would be crectod, however, due to the fund limitzticns fcr the fisend
your, tha length of the wall was reduecd ty 5,250 fc.t at a tetcl

estin ted cost of $210,075.

Due t. the fact that the ab OC ntractir

hed so cnuch high pricrity work on hand which wos neccssery f.r CASTLE,

final appreval cf the preject was not granted entil March 1954.

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this time the aC instructed their ccntractcr to begin construction
of the sca wll,

Ceonstructicn was ecmisnced in Inte Merch 1954 ina by

May 1954 this project nearcd ccapleticn,
The Eneincver Scetiorn also cpersted the ENT.ETOK furnituss
repair shcp,

This shop perfermed linitsd furniture rep2ir and wee

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werk for tne connand,
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Cccoutesary Scetdion:
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The Commisciry Section was responsiols for requisiticning,
receiving, st.ring, rufrigcretin, und issuing subsistence supply items

required by Tosk Group 7.2.
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.

Generel:

After IVY, Commissary cctivitdies we re routine,

Inaemuch

as the troop strength resainca fairly cunstint, suosistence supplies
were enticipated ond réquisitiznod accurdinely,

" As the requirvacnts for CASTLE broeme known, provicus sup~
ply exncriunee was used to snpleiit requisiticns, which Insurcd thot
evwfficiint subsistenca supplics would be cn hand te food the inerceoscd

pepulaticn cf ENDETOK ISLAND.
Commencirg with the latter part cr the buildup phese ~nd
extending through the cperrticnal period, oondcursablie difficulty was one
ecunturcd in the receipt ind stcrege -f pericnebie cubsistence supplics,

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