Communicationssection (Hajor Alvin fiascal)WeIW info~d
necessity Of sending this advance detachnt
=d
Of the
all of these officers
agreed. It was determined that at least one (1) officer d
six (6)
enlisted men would be sent. Arrangementswere made for their transportation from Oahu to Kwajalein, the 71st AAC~ Group, Hickam Field,
granting use of their C-54 for ttis PuWose.
Som tim later a message was received from the Conmander, Joint
Task Force Seven (Main), in i’ashingtonwhich stated that the
Conmmding General, TG 7.4 had reversed his decision ard would not
ee~ any communicationspersonrd to fiwa.jalein
early. The hmmunications Officer, 7th Air Force, was therefore contacted and arrangements were made to seti one (1) officer and fourteen (lJ+)enlisted
men to Kwajelein to begin installation of telephones in the buildings
being rehabilitatedfor .ir Task Group 7,4 use by the Air Engineer,
7th,Airkorce.
On 26 January 1948, informationwas received that the WR-277
radio range for Eniwetok arrived with the BC-467A transmitter damaged
beyoni reptir. Action was initiated to have the Air Material Comand
effect laxnediateair shipment of a replacement transmitter.
The final shipment of MOS
personnel to the operating areawae
completed during January. This brought tk number of AACS personnel
actively engaged in the operation to 125 persons.
The Office of the Commander, Air Forces, Joint Task Force Seven,
was closed in Washington on 10 February 1948 and opened at Fort
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