Operation Crossroads
US Atomic Veterans
Leland Michelsen
From: Mikendi4@cs.com
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001
Subject: LST 388
To: pdxavets@aracnet.com
Sirs:
I served aboard the LST 388 at Bikini during Able and Baker tests and we brought all of the equipment, towers vehicles, and what ever was left from the tests from the Island back
to San Francisco.
This LST at the time was known as the floating beer barge
and daily we would take trucks loaded with Bud for the fleet to consume.
Quite a duty for a 1/c Ship Fitter.
As we approached the Bridge We were told
that we were to "Hot" and had to stay out of the harbor until everything was
washed down.
I'm lucky I have a couple short snorters for operation Crossroads.
Mike Michelsen
SF 1/C
Glendora, Calif.
Mikendi4@cs.com
--Keith Whittle
May 18, 2001
Operation Crossroads