MP2022-12 Evacuation of Ujelang Atoll - Ivy Mike Hydrogen Bomb Test

Silent home movie film taken by Dr. Rufus Kruse, a medical doctor serving in the US Navy at the Naval Supply Center in Hawaii during 1952-1953. After brief training in Geiger counters and other radiation measuring equipment, he was sent to Ujelang Atoll to help evacuate and monitor the health of the islanders during the Ivy Mike hydrogen bomb test. The island residents were boarded onto LST 827, which had just returned from service in North Korea. He brought his own 8mm camera with him and took this film. The health of the islanders remained good, and after the test Dr. Kruse checked the island for radiation before they debarked from the ship. This film shows activities of the island residents and military personnel during the time Dr. Kruse was in Ujelang, October 27 - November 2, 1952, including distant views of the explosion.

Portions of this movie are closed due to privacy restrictions. Please contact the audiovisual archivist with questions. This film is in the public domain. Please credit: Dr. Rufus Kruse; Harry S. Truman Library.

This film is part of the Motion Picture series at the Truman Library. Please see this link for the National Archives Catalog record: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/595162