Greg, There's a discussion on-going today on the SOSUS Facebook page among a number of former SeaBees and Operators who constructed the base and worked at the NAVFAC in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Perhaps they can answer your question. - Jim
I was there when it was shutdown arriving from Barbers Point in Oct and lived in a hotel for a little over 60 days. There was no military housing. As the rents for large houses was so low, Military and their families lived on the economy.