Sheen (MAR - 05 APR)ġ988 - 1989 LTJG Jeffrey S. Sakahara (09 APR - MAR)ġ987 - 1988 LTJG Robert W. Holland (APR - APR)ġ983 - 1984 LTJG David L. Greenberg (MAR - APR)ġ972 - 1973 LTJG Robert L. Connell (APR - APR)ġ968 - 1969 LTJG William S. Smith (MAY - APR)ġ967 - 1968 LTJG Philip J. Greenough (MAY - MAY)ġ966 - 1967 LTJG Joseph J. Worth (MAY - MAY)ġ965 - 1966 LTJG Richmond D. Second only to LORSTA SYLT for this outstanding performance.ġ963 - 1964 LTJG Joseph B. Summer 1987 - Discovery Channel on island to film the NMFS Monk seal project.ĭEC 1990 - Station awarded the eighth consecutive 180 day Operational Performance Award. Legal documents, charts and personnel diaries were among items found in the water-tight bridge which were turned over to the Government of Japan.ĭEC 1986 - "Christmas with MacDonald's at Kure" MacDonald's crew from Honolulu was 'stranded' overnight due to a mechanical problem with the C-130. On February 24 LTJG Bratton and three enlisted boarded the ship in search of surviving crew members. ![]() The search was call off without a trace of the crew. A full scale search for survivors initiated for six days. A Naval Logistics flight sighted the wreckage of the Japanese fishing vessel "HOUEI MARU No.5" hard aground on a reef three miles north of Kure. Goddard for the assistance with the trans lunar injection phase of the Apollo 13 recovery.ġ971 - raised the first baby Monk seal in captivity per Hawaiian Fisheries and game ![]() ![]() JUL 1969 - CG received a new fire truck capable of Purple K and Light water for the airfield.ĪPR 1970 - Unit received a Letter of Commendation from Mr. NOV 1964 - Station crew adopted a little Vietnamese girl.ġ966 - Boeing 707 made an emergency landing at Kure. A total of 168 extra meals and 50 gallons of coffee was served.ġ962 - CO (LTJG Bates) and DC2 Young capsized runabout and spent several hours in the water. ![]() Station crew provided relieve to 76 and 8 crew. Kure declared a "Bird Sanctuary" under the Bird ActĠ6 SEPđ960 - Kure site survey declassifiedġ9 JUNđ961 - C-121 with 84 passengers and crew made an emergency landing during a heavy storm. Survey team attacked at night by rats during their stay on the islandġ960 - Construction commenced on Green Island - LCDR Harold Block project managerġ960 - During construction the tug Port of Bando drag anchor and sank on the reef.ġ971 - USCG Naval Station Box 36, FPO, San Francisco 96614ġ977 - Dogs transferred to French Frigate Shoals - BIRDS *Note: Site survey was for the DOOR project LORAN STATION KURE ISLAND Station Information Site Survey:
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