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Chapter 3
Period from OI=iu of J~-7 win at
Fort Shafter until arrival JTF’Hq. at Eniwatok

1.

The TransportationOfficer departed WasMngton, D. C. on

15 February 19L8 coincid=t with t~n~fer Of Jo~t Task Force ~ ~
Headquarters from Washington D. C. to Fort s~fter~ ~hu~ T. H.
Captain K. E. Jack~n remained with the rear echelon to continue
followup of outWing air and water shipments,and to =ke

arrange-

ments with the various transportationagencies for receipt of rollup
shipmentS.
2* On the way out to Oahu, seveml days were spent in conferences
with personnel at the Naval Supply Center, and Army Port of ~rkation
in the San Francisco - Oaldand area. These diSCUSSiOnSconcerned
primfily questions of receipt and forwarding of Sandatone cargo during
the prospective rollup. In addition, arrange~nts were made for aMpnmt

of late arrivals fFOm the Air Force Project on the USS Alstede

departing Naval Supply Center, Oakland for Kwajalein on X5 UNh.
3.

In Oahu, a board had bem convened for the purpose of drafting

a plan for the rollup of Sandstone personnel and cargo upon the completion
of the teats. Eased on a report fmm

Fhiwetok of personnel and cargo

to be returned, a shipping schedule was prepared with tentative assignment
of personnel and car~ to vessels. Equipnt

to be returned from

Kwajalein was estirnted from records on equiprnmt which had been •~p~d

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