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J-3 Daily Diary, Enewetak Atoll (Hardtack I Operation)

Dated
May 8, 1958
Document type
Discussion; map
Length
5 pages
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BOATS AND SHIPS: After conversations with Ed McCall (H&N Marine Operations) Major and Lt Mack (OIC of the AVR) it has been determined that the Air Force Crash Boat (AVR) is non-operational and cannot participate in the WAHOO rehearsal scheduled for tomorrow, 9 May. The AVRwill be operational by Monday 12 May and s~cial runs canbe arranged as mutually agreeable between ‘P37.1 and TG 7.4 on and 8ft8r delay the AVR becoming operational. (JHW) >- Col Lucke stated that arrangements have figured as an assembly houseboat, to go meals in support of KOA. (EAL) Arramed to have L(X #l(WAHOO Zero Site to Gene timorrow to serve ed OU; to the USS GRASP-(ARS-24) when convenient this afternoon for SHOTS AND DEVICES: Keith Young was queried on when he would like to put HOLLY on Station. He said it would probably be after KOA. 7%5s will be closely watihed by The problem of dissemimtion of timely ~ -~rmation on ‘what day it ism conbe informed as soon as possible as to what day it is, i.e. D-L, D-s e~. even if this is changed later.

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Thefollotig docwnts were published and distributed this dab: Operatioti Planning Factors and Operational Plann@ Factors Capt Pieper relieved ICDR Johnson at Zero site at 1630 hours. (EHP) PHOTO BARGE SITE FOR WAHOO: >. a. CDR Thurman requested that the grid coordinates for thelWAHOO photo huge location be changed to Latitude and Longitude. When tlms was done the. location fell on the reef which made mooring impossible. b. LtCol Sheahsn was so notified. A new location suitable to all is being ting enough info to plan the p2V ?s for nose cone recovery and reques’~d we contact projects for more specific data. Col Gattis reports that from the BIKIIKtstandpoint, UCRLIS Fleming cannot plan their SYCAMORE and POPW participation until they know the KOA and YEWOOD results. Major Monaco reports that from this atoll coordinator has been .eff~ctid with Cmti Brown Radex Reading CACTUS - 7 May 19!33 Radex Reading CACTUS - 8 May 1958

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