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UNCLASSIFIED
DDE 498: VLM: GYVAs wk
H2-1
Serial:
001
§ wer 1954
9.
Women and children were billeted i:
the torpede room and the
10,
The
the
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Ali children wero provided milk shortly after de-contmination.
Marshallese went through the regular mess line for maels and had
same ration as the craw, The meat course was the least popular.
majority of the party asked for more soup, bread and vegetables,
soup was most in demand, Ice cream was the naturnl favorite of
men provided temporary shelter under a canvas tarpaulin rigged on the
Ol level between the stacks, Cots were available as seats in both
_locations, Th. after officer's head and washroom, a short distance from the torpedo room was designated for use by the women and
children, The men had the use of the after crew's head and washroom.
The separation of the Marshallese was mandatory due to the limited
space available in the torpedo room, A continuous 24 hour sentry
watch, all petty officers, was set at both locations to insure privacy
and to assist in any requests made by the Marshallese,
all the children,
.
11, The contaminated clothing was washed in the ship's laundry with
a strong soap solution, dried, pressed and returned within four hours
after the party embarked,
12,
Sleeping accommodations, although crovied, were considered adequate,
twelve (12) cots and two (2) stretchers were set up in the torpedo room
and the remaining deck space covered with kapok life jackets, The men
slept on the fantail under the deck awning, Life jackets proved to be
comfortable pallets and are excellent insulation ogainst warm or damp
decks, With the above arrangements each person had a sleeping spacc.
13,
The PBM planeCommander reported that he thought he saw some people
on Eniaetok Island (Rongelap Atoll).
A party, including John ond Oscar
DeBrum, the interpreter, landed on this island at 031245M, a thorough
Search was made but no Marshalles2 were located. The Magistrate insured
the search party that he was certain that there were no persons there
since o boat was not nearby, ionitor team readings indicated om average
of 3,02 Roentgens, with a maximum roading of 3,65 Roentgons. Monitor
team statistics are included in enclosure (2). It was lucky that this
island was not inhabite’,.
14,
Six (6) samples of water taken from wells on Rongelap have been
forwarded in compliance with refsrence (b),
wells are indicated in enclosure (3),
Gerlery
Ne Re Pg
Approximats locations of
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