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NSGDet  Sasebo, Japan - 1958
Images from James Butler (former CTR2)

Please scroll-down for the complete collection of photos.


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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