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RADAR TECH GROUND (CW) 231 PAGE

Below are lists of Radar Techs with whom I served in various locations across Canada between 1962 and 1987.

Please Note: The lists are by no means complete and only cover the dates indicated.

Email your comments or suggestions to lwilson@magma.ca


Also of interest
The Radar Tech 231 "Old Boy" Page
The North Warning System
The DEW Line: Sites in Canada and Alaska & Greenland
The Mid Canada Line

The following work area abbreviations are used in these lists

COMMON 231 RADAR WORK AREAS
RADWO Radar Warrant Officer
NCO i/c NCO in charge (of section)
GT Ground Training
SStds System Standards
Sch Search Radar
HF Height Finder Radar
T2 FST2 Common Digitizer
CD Common Digitizer
ANC Ancilliary Equipment
MCS Maintenance Control Section
NDHQ National Defence Head Quarters
DEEM Directorate Electronic Engineering & Maintenance
LCMM Life Cycle Materiel Manager
BUIC Back Up Intercept Control (Computer)

RCAF/CAF NON COMISSIONED RANKS
WO1 Warrant Officer 1st Class CWO Chief Warrant Officer
WO2 Warrant Officer 2nd Class MWO Master Warrant Officer
FS Flight Sergeant WO Warrant Officer
SGT Sergeant SGT Sergeant
. . MCPL Master Corporal
CPL Corporal CPL Corporal
LAC Leading Aircraftsman PTE Private
AC1 Aircraftsman 1st Class PTE Private
AC2 Aircraftsman 2nd Class PTE Private



The following lists of Radar Techs are provided chronologically and geographically as I went from posting to posting.

RCAF Chibougamau Quebec 1962 - 1964
SMCU, RCAF Stn North Bay Ontario 1964 - 1966
RCAF Stn Puntzi Mountain B.C. 1966
RCAF Stn Holberg B.C. 1966 - 1967
CFS Kamloops B.C. 1967 - 1970
CFS Ramore Ontario 1970 - 1974
CFJLS, CFB Penhold Alberta 1974 - 1976
CFS Holberg B.C. 1976 - 1978
42 Rdr Sqn CFB Cold Lake Alberta 1978 - 1981
CFS Sioux Lookout Ontario 1983 - 1985
NDHQ Ottawa Ontario 1985 - 1987
CADIN Pinetree Radar Sites in Canada site numbers and locations of operational sites as of 1 July 1963
Manning Depot Drill Champs Crest Basic Training Course 6138 RCAF Station St. Jean Quebec Graduation December 1961

1.

RCAF Stn Chibougamau Quebec 1962-1964

RANK INIT/NAME SURNAME WORK AREA
WO2 LJ Brodeur RADWO
FS Herman Thompson NCO i/c Sch
SGT Al Bimm T2
SGT Ed Roberts GT
SGT Steve Neldon HF,T2
SGT "Doc" Doherty T2
SGT "Dusty" Miller .
CPL Ross Grieve Sch
CPL Ray Bickle .
CPL Glen Ans Sch
CPL Dick Locke Sch
LAC George Turcotte Sch
LAC Keith Blades Sch,HF
LAC Gerry Gander HF
LAC Bernie Ducharme Sch
LAC Bill Gay Sch,HF
LAC Rex Deines T2
LAC Beaton McCormick Sch,HF
LAC Wayne Greenough T2
LAC Pete Lemoine Sch,HF
LAC Wayne Hornsby Sch,T2
LAC "Bud" Gregory HF
LAC Don Larmour .
LAC Leo Black .
LAC Ron Day .
LAC Frank Foosh Sch,HF
LAC Larry Wilson Sch,HF,T2
LAC John Nielsen Sch,HF,T2

2.

SAGE MAINTENANCE CONTROL UNIT RCAF Stn North Bay Ontario 1964-1966

RANK INIT/NAME SURNAME WORK AREA
SGT OG Williams MCS
SGT Joe Gear MCS
SGT Ernie Killen Computer Op.
SGT Dan Anaka Computer Op.
CPL Al Tonkin Computer Op.
CPL Robin Dale Computer Op.
CPL Tom Willer MCS
LAC Tony Chapeski MCS
LAC Ken Chapman MCS
LAC Larry Wilson MCS

3.

