- Kodiak Naval Facilities: NA34 Naval Air Station, NB57 Section Base, NB65 Submarine Base, NR84 Radio Traffic-Station. Other Alaska naval bases: NR85 Dutch Harbor Radio Traffic-Station, NR86 Sarichef Radio Traffic-Station, NR87 Scotch Cap Radio Traffic-Station, NR88 St. George Radio Traffic-Station, NR89 St. Paul Radio Traffic-Station, NX57 Soapstone Point Radio Direction Finder Station, NX58 Cape Hinchinbrook Radio Direction Finder, NX59 St. Paul Radio Direction Finder, KP133 Sitka Marine Marine Detachment, KP134 Dutch Harbor Marine Detachment, NA32 Sitka Naval Air Station, NA50 Dutch Harbor Naval Air Station, NB58 Dutch Harbor section base, NB59 Sitka section base, NB75 Port Althrop section base, NB76 Port Armstrong section base, NB77 Juneau section base, NB78 Cordova section base, NB79 Sand Point section base, NB80 False Pass section base, NB81 Ketchikan section base, NB94 Seward section base, NB95 Unalaska submarine base, NR79 Ketchikan Radio Traffic-Station, NR80 Sitka Radio Traffic-Station, NR81 Juneau Radio Traffic-Station, NR82 Cordova Radio Traffic-Station, NR83 Seward Radio Traffic-Station, NR84 Kodiak Radio Traffic-Station, NR85 Dutch Harbor Radio Traffic-Station, NR86 Sarichef Radio Traffic-Station, NR87 Scotch Cap Radio Traffic-Station, NR88 St. George Radio Traffic-Station, NR89 St. Paul Radio Traffic-Station, NX57 Soapstone Point Radio Direction Finder, NX58 Cape Hinchinbrook Radio Direction Finder, NX59 St. Paul Radio Direction Finder.
- U.S. Marine Barracks Kodiak Alaska
- 7th Marines - In the end of January and early February 1949, 1/11 accompanied the 7th Marines to Kodiak Island off Alaska for cold weather amphibious operations.
- US Navy Flying units
- FAW-4. We have received four albums of (mostly) 8x10 photos from the commanding officer of Fleet Air Wing Four, Leslie E. Gehres, donated by his daughter. There are some photos from the battle of Attu. Most photos are official navy. Some are small snapshots. There are some cartoons. They are in the directory http://www.kadiak.org/faw4/
- VS ID-13 operated as VS-70 at N.A.S., Kodiak, 'till 10 December 1944 when relieved by VS-48 detachment SIX. (From base history)
- Sometime between 8 July 1942 and 13 July 1942, VSID-13 Squadron (later split into two squadrons of VS-49 and VS-70) moved to N.A.S., Kodiak. (From base history)
- VR-2 and VR-5: R4D, R5D (Clunk), transports (See base history)
- VP-1 flew HU-16 and C-54 from Kodiak.
- VP-42 9 planes; 21 officers and 125 enlisted men that were expected 1 August 1941. VP-42 left N.A.S., Kodiak, 14 October 1941 (From base history)
- VP-41 patrol PBY
- VP-42 patrol in Kodiak 12/48-1/49, summer 53, PBM's.
- VP-43 patrol PBY. (Also see base history)
- VS-48 flew SBD-5 planes. (From base history)
- VS-49 Scouting Squadron 49 at Kodiak, Afognak, Sand Point, Dutch Harbor, Otter Point (Umnak).
- VP-51 patrol PBY, August 20, 1942 --- At Kodiak, Alaska VP-51 Detachment was relieved of all duty involving flying. All of VP-51's PBY-5 aircraft were turned over to the squadron at Kodiak.
- VB-45 PBY
- VS-70 flying OS2U Kingfishers. Contact: Bill Alberts liveoak (at) earthlink.net (Also see base history)
- VB-135 bomber
- VB-136 bomber
- FASRON 114 Fleet Aircraft Service Squadron
- Navy Sea Bees, Construction Battalions, CB's:
- 38th Construction Battalion, partial history in our archives.
- 43rd US Naval Construction Battalion, see Bill Blank's letters in the guest book. See the page on Steven Hollenczer for some group photos at Chiniak. Our page on Reuben Burton.
- 79th Construction Battalion over 75 pictures from Allen C. Tompkins.
