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EMBARKATION AND VOYAGE TO TEST SITE
Movement to Port of Embarkation.
On 14 February 1948 all offices of the Radiological Safety Group
in Washington, D. C., with the exception of that of the Rear Echelon
under the command of Commander WWMM were closed.
Colonel Cooney departed for Pearl Harbor to join the Forward
Echelon, Headquarters, JTF-7 (Main) Staff at Fort Shafter, T.H.
Commander WHERE, Colone] QR, Commander sm, Lt. Colonel
GES, Commander Ry Major 3, and Ses proceeded to
Los Alamos, New Mexico to attend an AFSWP conference scheduled for 17
February.
From there this group with the exception of Commander
Fonick continued on to Terminal Island, Long Beach, California, the
embarkation site for Task Group 7.6.
At this time Commander SHRI
returned to Washington, D. C. to carry out his duties as Commander,
Rear ln.
~Meanwhile the balance of the staff personnel had departed
from Washington, D. C. to proceed directly to the embarkation point.
During the period from 15 February to 28 February 1948, staff and
non-staff personnel of Task Group 7.6 reported to Terminal Island from
various stations throughout the country.
The majority of these person-
nel reported by 18 February, and since quartering facilities at the
Terminal Island Receiving Station were extremely overcrowded, it was
decided to move personnel aboard the U.S.S¢tBATROKO (CVE-115) which was
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