KG6ICD 1960 Minami Torishima

Marcus Island DXpedition

Earl Chase W7OCD / KA2GI, one of the KG6ICD operators, hands the logs to Benny W7LPM, with Bill Bennett W7PHO on the right.

The Seattle DX gang handling the QSL chores for KG6ICD.
Left to right: K7CHT, W7LAV, W7LIO, W7EJD, W7ZAS.

Earl Chase W7OCD / KA2GI operating the Marcus Island KG6ICD station

Marcus Island seen from the air!

Downtown Marcus Island!
The large building in the center is the weather bureau. The building to the right contains the power station.

Dave Earnest W7YBI / KA2ZZZ. One of the KG6ICD OPS.
This photo was taken in Japan.

Marcus Island QRM (era 1942). The remains of Japanese guns and pill boxes line the shore of Marcus Is.

On left: Oku Yama-san chief meterologist and bossman of Marcus Island, which had a total of 37 men and no women.
On right: earl Chase W0OCD / KA2GI.
The KG6ICD hamshack is in the wooden building in the background.

QSL from the estate of W3WGH / W3GH
1st Photo from Don Chesser W4KVX DX Magazine #103, July 20, 1960
2nd Photo from Don Chesser W4KVX DX Magazine #104, August 3, 1960
Photos 3 - 8 from Don Chesser W4KVX DX Magazien #101, July 13, 1960
All photos sent to magazine by W7PHO