6.
Fourteen DUKW~s operated by an Army Amphibious Ve~cle
Platoon were part of the Ihiwetok equipment. l!heywere used very little
in cargo handling operations but had a variety of nmre inportant USes.
They operated well as shuttle vehicles to run between islanda of the
Atoll and aleo for ~sitor~ ~spctions
of the Atoll and for island
security sweeps.
7. ‘fherewele three LST’S assignedas organic shipping for this
operation. An average of two of these vessels was kept in a shuttle
Setice between mlwetok and Oahu. They could turn ●round in a little
over a month, and car~ handling was mre
simple by uae of tbaie
vessdls than with a normal car~ ship. When in the forward area they
were used for supervising
the boat pool, pumping fuel ashore, ●nd other
related uses.
8.
An Amy
port company was asslgmd to CTG 7.2 and performd
.moetof the dischrge and ship loadingoperation. This unit operated
in
●
superior manner. The men were eomewhatuntrainedat the beginning
of the operation, but aftera nmnthor eo of work, were ●ble to perform
any task given In a minlmm amunt of tti.
For exampleduringAprill,
900 long *no of gemeralcarw was loadedon an LST in fivedays.
9. Tnvel betwseri
KwajaleinAtolland ~etok
the nmin by use of shuttleaircraft. Therewa.
●
c-~
was performedh
or
C-47 scheduled
in each direction daily. Mail, ~ssengers and freight were carried
on
theseflights. Specialflightswere set-up where neceaeary. In case
the amunt of car~ at Kwajalein -de
It worth while, an LSM, or other
cargo craft wea scheduled between the two Atolls. The dietance is
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