“wbu&lEnch of the supplyteams assignedto the 1220th Provisional Llngineer
Battalion(Signal,~gr, G$l,Oral)were stocked with six months supply
of spare parts for all eauipment shipped from Oshu. Additional requisitions were submitted for spare parts required for equipment belonging to
other units arriving from the 21.
Medical, T.C., Special Service, and
acco.int,
and
Cml equipment was initially handled undera consolidated
requisitions
were sllhmitted
for a six monthssupplyof items pertinentto
thesesupplyagencies. Later,separateSpecialService,Medioaland T.C.
accoustnumberswere issued.
Kith the exceptionof the Emgineerheavy e~ipment authorizedinitially
for 18th EhgineerConstructionCompany,and the TO & B equipmentof that
unit, all Class II, IV, and V suppliesand equipmentfor the 1220thProvisionalEngineerBattalionwere packedand cratedby the Army or Navy agency
furnishingthem an~they delivereddirectlyto the Nwy for loading. Supply Officemsofthe 1220thProvisionalEngineersupervisedthe conditioning, packingand crating,and deliveryof all equipmentand supplies,
for loadingaboardthe 4 LSTfsand lCIMAV1allotedfor the movement
forvmrd. All equipmenton LST’Swas to have been loadedthroughthe
bow doors,at IroquoisPoint in order to insureexpeditiousdischarge,
and loadingplanswere submittedto Pearl Harboragenciesresponsiblefor
loading. In general,the policywas to placeas much whesledequipment
as possibleaboard USTIS,and to combatload the vehiclesto facilitate
discharge. The leadingplan listedequipmentto be loadedon each LST
and prioritywithin each LST,with a view towardpriorityof discharge.
Due to a late decisionto utilizemuch of the main deck spaceof the LST’S
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