PAGE EIGHTEEN 353RD HISTORY         

         

            23RD - CONSTRUCTION OF 1ST UNIT OF THE CONVALESCENT

                    HOME FOR THE 8TH GENERAL HOSPITAL BY 2ND

                    BATTALION, MAJOR PHILIP J. CLEMENTZ COMMANDING.



            25TH - NICKEL PLANT DQCK AREA PAVING BY COMPANY "C:,         

                    1ST LT CHARLES S. LINVILLE COMMANDING.

         

            THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED:

         

            18TH - CONSTRUCTION OF GENERAL DEPOT, MEDICAL AREA #8.

         

            27TH - CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE PAITA WAREHOUSE AREA.

         

            UNIT STRENGTH:  54 OFFICERS - 1265 ENLISTED MEN



         SEPTEMBER 1943:

         

              ON THE 13TH CONSTRUCTION OF SOPAC GENERAL DEPOT, AREA

         #18, STARTED BY COMFANY "B", CAPTAIN MYRON C. TERPENING

         COMMANDING.

         

              ON THE 23RD CONSTRUCTION OF HEADQUARTERS BUILDING FOR

         GENERAL HARMON STARTED BY COMPANY "E", CAPTAIN ROBERT S.

         COOK COMMANDING.

         

              UNIT STRENGTH:  54 OFFICERS - 1256 ENLISTED MEN



         OCTOBER 1943:

         

              ON THE 16TH A REGIMENTAL REVIEW WAS HELD FOR THE AWARD

         OF A SILVER STAR TO COL. BAXTER OF THE 37TH DIVISION BY COL.

         MARK E SMITH, COMMANDING OFFICER, SERVICE COMMAND., APO 502.

         

              THE 19TH WAS PROMOTION DATE FOR 1ST LTS. WILLIAM G

         HANTON. DONALD F MATHESON AND ALBIE R SMITH TO CAPTAIN PER

         SO #292, HQS USAFISPA, AFO 502. (SHOULD YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN,

         THAT IS UNITED STATES ARMY FORCES IN SOUTH PACIFIC AREA.)

         

              THE 21ST SAW COL. TROWER, CO, ACCOMPANIED BY MAJOR

         SHUBAT, ENGINEER OFFICER, DEPART FOR TEMPORARY DUTY AT APQ

         709 (GUADALCANAL).



              MAJOR WILLIAM B. STELZENMULLER WAS PROMOTED TO LT COL         

        ON THE 22ND PER SO 295, HQS USAFISPA, APO 502.



              THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS WERE STARTED:

         

              6TH - CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE ROAD IN THE NICKEL

                     PLANT AREA BY COMPANY "C", 1ST LT. CHARLES S

                     LINYILLE, COMMANDING

         

             25TH - LAYING OF ASPHALT ROAD IN NICKEL PLANT AREA BY

                     COMPANY "C", 1ST LT. LINVILLE, COMMANDING