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LORAN STATION ANGAUR ISLAND
06 55 11.84 N 134 08 58.46 E (1960 Mercury Datum)

Pictures

Fact Sheet

Site Survey:

JAN 1945
9 AUG – 24 SEP 1952 Including BATAN, CATANDUANES, MIYAKO

Construction Date

9 MAR -  02 APR 1945
23 JUN 1945 Commissioned and transferred to 14th District

Constructed by:

CONSTRUCTION DET “D” Permanent station buildings

Established:

MONITOR STATION: 23 JUN 1944
TRANSMITTING STATION: 1953

Disestablished:

MONITOR STATION: 02 NOV 1945
TRANSMITTING STATION: 08 JAN 1978

Operated by:

USCG

Chain:

1944 – 1946: PALAU MOROTAI

Station Letter designation:

2L1 “A”

Station code name:

ELMO 9

Station Unit Number:


Radio Call Sign:

MOBILE:334
Monitor Unit: 342
PERMENANT: 346 NAVY UNIT 3257

NRV4

AKA:

PALAU,NGEAUR, ELMO 9

On-air testing date:

4H6, 4H7 15 MAR – 02 APR 1945 Testing and practice monitoring responsibilities
2L1 -

Operational date:

1953

Operations Ceased:

312400Z DEC 1977

Station Operation:

MONITOR STATION 6 DEC 1944 to 18 APR 1946
Single SLAVE/SECONDARY

Station pair:

2L1, ULITHI, YAP

Loran Rate:

2L1

On-Air:

2L1, 15 AUG 1953 – ULITHI
2L1, 1 FEB 1965 - YAP

Off-Air

2L1, 1 FEB 1965 - ULITHI
2L1, 312400Z DEC 1977 - YAP

Monitor Station:

4H6, 6 DEC 1944 – Mobile Detachment monitoring
4H7, 6 DEC 1944 – Mobile Detachment monitoring
4H6, 2 APR 1945 Relived mobile unit of monitoring responsibilities
4H7, 2 APR 1945 Relived mobile unit of monitoring responsibilities

Equipment:

AN/FPN-30, T-325C, AM-1700

Antenna Type:

 

Personnel Allowance:

23 JUN 1945 – 7 permanent/ 3 Temporary

Station Mascot: 1967 – Red Dog
1967 – Ralph
1968 - Charlie

Miscellaneous:

Monitor Station - Mobile Detachment FOX unit moved to the Philippines upon completion of station.
Completion of 1st station 11/23/53, southern part of island
1959 station relocated to northern part of island
Late 1959 -
Entire crew summarily relieved
1962 – Loss of Life – BMC drown – station small boat flipped – 2 station personnel received the CG Gold Life Savings Medal for their efforts
1965 station destroyed by Typhoon OLIVE
OCT 1965 - AUG 1966 - Station rebuilt
Name changed in 1967

Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge

CO: UNIT 342 – LCDR Paul A Ortman 23 JUN 1945 – 02 NOV 1945
1st CO: LT Morgan R Wright 23 JUN 1945 – 09 NOV 1945  – MONITOR STATION (Unit 346)
CO: LCDR Paul A Ortman 10 NOV 1945 -
1st CO: LT Ward JUN 1953 – JUN 1954 – TRANSMITTING STATION
CO: LTJG Kreisberg JUN 1954 – JUN 1955
CO: LTJG Lew Hayes JUN 1955 – 1956
CO: LTJG Johansen 1959 – 1959
CO: LTJG Oberholtzer 1959 - 1960

CO: LTJG Bruce Jamieson 1960 – 1961
CO: LTJG Otto Koosman 1961 - 1962
CO: LTJG Greg Pennington 1962 – 1963
CO: LTJG David Hough 1963 – 1964
CO: LTJG Jack Whiting 1965 - 1966
CO: LTJG JJ Soltys 1966 – 1967
CO: LTJG Mack 1968 - 1969
CO: LTJG John J.Brown 1969 - 1970
CO: LTJG Fritz Jorgenson 1971 - 1972
CO: LTJG  David Moore 1972-73
CO: LTJG O'Brien 1973-74
CO: LTJG Young 1974 – 1975
CO: LTJG Steve Trenchard 1975 – FEB 1976
CO: LTJG T. J. Mackell FEB 1976 – APR 1977
Last CO: LTJG Philip Thibault APR 1977 - 1978

 

Documentation:

OPORDER 32-53 - Establishment of ELMO 7, 8 and 9 - (pdf)
07 MAY 1957 - Emergency Avaition Fuel Storage Guidelines - pdf

Pictures  Click on picture for larger image

Loran Station Angaur Island

Picture from google earth.


Station c./1978


c./fall 1970 photo taken by SK1 John Goodlett on TAD to the island
Station sign states "LORAN STATION PALAU"
2L1 - 2L2

The following photos were contributed by Don Hollingsworth c./1968


The front gate to the station


Don Hollingsworth and Rex Brott - Japanese Tower


Don in the 3 year old Dodge truck

 
Don


Don and the station small boat


Don and Ralph, the station mascot


Don, John Lyn, Stan Oslen


Boat Basin c./Thanksgiving 1968


Chief Gatlin


Doc Girard


Jesus on fishing boat


LTjg John Brown (CO)


Rex - Boat Basin


Rex Brott


Rex Brott & Jack Bonniwett


Stan Oslen, John Lyn, Steve Bayless


The crew waiting for the plane


The REGINA II

Thanks Don!

The following photo were contributed by Emilo Garcia c./1960


View from CGC BLACKHAW of the inlet


Japanese tanks on the inlet


A WWII American Bomber


Mission Church


Another view of the Mission Church


Sight seeing


WWII Japanese Tank

Thanks Emilo!

Ray Copelan's photos from his tour aboard LTS Anguar Island

Dave Moore's photos from his tour aboard LTS Anguar Island

 

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