PAGE THREE 1177TH HISTORY         

         

               - MAJOR GEORGE J SHUBAT, C.E. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1393RD

                 ECB.

         

         26TH - CAPT MYRON C TERPENING, C.E. JOINED THE 1177TH FROM

                 THE 1393RD ECB.

         

         28TH - CAPT RUSSELL E LADLEY, C.E. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1393RD

                 ECB.

         

              - MAJOR JOHN P DOYLE, C.E. JOINED THE 1177TH FROM THE

                 1393RD ECB.

         

              UNIT STRENGTH:  16 OFFICERS  83 ENLISTED MEN



         MAY 1944:

         

          1ST - THE 369TH ENGINEER REGIMENT (SFECIAL SERVICES) WAS

         REORGANIZED AND REDESIGNATED AS THE 1394TH ENGINEER

         CONSTRUCTION BATTALION (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS ECB), PER

         PAR 1A, SECTION II, GO #3O, HQS, SOS, SPA, DATED 1 APRIL

         1944, THIS DATE AND ASSIGNED TO THE 1177TH.

         

              - THE 1305TH ENGINEER GENERAL SERVICE REGIMENT WAS

        REORGANIZED AND REDESIGNATED AS THE 1395TH ENGINEER

        CONSTRUCTION BATTALION (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS ECB), PER 

        PAR 1F, SECTION II, GO #30, HQS, SOS, SPA, DATED 1

        APRIL1944, AS AMENDED BY RADIO #3204, COMMANDING GENERAL,

        SOS, SPA, DATED 24 APRIL 1944 AND ASSIGNED TO THE 1177TH.

         

              - HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 1191ST

        ENGINEER BASE DEPOT GROUP WAS ACTIVATED AT THIS STATION PER

        PAR 1, SECTION I, GO #39, HQS, SOS, SPA, DATED 27 APRIL 1944

        EFFECTIVE THIS DATE AND ASSIGNED TO THE 1177TH.

         

              - THE FOLLOWING UNITS WERE ASSIGNED TO THE 1177TH PER

        SECTION II, GO #39, HQS, SOS, SPA, DATED 27 APRIL 1944

        EFFECTIVE THIS DATE AND IN TURN WERE ASSIGNED TO THE 1191ST

        ENGINEER BASE DEPOT GROUP:

         

                   735TH ENGINEER HEAVY SHOP COMPANY

                   720TH ENGINEER DEPOT COMPANY

                  1047TH ENGINEER GAS GENERATING UNIT

         

         3RD - THE 1766TH ENGINEER PARTS SUPPLY PLATOON ASSIGNED TO

        THE 1177TH PER PAR 2, SECRET LETTER SUBJECT "MOVEMENT

        ORDERS", HQS, SOS, SPA, DATED 12 APRIL 1944 WAS ASSIGNED TO

        THE 1191ST ENGINEER BASE DEPOT GROUP.

         

        13TH - THE 398TH ARMY SERVICE FORCES BAND WAS REORGANIZED IN

        ACCORDANCE WITH T/O & E, 20-107 (8 MAR 44), PER COLUMN 4,

        PAR 1, GO #45, HQS, SOS, SPA, DATED 7 MAY 1944 AND ASSIGNED

        TO THE 1177TH.