On completion ef fueling the destroyers and flight operations late in

the day (Kk plus 1) the REIDOVA and CARPENTER rotumed to the lagoon. Planes

(F4Ue and Tits) were landed at the Eniwetok Airstrip, the F4Us for CAP and
the TEs for possible sample retum flights, .

Unloading of key personnel commenced on return of the ships to the
lagoon,

General wmioading began on M plus 2 and wae completed for the

most part on M plus 3.

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Om li plus 2 the UcS YUMA departed for Kwajalein to return the YOC 69

ana YON 146 to. Eniwetok, The YUMA returned to Eniwetok with them on 7
gvembor.

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On ki plus 6 the USS L5T=836 was directed to procced from Bikini to
Eniwetok, where she arrived on 6 Novamber,
On KE plus 1 the Patrol Plane Unit resumed operations basing at Kwajalein.
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Operations staging at, Iniwetok were resumed on N plus 4,
On M plus 3, al] shine in the lagoon were allowed to remme normal

operational readiness and to wrig thelr wasdow spray systems,
The JTF0132 Hoadquartors Cormand Post completed moving from tho ESTES
to Parry Island at 0910 on I. plus 4. °

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