discrepancy in badging or wearing of badges is likely, as careful exam nation of the badges by densitometer revealed nothing unusual in the rad
tion to which they were subjected

(Reference 16, pp. J-38 and K-67).

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men, however, were sent to Kwajalein on 16 March to be observed by the medical team.

They were transferred on 29 April to Tripler Army Hospital

Oahu, Hawaii, as part of a contingent of 29 men, where they were disch rged
to duty after complete, essentially negative, clinical and laboratory

tud—

ies were made.

The other personnel transferred on 29 April to Tripler for medical observation included 26 of the 28 Army and Air Force personnel exposed a

Rongerik.

(The History of TG 7.4 [Reference 15] identifies the former

group of 28 as “Rongerik personnel, now TDY that station.")
Of the two Air Force personnel who were not among those sent to Ty ipler,

one was a Warrant Officer

and the other

a Staff Sergeant.

The Wa rrant

Officer, involved in electronic repair activity at Kwajalein, was als«
to Majuro on 17 March to assist there in electronic repair work.
apparently at Majuro during:the week of 22 to 29 April.

sent

He ¥ as

This probably

ac-

counts for his not making the trip to Hawaii with the remaining perso nel.
The Staff Sergeant returned to the United States early and was at Tinfler
AFB, Oklahoma, on 27 March 1954.

His departure from the PPG was an emer-

gency leave and not connected with his participation in the series.

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definitely did not go to Tripler Hospital.
At Tripler the medical observations consisted of the following:
Radioanalysis of urine, feces and blood
Treatment of skin irritations
Psychological consultation
Ophthalmologic examination
Surgical consultation
General physical examination
Complete dental examination
Routine hemotology and urinanalysis.
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