CHAPTER IX — FINANCE
The first echelon comprising 1 Officer and two enlisted men
arrived at APO 187 on 18 December 1947.
Office space was procured
on the ground floor of Headquarters building, 1220th Provisional
Engineer Battalion.
The Finance Office was activated on 2] December
1947 as a Class B Agent Office with the Disbursing Office, Hickam
Field, Oahu, T.H. as parent office.
duty on 24 December 1947.
One additional EM reported for
One other HM reported for duty on 7
January 1948.
ORGANIZATION:
Duties were assigned as follows:
The one Officer assumed duties of general supervision, acted as
his own Cashier, and audited all vouchers prior to payment.
One M/Sgt was assigned duties of Chief Clerk and Mileage and per
diem clerk.
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One S/Sgt as Officers! Pay and Allowance clerk.
One S/Sgt and one Sgt as clerks in Enlisted Pay section.
POLICY:
To contribute to the success of operation Sandstone by per-
forming in such a manner so that prompt payment of all pay and allowance
accounts of the personnel involved could be accomplished with the least
possible delay in order that construction and other personnel might de~
vote their energies entirely to their individual tasks.
PROGRESS THROUGH "P" DAY:
At date of activation of the office an
authorization was granted to keep $20,000.00 cash on hand, but because
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