Hardtack 1958 US Atomic Veterans Marty Fox Marty Fox sent email about his duty at Operation Hardtack. From: Marty159@webtv.net (Marty Fox) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 To: pdxavets@aracnet.com Subject: Operation Hardtack 1958-1959 Hi Keith I served in the 4951st and went TDY from Eniwetok to Bikini in May of 58. I don't remember the number of shots I saw. Photos from Marty Fox. Click on the pictures for a larger view. I had goggles that were so dark you could look at the blast. You could see the bright flash, then the wait for the shock wave to come. For one test we had to leave the island. We were transported out to the USS Boxer for that shot. I was an aircraft mechanic. In the picture with the L-20, I am the 2nd from the left in the front row. We also had to park incoming aircraft. One day a plane came in and as I checked it with the Geiger counter its reading was too high. We had to take it to the wash rack and scrub it down before the crew could get off. Then we had to discard our clothes and shower. We were given new clothes and a new dose meter. Photos from Marty Fox. Click on the picture for a larger view. We closed Bikini down and went back to Eniwetok. I left the rock in April of 1959. I have enclosed some pictures. Martin (Marty) Fox Former A/IC Email: marty159@webtv.net --Keith Whittle June 2, 2001 [ Operation Hardtack1 ] [ Home Page || What's New || Email || Family Mail Call || Notes and Hints ] [ Atomic Veterans, Atomic Test Series and Dates ] [ T-Shirts || Videos ] Information about the National Association of Atomic Veterans [ The NAAV Story || NAAV Medical Data Base Information ] Atomic Veterans History Project © 2001 For use of the material found on this web site, please send us an email with your request.