LORAN STATION ICHI BANARE*
*Note: The station military name was Ichi Banare however commonly known as Ike Shima or Okinawa.
Station Information
| Site Survey: | 3 MAY 1945
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| Construction Date: | 15 MAY 1945 1950 - Station rehab (ecv) project 541-50 |
| Constructed by: | CONSTRUCTION DET “C” |
| Established: Commissioned: |
JUN 1945 1 SEP 1945 - turnover to D14 |
| Decommissioned: Disestablished: |
122200Z JUL 1964 12 JUL 1964 |
| Operated by: |
USCG |
| Project code name: |
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| Unit Identifier: |
CG Unit 350 |
| Mail address: | 1949: LTS, c/o 78th QM Base Depot, APO 331, San Francisco, Calif. 1956: LTS, APO 331, San Francisco, Calif. |
| AKA: | IKE SHIMA; OKINAWA |
| HAM Call Sign: |
KR6CG |
| Personnel Allowance: | 1948 - 1949: 1 Officer; 12 Enlisted JAN 1953: 1 Officer; 15 Enlisted DEC 1953: 1 Officer; 16 Enlisted 1961: 1 Officer; 17 Enlisted |
| Station Mascot: | |
| Station events: | ICHI BANARE - official military name - commonly known as IKE SHIMA or OKINAWA OCT 1945 - Station off air due to extreme Typhoon damage JUN 1948 - Equipment replacement completed by CGC KUKUI 27 JUN 1950 - 27 JUL 1954 - Koran War Medal authorized for station personnel 08 SEP 1956 - Typhoon EMMA caused extensive damage - station off air - one of the worst typhoons to strike the island 01 JUL 1964 - Station operations transferred to GESASHI |
| Commanding Officers: | 1945 - 1946 LTJG Melvin D. Sargent (MAY – 19 JAN) 1946 - 1947 LT Ernest H. Burt (19 JAN – 17 MAR) 1947 - 1948 ENS Leslie A. Mears (17 MAR -?) 1948 - 1948 CRE Leo J. DeGraw (? – 27 SEP) 1948 - 1949 ENS William F. Tighe (27 SEP 1948 - ?) 1949 - 1950 LT Robert J. Mackle (? – 20 SEP 1950) 1950 - 1951 LTJG John P. Obarski (20 SEP - ?) 1951 - 1952 1952 - 1953 LT Lesile M. Greig 1953 - 1954 1954 - 1955 1955 - 1956 LTJG Eugene G. Verrett 1956 - 1957 LTJG Thomas H. Clilton (? - AUG) 1957 - 1958 LTJG Crook Steward (AUG - AUG) 1958 - 1959 LTJG Richard Rounsville (AUG - 05 AUG) 1959 - 1960 LTJG Michael Abarbanell (05 AUG - ?) 1960 - 1961 LTJG Richard J. Marcott 1961 - 1962 LTJG John C. Armocost 1962 - 1963 LTJG Ralph E. Giffin 1963 - 1964 LTJG Leon E.Beaudin -Decomm.CO |
Change of command: Letter of relief
17 MAR 1947 LT Burt/ENS Mears - pdf
27 SEP 1948 CRE DeGraw/ENS Tighe - pdf
20 SEP 1950 LT Mackle/LTJG Obarski -pdf
Station Operations
LORAN-A
26 23 37 N 128 00 13E (CG File 12/1948)
26 23 49.4 N 128 00 04.5 E
| Chain: | JAPAN SEA |
| Station Letter designation: | “J” |
| Radio Call Sign: | |
| Declared Operational date: | 12 JUN 1945 |
| Operations terminated: | 010000Z JUL 1964 |
| Station Operation: | 1945 - 1953: Single SLAVE (SS) 1953 - 1964: Double SLAVE (DS) |
| Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: |
ICHI BANARE (S) - IWO JIMA (M) 4H4, 4H7, 2H5 1000 us Approx. 785 Nautical miles ICHI BANARE (S) - NOMAIKE (M) 4H4, 2H4 1000 us Approx. 320 Nautical miles |
| On-air testing date: | 4H4, 27 MAY 1945 – IWO JIMA 4H4, 05 JAN 1953 - NOMAIKE |
| On-Air: | 4H4, 12 JUN 1945 4H7, 150200Z MAR 1949 4H4, 251200Z JAN 1953 2H4, 1 MAY 1953 Change of Rate shift to International Loran band 2H5, 1 MAY 1953 Change of Rate shift to International Loran Band |
| Off-Air: | 4H4, 150200Z MAR 1949 - Iwo Jima operation shifted to Kitano Point 4H4, 1 MAY 1953 Change of Rate shift to International Loran band 4H7, 1 MAY 1953 Change of Rate shift to International Loran band 2H4, 01 JUL 1964 Station operations transferred to Gesashi 2H5, 01 JUL 1964 Station operations transferred to Gesashi |
| Monitor Rate: | Cross rate monitoring |
| Equipment: | JUL 1948 – TDP Transmitters s/n 76 & 77; UJ Timers s/n 17 & 18 JUL 1948 – TDP-1 Transmitter s/n 24 & 44; UE-1 Timers s/n 50 & 77 1964 - T-137 Transmitters; AM-701 Ampifiers |
| Radiator: | 1945 - "T" 1948 - 120ft Vertical tower |
Fred's Place Reunion Hall: NEW
Awards:
Koran War Medal
27 JUN 1950 - 27 JUL 1954
Coast Guard Restricted Duty Ribbon
News Article:
AUG 1962 - Feature of the Week - submitted by Charles "Mac" McLean - pdf
Documentations:
07 JUL 1948 - CGC KUKUI Inspection Report - pdf
29 SEP 1949 - Request for change of mail address - pdf
10 JUL 1956 - Overseas Loran Station Survey - pdf
Pictures:
Picture from google earth.
1948 - 1964 U.S. Coast Guard Official photos
George Hollenack 1955 - 1957 photo collection
Ralph Emerson 1956 - 1957 photo collection
The photos below were contributed by Charles "Mac" McLean
1961 Christmas/Season Greetings card
LTJG Richard J. Marcott (CO-standing) and crew
1961 Crew
Front row L to R: SN Barber - all others are unknown
Back row L to R: unk; SN Dietz;
EN2 Giffin; unk; LTJG Armocost; unk; EM1 Iguehi; unk
"Mac" McLean Circa 1961
Thanks Mac!