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in tent area and returned to work at 2000.
received to cease operations.
Worked until midnight, when message was
Slept remainder of night in area.
2 March:
Clothing. Dressed in long clothing about 1430 (including cap and heavy shoes).
Food and Drink. Did not eat evening meal, 1 March. Ate cereal for breakfast,
2 March.
Fallout. Observedfallout about 1445. ‘‘Like grains of snow.’’ Could still see a
little fallout on 2 March.
Film Badge. None (worked with
.
Evacuated. In second group (1800, 2 March).
Note: One year college. Twenty-eight months to complete present enlistment.
Duty.
Activities. 1 March: Worked outside all afternoon until 1600. Took shower after
chow and then played dominoes in mess hall from 1800 until 0600, 2 March.
2 March: Spent most of morning outside washing off chow hall.
Clothing. 1 March: Wore T-shirt, fatigue trousers, and shower shoes until 1700
when he changed to long clothing.
Food and Drink. Ate evening meal 1 March. Did not eat breakfast or lunch 2 March,
but did eat caramels and drink grape juice at the dispensary.
Fallout. Noticed fallout at 1430, 1 March. Looked like ashes and felt like ashes
when rubbed off. Later (night of 1 March), changed to sandy character and was like
sand on 2 March-—white and powdery.
Film Badge. Wore film badge which read 44 roentgens.
housing area.
Evacuated. In second group (1800, 2 March).
Note: Completed 3 years of a 4-year enlistment.
bad anemia and received two courses of therapy.
Spent most of time in
Has had 2 years of college.
Has
Duty. Cook.
Activities. 1 March: Worked outside at supply tent and around reefers afternoon
of 1 March. Showered after chow and spent evening writing letters (in bed).
.2 March: Prepared breakfast. (Five men ate, i.e., _ ._
id three
Army men). Prepared lunch, but just as it was ready, was told not to serve men.
Clothing. Wore long white trousers, T-shirt, shoes and cap (with perforations)
on 1 March.
Food and Drink. Ate evening meal, 1 March, and breakfast on 2 March.
Fallout.
First noticed fallout at 1500 on 1 March.
‘‘ Like tiny grains of sand. ’’
Fallout still in evidence on 2 March.
,
Film Badge. None.
Evacuated. In second group (1800, 2 March).
Note. Finished high school. Nine months to complete present enlistment.
Duty. Detachment Commander, WREP No. 1, Rongerik Atoll.
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