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Site Survey: |
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Construction Date |
KWADACK:
JUL-SEP 1944
16 DEC 1944 - Station commissioned and turnover to 14th
District
EBEYE – Station rebuilt JUL 1954, completed 7 DEC 1954
EBEYE -Station rehabilitation in 1967, completed in July
1967 |
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Constructed by: |
CONSTRUCTION DET “A” – KWADACK |
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Established: |
KWADACK –
SEP 1944
EBEYE – FEB 1951 |
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Disestablished: |
KWADACK –
FEB 1951
EBEYE – 31 DEC 1977 |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
MARSHALL
ISLANDS |
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Station Letter
designation: |
2L2 “K”
1H2 “Y” |
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Station code name: |
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Station Unit Number: |
82 |
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Radio Call Sign: |
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Station aka: |
KWAJALEIN
ATOLL, EBEYE ISLAND, KWADACK,
AUGUSTINE ISLAND |
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On-air testing date: |
2L2 – 28
SEP 1944 - MAJURO
1L1 – 020800Z DEC 1950 - ENIWETOK |
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Operational date: |
2L2 – 25
NOV 1944
1L1 – 011300Z FEB 1951 |
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Operations Ceased: |
1H2 –
312400Z DEC 1977 |
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Station Operation: |
Single
SLAVE/SECONDARY (SS) |
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Station pair: |
2L2 –
MAJURO
1L1, 1H2 - ENIWETOK |
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Loran Rate: |
2L2, 2L1,
1H2 |
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On-Air: |
2L2, 25
NOV 1944 – MAJURO
1L1, 011300Z FEB 1951 – ENIWETOK
1H2, 1970 - ENIWETOK |
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Off-Air |
2L2, 01
FEB 1951 Station relocated to EBEYE
1L1, 1970 – Change of rate
1H2, 312400Z DEC 1977 – Loran A phased out |
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Monitor Rate: |
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Equipment: |
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Personnel Allowance: |
JAN 1953 – LTJG, ETC, ET1, 4 ET3, CS1, EN1, EN2, FN, SN |
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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 |
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Commanding Officers /
Officers in Charge |
1st CO: LTJG Lamont A Freeman 1944 -
1945 Kwadack
CO: LTJG Francis X Closter 1945 – 1946
1st CO: LTJG Virgil W. Rhinehart 1951 - 1952 Ebeye
CO: LTJG Ed Bush ?? - relieved due illness
CO: LTJG Don Moss ?? -Temp relieve
CO: LTJG Hugh G Wyatt 1953
CO: ENS Robert L. Tremain 1953 - 1954
CO: LTJG F. C. Sponholtz 1954 - 1955
CO: LTJG Robert C Chanaud 1955 - 1956
CO: LTJG Allan A Landry 1956 - 1957
CO: LTJG John R Erickson 1957 - 1958
CO: LTJG Donald L Frantz 1958 - 1959
CO: LTJG James H Costich 1959 - 1960
CO: LTJG Clyde C Atkins 1960 - 1961
CO: LTJG Wayne E Rentfro 1961 - 1962
CO: LTJG James F Meade 1962 - 1963
CO: LTJG William S Haight 1963 - 1964
CO: LTJG Robert M Pochman 1964 - 1965
CO: LTJG James V O'Neill 1965 - 1966
CO: LTJG William S. Ingersoll 1974 - 1975
Last CO: LTJG Richard M Sebek 1977 - 1978 |
