THEODORE POINT
1944 - 25 JUN 1949
Station Information
| Site Survey: | 26 and 28 AUG 1943 - Site Survey APR - OCT 1944 – USC&GS surveyed by first order astronomic observation. |
| Construction Date | 7 DEC 1943 – FEB 1944 |
| Constructed by: | CG Construction Detachment "A" |
| Established: | JAN 1944 |
| Disestablished: | 25 JUL 1949 |
| Operated by: | USCG |
| Station Code name: | TANGO |
| Station Unit Identifier: | CG Unit 62 US Navy 163 |
| Mail Address: |
1948 - CG LTS Theodore Point, %NAF, Attu, Alaska |
| Personnel Allowance: | 1943 - 1 Officer; 23 Enlisted 1948 - 1 Officer; 14 Enlisted |
| Mascots: | 1944 - Sooner; Tippy, Susie |
| Miscellaneous: | Site location was between Nebidiskov Point and Theodore Point. Nebidiskov was rejected because the signal would of cross over Theodore Point. A normal tour was six months. Late forties. 03 JAN 1944 William A. Baughman, S1c. was killed during the construction phase of the Theodore Point station. 1948 – 1949 Station under the cognizance of the CG District 13th 1948 - Mail delivery route: 1. CGD13, Seattle, WA 2. MATS Kodiak 3. MATS to Massacre Bay, NAF, Attu 4. Station personnel hiking party to Massacre Bay (40 mile round trip) 22 JUN 1949 - Station operations relocated to Murder Point. OCT 1961 - station equipment removed |
| Commanding Officers: | 1943 - 1944 ENS Edwin L. Doster (? – 8 AUG) 1944 - 1945 ENS George E.Orford (8 AUG – 02 OCT) 1945 - 1946 LTJG Joseph Ziemian (02 OCT – 24 MAR) 1946 - 1946 LTJG Ronald G. Lineburg (24 MAR – 8 MAY) 1946 - 1946 CRM James T. Meade (8 MAY – 22 NOV) 1946 - 1946 ETM2/c Hollis L. Peden (22 NOV – 27 NOV) - Acting 1946 - 1947 LTJG James H. B. Morton (27 NOV – 17 APR) 1947 - 1947 LTJG Burton V. Weston (17 APR – ?) 1947 - 1948 1948 - 1948 RELE William H. Keel (? – 05 SEP) 1948 - 1949 ENS David Jenkins (05 SEP – 22 JUN) |
Change of Command:
17 SEP 1948 - RELE Keel/ENS Jenkins - pdf
Station Operations
LORAN-A
52 45 09 N - 172 54 31 E (MIT 1948 Appendix B)
52 45 11 N - 172 54 43 E - (1948 Op Data Report)
Google Earth Coordinates: 52 45 4.47 N - 172 54 39.33 E
| Chain: | WESTERN ALEUTIANS |
| Station Letter designation: | “T" |
| Radio Call Sign: | |
| Operational date: Declared Operational |
17 FEB 1944 - limited service 8 JUN 1944 - 24 HOUR SERVICE |
| Operations Ceased: | 222200Z JUN 1949 |
| Station Operation: | Single SLAVE (SS) |
| Station pair: Loran Rate: Coding Delay: Baseline: |
ATTU (S) - AMCHITKA (M) (1L0) 1L0 1000us Aprrox. 248 nautical miles |
| On-air testing date: | 11 FEB 1944 |
| On-Air:
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17 FEB 1944 08 JUN 1944 - 24 HOUR SERVICE |
| Off-Air: | 222200Z JUN 1949 Operations transferred to Murder Point |
| Equipment: | Timers: Model C Transmitters REL-575BC sn:6351 & ? Voice and CW radio equipment installed |
| Antenna Type: | "T" |
Awards:
U.S. Coast Guard Restricted Duty Ribbon
Documents:
16 JAN 1947 - Station Plot Plan - pdf
01 DEC 1948 - Operational Data Report - pdf
Pictures:
Picture from google earth
NOV 1943 - 1944 - Robert Henchal Photo Album
1943 - 1944 John Mitcham Photo Collection
1944 - 1961 U. S. Coast Guard Official Photos
Station layout by RdM3(L) Robert K Yeaton
