latest update to this index page 2021 July 22 Searches Weather and webcams Crusty old Joe's Kodiak Alaska Military History www.ka diak.org The Official Web Site of the Kodiak Military History Museum National Historic Landmark Kodiak Naval Operating Base and Forts Greely and Abercrombie, Kodiak National Register Number: 85002731 Resource Type: Site Property Type: Defense-military Facility Designated: February 4, 1985 A joint operations center here directed Alaskan operations in 1942-1943. The principal advance naval base in Alaska and the North Pacific when World War II broke out, Kodiak’s ships and submarines played a critical role in the Aleutian campaign. Fort Greely, with its coast artillery and infantry troops, stood ready to repel an invader, but in the end the enemy did not come. In April 1943, the Army erected a permanent 8-inch gun battery north of Kodiak and established it as a sub-post of Fort Greely, naming it Fort Abercrombie. Fort Kodiak was established in 1898. The US Navy established a radio facility on Woody Island in 1911. The CAA and later the FAA had extensive facilities on Woody Island. Construction on the Kodiak Navy Base began in 1939. The navy left in 1972. The US Navy chose Kodiak for their principal base because of the ice-free waters. It was defended by the army. The same base today is the Coast Guard base. Part of one army gun battery has been partially restored and houses the Kodiak Military History Museum at Ft. Abercrombie State Historical Park. Upon the launch of Sputnik on Oct 4, 1957, the US Air Force established a satellite tracking and control facility not far from WW II army guns at Chiniak. It operated until 1975. This web site celebrates the remaining evidence of these endeavors. The value these things have is in their design, their place in our history, and in their relationship to the place where they stand. The Russian ship Kad'yak sank at Kodiak in the latter days of the Russian era. Bradley G. Stevens wrote a very good book about that and the discovery of it's remains near Spruce Island. THE SHIP, THE SAINT AND THE SAILOR The Long Search for the Legendary Kad'yak NEW March 2012 Holiday Beach, the MOVIE See our Commsta page for more. Timeline for Aleutian campaign and Kodiak Ft. Abercrombie timeline from park kiosk, amended Col. Boyes timeline Guest book Web Updates Log This will show you some of what's new on this site. PHOTO ALBUMS Lt. Edward James Tait WVCQ OIC, 215th CA Mark Braunstein WA4KFZ (ETN1, USCG) Jack Kotlovker, USA, 1942-3 Alaska Communications System, Signal Hill Clyde Coryell, USN, 1940-2 in charge of base construction William Rader, USN, 1951-2 photographer, actor, newspaper man. Ellis Joseph Davies, USMC, 1947-8 1961 photos from top of Old Womens Mt. by Carrol Adcock 250th Coast Artillery Historical and Pictorial Review 1941 Camp McQuaide California Vernon Wilson, 250th Coast Artillery WWIInew Dec 2013 Joe Hacker, NAS control tower 1958 Don Harms, Sitkinak 1974 Fredrick F. Davidson 1942-1945 Glen Finklea USMC 1965, 12 images Sgt. Joseph Steven Eorio, Battery D, 250th CA, 69 images Captain George E. Bauch, supply officer, 215 CA AA Rupert Von Fox, Submarine Base 1944 (page 1 - 2 - 3.) Jack Cook, NOJ Commsta 1979-1980 (Includes Great Buskin River Raft Race.) Rodger Schwind, NOJ Commsta 1955 Bill Rigley, Navy Security Group Chiniak Max Hellmueller, Navy Security Police 1967-68 Bill Carlson, 215th CA (AA) Harry Lomas, Navy Base 1967 Roger Keltgen collection 215 CA (AA) George Reynolds maintained the large artillery pieces 1947-49. Panoramic Photos of several units in 1949, Army, Navy, Marines. Fleet Air Wing FOUR Leslie Gehres albums William Julian Army Dock WWII, 30 images Miscellaneous photo index over 250 images Allen C. Tompkins, 79th Construction Battalion Allen C. Tompkins, addendum, 76 photos in high resolution John Slusser, 79th Construction Battalion Naval Station photo index - 174 photos during base construction 1939-1940, text index Naval Station photo index - 105 photos from circa 1960 with thumbnail index Aerial photos of Navy base - from Daniel Jessup 1950 Aerial views of the base - 6 undated photos Elmer Aemmer photo album USN Net Depot, Woody Island. Chuck Underwood photo album with 90 WW II images. William (Smokey Mt.) Pruitt photo album US Army 151st Combat Engineers. Gresham Pace photo album US Army 151st Combat Engineers. Historic photos of Kodiak Don Warner USN Fleet Weather Central Six WWII photos tent city, etc. Collection of Patches, unit insignias, etc. Judie Freeman collection, USNS Funston, base aerial 50's, 5 photos. Bob Moses, 1967-1970. Lynn Saupe White Alice circa 1958. Misc aerial photos from large photos in the hall at the borough. Ben Guhrke photos from the tsnaumi era with a few of Anchorage HARBOR DEFENSES OF KODIAK 1 NOVEMBER 1944 - This is the BIG book on the Army in Kodiak during WWII. Kodiak Military