DAILY DIARY
42 RADIO UNIT - CAPE SPEAR, NEWFOUNDLAND
November 1, 1944 to November 16, 1944
1 Nov 44
Clear and cool. This unit was formed under authority of Organization No. 215. Unit was taken over from 685th Signal Corps AW Company, Third Platoon. 1st Lt James C Prince (Sig C) was American representative handing over, F/L E Dubreuil was RCAF representative taking over. Since middle of October, 12 RCAF radar personnel have been attached to this unit. Today remainder of RCAF personnel (30) arrived.
2 Nov 44
Clear and cool. Twenty American personnel left unit.
3 Nov 44
Remainder of American personnel left unit. Sgt Lytle returned to unit from hospital.
4 Nov 44
Clear and cool.
5 Nov 44
Foggy
6 Nov 44
Rain. Lt. Prince left unit.
7 Nov 44
Fog. FM set installed between No 1 Group and Unit for radio telephone stand-by link. Operation very satisfactory.
8 Nov 44
Drizzly. Mailing address now CAPO #1 (Special 3).
9 Nov 44
Rainy. Off the air 15 minutes to repair sticking HT Overload relay.
10 Nov 44
Sunny and cold. One airmen from Allen Island Detachment here on TD while waiting for spectacles from St. Johns.
11 Nov 44
Clear and cold.
12 Nov 44
Foggy
13 Nov 44
Rainy and cold
14 Nov 44
Heavy fog. Off the air 15 mnutes to change main rectifier tube and repair HT overload relay contacts.
15 Nov 44
Windy.
16 Nov 44
Dull and windy. Off the air 8 hrs. 35 mins. to replace worn out aerial roller bearing assembly. Old unit jammed aerial at fixed bearing.
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