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Torii Station Photos

[all photos circa 1970]
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Torii Station Navy BEQ
The wonderful barracks! Notice all the open windows. There was no air conditioning except for the pool table/tv room area on the first deck. The command sign can be seen on the corner. This is the site of the famous chicken feed concrete incident.

CT(I)3 Nick Walsh
Nick relaxing at the club.

Bob Kammer pre-Eve Duty
E-3s and below had to muster before each Eve watch to perform extra duty in & around the barracks. Bob Kammer and I were in the same watch section, so we shared the wonderful head-cleaning chores.

Command Sign
On an Army base, this was about the extent of the Navy advertising. The famous chicken feed concrete anchor incident happened at the site of this sign. This picture was taken before the incident, I think.

Japanese Pillbox
On a desolate stretch of beach not far from the base, this WWII pillbox sits empty. Crawling inside, the first thing that strikes you is the smell. Can't help but think that it either gets hit at high tide, or critter go in there and die. Anyway, the exit/entrance faced a steep slope rising from the beach. This means that once the Marines started coming ashore, the defenders just had to keep shooting out that little hole until someone finally got them. There was a hole in the ceiling of this cave. Looked handmade as opposed to erosion. Could have been to ventilate for a fire. Could have been used to drop grenades into, I suppose.

Rich at Club
Rich relaxes at the club with a Heineken.

Torii Station
Looking toward the sea from the Navy Barracks. The row of buildings "down the hill" included the dentist, sickbay, post office, and HAM shack (KR6QW?). Antenna field can be seen behind the buildings.

Coral Formation
Not far from the base, this coral formation is (was) accessible at low tide. Again, this is Nick Walsh atop the rock. I decided to stay on terra firma and take the picture.

	Torii Station Navy BEQ The wonderful barracks! Notice all the open windows. There was no air conditioning except for the pool table/tv room area on the first deck. The command sign can be seen on the corner. This is the site of the famous chicken feed concrete incident.
CT(I)3 Nick Walsh Nick relaxing at the club.
	Bob Kammer pre-Eve Duty E-3s and below had to muster before each Eve watch to perform extra duty in & around the barracks. Bob Kammer and I were in the same watch section, so we shared the wonderful head-cleaning chores.
Command Sign On an Army base, this was about the extent of the Navy advertising. The famous chicken feed concrete anchor incident happened at the site of this sign. This picture was taken before the incident, I think.
	Japanese Pillbox On a desolate stretch of beach not far from the base, this WWII pillbox sits empty. Crawling inside, the first thing that strikes you is the smell. Can't help but think that it either gets hit at high tide, or critter go in there and die. Anyway, the exit/entrance faced a steep slope rising from the beach. This means that once the Marines started coming ashore, the defenders just had to keep shooting out that little hole until someone finally got them. There was a hole in the ceiling of this cave. Looked handmade as opposed to erosion. Could have been to ventilate for a fire. Could have been used to drop grenades into, I suppose.
Rich at Club Rich relaxes at the club with a Heineken.
	Torii Station Looking toward the sea from the Navy Barracks. The row of buildings "down the hill" included the dentist, sickbay, post office, and HAM shack (KR6QW?). Antenna field can be seen behind the buildings.
Coral Formation Not far from the base, this coral formation is (was) accessible at low tide. Again, this is Nick Walsh atop the rock. I decided to stay on terra firma and take the picture.