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were operated to support off-atoll scientific pro-
on a nine-hour per day basis with provisions
for emergency calls after working hours. This
was gradually increased and during the operational phase, 24-hour service was provided.
During the period just prior to LaCrosse, the
Elmer switchboard became overtaxed as the
telephone operating positions were insufficient
to enable the operators to keep ahead of the
incoming calls; disconnected calls were handled
ject personnel on Ujelang, Wotho and Uttrik.
LCU’s outfitted as houseboats provided limited
camp services for beachhead landings before
camps were established and also supported
scientific groups in various areas after the shotisland camps were dismantled. For a short period, a scientific barge was temporarily diverted to
camp use and moored off Ursula after roll-up.
by relief men standing behind the duty operators.
Because of overlapping of the peak construction activity with the extremely high instrumentation, several camps had to accommodate more men than the number for which
they were designed. It was necessary to utilize
spaces intended for recreation and office use for
temporary housing, to billet ten or more men in
Radio networks were established for the
transmission of unclassified traffic in marine
operations, construction-maintenance, and air
dispatching. An innovation during REDWING
was the establishment of one base and one mobile radio station for the H&N guards which
operated on the same frequency as that of the
military police network. This resulted in better
control of guard activities.
the 8-man tents, to provide temporary quarters
in the new machine shop building and the day
room at Elmer. This overloading presented
many operating problems and resulted in living
conditions which were lower than normal Jobsite standards. These problems, however, were
overcome without any serious threat to the
health and safety of the personnel.
SERVICE OPERATIONS.
Quarters, facilities and services were opera-
ted by Holmes & Narver to house, sustain and
support all personnel of Joint Task Force SEVEN except those who lived on David and
An element of importance in Camp Operations was the supply of the large amounts of the
consumable supplies required. The REDWING
Operation was a severe test of the effectiveness
of the system. No serious shortages or overages
Fred, the weather station islands, and in naval
vessels. To accomplish this, temporary camps
were provided at Yvonne, Ursula, Gene, Fox,
Tare and Nan and the permanent camp at
Elmer was expanded. Each of these camps contained the necessary facilities for housing, mess-
occurred despite changes in the camp popula-
tion and the inadequacy of storage facilities
for a population as large as that of REDWING.
ing, PX store, barber shop, refreshment bar
The total HEN and supported personnel
and mail. A completely outfitted laundry was
located at Elmer and home-type washing machines for spun-dry service were provided
at all temporary camps. Limited camp facilities
at each camp are shown in Charts 4-1, 4-2, 4-3,
4-4, 4-5, 4-6 and 4-7 of Chapter IV. The peak
population at each campis listed as follows:
DATE
OF PEAK
POPULATION
PERSONNEL
AT PEAK
POPULATION
CAMP
DATE
ACTIVATED
Elmer
Base Camp
*5 May 1956
*2,751
Yvonne
17 May 1955
20 Mar. 1956
393
300
30 May 1956
Gene
Nan
3 May 1955
93 Aug. 1955
11 Dec. 1954
24 April 1955
—«6: April 1956
24 May 1956
288
189
891
350
125
1,000
29 April 1956
Fox
8 June 1955
20 April 1956
285
200
9 May 1956
Tare
19 July 1955
21 April 1956
277
200
26 May 1956
Wotho
15 Feb. 1956
May 1956
12
6 Aug. 1956
3 April 1956
May 1956
15
31 July 1956
12 April 1956
May 1956
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Ursula
Ujelang
Uterik
*
DESIGNED
CAPACITY
DATE
EVACUATED
**2,208
29 April 1956
15 Aug. 1956
5 Aug. 1956
During evacution of Ursula, Yvonne and Gene
** Without double bunks.
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