Clothing. Wore shorts and short-sleeve shirt 1 March until 1700. Changed to longsleeve shirt and long trousers. Wore no hat.
Food and Drink. Ate evening meal 1 March and had sandwiches later in radio shack.
Ate nothing on 2 March until after arrival on Kwajalein. Drank water from icebox on
1 and 2 March.
Fallout. Observed fallout at 1500 1 March, which he describes as ‘‘like snow; particles the size of grains of sand, but floated down, rather than falling straight down;
white or silver in color. ’”’
Film Badge. None. 1200-2400 (1 March) with Neil who wore film badge. 2400—
0800 (2 March) no film badge at radio shack.
Evacuated. In first group at about 1245. Arrived at Kwajalein at 1445 (2 March).
Note: High school completed. Fifteen months in service.
BERTOLINO, R. N., A/lc, 405
Duty. Assigned to weather station.
Activities. 1 March: On duty until 0600, 1 March. Was not in tent area 1 or 2
March. Slept until noon 1 March. Back to bed (after lunch) at 1400.
1500.
Stayed up most of night (1 March).
Was awakened at
2 March: Remained indoors most of time.
Clothing. Dressed in fatigues when awakened at 1500, 1 March.
Food and Drink. Ate evening meal, 1 March. Ate a little lunch 2 March before
being told not to.
Drank several cups of coffee night of 1 March.
water morning of 2 March.
Fallout. Observed fallout at 1500.
outdoors. ”’
Drank coffee and
‘‘Like ashes, floated down. Looked hazy
Film Badge. None. Was with Curbow mostof time.
Evacuated. In first group (1245, 2 March).
Note: Two and a half years college. One year of present enlistment to complete.
BLACK, D. A., A/2c, 406
Duty. Rawin Sonde Operator.
‘Activities. 1 March: On duty day of 1 March until 1630. Tcok shower before chow.
Attended movie in messhall.
2 March: Worked outside, helping to wash outside of mess hall.
Clothing. Wore shorts until 1530. Changed to long clothing.
Food and Drink. Ate evening meal 1 March.
No lunch.
Fallout. Observed fallout at about 1500.
Had coffee for breakfast, 2 March.
‘‘ White ashes; light, floated down. ”’
Film Badge. None. Cagle wore badge for group.
Evacuated. In first group (1245, 2 March).
Note: High school education. Thirteen months remaining of present enlistment.
BUSHKIN, L., A/lc, 407
Duty. Rawin Sonde Operator.
Activities. 1 March: Worked at weather station from 0800 until 1700—1730, 1 March.
Afterchow,took shower, and attended movie in mess hall.
2 March: Remained inside most of morning.
33
4
ae