Larry’s Radar Tech Page

Welcome to Larry Wilson’s

PERSONAL RADAR TECH GROUND (CW) 231 PAGE

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Below are lists of Radar Techs with whom Larry Wilson 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 Brian Jeffrey at Brian@VE3UU.com.

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Also of interest
The Radar Tech 231 “Old Boy” Page

The North Warning System

The DEW Line: Sites in Canada and Alaska & Greenland

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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 COMMISSIONED 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

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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

RCAF Stn Chibougamau Quebec 1962-1964

RANK	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

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

RANK	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

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

RANK	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

RCAF Stn Holberg B.C. 1966 – 1967

RANK	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

CFS Kamloops B.C. 1967 – 1970

RANK	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	.

CFS Ramore Ontario 1970 – 1974

RANK	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

Canadian Forces Junior Leaders School CFB
Penhold Alberta 1974-1976

RANK	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

CFS Holberg B.C. 1976 – 1978

RANK	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

42 Radar Squadron, CFB Cold Lake Alberta
1978 – 1981

RANK	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
MCPL	Kevin	Benson	CD, 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

CFS Sioux Lookout Ontario 1983 – 1985

RANK	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

DEEM, NDHQ Ottawa Ontario 1985 – 1987

RANK	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

Active Radar Sites in Canada on 1 Jul 1963

SORTED SITE #	LOCATION	SITE #	SORTED 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 “Super Atomic 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