- 79th Construction Battalion Friedrich Karl Johann Taake 1904 - 1996
- 79th Construction Battalion John Slusser
- As of 31 December 1944
from History of the Naval Air Station, Kodiak
UNIT ARRIVAL DATE DEPARTURE DATE NO. ENLISTED MEN NO. OFFICERS ----- ------------ -------------- ---------------- ------------ 12th Batt. 14 Sept. 1942 12 April 1943 965 27 23rd Batt. 7 Nov. 1942 21 April 1943 980 27 38th Batt. 14 Jan. 1943 6 Aug. 1943 984 27 43rd Batt. 14 Jan. 1943 23 Feb. 1943 942 26 41st Batt. 28 Jan. 1943 3 Mar. 1944 1014 27 45th Batt. 28 Jan. 1943 31 Aug. 1943 1035 27 4th N.C.Reg. 15 Jan. 1943 25 Sept. 1943 89 8 79th Batt. 10 May 1943 4 Oct. 1944 1080 27 8th S.Batt. 6 Aug. 1943 On Board 483 13 26th S.Batt. 23 Sept. 1944 On Board 526 16 The 4th Naval Construction Regiment was disbanded on 25 September 1943 and the remaining Army Construction was assigned to the 41st and 43rd Battalions for completion while the balance of Navy Construction was assigned to the Station Public Works Department, comprised of the 79th Battalion and regular station employees. On 6 August 1943 the 8th Special Battalion arrived Kodiak to take over cargo operations. One half of the original unit reported to Attu and the force remaining in Kodiak consisted of 13 officers and 483 enlisted men. On 23 February 1944 this unit was split again, one half going to Dutch Harbor, leaving 8 officers and 244 enlisted men in Kodiak.
- MCB9 was in Kodiak 24 March to mid October 1958. Member Jack Brisbane retired from state highways in Kodiak and is an active amateur radio operator. Jack has shared his Mobile Construction Battalion NINE Cruise Book for 1958.
- MCB5 was in Kodiak 1956-1959? [mcb5.com is dead]
- CB Web Ring
- Navy Seabee Veterans Of America, Inc.
- Seabee Museum and Memorial Park Davisville, RI
- Seabee Historical Foundation Port Hueneme, CA
- Merchant Marine. They got all the STUFF here!
- Various naval units and visiting ships
- Units of Eleventh Air Force
- US Coast Guard Commanding Officers
LCdr E.A. Crock relieved by CDR John D. McCubbins (KODIAK BEAR November 2, 1951. CDR John B. McCubbin, Commanding Officer Kodiak Coast Guard Air Detachment pictured in KODIAK BEAR April 18, 1952. - Royal Canadian Air Force Fighter Squadrons 111, 115 and 118, Bombing Squadron 8, starting October 1942
- A Canadian Fighter Squadron,(P-40's) known as the 111th arrived around November 1942 and moved out in August, 1943. (See base history)
- US Army Ft. Greely
- 18th Fighter Squadron, flying P-36's and the 36th Bombardment Squadron, flying B-18's, a B-17 and LB-30's were the first Army Air Corps to arrive Feb 1942. (See base history)
- 9th Ordnance Service Regiment, 9 enlisted arrived 6 July 1941 on USS SPICA.
- 10th Ordnance Service Regiment, 64 arrived 3 September 1941 on USAT GRANT.
- 14th Signal Service Company, a detachment of 25 enlisted arrived 16 September 1941 on USAT ST. MIHIEL
- 18th Engineers, veterans of the ALCAN road project, arrived 19 January 1943, departed 18 March 1943.
- 30th Field Artillery. 777 troops with 155mm field artillery arrived 30 May 1942 on CHIRIKOF. While researching this unit I have made these notes. taken from a portion of the complete unit history. See the 30th Coast Artillery insignia displayed in our museum and on the right side of this page. We do not have any information about, or the origin of, this insignia. It is not proven to be connected with the 30th Field Artillery.
- 37th Infantry, 2nd Battalion arrived July 1941, departed 28 November 1942. On 20 September 1941 there were 1036 here. Charles A. Richardson of 2nd bn. has more info.
- 40th Coast Artillery, Battery A departed 29 March 1943.
- 65th Coast Artillery Regiment (AA), replacements arrived 6 July 1941 on USS Spica, and more arrived on 23 July 1941, regiment left 3 August 1941.
