September 25, 1945 – June 8, 1967
Born to Edward Emory and Virginia Maria (Smith) Rehmeyer in York, Pennsylvania and graduated from the Susquehannock High School in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania in 1964, Edward Emory Rehmeyer III enlisted United States Marines in October of that same year.
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By Jack Jones
In the early morning hours of Sept. 24, 1965, I sprawled face-down, struggling to breathe after scaling and leaping from the top of a tall, barbed wire-tipped fence behind the U.S. Naval Security Group operations building in Kamiseya, Japan. About a dozen of my shipmates crawled and wandered in dazed confusion around me.
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Memorial Services
By mid-September “fall is in the air” and the annual National Fire Prevention Week occurs in early October. For the men and women at Kamiseya “fire” is a word taken extremely seriously.
The first memorial service was held on Monday, 27 September 1965 – 3 days after the fire. The small base chapel was too small to hold everyone, so the service was held in the station theater.
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TORII MEMORIAL GATE – UPDATED
By Jay R. Browne
Featured image: 1981 photograph showing the memorial plaque hanging in the original wooden torii. The location has became known as the “Torii Memorial Area” and is adjacent to the “tunnel” (seen as the back drop) and the tunnel entrance. Note the bike shed to the right.
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Michael Faraday (1791–1867) is remembered as one of the most influential scientists in history, particularly in the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His discoveries not only laid the foundation for modern electrical engineering and physics, but they also demonstrated the power of scientific curiosity driven by observation and experimentation rather than formal education. Faraday’s life and work continue to inspire scientists and engineers more than 150 years after his death.
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Court of Inquiry
There was of course an official investigation. The board convened on 18 October and sat until 24 November. During that time 47 witnesses were called, 77 exhibits were entered into evidence, a total of 68 base and non-base personnel were involved directly and in support rolls with the inquiry. There were 55 recommendations. The Court produced 1661 numbered pages of questions and testimony, plus additional pages of facts, exhibits, endorsements and forwarding letters: the stack of paper is over 9.5″ thick! Captain Jack A. Obermeyer, USN, presided over the investigation.
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Station HYPO 