Ray Maurstad (USA)

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Born in St.Paul, MN. 1944-45 U.S. Maritime Service training; Catalina Island boot camp and Gallups Island Radio Training School, Boston Harbor MA. 1945 Chief R/O (age 17) Liberty Ship (SS David Lubin) in convoy invasion of Okinawa. 1945 On SS North Sea, Passengers Seattle, Ketchikan, Juneau, Sitka. 1946 On SS Typhoon, returning troops from Philippines to U.S. 1946 A.A.C.S. On Wake Island Pan Am Radio Op Call letters NCL5. 1947 Northwest Airlines Radio Opr. Mpls/StPaul and Grand Forks, ND. 1947-49 Ships in Atlantic and Caribbean as R/O. 1948 Cable Clerk Western Union St.Paul MN. 1949-50 In Korea U.S. Govt mission with XYL Marion. Caught in invasion by N.Korea; as ham HL1CE sent first alert to Gen.MacArthur in Daichi Building Tokyo. Marion evacuated. 1951-57 Ships in Atlantic & Caribbean as R/O. 3 years sailing to/from Africa. Crocodile Safari. Gorongoza Safari. On July 25, 1956 I was the first Radio Officer to respond to the S.S. Andrea Doria and M.V. Stockholm in collision; 4th rescue ship alongside Doria. (Tanker SS Robert E. Hopkins). 1957-60 Transmitter tech, Press Wireless L.I. NY. 1960 Transmitter tech KOOL/CBS TV Ch10. Phoenix AZ. Disk Jockey at KBUZ Radio Mesa, AZ. 1960-1989 RemRand Univac,Sperry Univac,Sperry,Sperry Univac, UNISYS. 1960 Founder: Amateur Radio Club, Gillette Hospital for Crippled Children. 1963 Univ of MN 3 yrs Engrg night school. 1 989-1996 Ships in Pacific and Gulf/East Coast as Radio Officer for Texaco and Sabine Transportation. 1996 Retired at age 68. Operate CW, SSB as W3HUV ex: HL1CE, W2JNA, EL0C, ZD4CE, 9G1CE, W0BNM. Author of the book: “SOS KOREA 1950” (Dec. 2002). The book is available from the author, W3HUV.