Author name: Girard Frank Bolton III

Employer during Enewetak Atoll Atomic Cleanup Mission: Army Rank: E-4 Spec-4 Job Title: 81B20 Combat Draftsman Unit: S-3 Operations, HHC, 84th Engineer Battalion 1st Enewetak Atoll TDY Tour: 6/15/1977 – 11/8/1977 2nd Enewetak Atoll TDY Tour: 8/15/1978 ~ 4/25/1979 Island Lived on at Enewetak Atoll: Enewetak Islands Worked on at Enewetak Atoll: Enewetak Description of Work Performed: Prepared construction documents for Lojwa Base Camp Buildings and Infrastructure. Prepared construction documents for the Atomic Debris Containment Structure known as Cactus Dome on Runit Island. Prepared charts, graphs and critical path method schedules for construction and cleanup operations. Updated the Joint Task Group’s Operations Board after collecting man-hours, equipment-hours and contaminated materials transportation reports from Lojwa and Runit Executive Officers. Scheduled helicopter flights between Enewetak, Lojwa and other islands. Provided mail clerk duties for the 84th Engineer Battalion on Enewetak Island and Lojwa Island. Health Challenges which may be related to Radiation Exposure: Yes

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