From Hawnii
Long Spliae
Sailed 17 Deoember
Faribault
m
LST 553
a
1 January
Hastings
w
9“
Petrarca
n
27
n
20 Febma~
1650 MT
8!X)
350
130
From West Coast
Sailed 18 Decwmber
Uvaldo
470
260
Others
TOTAL .-------------------About 4200 MT
d.
The operating comumnd post of’the 926th Eugineers moved to
Kwajalein on 16 Deossnber1947. Its administrativeelements, as well as
those of’the 2307th and 2308th Engineer
n
●
Coapsnles,
remained in Hawaii.,
EXEUTTIONPHASE
10 PreliminaryWork
~
31 Oatober 1947 there was sufficient informationand troops at
the site to pwmit going ahead with work if it had not been for the un-
●vailability of materials. Such work aa was possible was done beforo the
●rrival of tie first ship, the Long Splioe, about 28 December 1947. This
work oonsisted of the following$
a.
Building tent oampa for the Headquarters Company end the
2307th Engineer Aviation Canpany. ATC was not ●ble to acooasuodate&onstruotion personnel in their housing areas, hence it was necessary to
provide additional housing.
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