Operation Upshot/Knothole
US Atomic Veterans
Harry Sachs
From: "Harry Sachs" harry@snowcrest.net
To: pdxavets@aracnet.com
Subject: Atomic vet
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001
I was a nuclear officer in the Air Force 1950 to 1953. In 1953 was an observer for air drop in Las Vegas. Have suffered no bad results.
Of course I have many stories to tell, if they are not now top secret. After my service during WW2, I was asked to become a special weapons officer. I completed courses at Sandia early 1950.
When the Korean War started we were alerted and 2 days later we were on our way to England along with B29s and B50s each fully loaded.
December 1950 we returned to Sandia. I then became a nuclear officer after schooling at both Sandia and Los Alamos.
While stationed at Barksdale AFB 1953 was sent as an observer to the air drop at Las Vegas.
Harry Sachs
Lewiston CA.
harrys@snowcrest.net
Keith Whittle
July 12, 2000
Operation Upshot/Knothole