In addition, many special trips wers provided by the RENDOVA helicopters,
These trips inaluded:
the transfer of Navy Chaplains between
various ships of the Task Group to conduct Divine Services; the transport~
ation of the Task Group Commander and officers of his steff to and fron
Task Fores Headquarters for mmerous conferences}; transportation of mail,
and, occassionally, personnel in an emergency leave status to and from ships
of the Task Group at remote anchorages or operating ‘on patrol outside the
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lagoon.
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The Task Group 132.3 Boat Pool provided omnibus water: transportation
between ships of the Task Group and share installations on Parry and Bhivetok
Islands and to the Recreation Island (Japtan). ‘The Navy Task Group Boat Pool
provided a considerable water lift bosh in support of Task Group 132.1 instre
uction operations and of their evacuation of material from the northern
te the southern islands of the atoll.
During the month of October the USS LST.-836 made three trips between
Enivetok and Bikini in support of Task Group 132.1 Bikini build-up.
In addition to the foregoing, many flights were made by the two Navy
PEMs maed at Kwajalein between Kwajalein, Eniwetok, Bikini and the various
weather islamis.
These flights were in support of the Task Group 132.1 build-
up for operation CASTLE on Bikini.
During this period the detachment flew
7 flights, transported 2524 pounds of equipment and 264 passengers, logging
198.5 flight hours.
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PLANNING FOR EVACUATION
’ Planning for evacuation went on contimuously throughout the months