Kodiak Based Neptune P2V Bombs
Xuskokwin And Yukon River lee Jams
In an effort to avert floods
along the Kuskokwin and Yukon
rivers in Alaska, a Navy P2V Nep
tune has been dropping 500 pound
bombs on huge ice jams holding
back the rush of melting snow.
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The bomber is attached to At
ack Mining Squadron 10 (VAHM
10) based at the Naval Station
here. The squadron recently ar
rived from the naval air station
at Whidbey Island, Wash., for a
period of cold weather operations.
Alaskan Civil Defense authori
ties called on the Navy for help
Friday, May 15r when ice jams on-.,
the Kuskokwin river in South
western Alaska threatenedto
flood the village of Aniak four
miles up the stream. -
Crew Six of VAHM-10 respon
ded to the call and dropped eight
500 pounders late Friday after
noon. They returned the following
day aad*teepped six more.
Friday’s hcfiwbs, -making direct
frits ondocatiOns marked by Anriy'.
• dfcehcoptefs, afeifod . immediate’
’dmigep ** tlood^ ^aaid ^ .Forties
acting 6<vii ‘ .
v Sy Saturday, the fight against
the tee on the Kosko&win had be
come a joint Army, Navy and Air
.force effort.
The second call for assistartce
came Monday and Crew Six W4S "
off again. This time the trouble
epot was the Yukon IWver, some
150 miles north of Fairbanks ' /?
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The Navy men were reported
over the jams near the village
of Fort Yukon at three o’clock
Tuesday morning, shortly after
daybreak in that area. They re
ported that all buildings in the
Village iwere flooded.
The mission was also success
ful as follow-up missions have not
Been requested at this writing.
Civil Defense authorities reported
the flood waters at Fort Yukon
began receding shortly after the
bombs hit their target.
Pilot on Friday’s mission was
Lieuf. R. B. Olds; Lieut (J.g.) Stan
Vfr'. Jones was co-pilot and Lieut.
(j,g.) R. K. Shulz, navigator,’ . .
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' The- Kodiak National Guard
Armory was dedicated May 10,
1959, in an * impressive ceremony,
giving- the,; local ^uard unit abd
the City of Kodiak, the building
it has long awaited.
As an introduction to the cere
mony, the Naval Station Band
under the able direction Of Allen
Bennett, played the ,4£l Captain”
march by Sousa, followed by the
Invocation gitfen by Father, Ray
mond Taibot Posting of the Col
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ors was, presented by the Color
Guard of Co. “D,” 3rd. Battle
Group, 297th. Infantry at which
time jthe National Anthem was
played. Leon “Ole” Johnson who
acted as Master of Ceremonies
introduced out of town Guards
men including Brig. Gen. Thomas
P. Carroll, Adjutant General,
Alaska National Guard, Major
Crawford, Battle Group Comman
der, Major Secour, Army Advisor,
W/O Meuller and Captain Edward
Pagano, past local company com
mander, and now training officer
df ; the State National Guard. Mr.
Johnson then called on the Mayor
Of f^pdiak, the^Honorable Merrill
Coon, who spoke on the need of
the / armory in Kodiak for the
Guard as well as various other
local organizations for a meeting
'place: Vr. ,.r .. _ |
Following the. musical selec
tion’<of “God Bless America,”
Governor ^fm. Egari; expressed
the; Governor's good wishes to
the local unit arid entire communi
ty. He further stated, that the
Kodiak Armory is the first to be
dedicated in the new 49th State ,
and is also one of the finest.
In his message Gov. Egan stated
that he would „ personally . in
?■ spect the Armory v later ^ri >Jthe
year. Mr. Vokacek then presented
the local unit with a ndw forty
' nine star flag which was accepted
by Lt. Jerry Valeri, local Company
Commander. *; ^ ;
The Naval Band played the
stirring atrangemeiit bf Chief
Rinnbtt of “Alaska’s Flag” which
was followed by the Dedication
Message given by General Carroll.
The Dedication Prayer was given
by Reverend Fred J. Mamalotf.
Upon completion PI* (be*eere
monies Open House was held.
Cake and coffee was served i by
members of the unit. The Mili
tary Ball got urider way later in
the evening ith A1 Reilly’s Rand
furnishing the music.
Rail Commission's
WASHINGTON)**—'me House
Interior Subcommittee Thursday
approved a bill to extend the
life of the Alaska international
Rail and Highway Commission un
til June 30, 1961.
The Commission, new scheduled
to go out of business March T,
I960, needs more time to com
plete study and report the high
way and rail needs tn.aack withid^
the new State. The bill, which has
been passed by the Senate, would
continue membership on the Com
mission of Sen. E. L. Bartlett. He
served on the Commission as
Delegate when Alaska was a terri
tory/,
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