19 January 1948. He Jotied the Forward Headquarters of the Joist Task
Force at l?ortShafter on 18 I!’ebruary
and made a eecond trip of inspection
of the advanced areae from 25 to 29 Yebruav.
No formal report of this
trig wae made since both medical and eanitary condltion6 were very satisftitory amd no recommendationswere indlcatd.
A verb~ rePort w-
submitted to Admiral lfell~s.
6. During the stay on Oahu, consultationswere held with the
District Surgeon, L4th Haval IMetrict, the Medical Officer, ComServP&c,
the Commandingand Executive Officer-, U.S. Maval Hospital, Ae%
the Surgeon, WAC.
~
These conferenceswere for the purpose of making
available on short notice, large quantities of type ‘&
whole blood to-
gether with transfusion apparatus for air shipment to the target area
in case of =er%ency.
Contact with the Blood Doner Center in Honolulu
was avoided for reasons of security. Sat%tafactoryarrangement were
concluded with the above mentioned agencies and the~ergency blood bank
placed in a ‘etand-b# state. Confirmationof the state of readiness
of this blood bank wae received in the form of a letter dated 12 April
1948 from ComSe=Pac to CJ~.7.
7.
During the operational phase preceding and following the tests,
there wae little to do beyond normal medical operations. Sanitary coti
ditiona throughout th,eAtoll were adtisfactory except for a brief period
in late April when the fly problan got out of control temporarilyad
required some concentrated effort. Water supply wae excellent throughout the period due to the presence of a water ship. The food was uniformly excellent, the general health above average, and venereal dleeaee,
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