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through use of A Bomb.

through use of A Bomb.
Sic. Gilmore Gilberry, 1851 Eber-
theardt St., Chicago, age 80, single,
II years service, 23rd Truck Com
pany.
Ffc. Robert Brooks, single, 1929
Sherman Ave, Washington, D. c.,
member 10th Motor Vehicle
Squadron stationed at Clovis Air
Force Base. Flown to Nevada as
official observer for his squadron.
Cpl. Lowell L. Livingston, 1860
E. list ST., Los Angeles, son Of
Bishop j. R. Livingston, member of
31st Transportation Truck Co.,
Camp Roberts, Calf.
Pvt. Kenneth w. Bagsby, 30F
Clifton ST., Bakersville, Calf, 31st
Transportation Truck Co.
Sgt. Howard B. Pelzer, 300 W.
18th St, New York City, age "a,
single, four years service, 31st
Truck Co.
Cpl. Harvey Byrd, Jr., 727 D ST.,
Fresno, Calf, age 35, single, nine
years service.
| FEAR LESSENED
After the explosion the men all
agreed that their experience had
considerably lessened their fear Of
the atomic bomb and that they felt
1T could be used as a tactical wea-
pom.
Sgt. Roosevelt Carter, 2041 Eye
St, Tacoma, Wash, ace 81, single,
nine years service, 23rd Truck CO.
Sgt. Carter admitted that the OBJ
Grafton had been a little rough am
that he was afraid at first. But
he said after watching the bomb
he was less afraid thar before.
General Joseph Swing. who
rouched in the foxho!es with the
troops said he felt that the move
would have been a tactical success,
In the operation there was SIM
ulated strong enemy point which
he troops had to take. The A
Bomb was burst over this area,
paratroopers were dropped behind
it and ground troops huddleG in
foxholes about four miles awav
moved up to attack it after the
bomb burst.
FIRST IN AREA
Only Cpl. Baines went into the
actual radiated area. He was as
signed with a captain to 90 into
the area and measure the radiation.
They reported that at the scene of
the blast the radiation was $40
K" per hour. Acc officials said
| g human being can stand up to
% RS" per hour and thus con
Guided that the troops could have
rone into the area and captured
their objective.
FIRE STARTED
The bomb started fires in some
buildings four miles away from
Ground Zero" where the bomb &C
tually landed. The ground around
the target area was cleaning
white. Acc officials said this was
caused by the swift drying out of
the ground produced by the heat
Of the bomb.
Certain weapons were located in
the bomb area at various distances
from the blast. Acc officials said
a tank located in the area was not
'estroyed byt that one with the
hatch door had been so badly
burned that anyone in it would
have burned to death.
WIDE NEWS COVERAGE
The blast was covered by 1877
newsmen,> "A photographers and
139 cameras were brought to the
scene to cover the blast There
was no crater left by the bomb.
Acc did not expect one. The blast
vas seen in Idaho, 1872 miles away.
The bomb was dropped from a B-50
at 10000 feet and exploded at
ievel of 5000 feet over the target
and called it good shooting."
Col. Jess Willoughby Of Wash
ington, who was in the foxholes
as an observer, said that he felt
the men could have been safe at
half the distance further up on the
bomb.
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