Clothing. Wore khaki shorts and shoes.
Changed to long clothing at 1530, 1 March.
Food and Drink. Ate evening meal, 1 March. On 2 March ate box lunch brought by
first evacuation plane.
Fallout. Monitoring instrument began recording at 1430; was off scale at 1450. Visible fallout noted at 1500. Described fallout ag ‘‘like sand with white particles the size
of cigarette ashes.’’ Closed windows and doors of weather station. Fallout material
visible on tables in mess hall and barracks at night.
Film Badge. Worn by
for group. Was hung outside building when men were
outside for observation of weather balicon ascension.
Evacuated. In firat group (1245, 2 March.
Note: Part of one year college. One and a half years to complete present
enlistment.
Duty. Rawin Sonde Section.
‘Activities. 1 March: On duty at radio, Sonde Section, from 1330 to 1730.
2 March: Remained inside as much as possible, until ordered outside to help wash
buildings.
Clothing. Wore shorts and shoes prior to 1530, 1 March. Closed doors aud windows
of R~S Building at 1515 and put on raincoat. Changed to long clothing st 1530.
Food and Drink. Did not eat evening meal 1 March. “ Like dust, except it floated
down.'’ Observed X-shaped cirrus cloud at 25,000 feet, just before fallout began.
Film Badge. Wore film hadge for weather group. (
wore film badge for relief
or alternate weather group.) Film badge read 38 roentgens.
Evacuated. In first group (1245, 2 March).
Note: One year college.
Three years to complete present enlistment.
Duty. Supply.
Activities. 1 Marck: Worked on records in supply roon until 1700, 1 March.
Showered before chow.
mess hall.
Took truck out for garbage run after chow.
Attended movie in
2 March: Worked outside getting Army ‘‘Duck’’ ready for evacuating first group
of men.
Clothing. Changed into long clothing morning of 2 March.
and sandals 1 March.
Wore shorts, T-shirt
Food and Drink. Ate evening meal 1 March.
Fallout. Was told about fallout at 1500, 1 March. On 2 March, observed that fallout material was 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep along sides of ‘‘ Duck.’’
Film Badge. None.
Evacuated. In second group (1800, 2 March).
Note: Eleventh grade, high school.
enlistment.
Duty.
Two and a half years to complete on present
Weather group; night duty.
Activities. 1 March: Slept in tent by weather station until about 1400.
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