over all concrete construction. A report of results obtained is ● included h paragraph B of Section IV of this report. So much for the general outline of the construction mission and organization. The latter is gra@icaUY portrayed by the accoqanying charts. There fol&x the detailed reports of the Resident &gineers, which, when supplementedby exhibits contained in Section IV B of this report, give the complete story of engineer Operations. B. Reports of Resident Engineers. lh~gebiIsland - Lt. Col. W. A. Stevens. Construction on Engebi. ● Island started on 6 December 194’7tith the arrival there of the survey party, the foundation crew of the blK-PKCompany, and 14 non-commissimed officers and men from the 18th Engineer ConstructionCompany. On this date, excavation of the Zero Tower footings was started by the MI(-PK Company, and the soldiers began clearing and initial grad’” for the “ nmin control line between the Zero tower and the timing station sites. ‘ Until 24 December all constructionpersonnel, civilian and military, lived aboard the LST 45 or the LST 219 which were alternately anchored offshore to serve as a Wfloating hotel.m Pending the arrival of the reminder of the 18th lhgineers from ~iwetok, the Iiesidentlhgineer, JTF, directed the activities