a ° evacuating the shot site and departed her station there. She proceeded ” down the Lagoon and anchored‘ott yu. ESTES,_BAIROKD, AINSWORTH and BELLE GROVE, anchored or mooredoff Bainnan,’“Fetaived personnel. evacu- : e > abing that island and other islanis in the atoll, and shifted to the’a vif | =Eayu anchorage. EvacueesAnitialy enbarked“in ships other than those . to which they were assignedvere"transferred to their asaigned ships. = Boating was secured; the cus"mere anchored and the Holmes: and Nerver| Bo Los were moored,in the.ay ‘anchorage and theircrews,taken aboard LGils end.the ru) in her weldsdeck‘ant proceeded|ouboe the ‘Lagoon, ony, " vee ates ° . BELLE GOVE.. BELLE GROVE Losidea the 15Navy Lous, 3 Holmes and Warver i we |6 eighty.‘pehit‘sonatathe,finamaster was‘completed as task units’s re - moved. to.‘seas,-BATRORDdetayea her departare‘int she ‘had‘recovered: ; oO - . ee Befinal ‘mister Zu “complete, with gone ‘exception."On a BRAVO’ : . ws wn eewt os mimip-ti_a destroyerhad‘Blaced a man ashore "on “Bukit Teland forbelie’ §: | copter pickup, ‘air iteto “Entetleand eventual.transter to the United: “e "States for’ emergency“Leaves In herimster report the destroyer was os oo unable to account positively!tor’his Jocation and there was considerable concern until the man was located already enroute‘to Hawaii from Eni- oo wetok by air. Qa subsequent shots transfers of this type were prohibited on or after minus 2 daye 8. | During the period of evacuation, personnel aboard ship lived - : per ca EN ree ayers .