"The name 'Hanza' is from the old Okinawan name for the present day Namihara Village, north of the site; to the east is the village of Sobe whose name is also associated with the command. And while we affectionately refer to ourselves as NSGA Hanza, or often simply as Hanza, the truth is we had very different names in the past."
IN THE BEGINNING....
The ubiquitous quonset hut -- home of NavSuppRadSta Hanza in '45
The group photo above was taken in August 1945. This was the original Naval Supplementary Radio Station near the small town of Aragusku, in a field of rice patties and sweet potatoes. Left to Right: H. Shaw. RM1/C; B. Williams, RM1/C; R. Katzenberger, RM1/C; W. Graves, RM1/C, Mriller, RM3/C. (Photo provided by Richard S. Katzenberger, former C.O., LT, USN (ret)
And finally, the end, 53 Years Later...
