Vw through the KING Event. } The USS LEC pro:eded to Kwajalein on 8 November, and remained there through KING Day. The USS ELDFR, SS ARIFARA and USS YUMA were released fro. the Task Grouy prior to K Day. The USS O'BANNON was assigned to serve as control vessel for Task Group 132.4 plane refueling station betisen Kwajalein and Fniwetok, All other ships and units of the Taek Grvap were participants in the YING Event at Fniwetok. - Some changes were made in the tacticalorganation of the Task Group for the KING Event. Certain ships of Task Ecments 132.31, 132.32 and 132.33 were assigned to Task Tlensent 132.:1, designated the "main body', composed of the USNS GENRAL *. T. CCI.INS, USS AGAWAM, USS TITAN and escorting DiBe (USS CARP*NTFR and "S! tLercHeR) with Captain Durske, nominally OT 132.33, as CTF 132.31. Te USS ESTES operated independently as in MIKE Event. The SS OAK HITI and s/y HORIZON also was required to operate independently in support of Scientific Projects 6.11 and 11.4. The USS RENDCVA (Task Unit 132.3.0) was assigned an operating ares off Farry and “niwetok Islands, to be escorted by the USS RADFORD as piane guard ship for flight operations. One additional plane from Plane Patrol Unit (Task Unit 132.3.1) was required to search the simificent sector and two more to assist in Seientific Project 9.2. All ships and units were on station at H minus 1. KING Hour, however, did not occur on time on the first scheduled day | 2125 ~- COPY | E L G A L I A V A T S BE t