Nevada Test Site
1953
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Eleven atomic detonations were fired at the Nevada Proving Grounds in 1953. This was the largest research program so far, with many studies of weapons effects on civil and military structures taking place. 18,000 US military personnel took part in these tests..
United States Atomic Veterans
William K. Luebbert was a Photo Interpreter at Shot Simon
David B. Gardner was with the 653rd Field Artillery Charlie Battery.
Arnie Goetchius was with the 59th Field Artillery Battalion 280 mm Gun.
David W. Schumaker Sr. was a DAWED Officer with the Marine Provisional Brigade.
Keith E. Reed was assigned to the 740th AAA Gun Battalion for Shot Grable.
G. L. Shafer was the Gun Platoon Commander of the 1st Platoon, A Battery Atomic Annie, 280 mm gun.
John Broussard was a Marine with the 2nd Marine Corps Provisional Atomic Exercise Brigade, at Shot Badger.
James Tracy was First Sergeant, D Company, 701st Army Infantry Battalion, 1st Armored Division.
Vincent Cervantes was a Sfc Comm Chief for Hq. battery, 2nd AAA (AW) 1st Armored Division.
Mac McVickers was a B-50 Navigator with the 2nd Bomb Wing.
James Trammell was a B-50 Aircraft Commander with the 2nd Bomb Wing.
Joseph Rutterer was with the Air Force 1009th SWS Squadron.
Robert L. Delp was with the Army BCT Baker for Shot Simon.
Marshall Raftery was a Pfc. with the 3rd Division Marines.
James (Jim) Carroll was with the 459th, Anti-Aircraft Artillery, Automatic Weapons Battalion.
Harry Sachs was a Nuclear Officer and Observer.
Bill Thorson was an aircraft mechanic attached to the 55th AWS
Cornell Pope, was the Bn. CO for the 127th Airborne Engineer Battalion
Wm. E. (Ed) Griffis, Jr was with the troops for Shot Grable (Atomic Annie).
Tom Kimball was with the Marines, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division.
Don Boyd was an Operations Sgt. in the Desert Rock PX.
Robert M. (Bob) Campbell, Jr. who was with the Biomedical Unit #1 USN at Greenhouse, Tumbler Snapper and Upshot Knothole has passed away.
Pictured on the left is a patch he designed. Click on the image for a larger view.
Here is a link to a document he sent to us.
Report: Activities of CTU3.1.2 Biomedical Unit.George W. Glubranson stationed at Clarksville Base was sent to Camp Desert Rock for Upshot/Knothole.
Paul A. Pepin with the 3rd Armed Cavalry during Operation Upshot Knothole, Shot Simon, has passed away. Richard Bosecker was a corporal in the trenches for Shot Nancy. His son Scott, sent this recent interview.
Darrell D McKibbin was in G2 at Fort Riley, Kansas and sent to Nevada for the (Shot Simon) test.
Chester Ball was a member of 1st Gun Sec. Btry A 867th FA Bn (280MM Gun, "Atomic Annie") at Upshot/Knothole.
Richard Du Lac was with the 1st Marine Corps Provisional Atomic Brigade, at Upshot/Knothole.
James Hanson was in E Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marines Division at Badger Shot.
Andrew Somers was with the Camp Pendleton Public Information Office (PIO) as a combat correspondent.
Frank Bushey a former Marine in B Co, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, of the 2nd Marine Division was at Shot Badger.
Earl Wuchter from Catasauqua, PA., was a PFC in a Preventive Medicine Company and participated in Shot Grable.
Don Campbell lives in Junction City, Oregon. A veteran of Korea, and the Upshot-Knothole tests.
Clyde Raynor was a Medic with the 21st Infantry.
Wilbur Deeter was in the 762nd QM Subsistence Supply Co.
Atomic Veterans Photo Album: Operation Upshot/Knothole
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