Station HYPO

October 30, 1949 – May 11, 2019

Mrs. Rosemary Wenchel, a pioneer in U.S. cyberspace operations for the U.S. Navy, Department of Defense, and the Department of Homeland Security, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019.

From: Hooley, Kevin R CAPT CO CID Corry Station
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007

1.  25 years ago today (19 April 1989) I was underway in USS Iowa for fleet exercises in the Caribbean.  It was a beautiful morning.  Standing above and aft the bridge I readied myself for the firing of Turret Two’s 16 inch guns. A moment later, the beauty of the day was lost as the turret suffered a horrific explosion and fire that killed 47 of our shipmates.  The takeaways of that day once again illustrate the absolute wonder of our Navy, specifically our Sailors, and the criticality of the job you do.

To boost morale following the defeat at Guadalcanal, Yamamoto decided to make an inspection tour throughout the South Pacific. It was during this tour that U.S. officials commenced an operation to kill him. On April 14, 1943, the United States naval intelligence effort, codenamed “Magic”, intercepted and decrypted a message containing specifics of Yamamoto’s tour, including arrival and departure times and locations, as well as the number and types of aircraft that would transport and accompany him on the journey. Yamamoto, the itinerary revealed, would be flying from Rabaul to Balalae Airfield, on an island near Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, on the morning of April 18, 1943.

CPL Traughber, USMC, was born on April 17 1946 in New Albany, Indiana to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Traughber.  CPL Traughber was Special Communications Operator (MOS 2575) was killed in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds.  At the time of the death he was assigned to Company E Support Battalion at Kamiseya Japan, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. 

The image shows that on April 16, 1945, in the waters off Okinawa, the United States Navy destroyer USS Laffey (DD-724) underwent one of the most brutal tests of combat in the history of modern naval warfare. Photographed from the escort carrier USS PCE-851, Laffey appears badly damaged but remains at Okinawa Radar Picket Station Number One, the most dangerous position serving as an early warning system for Japanese air attacks.