Comments on: Kwajalein Atoll

By: Kathy H.

Kathy H. — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:50:41 +0000

Hi, especially to Larry Slocum. I, too, was on Kwaj in ‘76 and ‘77, as a college dependent for Christmas and summer vacations. What a place! I left part of my heart there.

I worked part-time at the Ten-Ten Store. We (my parents and I) lived in Silver City. Dad worked on Meck.

Since you were a pilot there, Larry, did you ever give rides to people? My parents payed for someone to take Mom and then me up in a small plane so we could see the atoll from the air and take pictures. (We certainly couldn’t see it when we flew in and out from Hawaii since that was on a C-141 with only one window!)

Yokwe.

By: Dan & Deb Trembley

Dan & Deb Trembley — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:52:55 +0000

Hi all. We are so intreged by the wonderful words we have read about living/working on Kwaj. We, too, are awaiting word regarding an accompanied position we have applied for. Any other info greatly appreciated. Feel it would be a wonderful, once-in-a-lifetime experience for us! Thanks!!

By: Jim Forsythe

Jim Forsythe — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:59:45 +0000

I was born on Kwaj and would love to go back some time. just poking around looking for info

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:58:44 +0000

I was on Kwaj from 70-73 and used to babysit Dick Knuckey’s kids. I was at the Echo pier the
nite his body was brought back from being found on the Prinz Eaugen

By: Edwards

Edwards — Thu, 14 May 2009 07:57:30 +0000

My cousins grew up there :) If y’all knew a family of redheads in the 70’s, it’s probably them.

By: Larry Slocum

Larry Slocum — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:06:04 +0000

Lived on Kwaj (as a pilot) in 76 and 77. Remember it fondly. Nice simple lifestyle, great diving, movies (outdoor) and even university classes. Rode a bike everywhere or walked, frequent tennis and sailing/boating. All the best to everyone.

By: Chip Dawson

Chip Dawson — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:06:27 +0000

It has been fun reading this blog. I am entertaining the idea of working there. I have applied for a position, but waiting for more info. ie: like pay. I have been poking around the web reading all that I can find. It sounds like it would be great couple of years. Thanks for the stories and info. Chip Dawson ragtopdays@hotmail.com

By: Glen Hatcher

Glen Hatcher — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:30:25 +0000

Hi,
I’m Glen A Hatcher, and was a software specialist in charge of the launch area monitor, flight safety, missle guidance and process construction from 1969-1971. Colonel Malar was the big boss and I met 100’s of people that became great friends. John Broadwater, Ed Wierzbicki, Kolodziej, Bill Talbert, and Dick Nuckey (God rest his soul, he died diving on a sunken ship) and many others who were my co-workers.

On a lighter note, my wife and I were on vacation in Las Vegas and ask this couple where are you from? they replied, “you wouldn’t know, it’s a small island in the South Pacific called Kwajalein”. Needless to say it was a talkative afternoon. It was great to know that the research goes on.

If you read this a recongize any names please respond.

By: Kris Bohrer

Kris Bohrer — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:55:53 +0000

One mention I failed to make previously. We went to Kwaj in 1969, never before having left Minnesota. 6 months later, we get a letter from my husband’s mom, that a boy that went to our church transferred to Kwaj with his wife — we ran into them at the Yokwe one night soon after. Small World!

By: Kris Bohrer

Kris Bohrer — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:53:39 +0000

We lived on Kwaj from ‘69 thur ‘71. As Joe says, you live there, wondering how you can get away sometimes, but once you move away, you think about how nice it would be to get back. I used to have dreams (I think it was after waves hit us from a Sunami over in Japan), but I dreamt I woke and our trailer from Silver City was floating out in the middle of the ocean, no land to be seen. I was always glad to wake up! A lot of years have passed for us,one of our 5 kids was born there, and ultimately had to choose between U.S. citizenship, or Trust Territory citizenship, and thankfully joined us all in Minnesota as a U.S. citizen, but she, as well as us, would love to get back someday. Ya never know….