104 CHAPTER Il, SECTION 4 SECTION 4 EXPENDABLE CONSTRUCTION NAN CAMP. Construction of the first increment of the NAN camp was authorized on 24 September 1954 and was completed on 7 March 1955; the second increment was started on 7 April 1955 and completed on 15 June 1955; and the third increment was started on 20 June 1955 and completed on 17 December 1955. The camp, as designed and built, is illustrated in the site plans, Figure 2-137, which also lists all the structures and facilities provided. This camp served as the port-of-entry and as the forward base camp for all activities in Bikini Atoll. It was provided with temporary shops and warehouses, an LST pier and ramp, POL facilities, a personnel decontamination facility, chapel, infirmary, recreation facilities, in addition to the usual messing, housing and other camp and utility services. The buildings, except for the Figure 2-130. — . Figure 2-131. chapel and housing tents were basically of the standard design prepared for all expendable buildings, viz, wooden frames, plywood siding, corrugated aluminum roofing, shutter windows and a concrete slab floor. Eight-man tents, con- sisting of canvas over a wooden frame on a concrete floor, were provided for housing and related uses. The chapel was a specially designed structure with a coral base floor, the frame, siding and roofing of which were wooden. All buildings except the interiors of the mess hall and infirmary and the entire chapel were left unpainted during the Operation. Upon completion of the Operation and as part of the rollup, the buildings were covered with one coat of aluminum paint. The construction of this camp progressed gradually and without un- usual incident all the way from the beachhead to the final stages. Movie Theater - Nan as ae Typical 100-Man Latrine - Figure 2-133. - Interior Chapel - Nan Page 2-151