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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