History Museum at Miller Point, Ft. Abercrombie Cruise Ship Schedule calling at Kodiak: 2019 2020 The Naturalist Dave Evans, researcher. UNITS serving at Kodiak. MCB9 SeaBees Maps in JPEG and Autocad formats. Chiniak History summary Air Force Tracking Station Bob Siptrott's Chiniak Tracking Station pages PROJECT CORONA, launches Willis Hawkins (1913-2004) about Corona Project and the C-130 Hercules Chiniak Tracking Station December 2000 photos Pictures of the AC&W / Air Force Tracking Station at Chiniak. Smaker's Story Miles France's story, circa 1971 Cape Greville Soquel Point Chiniak Tour, Little Navy, WW II Army, Coast Guard and AF Tracking Station. Naval Facility Chiniak Direction Finder Station. Coast Guard Facility Chiniak Direction Finder Station. Topographic map with key. St. Peter's head or Bunker Hill Plotting and Spotting room SCR-296A radar site at Round Top Bald Hill Searchlight site Isador Island War Reserve Magazine Midway Point searchlight station SuperDARN US Naval Base Kodiak Alaska Site Inspection Report, Naval Defensive Sea Area, Kodiak Island, Alaska, 29 July 2016 source new 2019 Feb 14 13th Naval District 7 December 1941 (More) History of the navy in Kodiak, 1941-1952 1965 List of structures and maps The airport and some of it's structures Communications Station NOJ Naval Flying Units stories & historical files NAS Kodiak, Alaska - Patrol Squadron Home Pages, History, pictures and more! (Off site link) USN Fleet Weather Central Anton Larsen Pass Ski Chalet Naval Station photo index - 174 photos during base construction 1939-1940, text index Naval Station photo index - 105 photos from circa 1960 with thumbnail index Elmer Aemmer photo album USN Net Depot, Woody Island. Devil's Creek sportfish hatchery on the Naval Station. U S MARINES Albert Kahn, Architect US Coast Guard Kodiak Alaska USCG Base modern views USCGC STORIS WMEC-38 (no frames version) Malcom Smith tells all (off site link) Fort Greely Kodiak Alaska Historical Report, Vol 1, 1941-1944 Historical Report, Vol 2. Operations Bulletin, #17 (image) (image) In or near the City of Kodiak William Julian Army Dock WWII (Now Ocean Beauty) Gibson Cove, Deadman's Curve Government Dock below the Griffin Building. non-military images of old Kodiak Buskin Hill headquarters of Ft. Greely. 1998 photos. Gopher Band Maps in JPEG and Autocad formats. Swampy Acres Army Diesel Power Plant Chuck Underwood photo album with 90 WW II images. Gresham Pace photo album US Army 151st Combat Engineers. Bomb salvage from "Iron Bottom Beach" Long Island Ft. Tidball garrison Quonsets & gun bunker SCR-296A Radar, 700 MHz fire control radar SCR-582 Radar with veteran story BD-74 Switchboard, pretty rare item. Deer Point plotting room and ammo bunkers John C. Tidball 1825-1906 Puffin Island 90 mm gun battery - WWII site Sitkinak Island Abandoned USCG Loran Station, aborted AC&W site Chirikof Island communications station Afognak Island sawmill at Danger Bay Entrance Point Kodiak Naval Operating Base Entrance Point Anti-Aircraft Training Center (Soldier's Cove or Neva Cove.) Fort Abercrombie World War II National Historic Place Roma O. Saltzgiver was battalion radar officer. Kodiak Military History Museum at Miller Point, Ft. Abercrombie Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park Pillar Mountain WACS White Alice Communications System ACS Alaska Communication System Signal Hill ACS Site Woody Island Navy, FAA, Army USN Net Depot WWII photo album Spruce Cape loran station and WWII Narrow CapeWWII RADAR SPARK radio equipment found near Port Bailey Radio and Telephone History in Kodiak - Armed Forces Radio, KVOK, Army & Navy phones, more. Telephone Directories Submarine cables Communications Station Kodiak Navy and USCG Buskin and Holiday Beach Navy Base communications file 1940-1946 My personal telephone company career Newspapers - Kodiak Bear, Kodiak Mirror, Kadiak Times, Kodiak Fish Wrapper... Seabees Navy Construction Battalions Ships - books - links Patches, unit insignia Aircraft Aircraft crashes Collings Foundation Bombers visited Kodiak 2001 July 1-3. Panama Gun Mounts Quonset Huts Aleutians Sanak Radio Station on Caton Island. WHAZZIT? We don't know. Do you? kAdiak? Where does this spelling come from. Historic photos of Kodiak Kodiak shipwrecks 1741 to WWII era Aerial photos of several Alaska airports, WWII era 1964 Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Bulletins from Kodiak City Naval Station Telephone Directory Tsunami and earthquake destroyed downtown Kodiak Ben Guhrke photos from the tsnaumi era with a few of Anchorage My personal home page Museum main entry Walter Dangel Contact us 250th California Chiniak USAF Tracking Stn. Contact us Search Entire Site for Search Site Search Military Around the World Site #106 [ Join Now ] [ Ring Hub ] [ Random ] [ Prev ] [ Next ] 433 Pageviews Oct. 28th - Nov. 28th www.ka diak.org