NSGDet  Sasebo, Japan - 1958

Images from James Butler (former CTR2)

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This is a front view of our Ops Bldg The Sasebo detachment we started was on the golf course in between 5th and 6th (?) hole. It was a empty little box just big enough for us. We had to set up everything. Even had to dig the trenches for laying out the antenna field. It started out as a DF operation only. Had 8 CTR's, 1 CTA1, one CTM and CWO officer in charge.

This is a side view of our Ops Bldg - with antennas to the left.

This is our OIC CWO Shorty Allen.

Chief Hank Aldredge.

Bruce Horncastle coming the back door. The opening to the right of Bruce was our heating and air conditioning room.

Bernie Gelotti and our mascot, watch dog and security guard. The dog's name was "Sparky".

Left to right. Johnny Zelsnack, Tom "shotgun" Bird and Dick Kivi in the break room.

Art Dunn

L/R Unknown, John Zelsnack, Bernie Gelotti, Gary Chyall enjoying some local cool-aid downtown Sasebo

Dick Kivi

L/R Bernie Gelotti, R.C. Britton, Gene Lathram

Shotgun Bird in front of barracks.

Lou Martocci

Barracks after 20 ditty chasers were added to the original 8 DF'ers. When we first arrived at Sasebo, us 8 DF'ers were put into a 20 x 20 foot room. It did belong to marine NCO's till we showed up.

A 100 yen taxi (36 cent) on base. A four door. Could hold more than 2.

Main base Sasebo. Base was a major Naval repair port.

Think this is repair ship USS Jason. It rotated every 6 months.

This is downtown Sasebo.

SOME OF THE FOLKS AT SASEBO 1958 THRU ? * THE ORIGINAL 8 DF'ERS ANDERSON, ANDY ALDREDGE, HANK-CTC ARCHEBELLE, JACK W GEORGIA * BIRD, "SHOTGUN" TOM A. ORE BRITTON, R.C. * BUTLER, JAMES TEXAS * CARLSON, A.C. CONRAD, RICHARD "DICK" COOPER, TRUMAN H. DUPREY, PAUL E. EXLEY, JIM FOLEY, JOSEPH N.J. * FULMER, CAL GELOTTI, BERNIE MASS GERKEN, JERRY HORNCASTLE, BRUCE W. N.Y. * KIVI, DICK ORE KOCH, RONALD LATHRUM, GENE COLO MARTOCCI, LOUIE N * MOORE, "BILL" W.E. OHIO * ORTLIEB, "SNORT" ORTLIEB PANZA, JOE A. SAN JOSE PENA, ALBERT TYLER, DENNIS B. HOUSTON WEISS, J.F. * WOODSIDE, "WOODY" W.H. ZELSNACK, JOHNNY TOSHIYUKI, IBARA--HOUSE BOY

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