Jack Tobin Collection


A last goodbye is waved as TLST 618 moves away from Kwajalein dockside U.S. Navy	A small child is helped off LCU that took her from Ebeye to Kwajalein U.S. Navy	AEC bulldozer builds sand causeway to bow doors of LST U.S. Navy

AEC truck leaving LST U.S. Navy	Aerial shot of LST at Rongelap. Most of village is to right, beyond beach U.S. Navy	Belongings of repatriatees, stored on forward end of TLST 618's tank deck U.S. Navy

Ebeye residents enroute via LCU to Kwajalein, where they boarded LST for Rongelap U.S. Navy	Ejit boy boards LST, carrying belongings in woven mat U.S. Navy	Everyone was provided a bunk, but not all passengers used them U.S. Navy

Harding Fruitt, chief cook of TLST 618, gives cookies to small passengers U.S. Navy	KSTS officer helps Marshallese workers string chicken wire to ship's lifelines on board LST. This was done to safeguard small children on main deck U.S. Navy	Landing outrigger on board LST U.S. Navy