Task Group 7.2, by the date of the Task Force’s arrival, was at its peak strength. By
the end of December, 1947, the population of Eniwetok numbered 1,481 rnilitiry and civilian personnel. This number had increased to 1,884 on 15 March. Later the peak shorebased population of the atoll reached a total of 2,124, which was 176 under the original
planning figure of 2,300. The figure 2,124 included some 40 observers and a Naval signal
unit of 100 men on Parry Island.
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