Has any attempt been made to find any Coastguard personnel that was stationed there? It is possible a few are still alive. My husband was stationed at two remote Loran stations - I was with him on one of them and I can testify that the guys found ingenious things to occupy their time. I understand they were told on Gardner Is. not to fraternize with the natives, but the natives weren't told not to fraternize with them. Isolated duty was a year at a time and it would be difficult, no matter what the rules, to contain the personnel in that small of area.