Operation Helping Hand - The Armed Forces React to Earthquake Disaster

This report details the disaster recovery plan following the earthquake that affected Alaska on March 27, 1964. The earthquake was a disaster of major magnitude which seismologists claim to be the most devastating on record in North America. This plan was created to provide assistance to stricken co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elmendorf Air Force Base, R.J. Reeves
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1964
Subjects:
Kodiak
Valdez
Whittier
Anchorage, AK
Seward
Alaska State / Territory
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Operation Helping Hand
Recovery Plan
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
Cultural Resources
1964
Earthquake
Historic Background Research
Reconnaissance / Survey
Site Evaluation / Testing
Anchorage
Alaska
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.6067/xcv8457989
https://core.tdar.org/document/457989/operation-helping-hand-the-armed-forces-react-to-earthquake-disaster
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Summary:This report details the disaster recovery plan following the earthquake that affected Alaska on March 27, 1964. The earthquake was a disaster of major magnitude which seismologists claim to be the most devastating on record in North America. This plan was created to provide assistance to stricken communities and aid in their recovery.

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