BIKINI OVERTURE 



Task Group 1.1, the Technical Group, was com- 

 manded by Rear Admiral W. S. Parsons, who was also 

 Deputy Task Force Commander for Technical Direc- 

 tion. The group included seven large laboratory ships, 

 several radio-controlled drone boats, and LSM-60, 

 which was the ship from which the B-Day bomb was 

 to be suspended. 



Task Group 1.2, the Target Vessel Group, was com- 

 manded by Rear Admiral F. G. Fahrion, who had also 

 served as Commander of the Advance Echelon and 

 Commander of all the Naval Task Groups until the 

 Task Force Commander's arrival at Pearl Harbor. 

 From his Task Group flagship FALL RIVER, Ad- 

 miral Fahrion directed all operations of the 93 target 

 vessels, including mooring them. (These vessels are 

 listed in Appendix 9.) 



Task Group 1.3, the Transport Group, was com- 

 manded by Captain W. P. Davis (Navy), who was re- 

 sponsible for the press ship APPALACHIAN, the 

 observer ships BLUE RIDGE and PANAMINT, and 

 eleven other large transport ships which were to quar- 

 ter and mess the target ships' crews after those ships 

 had been evacuated. 



Task Group 1.4, the Army Ground Group, was led 

 by Colonel J. D. Frederick. It was responsible for all 

 opei-ational activities by the Army Ground Group. In- 

 cluded were units drawn from the Signal Corps, Ord- 

 nance Department, Chemical Corps, Quartermaster 

 Corps, and Army Air Forces. Principal activity was 



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