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OF OUR EQUIPMENT, THE DIRT STARTED MOVING. SEVEN DAYS LATER
WE WERE UNDER CANVAS AND READY TO PERFORM OUR ASSIGNED
TASKS. IT, OF COURSE, WAS SEVERAL MONTHS LATER BEFORE TENT
FRAMES, ROADS, WALKWAYS, LIGHTS, WATER SUPPLY, ETCETERA WERE
COMPLETED.
OPERATION OF THE KM#26 QUARRY STARTED ON THE 20TH BY
COMPANY "B", CAPTAIN MYRON C. TERPENING COMMANDING.
CONSTRuCTION OF THE PAITA PRISONER OF WAR STOCKADE ALSO
STARTED ON THE 20TH BY THE 1ST PLATOON, COMPANY "A", 1ST LT
LEON LONDON, PLATOON COMMANDER.
ON THE 21ST THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS WERE STARTED:
CONSTRUCTION OF 8TH GENERAL HOSPITAL BY THE 2ND
BATTALION, MAJOR PHILIP J. CLEMENTZ COMMANDING.
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF ROUTE #1 BY COMPANIES "A" AND
"B" 1ST LT WILLIAM C. HANTON AND CAPTAIN MYRON C.
TERPENING, RESPECTIVELY, COMMANDING.
OPERATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PAITA ENGINEER DUMP BY 1ST
PLATOON COMPANY "A", 1ST LT LEON LONDON, PLATOON COMMANDER. __
REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF DUMBEA ROAD FROM ROUTE #1 TO
8TH GENERAL HOSPITAL BY COMPANY "C", 1ST LT HOWARD J.
BELLOWS COMMANDING.
EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF DUMBEA ROAD NETWORK
BY 1ST BATTALION, MAJOR DARYLL C. SPEARS COMMANDING.
ON THE 27TH THE PAITA ENGINEER DUMP WAS COMPLETED BY
1ST PLATOON COMPANY "A:, 1ST LT LEON LONDON, PLATOON
COMMANDER.
THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS WERE ANNOUNCED ON THE 20TH:
CAPTAIN DARYLL C. SPEARS TO MAJOR
CAPTAIN PHILIP J. CLEMENTZ TO MAJOR
CAPTAIN GEORGE G. SHUBAT TO MAJOR
1ST LT FRANK E. VOORHEES TO CAPTAIN
1ST LT MYRON C. TERPENING TO CAPTAIN
1ST LT ROBERT S. COOK TO CAPTAIN
2ND LT WILLIAM M. SULLIVAN TO 1ST LT.
2ND LT LEON LONDON TO 1ST LT.
2ND LT WILLIAM B. SULLIVAN TO 1ST LT.
2ND LT HENRY MC KINLEY TO 1ST LT.
UNIT STRENGTH: 54 OFFICERS - 1266 ENLISTED MEN
JULY 1943:
THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS WERE STARTED THIS MONTH:
