HEADQUARTERS
                   1177TH ENGINEER CONSTRUCTION GROUP
                              A.P.O.  #709

330.3                                                 24 April 1945



SUBJECT:  Commendation.

TO:       Commanding Officer,
          1393d Engineer Construction Battalion,
          APO #709


     1.  I desire to commend the 1393d Engineer Construction Battalion
for the excellent performance of its assigned tasks from the period of
its activation, 1 April 1944, to 20 April 1945.

     2.  During this period the battalion has played a most important
part in the rebuilding of the base at Guadalcanal.  All personnel of
the battalion can take a great deal of professional pride in noting the
vast improvements that have been made by them in the storage areas,
bivouacs, port facilities, roads and bridges of the island.  The follow-
ing are the major projects which were creditably completed by the
battalion:

                    Base Engineer Depot
                    Base Ordnance Depot
                    Base Signal Depot
                    Quartermaster Class II Storage
                    Quartermaster-Port Exchange Storage Area
                    Port Storage Areas
                    Division Bivouac Area
                    Ordnance Ammunition R?????ting Plant
                    Ammunition and Magazine Storage Areas
                    Replacement and C????? Camps
                    Port Office Facilities
                    Recreation Facilities

     3.  The battalion has frequently been called upon to act in emer-
gencies and has always responded with resourcefulness and determination.

     4.  Additional significance may be attached to the accomplishments
of the battalion inasmuch as a large portion of its construction program
was accomplished under extremely adverse weather conditions and during
the period of organization when adequate equipment was not available.

     5.  The work of the battalion has been characterized by a superior
determination and devotion to duty.  Cherish these carefully as they are
the most important attributes to military achievement.




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     6.  I thank all ranks for their loyal service and cooperation.  It
is my heartfelt wish that the battalions of the Group may be reunited in
the next undertaking.





                                   WENDELL P. TROWER
                                   Colonel,  C.E.,
                                   Commanding


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