Operation Ivy
US Atomic Veterans
Dick Whalen
Dick Whalen sent email about his duty at Operation Ivy.
From: Campdbc@aol.com
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000
Subject: Operation Ivy
To: pdxavets@aracnet.com
Dear Keith:
I too served on the USS Oakhill LSD-7 during Operation Ivy. I was a Radioman
and was instructed to count down the bomb and give instructions to the
crewmen on our ship. I would have to just repeat what Bernard Hausch said in
his email. The Oakhill was also ordered into the lagoon to look for the
downed airplane. We had a sprinkler system on the ship that was supposed to
wash away any fallout as we cruised into the lagoon.
It was an enormous experience for a few moments but life swinging on the hook
all those months was tedious. We have had four reunions since 1996 and have
about 300 names of men who served on the Oakhill. We are still looking for
more as we would like to know what happened to all of those atomic veterans.
Dick Whalen
RM1
Email: Campdbc@aol.com
Keith Whittle
November 25, 2000
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