On 25 Cetober oll Task Foree Elements executed the practice
evacuation end held the prescribed roll crll fermation.
Personnel
sere checker agcinst both unit morning reports ond passenger lists
elrerdy prepnred by the Trensportrtion Section.
All procedures rere
tested end the rehecrsel ~-s executed smoothly with every inctestion
thet the actual evecuntion vrorld vresent no insurmountrble obstrcles.
On the evening of 75 October 1952 the CTG 132.2 reported to
CUTS 132 considered the Task Group rerdy to accomplish its mission
for the"IKE™ Event.
The evacuation of Enivretok Island and surrort ziverf.te TG 132.1
mas corried out according to published plans.
No difficulties ~ere
encountered thrt eltered cny of the plans.
Chronology of Ttvents r-s ss follows)
On 26 October (46), the Silth T Port Commany moved aboard the
USUS Collins ct 1800 hours.
Throughout the remninder of the ve:k the
company continued its work details ashore and its stevedoring operations
fron the ship.
This set—-un provided an ample lebor pool for the CTO
132.2 to perform evacuation missions,
On this same day, in order to
assist in manning communications for Headquarters, JIF 132, an initiel
group of fifteen (15) enlisted men from the A‘CS Det-chnent
aboard the USS Estes.
cere zoved
adtitioncl telenhone, rrdio equipment, and spcre
parts vere sunplied TG 132.3 and TG 132.1 to sugment their signel
facilities for the suvvort of the Task Force.
On 27 October (15), Signal section supported the evecuction of
JTF 132 from site Elmer by installing an SCR-508 refio set in the office
of J-3, JTF 132 for circuits J-100 and J~302.
A redio set SCR-608 vas
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