~2The numbers of personnel in WET in this time period are of interest for
comparison purposes.
The group was authorized 98, was augmented with 34
additional for Hardtack and was planned to be augmented with 210 more for
Trumpet, planned for 1959,
Furthermore in support of Hardtack overseas, WET
assisted in support of Task Unit 7.1.3 which had about 1200 personnel made up
of military, federal, and contractor.
The organization charts here for WET and
Task Unit 3 show that a number of the staff functions of each organization were
held by the same people although the head of the WET was not the same as the head
of the Task Unit, who was Colonel K. Coleman, Director of the Test Division under
the Head of WET.
The following notes cover the history thru the last half of calender year
58.
The WET group during this period began their planning for Hardtack II while
still participating in Hardtack I which wasn't complete until 25 Aug. 58.
At
this time the group returned to Sandia Base and "began immediate preparation for
deployment for essential personnel to the NTS.
By 15 Sept. the majority of the
offices of the group were established at the NTS and were engaged in the operational
phase of Hardtack II until 31 Oct."
From what I can gather here the Head of WET, known as the Deputy Chief of
Staff, Weapons Effects Tests, served in this time period as a military assistant
to the Deputy for Scientific Matters of JTF-7, who would have been Bill Ogle.
Of particular note in this time period is that the "Technical Director, WET,
in addition to his regular job, served as Acting Commander of Task Group 7.1 at