Naval Construction Maintenance Unit 574

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“Construimus, Batuimus”

“We Build, We Fight”

Naval Construction

Maintenance

Unit 574

Historical

Information

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C

B1ID

574

NOTC

Pee.ry

-ABD Hueneme Rev.dy

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20 J an'44

Left

ABD

13 Mar l44

Loce tion NAS PeRrl Harbor

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IG-15-43 - CNO orders transfer of CEl.ru 574 to ABD Hueneme about .20 Dec' 43. (CNO conf disp 151535 to Camp PeEry dtd 15 Dec1₄₃₎

3-15-44 - CBMU 574 departed AED Hueneme 13 Mar'44. (Rastr. Disp 141820 of 15 Mar from ABD Hueneme to Addressees)

5- 8-44 - 1 Apr '44 report of

CBMU

574 - oper?ting at NAS Pearl Har bor. Arrived in fi eld 21 Marl44.

6- 1-44 - 1 May'44 report of CBMU 574 - operatingB t NAS Pen.rl Harbor . 6-19-44 - 1 Jun' 44 report of CBMU 574 - o~eratlng at NAS P.H.

7-26-44 - 1 Jul' 44 report of COOf 574 - opere,t ing at NAS P .H. 8-d9-44 - 1 A\\g '44 report of CBMU 574 - operating at T6;3 P.E . 9-2~-44 - 1 Sepl44 re po rt of CBMU 574 - operating at NAS P .B.

11-16-44 - CBMU 574 is 10c!Cted at Pep.rl Harbor. (Com14 Sec Disp to NO 062243 'HCa 15886 dtd

11 Nov'44)

11-24-44 - 1 Oct' 44 report of CBMU 574 - ope r at iog B.t P.H. 1 -39-44 - 1 Nov'44 report of CE~IU 574 - onera t, i ng at NAS P.H.

1- d-45 - 1 Dec'45 report of CB11I!U 574 - operatiJ1f; at NAS P .R.

1-.27-45 - ₁_J_a_u_'₄_{5 re}_po_r_{t of} Bl.[J 574 Men and off. ai: OBMU fi74 a r e being trfl<1 to :;p, 554 at Johnston Is. and men rond off. of CBMU 554 are being trf1d

to

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BMU 574

CBMU 574

't.t HAS P .H. Thi~ movp- \..ra s ordered Qtt A relief to men

.-27-45 - (Cont.) - Wno have been on duty over 9 mos . at NASJohnston Is. As of 31 Dec 1₄₄_'"

133 men and 2 officers have been sent from

eBMa

574 to CBMU 554. and 131 men and 2 officers have been transferred from 554 to 574. The trEtnsfer is being made at HAS Johnston in order to maintain the full strength of the C»UU there, and CBNU 574

i s working at half strength during the movement.

-17-45 - CBMn "'74 is located at Pearl Hbr.( Cor.1 14 ~l'c. ~i T> to CNe) 081016 F.._{b ' 45)}.

~-22-45 -1 Feb'45 report of CBMU 574 - located at Pearl Hbr. The transfer of men and offi cers

between this unit and CBMU 554 at Jehnston Is. is still underway. As of 31 Jan '45 260 men and 4 officers have been t.ransferred from GENU 574 to CBMU 554. and 134 men ant 3 officers have been transferred from CBMlJ 554 to CBMU 574.

2-27-45 - 1 Feb 145 report of CBMU 554 - The exchange of personIl.el beh/een CBMU 554 and CBMU 574 h E.S been completed.

3-28-45 - 1 Mar'45 report of CBMU 574 - On 9 Feb. 131 men and 2 off. were ractd from

GBWu

554. completing the exchange of personnel initiated 27 Dec'44. Locat1 on not stated.

4-11-45 - 1 Apr'45 report of C;-3MU 574 - located at NAS Pearl Harbor.

5-1-45 - OBIwlU 574 located at NAS P.H. (Dirpacdocks P Sec Rep of 1 Apr'45) 5-15-45 - 1 KaT'45 report of CBMU 574 - located at Pearl Harbor.

6-7-4..,) - CB~ 574 is located at NAS Ford Is .• O'lhu. (Comserv BC conf spdltr 02787 d d

49 May l ₄₅_to

_eNO)

6-14-15 - 1 Jun'45 report of

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574 - located at NAS P.H. 31 men were trfd to Ree Sta ffa.

7-17-45 - 1 Jul'45 report of CBMU 574 - loca ted at lSA P.H. 1 off. and 27 men on temp duty on Holokai . T. li.

