Site Survey:

Construction Date

KWADACK: JUL-SEP 1944
EBEYE – Station rebuilt JUL 1954, completed 7 DEC 1954
EBEYE -Station rehabilitation in 1967, completed in July 1967

Constructed by:

CONSTRUCTION DET “A” – KWADACK

Established:

KWADACK – SEP 1944
EBEYE – FEB 1951

Disestablished:

KWADACK – FEB 1951
EBEYE – 31 DEC 1977

Operated by:

USCG

Chain:

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Station Letter designation:

2L2 “K”
1H2 “Y”

Station code name:

Station Unit Number:

82

Radio Call Sign:

Station aka:

KWAJALEIN ATOLL, EBEYE ISLAND,  KWADACK

On-air testing date:

2L2 – 28 SEP 1944 - MAJURO
1L1 – 020800Z DEC 1950 - ENIWETOK

Operational date:

2L2 – 01 DEC 1944
1L1 – 011300Z FEB 1951 

Operations Ceased:

1H2 – 312400Z DEC 1977

Station Operation:

Single SLAVE/SECONDARY (SS)

Station pair:

2L2 – MAJURO
1L1, 1H2 - ENIWETOK

Loran Rate:

2L2, 2L1, 1H2 

On-Air:

2L2, 01 DEC 1944 – MAJURO
1L1, 011300Z FEB 1951 – ENIWETOK
1H2, 1970 - ENIWETOK

Off-Air

2L2, 01 FEB 1951 Station relocated to EBEYE
1L1, 1970 – Change of rate
1H2, 312400Z DEC 1977 – Loran A phased out

Monitor Rate:

Equipment:

Personnel Allowance:

Miscellaneous:

1944 - 1st station located on Kwadack Is
16 AUG 1945 - DC to AC completed
1950 – Station relocated to Ebeye Island
020800Z DEC 1950 - On air testing for short periods
March 1953 Hydrogen bomb test
1967 – Name changed

Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge

1st CO: LTJG Lamont A Freeman 44-45 Kwadack
CO: LTJG Francis X Closter 1945 – 46
1st CO: LTJG Virgil W. Rhinehart 1951-52 Ebeye
CO: LTJG Hugh G Wyatt 1952-53
CO: ENS Robert L. Tremain 53-54
CO: LTJG F. C. Sponholtz 54-55
CO: LTJG Robert C Chanaud 55-56
CO: LTJG Allan A Landry 56-57
CO: LTJG John R Erickson 57-58
CO: LTJG Donald L Frantz 58-59
CO: LTJG James H Costich 59-60
CO: LTJG Clyde C Atkins 60-61
CO: LTJG Wayne E Rentfro 61-62
CO: LTJG James F Meade 62-63
CO: LTJG William S Haight 63-64
CO: LTJG Robert M Pochman 64-65
CO: LTJG James V O'Neill 65-66
CO: LTJG William S. Ingersoll 74-75
Last CO: LTJG Richard M Sebek 1977-78