Syscom3- That sounds familiar but I can't remember the details. I do remeber him telling me about patrolling the island right after landing looking for Japanese soldiers that might be still hiding and him taking a breather next to a disabled Japanese vehicle (I think he said it was a tank) only...
I just stumbled on this site and it is fatastic. My father landed on Eniwetok within days of the initial landing and was stationed there as a radar operator I believe he said for the duration. The photo's are great. My dad had dozens of pictures he took while stationed there. I can't help...