em ee ee oT ae 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 be NO 3 stranded? The getoer counters all read 500 R+ outside at this tine. We - ~ ". . * peached the copters sare, boarded, and returned to the ships. It was now co "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 a ee disposal. After about 10 minutes we were all told to walk over an open at Lo _° Grated companion way that sfretched over open sca and we were salt water show- ee \ : - 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 ; , os : ' . 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. a oo Do! 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 . - 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. | A check for Alphe shows 0. ->--A check for Beta shows 35a on top of my head only. --- - They send me to the shower to wash off. .of hair. roof _ 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 | *T come ove clean. ’ “7 . more headache, dizziness, fever, nothing; like I'm well again. In fact 1 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. oof * 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. .i��,’ ~ . , Exposura #2, 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. ~ ae ee I return to bunker about three weeks later. . etl! ROE ARCHIVES oe _