CHAPTER iV, SECTION 1 ing for the job. Where large groups were working away from a camp, the regular hot lunch was furnished in hot containers delivered just prior to the lunch period. This procedure was advantageously used during the heavy construction period on Able. Four portable kitchens were used for initial beachhead operations to provide mess facilities during the construction of a camp; to provide mess facilities while the regular facilities were being rolled up; and to provide mess facilities at small camps such as How. Vhese kitchens were fairly complete, with Army-type field ranges, sinks, grills, deep freeze cabinets, and utensils. They definitely justified their construction. During the laste days at the Charlie camp, as many as 2U0 men were supported from one of these kitchens. LCUs fitted as houseboats were used in the first landings at all camps; to support scientific groups off Fox after the Bravo event; and as a Station vessel for scientific Station 10. Pro- Figure 4-12. visions were generally furnished these houseboats on a three day basis. Future operations requiring the use af LCUs as houseboats will contemplate increasing cold. storage facilities and the fresh water supply. This can be readily accomplished by the use of the standard 150 cubic foot portable reefers and converting the LCU's void space for fresh water storage. One dollar and fifty cents per day was collected from each person subsisting in a mess operated by Holmes & Narver. Military .ransients regularly subsisting at Army mess at Eniweto!l. were charged 30.40 per meal. In the case of enlisted men, this was accomplished by monthly interchange of funds between che two messes, and in the case of officers, cash for each meal was required. Contract employees’ mess bills were paid for by payroll deductions while all others weie billed by the Resident Controller. The staterment of meal costs covering the entire penud of OPERATION CASTLE is contained in Appendix 1 of this report. Dining Reom, Charlie Camp