wall oa status andi exiled for hum on ths Lath. Three Sort Fool LUUs were Lifted by HS R-II PRsSsY (iste) on 15 Yay for tranmortstion to the Thilinines. li. also on 18 May two wore -TPr left the area, esch with a tow. SIOUX picked up the Boat, Fool covered turre, YFN 934, af Bikini and departed for Fear] Harbor. CoCcOPA departed from Eniwetok for Guam, towing the YO 120. 12, Vi-29 completed ite CASTLE alesion 16 May with a final ccem erea water survey flicht for the 450. The squadron redeployed to , its bare at Whidbey Jelend, Washington, commneing 2) May, with ground personnel end equipment returning by VR-§ apecial fMlishts ami by sare fece versel, The two mecial project alreraft returned te the United Statee coparstaly, the Project 6.4 P2V5 departing after YARKEE, on 7 Mey, and the Project 1.4 P4T2 on 14 May. The Pit stranted at Ponape wag turned over to 00, EavStalivas for disposition,‘the reneining PH remained at Eniwetok axier the operational control ef CTG 7.4 util rollup was completed at the Fonape end Kasaie weather stations, . ase TU 7.3.6 This left CfG 7.3 with operational control of only three weesela, YAG 39, YAG 40 amt thetr teater, MOLAlA. Before their departure it was necessary to deecntaminate YAO £0 suffielently to persit ker erew to man her fer the voyare to Pearl Harbor where decontamination would be comileted at the Raval Shipyard. Most YA personnel had already received radiation dosages in excess of the 250