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drive to the landing pad (about two miles) about three minutes et 40 coh
sO as not to strain damaged vehicles and have a breakdown and become
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stranded? The getoer counters all read 500 R+ outside at this tine. We
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. * peached the copters sare, boarded, and returned to the ships.
It was now
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"about 5:00 p.m. shot day. We landed the ship on a large canvas pad. We strip
p>" Le“. ped on che pad (only the sheets).
Went to 3a small stateroom and waited for
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disposal. After about 10 minutes we were all told to walk over an open
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_° Grated companion way that sfretched over open sca and we were salt water show-
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Ie cook about 12 hours to return to home base Eniwetok from zikini.
I slept
- on the first hangar deck with the wheel of a copcer for my pillow thac night.
Returned to my squadran and reported on my assignment. On the second day
after "0" I started to feel feverish, light headed, no appetite, constant
headache. Very little sleep that night. On che third day after 0, I had
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ered nude and checked o r with a geiger counter till we read O "gacna".
I had no other clothes and was offered none so I re-dressed in my old clothes.
I was last to shower © "gamma" and was forgotten thereafter aboard ship.
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severe headache, a tight forehead with loss and blurry vision, feverish and
very nauseous.
Io weet to the orderly room to report for sick call about
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3:00 p.m. the third .ay after "0",
Ioctcold him.
My commander saw me and asked ny problen
He asked if I was de-conteminated,
water shower and the gefger counter check.
I told him about the sea
He advised that I go to the
- Eniwoetox decon station firse and then sick call. \* do chis.
A check for gamma shows some meter movement.
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A check for Alphe shows 0.
->--A check for Beta shows 35a on top of my head only.
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They send me to the shower to wash off.
.of hair.
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I come out,
I go and pash and alse lose fistfulls
get checked and I am still hoc abour 122.
I return
to the shower with a brush and serub brush my head till I am sore. I now
read abcut 75 MR. Again I go to the shewer and stand under {ic for 2 long
time, letting the water hit my head because it is so sore from acrubdbing.
Now
‘After dressing and a shore talk with che men there, I feel real good now.
No
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more headache, dizziness, fever, nothing; like I'm well again.
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was pretcy hungry and so I go ro chow because it was almost 6:00 p.m.
I have
~iraculously recuperated so I do noc go to sick call.
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aout two or chree weeks later I am told, by my Cormander co return to the
mnker tQ retrieve my tools and equipment because they were clearing che
island and was supposed to be safe now.
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Upon arrive: 1
find the Bikind.still hot (100k+) and only allowed two hours stay.
I take
“only one hour and return co ship, I feel no 111 effects this except for
“Queazy feeling in stomach (maybe because of remembrances) for shat day ohly.
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