▁of ▁rain , ▁and ▁anchor ages ▁are ▁rare ▁close ▁to ▁land . ▁Between ▁cor al ▁patch es ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁apart ▁[ half - do zen ▁km ], ▁a ▁sound ing ▁of ▁several ▁hundred ▁meters ▁[] ▁may ▁be ▁obtained . ▁ ▁A ▁rad ar ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Air ▁Force ▁man ned ▁by ▁No . ▁ 3 1 5 ▁Rad ar ▁Station ▁RA AF ▁was ▁located ▁upon ▁Cape ▁Ward ▁H unt ▁from ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁until ▁ 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁References ▁c ited ▁ ▁Ward ▁H unt ▁Category : O ro ▁Province <0x0A> </s> ▁Del bert ▁W . ▁H alse y ▁( 1 9 1 9 – 1 9 4 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁officer ▁who ▁received ▁the ▁Navy ▁Cross ▁post hum ously ▁for ▁his ▁actions ▁in ▁combat ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Naval ▁career ▁Del bert ▁Wayne ▁H alse y ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Baker , ▁Mont ana , ▁on ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁He ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁on ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁A viation ▁Cad et ▁on ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁training ▁at ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁P ens ac ola ▁at ▁P ens ac ola , ▁Florida , ▁and ▁at ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁Miami ▁at ▁Miami , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁App