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Gill, Douglas E 
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I do feel that some improvement could be trade with respect to food 
on the islands. Time should be allowed for adequate preparation of a 
substantial meal. Meats and vegetables almost certainly could be brought 
in from the ship in a cooler and kept for a day or two. Conned vegetables 
certainly could. An improved diet I'm sure would greatly improve our 
strength and efficiency. I pm chased a bottle of multiple vitamin 
pills in Pago Fago to supplement what little I ate with a 
certain amount of nutrition. Although offered to the others, they were 
invariably refused. I'm convinced that this ATF trip is not enough 
unlike other camping expedition I've been on (fish SCP) that better food 
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arrangements couldn't be made. In fact that we also have a freezer on 
ship nearly and in easy reach (always accessible is an advantage rarely 
available on most camping trips. As a conservative, I was aghast when 
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left over unopened C-rations were thrown away after each island, but I 
recognize that they are of little value and not really worth saving. 
CLOTHING: I was advised to bring a~fev changes of cheap casual wear fa- 
dr ess mi ship, that tennis shoes were not allowed (approved of) in the 
wardroom, and that all other clothing, especially for the field would 
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be kprovided. Consequently I brought three pairs of cheap wash ' n wear 
trousers , three cheap short ; sleeve shirts, one pair of cheap buck 
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loafers, and a dozen ociwes. I had been advised that sciwies would 
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ncrtTpr ovided . Upon arrival at Washington I was sent out with Peter 
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Marshall and Paul Woodward to purchase our field clothing. Since Paul 
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and I were novices, and Peter was the only one who had bens with the 
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Project before, Peter was the only one who had any even if vague what 
to pruchase . (what was necessary) for the ensuing months . This was 
