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GENERAL J. W. STILWELL The late Command- 

 ing General of the Sixth Army Area and member 

 of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Evaluation Board, in 

 Mae West life preserver and parachute harness, 

 is ready for his observation flight on Able Day. 

 The seven-man Evaluation Board was available for 



advising Vice Admiral Blandy during preparations 

 for the tests, and, shortly after each test, pre- 

 sented the Joint Chiefs of Staff with a preliminary 

 evaluation of the results. The Board's final evalua- 

 tion awaits completion of the full official report 

 by the JTF- 1 Historian, 



