Richard Du Lac sent email searching for records of his Marine unit.
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998
From: Richard Du Lac richdul@mchsi.com
To: pdxavets@aracnet.com
Subject: Trying to get info
Hi Keith,
Background at that time, 1953, I was a Sgt. stationed at Camp
Pendleton CA. My outfit was Marine Corps Test Unit One we were testing
equipment and tactics involving helicopters to be used as assault
vehicles. We were involved in that for approximately 6 months.
We were told we were going to Nevada to practice what we were testing with an atomic bomb explosion and our name was change to the 1st Marine Corps Provisional
Atomic Brigade.
We went to Desert Rock Nevada. The shot was
delayed for five or six days due to the weather conditions . When the
shot was done, we were five to seven miles away, in the open. About five to ten
minutes after the shot the choppers came in we boarded and assaulted
ground zero.
What I'm concerned about now, it seems like this outfit I
was with, 1st Marine Provisional did not exist. Any help or direction
you can point me in would be greatly appreciated.
See you later Keith
and thanks again. Richard.
Richard Du Lac
Email: richdul@mchsi.com
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