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U.S. S. VICZOLAS (DD2-..9)
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c/o Fleet Post Office
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San Francisco, California
Ser: C34
28 Varch 1954
ORG
Cd
161
GENE Y /NROL
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Commanding Officer
Commander Task Group
Subj:
Rongelap Survey Trip 25 ~ 26 “arch 1954; report stRadSaitEto
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l. The USS NICHOLAS (DDB-449) departed BIKINI atoll at 1900M, 25 March
1954 for RONGELAP Atoll in accordance with Commander Joint Task Force SVEN
231131Z and Commander Task Group 7.3 232323Z of March 1954.
The following
Personnel from Task Group 7.1 were on board:
Dr. Lauren R. Donaldson
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br, Thomas L. Shipman
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Dr. Ralph F. Palumbo
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Dr. Paul R. Olson
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br. Thomas N. “hite
Lr. william W. mobbins
kr. Pascuale R. Schiavone
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Major Charles i. Barnes, USAF
2,
Ths ship arrived off the South Entrance, RUIGELAP Atoll at 260100M and
put a whale boat inthe water at 260630M to mest the plane erriving from
Kwajalein with Dr. cond's party.
3.
The ship then proceeded to Northeast Pass, RONGTLAP «toll,
4.
The plane from Kwajalein arrived off RONGELAP at 0905,
anchored.
whaleboat.
entered and
Dr. Donaldson and his party demarted the ship at 230M,
was met by the
Dr. bond, Mr. Marion ‘Yilds, three Public Health Service Officers,
three Natives and miscellaneous equipment was transported to the beach. The
plans was guided to an anchorags about two hundred (200) yards off shore
from the village where it was anchored.
2.
SAN BRUNG ERE
Psrsonnel from the NICHOLAS assisted Br. cond to accomplish the
foliowing:
Capture five young pigs and one sow; capture five chickens;
obtain soil, fruit and vegetation samples. One boer was killed and an autopsy was cerformed on the spot. The animals and other semples were placed
in cages end transported to the plane.
Dr. Bonds party depcirted RONCSLaAP
at 1300M, 26 March 1954.
The whaleboat then departed RONGILaF Island and
proceeded «orth to rejoin the ship, stopping at BUSCH and s'I.sTOK Island
to measur. radioactive intensity. One member of RadSurvey Tzsm accompanied
this boat to conduct RadSurvey on Southeastern Islands. Dr. Donaldson's
party worked in the Northeast part of RONGsLaF .toll, collecting fish, soil,
tirds, invertsbrates, algae and vegetation samples. Ons membsr of RadSurve;
Tcam acconpenied this this perty to conduct kedSurvey of Northern Islands.
It was not possible to collect rats, 2s desired, due to the unexpected de-
parture of the ship as directed by Commander Tasx Group 7.3 2602172 of ‘arch
1954.
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