Historic Context and Evaluation for the Long Range Aid to Navigation-A Station on Wake Atoll (Peale Island) 1951-1977, United States Air Force PACAF Regional Support Center (PRSC)

Part of the 611th Air Support Group Resources project

Author(s): PACAF Regional Support Center

Year: 2019

Summary

The purpose of this report is to provide historic context on a Long-Range Aid to Navigation (LORAN) system that operated in the Pacific theatre after World War II, and also to provide a historic context and evaluate the remaining elements of the LORAN station on Wake Atoll. To evaluate the historic significance of a property, the historic context of the property must be established.

Cite this Record

Historic Context and Evaluation for the Long Range Aid to Navigation-A Station on Wake Atoll (Peale Island) 1951-1977, United States Air Force PACAF Regional Support Center (PRSC). PACAF Regional Support Center. 2019 ( tDAR id: 459184) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459184

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Keywords

Site Name
Catanduanes LORAN Station

Investigation Types
Architectural Survey • Historic Background Research • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Remote Sensing

General
11th Air Force • 611th • 611th Air Support Group • 611th Civil Engineer Squadron • Barracks • Commanding Officer's Office • Commanding Officer's Quarters • Commanding Officers' Quarters • Historic Context • Historic Evaluation • Long-Range Aid to Navigation System • LORAN Buildings • National Register of Historic Places • Outdoor Movie Theatre • Pacific Air Forces • Pump House • Signal Power Building • Signal Power Building Center • United States Air Force • World War II Era

Geographic Keywords
Alaska (State / Territory) • Peale Island • Point Greenville • Wake Island • Wake Island Atoll

Temporal Keywords
World War II

Spatial Coverage

min long: 160.152; min lat: 20.048 ; max long: -141.047; max lat: 68.567 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): 611th Air Support Group CRM Manager

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