TABLE 16,5-3, REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSE SPACE

Unit

Capacity (cu ft)

Reefer, building No, 217

No,

Total Capacity (cu ft)

1

12,000 (approx)

1

16,700

12,000 (approx)

Outside supplementary
Outside supplementary

075
150

Chill storage, building

No, 238

13
8

16,700 (approx)

8,775
1,200

39,675

(approx

Personnel required to operate all mess facilities during the peak
operational period included:

Bakers

10

Butcher

7

Dishwasher

14

Kitchen helpers

25

Cook, first

25

Steward

10

Cook, second

29

Waiter, head

12

Waiter

40

Dishwasher, head 5

The planned mess hall capacities, peak messing loads, and number of

seatings required are shown in table 16.5-4.

TABLE 16.5-4. MESS HALL CAPACITIES AND LOADS BY SITES
Parry

Runit

Seating capacity

648

144

Messing Load

1712

272

Operational Period
Seatings

3

2

Engebi

Biijiri

Japtan

304

144

128

613

431

131

2

3

1

In addition to the regular seatings shown in this Table; there were various groups whose dutiés required their being served before and after regular meal hours,
Under the direction of the Service Operations Division, the Camp
Manager prepared all monthly requisitions for food 9 days in advance of
requirements, Food consumption was estimated on the basis of manpower

forecasts (both H & N and Task Force personnel fed by H & N), with the

intent of maintaining a 60 day maximum supply of dry stores and a 30 day
supply of frozen stores on hand at all times insofar as was possible.

Some chill stores, such as lettuce, could not be kept in good condition
more than 30 days; therefore shortages sometimes existed when the monthly refrigerated ship was delayed. Issues of food to the camps on Japtan,
Runit, Rojoa, and Engebi were made from Parry warehouses normally twice

a week, based on the anticipated population at each site. Daily move—
ment of personnel (both H & N and Users) from site to site during the

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