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LORAN MONITOR STATION RITIDIAN POINT
13 38 17.67 N 144 17 14E

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Fact Sheet

Site Survey:	SEP/OCT 1944
Construction Date	18 NOV 1944 – 4 DEC 1944 under Ralph A Bernard 1 MAR 1945 Station commissioned turnover to 14^th District
Constructed by:	CONSTRUCTION DET “C”
Established:	DEC 1944
Disestablished:	OCT 1946
Operated by:	USCG
Chain:	THE MARIANAS
Station Letter designation:
Station code name:
Station Unit Number:	CG Unit 339
Radio Call Sign:
Station aka:
On-air testing date:	4 DEC 1944
Operational date: Chain Declared Operational:	4 DEC 1944 01 MAR 1945
Operations Ceased:
Station Operation:	MONITOR & LORAN Group
Station pair:	4H2 – SAIPAN/GUAM 4H3 – ULITHI/GUAM
Loran Rate:	4H2, 4H3
On-Air:
Off-Air
Monitor Rate:	4H2, 4H3
Equipment:
Personnel Allowance:
Miscellaneous:	1 SEP 1945 Appointed Group Office for Iwo Jima and Ichi Banare
Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge	CO: LT Ralph L. Bernard 1944 - MAR 1945 Group CO: ENS Richard G. Banmann 1945 CO: LT Albert A. Heckman MAR 1945 - MAR 1946 Group

Pictures - Click on picture for larger image

Picture from google earth.

The photos photos were retrieved from the
USCG Historian Office in May 2018.
We appreciate the excellent support from the staff -
Thank you Scott, Helen, Beth, Nora

Photos taken on 13 JUN 1945 by PHoM3/c William A Wrenn

Aerial view of station
Army camp nearest to the station bottom

Aerial view of station
Army camp upper left

Aerial view of station situated on high on cliff from the beach below

Antenna and equipment hut

Center of station equipment hut
taken from generator hut

Center the rain water tank used for heads and showers

L to R: Two crews huts, recreation hut, galley hut , generator hut, water truck in foreground, food storage under trap in background

From dogs kennels toward along northeast fence - office on right - water tower on NE fence

Entrance to station from main road

Generator hut on right with fuel tanks, galley on the left with fuel tanks
Center rear - showers(L) - Laudry(C)- Refrigerator(R)

Office, Officers Qtrs, crews qtrs, equipment hut in backgraound

Quarters, admin huts

Water tanks

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