RCAF Stn Puntzi Mountain B.C.
July 1966 - December 1966

RANK INIT/NAME SURNAME WORK AREA
SGT RB McConnell NCO i/c HF
SGT Chuck Melanson HF
CPL Ray Tessier T2
CPL Doug Darcy HF
LAC Larry Wilson HF
LAC Wayne Hornsby T2
LAC Irv Hill HF
LAC Bob Crosby Sch
LAC Gene Harmata Sch

4.

RCAF Stn Holberg B.C. 1966 - 1967

RANK INIT/NAME SURNAME WORK AREA
FS JP Card RADWO
FS JD Thompson RADWO
SGT "Red" Campbell NCO i/c HF
SGT John Maki NCO i/c Sch
SGT Steve Landry GT,Stds
SGT Bill McConnell T2
CPL John Moore Sch
CPL Fred Mosco HF
CPL "Tex" Monsees Sch
CPL "Scotty" Sinclair Sch
CPL "Chuck" Plante .
CPL Larry Wilson Sch, HF
PTE Ken Lazell Sch

5.

CFS Kamloops B.C. 1967 - 1970

RANK INIT/NAME SURNAME WORK AREA
FS Art Wyndham RADWO
WO2 Bill Barber RADWO
MWO Norm Herd RADWO
CWO Bill Baird RADWO
SGT Vance Strickland NCO i/c ANC
SGT Hugh Barberl NCO i/c Sch
SGT Bob Kelland NCO i/c Sch
SGT PF Williams NCO i/c T2
SGT Art Jones NCO i/c HF
SGT "Doc" Forges .
SGT Fred Sutcliffe GT, HF
CPL Larry Wilson Sch, HF, T2
CPL Ray Tessier T2
CPL Wayne Hornsby T2
CPL Fred Stevenson HF
CPL John Lafranconi Sch
CPL Winston Hatt .
CPL Bob Mackey .
PTE Larry Young Sch
PTE Collin Hay .
PTE Eric Hough .
LAC George Premack .

6

CFS Ramore Ontario 1970 - 1974

RANK INIT/NAME SURNAME WORK AREA
CWO Bill Gavriloff RADWO
MWO Harry Ennis RADWO
WO Jeff Bernard NCO i/c HF
WO Hugh Frizzell NCO i/c HF
WO Joe Renaud NCO i/c Sch
WO Al Bimm NCO i/c CD
SGT Larry Wilson Sch, GT
SGT Gary Chapman Sch, HF
SGT Harry Morehouse Sch
SGT George Reitmeier Sch
SGT Joe Korponay Sch
SGT Larry Corrigan HF
SGT Roy Phillips SStds
SGT Doug Thompson Sch
SGT Bill Brolund .
SGT Bill Whalley GT
SGT Vern Saltchuck CD
SGT Fraser Beer HF
SGT Art Hildebrandt SStds
SGT Ken Worsfold Sch
MCPL Bruce Ware Sch
MCPL Serge Labonville Sch
MCPL Irv Hill HF
CPL Bruce Harrison Sch
CPL Ken Latimer Sch
CPL Gene Gratton Sch
CPL "Chevy" Lachrevotiere HF
CPL Al Amyotte Sch
CPL John Hearns HF
CPL Bill Hamilton HF
CPL Bernie Ducharme HF
CPL Harry Mclean Sch
CPL "Tex" Redden Sch
CPL Hugh Honsberger Sch
CPL Larry Burman Sch
CPL Rod Cousins Sch
CPL Dave Moysey Sch
PTE Randy Rodgers Sch
PTE Wayne Thompson Sch
PTE Ken Dodds Sch
PTE Ben Surrette Sch
PTE Leif Lauritsen Sch

7.

Canadian Forces Junior Leaders School CFB Penhold Alberta
1974-1976

RANK INIT/NAME SURNAME WORK AREA
MWO Ken Taylor Chief Instructor
WO Gary Williams Instructor
SGT Jim Austin Instructor
SGT Ray Leduc Instructor
Sgt Larry Wilson Instructor
SGT John DeGroot Instructor

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CFS Holberg B.C. 1976 - 1978 >
RANK INIT/NAME SURNAME WORK AREA
CWO Fred Camsell RADWO
CWO Ken MacIntosh RADWO
SGT Larry Wilson NCO i/c Sch, HF
SGT Gary Jackson GT,Sch
SGT Don Eddington NCO i/c HF
SGT Al Whittaker NCO i/c Sch
SGT Ray Uhl NCO i/c Sch, GT
SGT Fred Cameron Sch, HF
SGT Chuck Parsons NCO i/c CD
SGT Carl Tripple SStds
SGT Len Luoma HF
SGT Bill Cook .
MCPL Dick Seywerd CD
MCPL Joe Yetman HF
MCPL Bill Spaetzel Sch
MCPL Bill Waller Sch
MCPL George Dawson Sch
MCPL Joe Kostiuk CD
CPL "Stretch" Senebald Sch, HF
CPL Brian London Sch, HF
CPL Elgin Fulford/TD> Sch, HF
CPL "Scotty" McAskill Sch
CPL Ken Grabowski Sch
CPL Len Doody .
CPL Bob Mokellky Sch, HF
PTE Ted Jardine Sch, HF
PTE Dino Cicci Sch, HF
PTE "Howie" Howard Sch, HF

9

42 Radar Squadron, CFB Cold Lake Alberta
1978 - 1981

RANK INIT/NAME SURNAME WORK AREA
CWO Jack OKeefe RADWO
MWO Bob Wallace RADWO
CWO Jack Thompson RADWO
WO Larry Wilson NCO i/c Sch, HF, A/RADWO
WO Gary Carlisle NCO i/c GT/SStds
WO Bert Fredin NCO i/c, HF
WO Chester Williams NCO i/c, Sch
SGT Herb Ireland NCO i/c Sch
SGT Mick Ellenwood NCO i/c CD
SGT Phil McGrath NCO i/c CD
SGT Wilf Clark NCO i/c HF
MCPL Dick Seywerd CD
MCPL Ken Latimer Sch
MCPL Bruce Ware Sch, HF
CPL Rena Whittaker Sch
CPL Dave Ross Sch, CD
CPL Wayne McEachern Sch, HF
CPL Nelson MacAuley Sch, HF
CPL John Whitehouse Sch, HF
CPL Rachelle Poirier Sch, HF
CPL Alex Bedard Sch, HF
CPL George Zullich HF

10

CFS Sioux Lookout Ontario 1983 - 1985

RANK INIT/NAME SURNAME WORK AREA
MWO Chester Williams RADWO
MWO Bob Brophy NCO i/c Sch, RADWO
CWO Rudy Gobeil RADWO
MWO Larry Wilson NCO i/c Sch, RADWO
CWO Bert Nickerson RADWO
WO Terry Moore NCO i/c, Sch
WO Mike LaPalme NCO i/c, HF
WO Bill Stevens NCO i/c HF
SGT Bob Goch Sch
SGT Elmer Jordan NCO i/c CD
SGT Wilf Clark NCO i/c HF
SGT Don Gordon GT
SGT Kevin St.John .
SGT Dave Taylor SStds
MCPL Jim Beaudry Sch
MCPL Elgin Fulford Sch,
MCPL Terry White HF, GT
MCPL Tom Clarke CD
MCPL Bert Beaulieu CD
CPL Gerard Marcil-Dallaire Sch, HF
CPL Keith Winchester Sch, HF
CPL George Janes CD
CPL Shelley Trommels Sch
CPL Mark Trommels HF
CPL Mark Bartley Sch
CPL Frank Butcher Sch, HF
CPL Steve Dalby Sch, HF
CPL Bill Deasley Sch, HF
CPL Christine Oulette Sch
CPL Gary Wilcox CD
CPL Joel Tellier Sch, HF
CPL Dave Stiller Sch
CPL Brent Thornhill Sch
PTE Steve MacFarlane Sch, HF

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DEEM, NDHQ Ottawa Ontario 1985 - 1987

RANK INIT/NAME SURNAME WORK AREA
MWO Larry Wilson LCMM
WO Pete Hooker LCMM
MWO Len Cunningham LCMM
WO Terry Moore LCMM
WO Gerry Gander LCMM
WO Nick Kaptien LCMM
CWO Bob Mackey LCMM
MWO "Chuck" MacKillop LCMM
CWO Vance Strickland LCMM

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Active Radar Sites in Canada on 1 Jul 1963
Sorted
By Site #		 Location Site # Sorted Alphabetically
By Location
C-1 Mont Apica Que. C53 Alsask Sask.
C-2 Lac St. Denis Que. C-15 Armstrong Ont.
C-3 Foymount Ont. C-20 Baldy hughes B.C.
C-4 Edgar Ont. C-102 Barrington N.S.
C-5 St.Margarets N.B. C-17 Beausejour Man.
C-6 St.Sylvestre Que. C-11 Beaverbank N.S.
C-7 Parent Que. C-27 Cartwright Labrador Nfld
C-8 Senneterre Que. C-42 Chibougamau Que.
C-9 Falconbridge Ont. C-36 Cold Lake Alta.
C-10 Ramore Ont. C-52 Dana Sask.
C-11 Beaverbank N.S. C-4 Edgar Ont.
C-14 Pagwa Ont. C-9 Falconbridge Ont.
C-15 Armstrong Ont. C-3 Foymount Ont.
C-16 Sioux Lookout Ont. C-25 Gander Nfld.
C-17 Beausejour Man. C-49 Gypsumville Man.
C-18 Holberg B.C. C-18 Holberg B.C.
C-19 Puntzi Mountain B.C. C-28 Hopedale Labrador Nfld.
C-20 Baldy Hughes B.C. C-153 Kamloops B.C.
C-21 Saskatoon Mountain Alta. C-2 Lac St.Denis Que.
C-23 Stephenville Nfld. C-119 Lowther Ont.
C-24 Melville Labrador Nfld. C-24 Melville Labrador Nfld.
C-25 Gander Nfld. C-33 Moisie Que.
C-26 St. Anthony Nfld. C-1 Mont Apica Que.
C-27 Cartwright Labrador Nfld. C-44 Moosonee Ont.
C-28 Hopedale Labrador Nfld. C-14 Pagwa Ont.
C-29 Saglek Labrador Nfld. C-7 Parent Que.
C-33 Moisie Que. C-54 Penhold Alta.
C-34 Sydney N.S. C-19 Puntzi Mountain B.C.
C-36 Cold Lake Alta. C-10 Ramore Ont.
C-42 Chibougamau Que. C-29 Saglek Labrador Nfld.
C-44 Moosonee Ont. C-21 Saskatoon Mountain Alta.
C-49 Gypsumville Man. C-8 Senneterre Que.
C-51 Yorkton Sask. C-16 Sioux Lookout Ont.
C-52 Dana Sask. C-26 St.Anthony Nfld.
C-53 Alsask Alta. C-5 St. Margarets N.B.
C-54 Penhold Alta. C-6 St.Sylvestre Que.
C-102 Barrington N.S. C-23 Stephenville Nfld.
C-119 Lowther Ont. C-34 Sydney N.S.
C153 Kamloops B.C. C-51 Yorkton Sask.
. . . .

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Some Members of RCAF Basic Training Course 6138 "The Flaming Nig Nog's"
Yvan Choquette
Jean (JJJAE) Terrien - from Verdun PQ, "the man with all the names"
"Sonny" (RDI) Wilson - from Kenora Ont.
Russ Hunt
Ed Latinski - a cartoonist who drew the first "SuperAtomic RamJet Peanut Butter Spreader"
Tom Alexander
Paul Chauvin
Aubrey Woodman - a Newfoundlander from Trinity Bay
Wolfgang Brewer - from Port Coquitlam BC
Dale Randall - from a farm in Birdle Manitoba
Tony Hollis - an ex-RAF Airforce Policeman
Larry Wilson - from Port Moody BC
Ted Publuski - from Owen Sound Ontario