CHAPTER I
ACTIVITIES FROM "P" DAY THROUGH "Z" DAY PLUS TWO
Events leading up to and during "P" Day.
Preparations for "PX" Day became a realight on 5 April 1948, PX
minus 3 days, with the submission of rosters of personnel to be
embarked for evacuation during the. practice exercise for X Day.
CTG 7.2
was responsible for the normai embarkation of all personnel on Eniwetok
and Parry, and for emergency evacuation of .standby personnel remaining
on those islands during tests.
CTG 7.2 was responsible for removing only
. personnel of his own Task Group on the other islands in kniwetok Atoll
during test periods, except for the Zero Island being tested where
responsibility for removal of all personnel rested with CTG 7.1.
Prior to this time, instructions governing all phases of the
exercise had been issued by CTG 7.¢.
A "Military Check List" based
‘ on JTF 7 Field Order No. 1, Annex G, as well as a "Plan for Emergency
Evacuation" had been circulated.
A practice emergency evacuation
staged on 3 April 198, wherein personnel assembled at the LST Dock,
permitted principles for orderly seeking of shelter and emergency evacua-
tion to be evolved.
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On 5 April 1948 a practice "White Alert" was held to insure that
no unauthorized personnel were on Eniwetok and Parry Islands, the proce-
dure for executing the White Alert is show in Operation Order #1,
Headquarters, Island Command, dated 2) March 1948.
A thorough search
of all btuildings on the two islands was made at this time and positive
identification of all personnel effected, subsequent to which Headquarters, JTF 7, gave permission to cease the state of alert.
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