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-CEMU

514 B-

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4 5 - 1 A

ug

'45

reyort of CBMU

574 -

located

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Pearl Harbor. On 26 Jul

'45

196 men

were

transferred to NavRecSta P.R. f

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28 Jul'45 2

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transferred to ComSerforPacIlt for further

assi

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ent. 3

off~rs

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10 m

en

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with CBMU 574 closing out

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records. The

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27

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Mclakai,T.H •• returned to th

is

station on

18 Jul'45.

8-27-45 -

Inactivation

of cr3MU

574 completed l5Ang'45.

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211 dt

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15 Aug'45)

~-1l-45- Comservp .c di rects Co 14 to in cti Potf'! Cffi4'O 574 &. transfer pel's

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in he 14th JD. (Comservpac 9}ldltr ser 04601 dtd 11 Uf; _'45 0 Com14) .

INACTIVATED

ON

BOARD

DATE

_OFFICERS

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_AUTHORITY

1 Jul'44 5 259

MoR

1 Aug'44 ₅ ₂₅₇ _1-_'_[oR 1 Sep'44 ₅ ₂₇₉ _t.f_{oR &} R

30 Sept 44

285

Recap

1 Oct'44

5 285

MaR

1 Nov'44

6

281 MeR

1 Dec'44 382

MeR

1 Ja.n'46 5 271

MoR

1 F.b'45 1"'9~;..

MoR

1

Mar'45

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6 264

MoR

1 Apr'45 ₆ ₂₆₀

_MoR

1 M8¥'415

a

260

MaR

1 Jun'45 6 330 MoR 1 Jul!.~5 5 216

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"lHERE HAVE

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Thio . s t . e story of 't.le r;roUJI of .:...~ '.~ .s i rl. the boo:,!) th:!.t CO.J: ru~l'

,avy Soa.bees '"ho star ed ou-t x: t!la wo ld l a or co:.':

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fU 5'14 :;.;;. t'"t3

fall of 1943 as Company A of t a D '.; otner th .. coa:o--:.i s ':'Jul 0 ~c::-t:-:

Sup rnl.l.'lIerary B . talion, Vient over ae G3::Us 575,

576

umi 77.

S8as ~~der t he name of Construction 'iile :nol"'.th in • -3 VIa ::c~or!l.' 1e.

a: talion ..taintena.'''lce Un·t 574 ar.d Fev.! ,ill _or at t1:e P.':.' . Bes ions to

"Jound up t . oil' wartime career CUI CB!.ru 'hiob hey l i d1 stu! b 00 enc:l

554.

f ru(ozing ."ornin~ b .lore ds.I.;n; cr th'" Despite t 1e successivel C.•a.ngill~ militu-y r.laneuver a in t.,e .... 0008, ..:: Ul'1 . . it tHI es, t:10 ori:;inal gr p ha no cd' ver e me; ,,0 e 5t:.re ':hic~ r e" i na vi!·tually intact for neer_y

t,·.fO ·eers. 'li th only e. re':! exce. ticns, the 211 en and officer of

CB: :U

554

';ho, at this uitiq;, nr

f;.le~t':'ng out demobilization on Johns

ton Iale.nd :'O U h t he Battle f Ce.:n.

e~'y toget er in th ol~ ~_at Supo ard . :1.'16 li·....ed and worked to"'et.,er

ove:- s:Ulce.

Tffi laTLE OF PEARY

The tory begins on a bri tt au

1.:._1 ay, the first day of l-love,:!lc;::",

19 '3. A. proxime.tely 1 ,100 1:e:1, I:ost

of t hom still d zed aft er

o boct tr!ul1~n"" gathered t. t day

in ArEta -3, one 0 t . .u·otor- rvei~ d rot ial secti0l16 of Ca.c:p P ~E..I y,. V •

They thvreUi)On becamd kno',; 1. s t.

21 ~t Super , 'Ihi ch \"lo.S r.:er 1y

tit 6 f or use during the mo .th of advanco:d tr inil.(!.

t"~6 O\3 l". \OJcre not 8.'.; are o f ·t luc"',;.:

or t .le roally h.t'r

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lItB.1 :e. T1.. e-~

tnroug the cr6.cks ':'n

r~ or.ou~h t o r.l ;3 a

i.1) thi .: about t . • ein

-1 tor. But t . ( Sa / .0 a stoV6S _dn ' t .. ya to the icy breez e. r oasted t.o d t. h. _..c • 0'/£:1 f ' ~~'''':'()':: 0:' ... ~o s:r. 10 roo_,

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'.1",' ',,:rc ,....ova. 50m~hor/, all har.a

e'.l:'7i-::l" , trt tlioro were faV! rlho did

!1 t t..equir c.t :Lo.s·~ a s a illb "'0

q·.... ~:Lr.t:;..· ce i/ith cut feve. (,no-:m in

p.l)-rco..ry days as gripp, flu, the

COlL!!lOn cold, or ';:hat ha.ve you, .

Roundly drumcd though i' " a , Camp Peary hed its brig t eo side . I t

, :;'8 ther9 t he emb1" 0 Seabees l CllTll' d th ::o.vy belie--.,es in at lD0,8t ",;':10 of

l~ra'g $inor bl essings : movi es end

boer. Bot', ,1 re c.vai.l abllJ nightly. Foc..m en f l i ckors t ero to be 5tend~

fixt'Jr:l9 c.t e ory stai:ion along thO) ro'·te of this pllrticular g.-oup of

:-/ui able, too, \70.5 t.he q1.:.aint to;:r. of '; ill':'u:nsbur g, .hieh olle as -:'0)0 to visit every fo'.!. th nig' t. Of courSG there ':c.c the drawback th,_t

the to\.O s ,: orl - fc:mOU6 chE!..."'1DG ere

di. ~icult to 6~e, eo dense ere the

cro 'de .f lOI~csome sorvice~en \iho

cor.tinu~ly ~led

a

out l oo!ing for oo::wt::.i!l t o do on liberty.

'.I. . e boat day at Pe y waa t he da

~3t of the 219t Su. or le_t for the

1(:'n(;-. ";c.':"ted 10-dn: prc-embork:1tion 1' ..",'15 -t horJ. The c.r-W"stc or

&t,,:t~:J. bQhimi or.d t ook t heir l onvos

at. ~ later date, but for the others this was the big day. From nll F..C

coun'tc evcryol,e me..de the most 0 t~

10 floe~in do.' s th~t folIo ed. _ 1

e.ft .r the lc.et flin VIas over, it ,·e.G !le" t o Poary t o e rehabilite.te •

Til~t w:::.::: iJec mbor 10.

"0 '.' ... 5':', YOlm','; .r

On Daoomb r 20 t 0 21st S pe_

_c.ttc.l_on oec!l!!lo ClenlOry and C3' r: (.- cuz;:." i:1to bein , alon '71i th tho

-:hJT th.::" '~a u.''lit ... t h t mclr; up ti:c

p~un~ o~oani:ation. Tn t as tho

day c.l1 _our roups - each nO', -ep c.r::c , cOl::llir;sioncd outfit .. d~partcd

from C. "p P(18: Y ::md hecdet'. ,est. . 0

O":C::l&r..t \'la s unllGr co.nf'identi~ or c'ur s, !Uld rank anc.l f ile did 't ',no'i7 fo curo ju",t "h r t' 01 ,.or:3 GO"

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u-'ltil they {;ot there. But no

one "'nS ·,ery m c: eurp i scd "Icon, on

Ci:.,. istJ:tIlo mo

n::.n ,

the spoc':' troop tro.i!:. pulled in ,0 tho epro71in n~'...:.:.1

cr,nt(;r ';lith t he o-dd-l oo:J.ing ~t

Port !o{uane!:le, C:llif., hieh a "to bo

h ~ for the nc¥t t .roa months.

Th:l.t '/inter c.t Huenl:l!!1O ... 3 a tina of con ro,s~. Thc celebrated So'.!th

ern Co.li.fornia c:: im!:l.te performed. a.-t

:.·t.s O.:lst ':mel its worst. There aro

b~y ucys th~t ~t~.ed even the ros

ie ·t of the C~~ber o ~ Commorco p op :... cr.a ctories, end t 'le C wC!"G dnys

r.tinioca. t of t he Bibl ical del gee ?J r as t e rigid camp

ire,

th 1onf; hOU.~3 of "Iork e.nd mi itary ;.t'i.r.g

traini. g:u:::i he eve. .. _o.st ing ,. faT or ar t, silip out. But t!:ere

;ere ala gc,d libert i es in n c.rb:

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Oxncr~ ~~d V_ntur~ end, further do-n

the COQS~, ~ L08 L~geles and the

glit tering Jl ncs cell d Ho11yuood.

ul tting8 ,onsidered, Port: 00 was good dut~/.

In the cour se of t~os~ t hree ~Qnths tne 0' n of CBMU

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74

co~ned : or the.c:s ~ ves :ll.C1!ncce ".1 en St '11 standG. During a midl:ligh !!IOC., bat

t _a ·the 'nove:·- a-be-forgotten D-in-C

of tlL U!l:.t, Lt . lfurl ov.- H...ippincott~ ad his m<:::; 'vith suca aas atd aoth,.· ai :::l (c;stting himself !"oughe up in tha proc _"'0) the.t the ou .... f i-t t:, r ;. upon beo1l: ;-nO\2n as Li ppy's Rai d£:rs.

