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operableconditionby an advanoeparty of a speciallytrainedgroupof
the 18th Engineerand Navy technicalpersonnela few days beforethe
arrivalof the initialmovementof shipsand troopson 28 November1947.
After the constructionand rehabilitation
troopsarriveda WU1l was constructedthat furnishedwaterfor showersand laundry. With the stills
and well in operationEniwetokwas able to furnishits entirewater requirementsthroughoutthe entireoperation.
Planningfor supplyof rationsto Kwajaleinwas greatlysimplified
by the existenoeof arrangementsand faoilitieealreadyoperatingto meet
the needs of the permanentgarrison. A stationreeferbargewas ●ssigned
to augmentreefer storagecapaoityand the inoreasedrequirementsfor
foodwere submittedto ComServPaowho furnishedthem.
After the initialphase of supplyingthe constructionand rehabilitationgroupswith Class I, plans and preparations
were made for increasing
sto~k levelsto supplythe operationaltask groups●rriving●bout 1S Maroh,
primarilythe main body of the Air Task Group,the major shipsof TG 7.3
and the SoientifioGroupsaboardthese ships.
The relativelysmallreefercapacitiesmade frequentresupplyof
freshand frozenfood neoessary. Sinoe the bulk of the fresh end frozen
provisionswere shippedfrau NSC Oakland,estimateaof requirmnent8
were
neededfrom two to threomonthein advanoe. Theseplanningfiguregwere
obtainedby estimatingthe personnel8trengthfrom the mwement directives
of the Army and Air Foroeand the expeatedshipmovementsof the Navy Task
Group. Rior to ●rrivalof the operationalgroups,the l?mvyreeferships
from Oaklanddeliveredtheir cargoesto Kwajaleinand the F’S370 and 211
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