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Malden Island ~ 1962
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Pictures by and comments by Gerry
Guay
In the middle of an
island, in the middle of an ocean.....
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C-124 on approach to Malden Island |
Welcome to Malden sign |
Mose III Duke of Malden |
Water tower & generator shed |
Water tower grabbed the sondes |
Camp w chow tent & refridge units |
Out limo service truck and jeep |
Sgt Jim Fraser at the controls |
Wyatt, Doc Kayse and Don Garbut |
Dave Weiner at swimming hole |
Gerry Guay on diving board |
The crew out for a swim |
Sunrise at Malden |
Operations tent & balloon shed |
GMD tracking balloon |
Dick Evansizer & Robert Kim |
1957th Communications Group |
6th Weather & Comm Group Staff |
Comm and Holmes & Narver Staff |
Operation Dominic Certificate |
 More Malden Island ~ 1962
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Pictures by and comments by
Chester "Chet" Wilcox
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C-124 over Christmas Island |
C-124 over Malden airstrip |
"Old Shakey" making its landing |
Safely on the coral airstrip |
A happy sight for all w new movies |
Delivering mail, steaks and beer |
Sgt Benson "Island Commander" |
Operations tent and baloon shelter |
Water tanks and power shed |
Ready for release |
Camp at dusk |
Home away from home |
Malden Hospital Doc Kayse IC |
Pacific Super Bowl |
Sgt Benson also the ref |
Manny Kaapana & John Haiduk |
Col Moseley in our swimming hole |
Dave Weiner taking a dip |
Gerry Guay cooling off |
Steve Reeves snorkeling |
Chet emptying the Pacific of sharks |
Don Garbut & Chet Wilcox |
Stretching the shark bigger |
Yellow blowfish w spots |
Spearing blowfish |
Struggling with the shark |
Chet is real hungry... goes wild! |
Doc Kayse with lunch |
Lizzy Garbut took an axe.... |
What do I do now? |
Drinking like a fish |
Ed welcomes the shark ashore |
Plenty of fish to eat |
Throw him back? No way! |
Sea urchin |
Time to get back home |
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Samoa ~ 1962
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Pictures by and comments by Gordon McCann
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Clifford T. Jones turned native |
Native girl |
Art Rowan & Willie Williams - Crypto |
Note super highway - Art & Gordon |
Waterfall high in mountains |
Gordon taking a dip |
Native boy in Lava Lava with birds |
Boys who took us on a trip |
Armour Research Foundation's 2 GMDs |
Bud Leinbach, Steve Gladish & Sgt Hicks |
100,000 cu.ft. plastic balloon |
Operation Fishbowl news article |
Art Rowan & Gordon in natural pool |
Weather site living area |
Mess hall & Kim the assistant cook |
Samoa 6th Weather site from airstrip road |
Site's jamesway, GMD and inflation shelter |
Village on opposite side of island |
Another view of village |
Chief's fale, near Leone and site |
Island Moon Bar - island's better establishment |
Pool approx. 15' x 40' x 12'. Can see bottom |
Blowhole that fills pool |
Rainmaker Mountain |
Native Girl |
Port of Pago Pago |
Longboat races in front of tuna cannery |
New conference center |
S. Pacific Governor's Conference center |
Three Brothers Catholic School for boys |
School near weather site |
VIPs, Governor and Sec. of Interior Udall |
Samoan Policemen |
Samoan dancers |
Dancers |
Dancers for Flag Day celebration |
High Chief giving talk |
Dancers |
Typical native in red dress |
American and Samoan flags |
Village half way up Ana Navie |
Village of Leone in cove |
Thick vegetation, natives live where smoke is |
Crater in center, covered by vegetation |
Runways at airport |
Tony Landa |
Small village on other side of water |
Steep road up Ana Navie |
Steep incline to top of Ana Navie |
Atop of Ana Navie looking west |
Looking east toward highest peak |
Mountainous coastline |
Leone airstrip |
Island of Tutuila, American Samoa |
Coastline from top of hill |
Coastline |
Ship entering Pago Pago Harbor |
 Eastern end of island |
 Samoan grave on cliff |
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