Site Survey:

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

Constructed by:

CONSTRUCTION DET “A” – KWADACK

Established:

KWADACK – SEP 1944
EBEYE – 16 OCT 1950 – pre-commission status
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:

1944 - CG Unit 82
1950 - CG Unit 14-350-555
Navy Unit 824

Radio Call Sign:

Station aka:

KWAJALEIN ATOLL, EBEYE ISLAND,  KWADACK, AUGUSTINE ISLAND

On-air testing date:

2L2 – 28 SEP 1944 - MAJURO
1L1 – 24 JAN 1951 - ENIWETOK

Operational date:

2L2 – 25 NOV 1944
1L1 – 011300Z MAR 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, 25 NOV 1944 – MAJURO
1L1, 011300Z MAR 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:

OCT 1950 - T-137A Transmitters

Personnel Allowance:

JAN 1953 – LTJG, ETC, ET1, 4 ET3, CS1, EN1, EN2, FN, SN

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

Kwadack Island
1944 - Bos’n James Santee OINC of Contruction Detail
1st CO: LTJG Lamont A Freeman 14 AUG 1944 – 1945
CO: LTJG Francis X Closter 1945 – 27 APR 1946
CO: LT Charles Henter 27 APR 1946 – 6 JUL 1946
OINC: MoMM1/c B. F. Jones 6 JUL 1946 – 17 JUL 1946 (Acting)
CO: ENS/LTJG Neilus A. Spears 17 JUL 1946 – 14 APR 1947
CO: LTJG John Yurick 14 APR 1947 – 1 OCT 1947
CO: CETMZ Carl S Pierce 1 OCT 1947 – 13 OCT 1947 (medical)
OINC: RE H. W. Banner 13 OCT 1947 – 24 NOV 1947 (Acting)
CO: CRE U. R. Suttie 24 NOV 1947
CO: LTJG L. D. High 1948
CO: LTJG Richard M. Underwood ? – 2 SEP 1950
1st CO: ENS/LTJG Virgil W. Rhinehart 2 SEP 1950 - 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 Randy Peterson 1968 - 1969
CO: LTJG Ron Dale APR 1970 - APR 1971
CO: LTJG William S. Ingersoll  1974 - 1975
Last CO: LTJG Richard M Sebek 1977 - 1978