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LORAN STATION ST. PAUL

LORAN A

57 09 40 N 170 24 41.5 W (MIT Vol.4 1948)

Fact Sheet:

Site Survey:

SEP 1943
 
Construction Date

MAY - AUG 1943
 
Constructed by:

Construction Detachment "A"
 
Established:
Commissioned:


01 SEP 1943

Disestablished:

MAR 1950
 
Operated by:

USCG
 
Chain:

BERING SEA
 
Station Letter designation:

"P"
 
Station code name:

PETER
 
Station Unit Number:

1943 - 1949 USCG Unit 60
NAVY - 83
 

Radio Call Sign:
 
Station aka:  
 
On-air testing date:

SEP 1943
 
Operational date:

10 JUL 1944*
18 OCT 1943: Ten Hour service was instituted
10 NOV 1943: Sixteen Hour service was instituted  
01 JAN 1944: Twenty-Two Hour service was instituted
10 JUL 1944: Twenty-Four service implemented
Operations Ceased:

1L0 (M) - 012100Z FEB 1950 - UNMAK - Service not required
1L1 (M) - OCT 1946 - ST. MATTHEW - Service not required

Station Operation:

Double MASTER (DS)
 

Station pair:

1L0 (M) - UMNAK
1L1 (M) - ST. MATTHEW
 
Loran Rate:

1L0; 1L1
 
On-Air:

1L0 (M) SEP 1943 - UMNAK
1L1 (M) SEP 1943 - ST. MATTHEW
 
Off-Air

1L1 (M) - ST. MATTHEW - Service Discontinued
1L0 (M) - UMNAK - Loran area coverage reconfigured
 
Monitor Rate:  
 
Equipment:  
 
Personnel Allowance:  
 
Miscellaneous:

28 JAN 1943 - USCG directed to established LORAN BERING SEA coverage

1943 - One year rotation established
 
Commanding Officers /
 Officers in Charge

1st CO: ENS Albert J. Preston 01 SEP 1943 - 02 JUN 1944
2nd CO: ENS David T. Haislip 02 JUN 1944 - 15 SEP 1945
3rd CO: LTJG Warren S. Weibust 15 SEP 1945 -
CO: LT Fred Baines 1945 - DEC 1946
CO: LTJG John M. Austin DEC 1946 - JUN 1947
CO: LT Fred Bookout JUN 1947 - JUN 1948
CO: LTJG George D. Winstein JUN 1948 - JUN 1949
Last CO: LT Muth JUN 1949 - MAR 1950
 

Awards:

Coast Guard Restricted Duty Ribbon

To all those PCS to ST. PAUL

Pictures:

The below photos and reminiscences of life on station c./1948-49
by Ralph Gallant

Ralph's commentary of station life - pdf

George Chenny letter to Ralph December 1995 - pdf

St. Paul Village c./1947 Pop. Approx. 300

1948 St. Paul Christmas
Back Row
LTjg George D. Winstein (CO); EN3 George Chenny; S1/L J. Owen
Middle Row
ET2 Jessie Gilbert; CS3 Dave Winslip; HM2 Ralph Lucchesi; S1/L W. Dornisch
Front Row
EN1 Ralph Gallant & RM2 Al Charete
Robert Bradley took picture
ET2 Miller on watch

1944 Army truck with wooden cab
RM2 Al Charete; FN1 Joe Mehajoh; EN1 Ralph Gallant
Long workday - had to shoved throught several snow drifts to take
man to doctor in village (Fish/Wildlife)

c./1948 Weather Station
Two families on station Man and wife
Man was called "Blackie" in charge

Another view of the weather station
once a Coast Guard Station

The LORAN Shack - two antenna poles 110' and 115'
ET2 Miller; Ralph Lucchesi & Ralph replaced the blocks
and hoists lines on top of the poles
ET2 Miller is shown returning from target shooting on the beach

PM2/c Ralph Lucchesi

EN2 Engene Pender hauling fuel from village, approximately 13 miles to
CG LORAN Station

Supply of 50 gallons empty fuel drums - used to transport fuel
from supply vessel to LORAN station

Fur Seal breeding ground est. 250,000

Round up for Reindeer
Count approximately 15,000 on Islands St. Paul, St. George and to the east - only an estimate
At this date on St. Paul - only natives allowed to hunt

Seal pet in Penders room - August 1948
As it grew, it became more agressive, returned to the beach

PBY - brought in supplies from Kodiak & mail
Pilot: Jack Armstrong c./July 1948

PBY Kodiak Air c./1948
Left wing
AVM2/L Graffe - unknown
Standing in Front L to R:
FN1 Herman; EN2 Ralph Gallant; EN2/L Eugene Pender; ET2 Miller

Thanks Ralph!