Gloves were regular cotton issue and were brought from the ship by members of the team on their own volition. on ZEBRA, team members stayed on a ship until the night before the shot. They Sig?ES FEO Rea REARogSEBRORR© "TY Zip CAREER Stayed in very comfortable quarters on Enewetak Island the last night so they could be ready when the drones landed. remembers returning to the quarters after pulling filters and taking a thorough shower because he knew he was "hot". did the same. Presumably the entire crew did this. Dd s a Most, if not all, the team accompanied the samples back to LASL. knew they had trouble even before they arrived at LASL. were red, swollen and itching. ). oO day, the 16th of May. and Their hands All 3 were hospitalized on arrival ( , was called back to the hospital the same statement (taken in May 1948) indicates that everyone had a dosimetry badge, a 200 mr dosimeter and a 10 r dosimeter. dosimeters. No one had much faith in the His 10 r dosimeter went off scale during sample pulling operations. statement indicates that his 10 r dosimeter went off scale on YOKE shot. ' statement indicates that his 10 r dosimeter read 8.5 r. Also he stated that the background gamma reading at one point where they were working near the drones was 500 mr/hr. Statement indicates that his 10 r dosimeter read 7 r. Records indicate that August 1948. were hospitalized through late In December 1948, all three were sent to Dr. James Barrett Brown in St. Louis. , a plastic surgeon, for skin grafts on their hands. years and numerous trips to St. Louis. had grafts done up through 1958 and The entire process took 4-5 through 1955.