Operation Ivy
US Atomic Veterans
Morgan Laird
Morgan Laird sent email about his duty at Operation Ivy.
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001
From: Morgan Laird morganjlaird@yahoo.com
To: Keith pdxavets@aracnet.com
Hello Keith,
I was stationed on Kwajalein (Kwaj) during Operation Ivy
with MATS VR8 Detatchment from August 1952-December
1952. There were 12 or 15 of us sailors there and were
in a quonset hut with air force personnel.
The
purpose of our being there was to service MATS
aircraft enroute to Honolulu or Tokyo. I somehow was
volunterred to pull guard duty on one of the B-29's
that was with the Joint Task Force 132. This aircraft
was fitted with many movie cameras. This lasted until
after the H-Bomb was dropped.
When the aircraft returned from its mission I
assisted the crew in taking the film cannisters and
loading them on a jeep to go to who knows where. One
more night of guard duty then I went back to my
regular assignments with VR8.
That particular time was
really a sight to be seen especially for an 18 year old.
Morgan Laird
Email: morganjlaird@yahoo.com
Keith Whittle
August 31, 2001
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