a.
The first action pertinent to the orgeaisation of the
1220th was taken about 10 October when the 18th ~ineer
Compay was alerted for
movement
about
1 ~ovmber.
h
Construction
22 October
USARPAC received informal instructions (in the Alert Order) to activate
the 1220th Engineer Provisional Battalion (Topo Const) which was to
iuclude the 18th ~glneers.
nel w~s 12 liovem”oer
ad
Its retidinessdate
for shipment of person-
cargo 8 liovember. Total strength was 560 and
it i~cluded some Stivy,kir and krine personnel. Major WJ A Hussey
w~s designated comm~der on 24 October 1947 and given specific instructions as to his mission of rehabilitation of facilities at Entwetok
(unex
7).
b.
The
(1)
1220thmoved to Eniwetok as follows:
Personnel
Pearl
of
the 1220$h~B
loaded at Iroquois Point,
krbor, T.H.,at approximately
0900, 15 Nov-
ember 1947, and departed in coavoy as the initial
force
under control
of
C*
7.3 for Eniwetok at tip
proximately 1430 on same date as follows:
LST 219
8 Off
LST 611
Ls!r 45
2
111 m
10
1.28
(q
& Al)
(Navy)
(Army & Al?)
6
122
(“
LSD Comstock 4
89
42
=IM
(na)
(Havy & Marine)
(all Services)
TOIQ
(2)
roff
“)
On 18 November the Coastal Crusader departed for
l!hiwetokwith a load of cargo amd two Amy
SEJTION V
.’
.,
,.,
Officers.