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Shafter, T.H., on 13 February 1948. A small advance echelon of
Task Group 7.4 arrived at Kwajalein about 10 FebwV
installationof the AN/’MRC-2radio

1948 ~d beg=

teletype circuit to Eniw*ok.

Two Amy en~sted men (Signal Corps) were ordered to Kwajalei.n”
from
Eniwetok to aid in the installationof thie equipment and the AACS
at Kwajalein also loaned personnel. As a result the RTTY circuit between
En.iwetokand Kwaj~ein became operative on or about 19 Febmary.
were operative on the
The AACS facilities on Eniwetok.Isl.and
dates indicated below:
(a) Homing Beacon

22 December 1947

(b) Control Tower

22 December 1947

(c) Air/Groumi

22 December 1947

(d) CWP/P Kwajalein

21 January 194S

(e) Weather Intercept

23 JWUMY

1948

(f) CW Weather Recon

31 JWN=Y

1948

(g) Weather Net CW

31 January 194S

(h) VHF/m

10 February 19M

-Mr. Sinpson and Hr. Heir, technical representativesfrom Headquarters, AACS, Washington, D. C., arrived on 16 Februa~ to begin
installationof the radar beacons (AN/CPN-6)on various islands in
the atoll. It was required that one beacon be installed on each Zero
Islami, one on Eniwetok Island ad

one on Kwajalein Island. Five

enlisted men were sent from the Zone of Interior to aid in tkuse
installations. Mr. Msir ad Mr. Simpson were ~ell qyalified individuals
and the installationswere completed quite rapidly. The dates of
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