U.S. COAST GUARD OFFICIAL PHOTOS
C./ 1962
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c./1963
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New LORAN Station Commissioned -- As the Flag touches the top of the flagpole at 1100 hours,
Saturday, Nov. 16, the new Coast Guard LORAN (Long-Ranging Aid to Navigation) station
at
Gesashi, Higashi-Son, northeastern Okinawa, is officially commissioned. In front of the flagpole
and obscured by officers and enlisted personnel of the station are Admiral Edwin J. Roland,
Commandant of the Coast Guard, and Rear Admiral Christopher C. Knapp, Commander of the
14th Coast Guard District, Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Inspection of LORAN Facility -- Admiral Roland, escorted by Lt. Robert Gardner, inspects
the new LORAN facility in northeastern Okinawaon Nov. 16. At right is Lieutenant General
Paul W. Caraway, High Commissionerof the Ryukyu Islands, and Rear Admiral Christopher
C. Knapp, Commander of the 14th Coast District, Honolulu. Behind Admiral Knapp is Colonel
Henry C. Schrader, District Engineer, U. S. Army Engineer District, Okinawa, who supervised
the $2,500,000 contract for the new LORAN station.
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MEETING WITH HIGASHI-SON LEADERS during commissioning ceremonies of the new
LORAN station in northeastern Okinawa. Admiral Roland shakes hands with Mr. Matsuji
Miyazato, mayor of Higashi-Son. Looking on (L to R) are Rear Admiral
Christopher C. Knapp
(partially obscured), Commander of the 14th Coast Guard District headquartered in Honolulu,
Hawaii; Mr. Seikichi Miyagi, president of the Nago
English Language School, a native of
Higashi-Son; Lt. Robert Gardner, commading officer of the new LORAN station; and Mr.
Massnobu Kinjo, chairman, Higashi-Son Assembly.
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WELCOME TO OKINAWA -- Admiral Edwin J. Roland (L), Commandant of the U. S. Coast Guard, and Rear Admiral Christopher C. Knapp, Commader of the 14th Coast Guard District
in Honolulu, are welcomed upon their arrival at Kadene Air Force Base by
Lieutenant General
Paul W. Caraway, High Commissioner the Ryukyu Islands. The Coast Guard admirals were in Okinawa for the commissioning ceremonies of the Coast Guard's new $2,500,000 LORAN (Long-Ranging Aid to Navigation) station at Gesashi, Higashi-Son, northeastern Okinawa on
Nov. 16.
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WELCOME TO OKINAWA -- Members of Admiral Edwin J. Roland's party are welcomed to
Okinawa on Friday, Nov. 15, by High Commissioner and Mrs.
Paul W. Caraway (R), Major
General Albert Clark (without hat), next to Mrs. Caraway), Commander, 313th Air Division;
Major General James M. Masters, Sr., Commanding General, 3rd Marine Division, Brigadier
General Raymond G. Davis (obscured), Assistant Division Commander, 3rd Marine Division,
Colonel Henry G. Schrader, District Engineer, U. S. Army Engineer District, Okinawa; and Lt.
Robert Gardner, Commanding Officer of the new LORAN station.
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c./08 MAR 1967
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c./23 JUL 1993
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VADM Masanao Sata, Commander 11th Regional Japanese Maritine Safety Headquarters and
Captain Richard Wigger, Commander Far East Section sign final turnover documents transferring LORSTA Gesashi.
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Loran-C Timer/Control Replacement Equipment
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Loran-A AN/FPN-30 timer
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Loran-A T-325 transmitter/T-138A Amplifier
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AN/FPN-46 Loran-C timer
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AN/FPN-45 Loran-C transmitter
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Enlisted Barracks