HEADQUARTERS ISLAND COMMAND            MM/gb
               Office of the Commanding General
                         APO  709

AG 200.6 (8)                                   23 March 1945

SUBJECT:  Commendation.

TO     :  Commanding Officer, 1177th Engineer Group, APO 709.

      1.  This is to express my appreciation of the manner in
which your road and bridge crews functioned during the recent
heavy rains.


      2.  I am satisfied that major flood damage was averted
and traffic was kept moving through the alertness and untiring
efforts of yourself and your personnel engaged in this work.
During the flood conditions the Island roads have been kept in
better condition than I had believed was possible.


      3.  Please convey to the officers and men who participated
my sincere appreciation for a task performed in a superior
manner.



                                     s/ Maxwell Murray
                                     t/ MAXWELL MURRAY
                                   Major General, U.S. Army,
                                        Commanding