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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Against this backdrop the following six part series of our U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard involvement with Jan Mayen begins.
Finding Jan Mayen Island on a map is hard. The island is only 373 square miles – roughly twice the size of Washington D.C. Its northern latitude: 71 degrees north puts it well above the Arctic Circle – northeast of Iceland, between Greenland and Norway. You need to look at a more specialized map of the Arctic region to appreciate the strategic importance of Jan Mayen in protecting the convoys that were the lifeblood of the war effort. U-boats hunted with near impunity in those frigid waters, and the allies needed a direction finding (DF) station for critical lines of bearings to triangulate the enemy.
Jan Mayen was a good location, but conditions were harsh! It was not an easy sell to officials in Washington. There were many issues to resolve and hardships to endure!"
..."Against this backdrop the following six part series of our U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard involvement with Jan Mayen begins.
Finding Jan Mayen Island on a map is hard. The island is only 373 square miles – roughly twice the size of Washington D.C. Its northern latitude: 71 degrees north puts it well above the Arctic Circle – northeast of Iceland, between Greenland and Norway. You need to look at a more specialized map of the Arctic region to appreciate the strategic importance of Jan Mayen in protecting the convoys that were the lifeblood of the war effort. U-boats hunted with near impunity in those frigid waters, and the allies needed a direction finding (DF) station for critical lines of bearings to triangulate the enemy.
Jan Mayen was a good location, but conditions were harsh! It was not an easy sell to officials in Washington. There were many issues to resolve and hardships to endure!"
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