Stephenville, NF
Photographs


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  1. (L-R) S/Sgt Crowe, Herman Little and Sam Van Sandt - November 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  2. (L-R) S/Sgt Otis Williams and S/Sgt Gilmore in barracks - November 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  3. A/2C Pahl guarding his pool cue - November 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  4. A/2C Lloyd Martin is deep in thought - November 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  5. Liston R Burns ponders about the snow - November 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  6. (L-R) Les Wead Jr and Wendell (Gene) Owens - November 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  7. J Allison behind the jeep at the Transmitter site - November 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  8. Burton (Bert) Siminson (Philco Tech Rep) - November 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  9. View toward the POL fuel tank and the ocean - October 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  10. Administration building with radar tower and radomes in background along with the power house - September 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  11. Panoramic view of the 640th AC&W Squadron - September 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  12. "Saint" Sam Van Sandt in the barracks - September 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  13. Sam Van Sandt "and for my next act"! - September 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  14. John Hochstetlet in a communications trailer - September 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  15. Eugene Crain - September 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  16. Sam Van Sandt with the local "pooch" - September 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  17. 640th AC&W Squadron baseball team. Back row (L-R) Allen, Barrett, Mercer, Delucca, Bris Bois, Juzack. Front row (L-R) Knight, Bailey, Pierce, Gonzales, Wendell Owens and Waite - September 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  18. Playing Chess in barracks. (L-R) unknown, Les Wead and Burns - August 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  19. Passing time in the barracks. Standing (L-R) Pahl and Marco Consiglia (Little Al) and LB Martin sitting in the chair - August 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  20. Norman Baetz (standing) and Ed Noel (sitting on the post) - August 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  21. (L-R) Les Wead and Crowe - August 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  22. Roy Staton (Pappy) - August 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  23. Unidentified Tech Rep - August 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  24. Herman Little at the Transmitter site - August 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  25. Herman Little at the Transmitter site - August 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  26. A/2C Herman Little at the Transmitter site - August 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  27. The HAM radio shack in the barracks. A/2C Herman Little "K9BFB/V04" with a BC-510 transmitter in the background- August 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  28. Herman Little sitting at the Radio Maintenance Transmitter site desk - August 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  29. Herman Little in front of the Squadron 6 by 6 - August 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  30. (L-R) A/1C Sam Van Sandt and Les Wead - August 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  31. (L-R) A/1C Sam Van Sandt, A/2C Les Wead and A/1C John Hockstetler - August 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  32. A/2C Les Wead with old radio equipment - August 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  33. A/2C Les Wead with the Transmitters - August 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  34. S/Sgt Ed Noel at the Transmitter site - July 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  35. John Hochstetler at the Trasmitter site - July 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  36. (L-R) Wendell (Gene) Owens, unknown, unknown, John Hochstetler at the Transmitter site - July 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  37. S/Sgt Ed Noel at the Transmitter site - July 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  38. John Hochstetler at the Transmitter site - July 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  39. A/1C Sam Van Sandt at the Transmitter site - July 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  40. Sam Van Sandt trying to put it back together again - July 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  41. Transmitter site equipment - July 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  42. (L-R) Wead, Crowe, unknown, unknown - July 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  43. Les Wead busy at work at the Transmitter site - July 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  44. Wendell Owens at the Transmitter site - July 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  45. Wendell Owens at the Transmitter site - July 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  46. Chris Thomas was a Communications Tech from Canadian Marconi - June 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  47. Marconi Communications Tech Rep Chris Thomas and a wooden framed dummy antenna he made for us atop the Transmitter - June 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  48. (L-R) Unknown A/2C and Marconi Communications Tech Rep Chris Thomas - June 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  49. (L-R) A/2C Herman Little and Marconi Communications Tech Rep Chris Thomas - June 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  50. (L-R) A/2C Herman Little and a Tech Rep who came to do repairs on the UHF and VHF antennas - June 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  51. Unidentified Tech Reps - June 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  52. Sam Van Sandt in Sydney Nova Scotia on a three day pass for being Airman of the month - June 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  53. I wonder how long it will take us to get there? - May 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  54. Uninhabited cabin in the local area - May 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  55. Beach at Fox Island Way - May 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  56. Local terrain - May 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  57. More of the local terrain - May 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  58. More of the local terrain - May 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  59. Fox Island fishing trip - May 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  60. Les Wead shows off his catch at the Fox Island fishing trip - May 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  61. (L-R) Norman Baetz and Ed Noel - May 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  62. John Williams trying to relax in barracks - May 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  63. Eugene Crain - May 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  64. MARS communications antennae - May 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  65. (L-R) Les Wead Jr, Crowe, unknown - May 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  66. Sam Van Sandt resting on the steps - May 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  67. Crowe, Wead, Rob Blake and Wendell Owens talking to three English Tech Reps - April 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  68. Herman Little with Port-Au-Mal in the background - April 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  69. A/2C Herman Little - April 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  70. The gang partied on and on - April 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  71. Everyone is getting into the party mood - April 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  72. (L-R) S/Sgt Coe, S/Sgt Williams, S/Sgt Gilmore, T/Sgt Cone - April 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  73. S/Sgt M Wilson "strutting his stuff" - April 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  74. (L-R) unknown, S/Sgt Ed Noel at the Transmitter site - April 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  75. Sam Van Sandt by the sign at the Transmitter site - April 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  76. John Hochstetler by the sign at the Transmitter site - April 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  77. Sam Van Sandt relaxing in barracks - April 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  78. (L-R) A/1C Eugene Crain and A/1C John Williams - March 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  79. A/1C McDaniels - March 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  80. Sam Van Sandt smoking a cigarette - March 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  81. (L-R) Les Wead, John Williams, Sam Van Sandt - March 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  82. Sam Van Sandt relaxing in barracks - March 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  83. John Hochstetler at the Transmitter site - March 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  84. Les Wead Jr trying to drive a military vehicle - February 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  85. (L-R) Led Wead Jr and Ronald Blake in their winter gear - February 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  86. Les Wead Jr resting with radar towers and radomes in the background - February 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  87. Sam Van Sandt in barracks - January 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  88. Wendell E Owens taking a rest in the snow - January 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  89. Liston Burns at the Transmitter site - January 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  90. Joe Henderson at the Transmitter site - January 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  91. Radar towers and radomes surrounded with snow - January 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  92. Looking out the window of the Radar Maintence building at the Transmitter site with Port-Au-Mal in the distance - January 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt

  93. Unidentified A/2C completing antenna repairs at the Transmitter site - January 1954.
    Courtesy Sam Van Sandt


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