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

201.2                                                       25 April 1945



SUBJECT:  Commendation.

TO     :  Lt. Colonel George J. Shubat
          Commanding Officer
          1393d Engr. Cons. Bn.
          APO #709


     1.  I desire to commend you for the superior work you have done in
organizing training and operating the 1393d Engineer Construction Battalion.

     2.  The task of organizing the battalion from portions of three regi-
ments was not an easy one, particularly as you were called upon at the
same time to embark upon a large and urgent construction program under ad-
verse weather conditions and with an acute shortage of equipment.

     3.  You surmounted these difficulties and succeeded in building an
organization which has enjoyed an enviable reputation.  You have, through
your leadership, instilled a drive and a determination into your organiza-
tion which should lead to continued success.

     4.  Your service with me in the 353d Engineer General Service Regiment
as Engineer Officer and Battalion Commander made me confident that you
would accomplish the outstanding results you have with your present organi-
zation.




                                  WENDELL P. TROWER
                                  Colonel, C.E.
                                  Commanding