The ~':'d __S :, ver got close to Q. r

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';he ne.rne endured a !.!.

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v _r:CLLlY, ,..::u-ch 10, 19Mt, c~o

en ar~ ounce!, ent th3t crough'" ti Cal

ifornia. sojourn t o an a'.rupt ci.

S~.iEng orderE; final y had c.r ,::.,e1.

H:U.f 't .e ouifit ';/a9 slated for 8. ~pe

c~ 60-hour libor ty that "'; e1:-;..r.d)

out l,t :lJi to be cancolled. Th" w:it

.;: S stlclln.d. Everybody ':Ient to >:;cr,

pe.chr.·' .',r and uond ring wh re G

l~"l.d X ,,-,ould e.

Latc in tho " ternoon of the fol

lo-::bg LO dc.y , t~c 13th, t he

entrai I:)d for O~lal'lci, c.rri vin , t r.ure

:!\,,!'tly . e:orc n on T eseay. Fro , tho

train hey pr ce ded direct l y to n

:errj "hi eh curried thGm acrOGS S:u. F cncisco Bay t o a ~aiting csco~t ircrci't corrier flying t he British

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th i r service.

he Patroller cleared tho 001 on

Gat o on ';!edna dey morni ng. \';hen ,0 _

o·~ sea, the cc.p'" nin revealed the dao

t inati on, Dopester s in t r.e unit h=.d

b<3en ·\,:'.isperin _or me.ny \7 eka 'Ghat

iti':old c Pocrl nerbor, c.r..d, Sa"'}

t:nougl:, th~t' s r;;\o.t it vias. This \,.'(:.5

one of '/:.:105e rcre occasi ons ohcl1 the ~c\,lt"'lebutt artist s ;,ore ri ',to

t' fe':1 0 ti El 3f.)~ e pass n..,ors.

"uch ~ t,loJ cool<: ELl'ld bakers, ted to

'.. or).; t;~6i!' 'i,'ay acr oss, but for tiHl 0

ot . rs t 10 vOy:l~G \'IUS e.s carefree as t.. i1oL.de. cruise . Sunb&tr.ing n the

.fli t d"ck, s':J::,pping yc..rlls \';"i'tt:.

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Bri ich t=trs , t~rinki..g tea oach aft

r!1OOl1 in

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boet En~ io t r rui.:.ti. ":1,

losir:g rna "J on toltOol o (t :"le r':'~ish

ve 's ' on of bi go) - all t hese :;;e.d.

t:l~ ;';ex oeCl:l re::':c.te. The C:10'; ';J:J. 'J

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the OD.!.·' dI'a';,b~ck, but since a :'-'",£1

proportion o· the voyagers OIl th"t

rolling Goa cou dn'i eve _ct~iLcd

ev~n t _e best cooked food :cr

ti1~ quest:'onJ.bl qua it·, of t:~ ,

c~'n't ~~e much di£; r enee .

One othe:. side_:'ght t h!l."C. ~tiil. st icks in ti:'3 minds of t~o e ..ho cc;r..e ove!" an tto 2at roller 7:!lS tl';,e '~r&!160 chant t~~t r used them fr m ell~: or

each :norning bof ore 'daHn. A v ·::';

Britia ·'oic? \',ould float out of "'he pub: ic addr ess l oud poa.l(er ';H.h t. c

cheery ..,f: sse., e r "He v ho, heave h.o,

heaV'e

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~ t..:'Llo;:e a. oo·, e, r:ake a. ::l?·' e ,

,.alto eo no\'e ~" Then, c.ftor 'l. : e'.'1 ,1 ir.

ute s ci sLGnce, the voice \'10 '_d 00

back '!ith the a.cimonitic-n: "i:. t :"on :Jtet i cT!s i n :~ive min tes t ; !:Ic. tI

Th'"

wa.s the last ct:..!.l , and t i! lc.te sl~o!)e-6 'IQu:d tumbl out o~ t :--,,:'r

b'Jllks 0;12 up to t' ,0 d::ri,enod , 'lgc.:r deck, thaI' .0 'fait until t h!3 su."'!.

rose and t he d a."IgoI' of e. ar::nn SUblu::'.!'

r. attcc.' ';Jas over .

