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equipment), office equipment and twenty prefabricated buildinga.
The
LST's (Landing Ship, Tank) used in moving from Kwajalein to Rniwetok
were not equipped with large booms, and drew too much water to unload at
Eniwetok.
Therefore, the cargo had to be wuloaded at Parry Island,
trucked to and loaded on LSM's (Landing Ship Medium), and then carried
to Eniwetok, where once again it was loaded onto trucks for distribution
to storage warehouses.
The twenty prefabs were re-erected at Eniwetok.
Although no exact dollar and cent cost could be estimated for the move,
the consolidation of supplies resulted in a great saving during CASTLE
operations.
In March 1953 representatives of the Headquarters, USAF Installa-
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tions Office and JIF SEVEN had surveyed Eniwetok Island's rehabilitation
needs for casTLe.?
It was believed that this rehabilitation program
would cover all Air Force needs for CASTLE.
However, it was later
learned that the survey mainly covered getting the island in shape for
general Air Force activities, and placed no emphasis on many of the requirements which would arise during the test operation.
This survey was
forwarded to JIF SEVEN where General Clarkson directedTask Group 7.5
(AEC Base Facilities) to begin working on only those rehabilitation programs which the report cited,
However,
since General Clarkson had not
been advised of many of the Air Force requirements, a great deal of nec-
essary rehabilitation was not accomplished prior to the start of the
operation.
Lt Colonel Gordon R. Fulton, TG 7.4 Maintenance Officer, visited
the Forward Area in April to study space requirements.
His recommenda-
tions concerning parking areas, storage space (inside and out),
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