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Residents of Ebeye
PEARL HARBOR, T.H…… July 1…..Residents of Ebeye enroute to Kwajalein by Navy landing craft, where they boarded TLST 618 for transport to Rongelap. (OFFICAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO)
Harding Pruitt
PEARL HARBOR, T.H…… July 1…..Harding Pruitt, of Seattle, Wash., chief cook on board TLST 618, distributes cookies to Marshallese kids. He’d been saving them for days after purchasing. (OFFICAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO)
Bunking
PEARL HARBOR, T.H…… July 1…..Everyone had a bunk, but not many used them on TLST 618. Most spread their sleeping mats on deck. (OFFICAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO)
Rongelapese and Movies
PEARL HARBOR, T.H…… July 1…..Movies were enjoyed by the Rongelapese on the way home via TLST 618. Favorites were those that used the most gunpowder. (OFFICAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO)
Bulldozer and TLST 618
PEARL HARBOR, T.H…… July 1…..AEC bulldozer uses sand to make a causeway to the bow doors of TLST 618, so that trucks, stowed on its tank deck, could carry belongings to the island of Rongelap for the Marshallese. (OFFICAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO)
Rongelapese on Deck
PEARL HARBOR, T.H…… July 1…..This scene was repeated often on board TLST 618. The awning spread so that passengers could come on deck for relaxation in spite of sun or rain, can be seen to right. (OFFICAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO)
Ainlan and Flag
PEARL HARBOR, T.H…… July 1…..John Ainlain, magistrate on Rongelap, affixes U.S. flag to halyard so his fellow Marshallese can hoist it. (OFFICAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO)
Billiett and Welcome
PEARL HARBOR, T.H…… July 1…..Billiett, one of three Rongelapese trained to operate the island’s radio, stands by welcome sign posted at beaching stie of TLST 618. (OFFICAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO)
Comign Ashore
PEARL HARBOR, T.H…… July 1…..Rongelapese stream ashore through bow doors of TLST 618. (OFFICAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO)
Picking Up Furniture
PEARL HARBOR, T.H…… July 1…..Rongelapese pick up their belongings at a central warehouse, to which AEC trucks had carried them from TLST 618. (OFFICAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO)
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I Estorian Santa Marian Kamalen
The story of Santa Marian Kamalen, Guåhan's patronness, and her arrival to the island.