.’ tions were made in the follow- 1 order: Runit, Aomon-Bijiiriend Perry. The initislVHF (~N/TRC-1) ~stelletion wes too smell for ultim~te requirements. It wss decided to utilize a building edjecent to the Joint CommunicationsCenter md house all of the AN/TRC-l end associated CF-1 md CF-2 equipment at that locstion. Established under the engineeringdirection of Mr. Jack Eggert? from Heedqu~rters~Si@el Corps EngineeringLsborstories,Ft. Monmouth2 N. J.z this wes probebly the Iergest installationof its hd ewr ettemptedby the e-d forces. During the period covered by this report, communicationspersonnel were called upon to renovete their own housing erea end the buildings thet were to be occupied by commnicetions Installations. They were Plso called upon to instkll power poles end power end lighting distribution wiring. The constructionfor communications~rposes et Eniwetok was further complicated by the necessity of blFating 95 percent of the holes for antenne poles. Sub-surface corel strate were continually being encountered. Despite exceedingly long hours of work, the morele of the communications personnelwas outstanding. On many occssions, it was necessery to order mm off of their jobs so that they would obtein enough rest. On 27 December 1947 the personnel furnished from Signsl Corps sources in the U. S. arrived ,endwere essigned as an augmentationof the ex.lsting initial forces. The balance of the personnel from l.~v Ground Forces arrived between 1S-26 January 194S. A large proportion of the first group were recent grdudes of the Signal Corps School. Schools were immediatelyestablished to provide on-the-job and classroom traintig in the equipmentswhich they were expected to operate end meintein. 59 Secticm XI ! ~ i +