Operation Wigwam
US Atomic Veterans
Tom "Mac" Mc Carthy
Tom "Mac" Mc Carthy sent email about his duty at Operation Wigwam.
From: "Tom" tmccar1665@earthlink.net
To: "Keith" pdxavets@aracnet.com
Subject: Wigwam Tape
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001
Keith,
I was on the O'Brien DD 725.
I remember being told we were going on a "training cruise" and next thing I knew we were at Wigwam.
I can not recall having any preparation for this operation. If they had radiation badges they neglected to tell me about it.
A friend was the laundryman. He got to wash all the contaminated clothing. I heard he was eaten up with cancer only months after leaving the O'Brien and passed away.
I lost 45 pounds in a few months and was diagnosed as sterile due to the test. Not in writing though.
I don't know how close O'Brien was to ground zero. If the info is out there let me know.
Tom "Mac" Mc Carthy
CSCS USNRET
Azusa, CA.
Email:tmccar1665@earthlink.net
Keith Whittle
March 18, 2001
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