lp U.S. S. VICZOLAS (DD2-..9) Dr UGS fw c/o Fleet Post Office 222 San Francisco, California Ser: C34 28 Varch 1954 ORG Cd 161 GENE Y /NROL SAN Biti Toeation —_— fpl-sodA ZO? hers 4 rrom: To: Commanding Officer Commander Task Group Subj: Rongelap Survey Trip 25 ~ 26 “arch 1954; report stRadSaitEto PS AnConte = 7. Do103' l. The USS NICHOLAS (DDB-449) departed BIKINI atoll at 1900M, 25 March 1954 for RONGELAP Atoll in accordance with Commander Joint Task Force SVEN 231131Z and Commander Task Group 7.3 232323Z of March 1954. The following Personnel from Task Group 7.1 were on board: Dr. Lauren R. Donaldson CLASSIFICATION Cancel br, Thomas L. Shipman BYAMUTHORITY OF Dr, sdward 2. Held Dr. Ralph F. Palumbo PACES br Dr. Paul R. Olson ‘ OSE OC 23, DA KL DNA Varalle To br. Thomas N. “hite Lr. william W. mobbins kr. Pascuale R. Schiavone . vokoc ated 6/16/87 - Major Charles i. Barnes, USAF 2, Ths ship arrived off the South Entrance, RUIGELAP Atoll at 260100M and put a whale boat inthe water at 260630M to mest the plane erriving from Kwajalein with Dr. cond's party. 3. The ship then proceeded to Northeast Pass, RONGTLAP «toll, 4. The plane from Kwajalein arrived off RONGELAP at 0905, anchored. whaleboat. entered and Dr. Donaldson and his party demarted the ship at 230M, was met by the Dr. bond, Mr. Marion ‘Yilds, three Public Health Service Officers, three Natives and miscellaneous equipment was transported to the beach. The plans was guided to an anchorags about two hundred (200) yards off shore from the village where it was anchored. 2. SAN BRUNG ERE Psrsonnel from the NICHOLAS assisted Br. cond to accomplish the foliowing: Capture five young pigs and one sow; capture five chickens; obtain soil, fruit and vegetation samples. One boer was killed and an autopsy was cerformed on the spot. The animals and other semples were placed in cages end transported to the plane. Dr. Bonds party depcirted RONCSLaAP at 1300M, 26 March 1954. The whaleboat then departed RONGILaF Island and proceeded «orth to rejoin the ship, stopping at BUSCH and s'I.sTOK Island to measur. radioactive intensity. One member of RadSurvey Tzsm accompanied this boat to conduct RadSurvey on Southeastern Islands. Dr. Donaldson's party worked in the Northeast part of RONGsLaF .toll, collecting fish, soil, tirds, invertsbrates, algae and vegetation samples. Ons membsr of RadSurve; Tcam acconpenied this this perty to conduct kedSurvey of Northern Islands. It was not possible to collect rats, 2s desired, due to the unexpected de- parture of the ship as directed by Commander Tasx Group 7.3 2602172 of ‘arch 1954. ENCLOSURE (4) , uum n>" Lad3B cl “Oo