- 69th Quartermaster Battalion, 57 of Co A arrived on USAT Grant 3 September 1941.
- 98th Field Artillery, Brty C, arrived on the Grant 7 October 1941.
- 114th Signal Service Co.
http://www.army.mil//VETINFO/signal.htm 114th Sig Svc Co Mr. L. Bittner 234 Josephs Ln Pittsburgh, PA 15237-1223 412-364-4176 - 120th Army Airways Communications System squadron
- 151st Combat Engineers, Alabama NG, 161 of Co. B arrived on USAT Grant 3 September 1941, departed August 1, 1943.
- 152nd Ordnance Company departed 30 August 1943.
- 184th Station Hospital arrived Ft. Greely 6 July 1941
- 201st Infantry Regiment, West Virginia National Guard, had 37mm antitank guns, arrived on USAT GRANT 3 September 1941. 1586 more arrived on W.C. GORGAS 28 February 1942. Departed 23 January 1944 and February 1944. On 20 September 1941 there were 1424 here. PFC. George William Jones, 2nd Battalion, Company G, arrived on the Gorgas with the West Virginia National Guard. Charles Lumb Edwards was in 2nd Battalion, Company H.
- 215th Coast Artillery,
90mm & 37mm anti-aircraft, from Mankato MN,
in Kodiak winter 1940 until summer 1944.
more arrived 3 August 1941.
more arrived 3 September 1941 on the USAT Grant.
Departed 26 February - 19 April 1944.
Annual reunions are held in July at Mankato MN.
Fewer than 40 attended in 2002.
On 20 September 1941 there were 1738 here.
(Also see base history)
- Captain George E. Bauch, supply officer, 215 CA AA
- Austin J "Tom" Masterson of battery B was here at Cliff Point.
- 1st Sgt Sidney G. Hibma of Batttery F was here and now lives in Sacramento California.
- Eugene M. Furguson was one of them.
- Bill Carlson was here 1941-1944
- Paul Meyer's story
- Paul L. Severson was here
- Roger A. Keltgen sent us a package of photos.
- The CO was Col. William Frazer
- Sgt. Walter Jerome Kimball was here.
- Lloyd Marvin Tollefson Birth Nov 19, 1920 in Christiania Township, Jackson County, Minnesota. Death 17 Jan 1942 Kodiak Island, Alaska. Parents: Henry Tollefson 1881 – 1960, Bella Matilda Teig 1892 – 1974.
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250th Coast Artillery, California National Guard,
The first group of 250th CA arrived 3 April 1941 with 169 persons.
The last 12 units left in March 1944.
On 20 September 1941 there were 385 here.
- 250th Coast Artillery Historical and Pictorial Review 1941 Camp McQuaide California
- Walter Dangel G Battery, Bald Island, Chiniak, 1943-1944, was a Corporal manning searchlights in Kodiak
- History, broken link
- California Military Museum omits 1941-1944 Alaska
- California National Guard In World War II
- 260th Field Artillery, Battery B departed Kodiak 5 October 1942.
- 265th Coast Artillery
- 374th Port Battalion, Transportation Corps, arrived 27 November 1942, 4 Off., 236 em. Departed 5 May 1944.
- 401st Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron arrived October 28, 1942
- 691st Signal Aircraft Warning Reporting Company, at Lazy bay, arrived September, 1942. (See base history)
- 716th Aircraft Warning Company
- 862nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery, departed 2 May 1944.
- 11th Army Air Force
- Fighter Squadron 11
- 18th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor), 28th Composite Goup, transfers from Elmendorf Field, Anchorage, Territory of Alaska to Ft Greely, Kodiak Island, Aleutian Islands [sic] with P-40's on 18 April 1942.
- Fighter Squadron 42
- Fighter Squadron 54
- Fighter Squadron 56
- Fighter Squadron 57
- Fighter Squadron 344
- Bomber Squadron 21
- Bomber Squadron 36
- Bomber Squadron 73
- Bomber Squadron 77
- Bomber Squadron 404
- Bomber Squadron 406
- Bomber Squadron 407
- 10th Rescue Squadron
- 11th Weather Squadron
- 1st Photo Squadron
- 2nd Photo Squadron
- Tow Targer 15
250th California
Alaska Defense Command
Alaska Communications System
