CHAPTER VI, SECTION 1
vices.

Provide temporary light, power and tele-

The services furnished under Job IV

work orders were sufficiently diverse to cover the
entire range of function of the Contractor.

The financial statement covering these
services is contained in the JTF Cost Report
included in Appendix I of this report. During
the construction phase of OPERATION
CASTLE, few support work orders were issued.
With the arrival of the various scientific ele-

ments of the Task Force in January 1954, the
tempo of this service greatly increased, reaching

its peak during the operational period.

The inclusion in this report of an itemized
account of the services provided under each Job
IV work order would result in an unnecessaily
voluminous and repetitious report. Various items
are listed below which are representative and
which are indicative of the diversity of the
services furnished.
1. Furnish labor, material or equipment to

assist in the installation or erection of scientific equipment.

phonecircuits.

6. Provide houseboat services.

. Recover scientific data and equipment.
Paint signs and perform other miscellaneous painting.
. Erect tents.
10. Fabricate boxes, stools, work benches, spare
parts for equipment and numerous other
items.
11. Provide postage stamps.
12. Provide survey services, including hydro-

graphy and topography, of shot craters.

13. Fuel, service and provide mooring buoys for
Task Group 7.1 marinecraft.
14. Construct landing platforms for YAGs.

15. Move aircraft, panels and other equipment
to and from YAGs.

2. Provide duplication and blueprinting ser-

16. Collect and ship water and soil samples.

3. Furnish labor and materials to effect repairs

17. Provide powdermen and explosives.

to U.S. Naval vessels and U.S. Navy light
marine cralt.

4. Repair and service distillation and refrig-

18. Furnish supplies and material including but
not limited to: lumber, aggregate, cement,
battery

eration equipment at the Weather Station

acid,

oxygen,

acetylene,

paint,

manila cordage, wire rope, clamps, shackles,

on Rongerik Island.

thimbles, and canvas.

TABLE I
JOB IV WORK ORDERS ISSUED
BY ATOLL — BY MONTH
MONTH
Jan. 1953

ENIWETOK

BIKINI

1

TOTAL
1

Feb.

3

3

April
May

7
3

7
3

July
qusust

20
12

20
12

Oct.

20

March
June

ept.

Nov.

7

7

2

18

1

1

19

21

11

45

Jan. 1954

159

117

276

March

214

Feb.

April
May
June

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22

6,045

2

34

Dec.

TOTAL
MAN-HOURS

9

31

18,445

9,847

197

286

483

30,308

199
74
—

28
3
_—

227
32
—

35,863
29,292
18,652

992

532

1,479

76

290

30,972

179,424

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