader APR 1967 -  APR 1968
CO: LTJG Calvin Dail APR 1968 – 01 APR 1969
CO: LTJG Hank Kofron 01 APR 1969 –  APR 1970
CO: LTJG H.F. Hirsch APR 1970 - MAR 1971
CO: LTJG Durham Monsma MAR 1971 – APR 1972
CO: LTJG Mark O'Hara APR 1972 – 1972
CO: LTJG Walter Martin 1972 - 1973
CO: LTJG Robert Trainer 1973 - MAR 1974
CO: LTJG E. E. Rollison MAR 1974 -
CO: LTJG Hertz 1974 - MAY 1975
CO: LTJG Tom Marquette MAY 1975 - JUN 1976
CO: LTJG Dale Hower JUN 1976 – 1977
CO: LTJG Lancaster 1977 – 1978
Last CO: LTJG Arne Heggers 1978 - 1979