00497275 4-1378-29A UNCLASSIFIED 2435656 07-01-1956 2435839 12-31-1956

SQUADRON/0019/WEATHER

History K360.4-19 16798 K3809 306 330 2451624 03-20-2000 06 88 2451624 03-20-2000 2451631 03-27-2000 CONTAINS DATA ON 19 WEATHER SQUADRON (WS), GRANDVIEW AIR FORCE BASE (AFB), MO. LT COL EVERETT J. CARTWRIGHT CONTINUED AS SQUADRON COMMANDER. REPORTED DROWNING DEATH OF TSGT WALTER R. GRININGER, DETACHMENT 5, FROM CAPSIZED FISHING BOAT ON 11 AUG 56. FIRST TELEVISION (TV) SYSTEM COMPLETELY PACKAGED AND DESIGNED FOR WEATHER BRIEFING OPERATIONS BECAME OPERATIONAL AT GRANDVIEW AFB ON 15 SEP 56. WEATHERVISION IS CLOSED CIRCUIT TV SYSTEM COMPOSED OF ONE TRANSMITTING CONSOLE AND TEN RECEIVERS LOCATED IN VARIOUS UNITS ON BASE. TELAUTOGRAPH FACILITIES WERE INSTALLED BETWEEN U.S. WEATHER BUREAU STATION AND WEATHER STATION AT DULUTH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MN, ON 10 AUG 56 NONE STEPHAN, JOSEPH W. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS OF WEATHER EQUIPMENT. 2451631 03-27-2000 MR 2451631 03-27-2000