William Carl Foulk

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William Carl Foulk

Nickname:  Bill

Employer during Enewetak Atoll Atomic Cleanup Mission:  Army

Rank:  E-5

Job Title: 67N20

Unit: Aviation Detachment

1st Enewetak Atoll TDY Tour:  4/1/1977 – 10/15/1977

Island Lived on at Enewetak Atoll:  Enewetak

Islands Worked on at Enewetak Atoll:  All of them.

Description of Work Performed:  Arrived as part of the advanced party. Flew on the UH1H helicopters doing fly overs of each of the islands at about 100 feet with test equipment on board that was supposed to measure and map out the contaminated area. They were all contaminated. Flew Medivac and Search and Rescue Missions. Performed other duties as assigned. Visited most of the islands by boat to conduct more tests and to recover equipment. Ate Prime Rib every Wednesday night in the mess hall. I must say the food there for us was damn good!

Health Challenges which may be related to Radiation Exposure:  Yes

Comments about Health Challenges: Sterile

Veterans Administration Health Assistance: Got the run around. No straight answers.

Experiences with the Veterans Administration:  No comment.

Current Residence: Tacoma, Washington

Contributions towards accomplishing Our Current Mission:

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4 thoughts on “William Carl Foulk”

  1. Jerome Hammonds, Sp5, 35L20
    Aviation Detachment, Body Snatchers 😁
    April/1977 – October/1977
    Based in the Hanger.

    • I was with the “Body Snatchers” Oct 77 to Apr 78. We built the lanau at the hanger with the really cool bar, some furniture. Cool! William Desjardins AKA “DJ” SP5, 91B21F, Medic

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