VI CE 9. Repairs to ships, boats end eircraft in the forsard area were accomplished without the facilitics of a repair ship or base ashore. The principle of self-eufficicnay applied here as well. then maintenance end repairs in mall ships were beyond the capacity of the ship's foros, BELLE GIOVE, ESTAS, BAIRD EO or CURTISS furnished assistance. The Soat fool hed its ow repair section, supported by BELLE GROVE, They assieted Halmes and Narver ia effect— ing repairs to the contractor's boats at Bikini, and in return re- Geived some assistance from Holmes and Narver in the repair of Bost Pool bests ab Enivetok, ergmisctisonse The aviation units had their om aaintenance In ape’ cases ships were able to effect repairs successfully withoat cuteide asaistanss. Holnes ani Narver aided Let 762 in installing @ gencrator at Mary expense. LST 762, LST 551 and GIPSY were forced to return to Pearl Harbor formajor repairs. APACHE obtained repair assiatance at Maval Station, Brajaleine The higgest problem in saintenmce end repair was the inpossibility of ships observing proper upkeep schedules. All suffered to sone extent from this lack, with the pusy amaller shipa, the LSTs, ATPs and DDue wuffering the most. EERE 210. <A highly euccecaful and well organised recreational area for the task group was estabiloheaed early in the Gperetian on Bikini Jaland. Task group persomel built the recrestional facility under ~ Gn ~ Fh on~ the direction of Comaanding Officer, USS BAIROKO. Funda, equipment é