T: trip ":7:::' uppose_ to l!'.!;t

fiva dUYSi but on the fifth d~:,., l.: l ,

da" , "':·o·~b_~ den,;loped i n the er. -i.:16

!"oom, end thG Pdr ol i l:lr sto;J;Je de~

in tho '-~t~. There it Icy for !':loa"!;

of the dten oon like 0. $itt :'ng d\.i-;',

but cr.y w.es..3inc 55 ,.'hich t: e _ a £ .:.n

gars rr: ':l h' \'a felt \':3013 (':'80) _:".;

~, :. tl1 h_ crri....,1 on t' 6 !:c ,"..0 0 _ c.

_air of d _t 'oye s :~!'oa: Pe r l Poe!' c••

Th ~e gucrdec the disabl ed c~riQr

unt~:!. he ot under 'i;e..y and -:..cn \)

co. ted her t Le f '. I r ew.llini !! m::.lea t G

port. It took all night, t~o"gh, anti

part of the ~ext mor~ing to finle.

t l:e tr':'p, fer th Pe.~roll·!" \~'': t.b_o

to mcl:e o:11.y II f ~ction of 'lOr usu;:..:

speed •

-t '::a6 :;hortl after noo on

Tu "&.j fl.?, l'..rch 2l, that t:,6 R: id~r

first et foot on th i r so-cn!:-i : 5

l er.d 1.. Ford Island, it ,us, s 'ia of

Pc··.l H_ bor' s 1 c.vcJ. A r St!!.t i' n ::lid

hu.b of t r; - ncific !"l"ot I s air ~c;;i'l

it· . ',1 'lI't t3Xo.ctly tho 'C'-_d

k_r..d 0:: 1s10•.'1= X til Rnid!'.l"3!'l~ 0 .!1

l'ri..::ed for u:-ing !'t(j!..rl:; six OI1-:~ .

of tre.::'n.l.n. Th bone -h~ '" oJ " ~

via the T n ... ? of ~ ferry b t, end t,:~

first in_Il!.'! o!)j active truccn ';'C, :.

ro~!;t porl-: d i:::mor (ic cr'Ja.:.1 for de -

sort) ir ~he i sl<:..lld ' z main;; 3:"· .

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<;In trl,\ct d I UOn~9y, '.ut vil ago ",' _ :-' elir fo!" t .. u St;: ',oC _ _ W'JU '.. i thi!1 e. ;;6·.? : ours t e, '::~:-o s ...t tIed ':'n til <.r !1f:';'1 quart r B urui ~eg:'r:.

no; .. ~ t t;et . cquuintcd ·"ith tfl _i , surroU!lditll;:>.

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...000 i~ attrac

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Ii Di::..-nc . ,:!l_ Jr.o s () It ·/ 60;.. II.... ~

hills of Oahu, Ford

out t o be all , ala}) rate

co ui ' 11;>" t e function 0:' c. fi~ld, ir~raft pp_y depot,

C_:.t -:L" eu1d coun"try ch ib. Loo:-i:. tho !it.!" y of i·:are. 0 .:;as

s!lo. 5, h~r:l(': :s~ S~.; mins " 00 fi, :-:i:3 o~\n,s - yes, and even ex. aDo. ", vi~tuti golf course - that cover . the

i i c-s um-e isl an 1 the . 9\' l ' a.:-r::"1C I

c ..st ctior. ·r.; n could r.o~ ~

could be _eft But it didn',t t e.r'6 Co.:g '~O fir:1 out .

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er t!-: st ....ion pub_ic \ or:s dapart

!rely.t. T. ere Gas a certain B!r.lli.mt 0

rOt.ti:-. maint enance ,;or,' to be dono

illl..i. c. Ion 1 i s.. of l.m;)rev IT.ant 6 1.0 b

~cd J . exi ting structure~. ~no, a

ou:-pri::;i:1r; a ::ort.. ent of ) : CO::l

f)'tr:.1c-vion jo_ •

One i t~e ~ir~t r ejects

in t 0 Selilie",st le.p s waS .... o.• str c-:':'on

f '-'. 55-b' -300-f ot extenaiol', to a!'

::..:. crcl'-t. assaci: y and r eo air bui

in::.. Amon ot:le knotty Z? cts of

ti1llt job ':13'; ·the c'esigl'ling of

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tL.bcr trussc;;.> t o au port the roo:',

!Ju'~ La 6eabees had the 6!1ti:re pro

joc', fir..:'sned _n 27 days. .

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't . t 1 battl e lin s rec i:ig

;1a:"t.-::nrd, the danger of a niY. cttac:·:

on ?a£l1"1 Harbor g::-e';; n g ig':'b l , &.nJ:

no~ i t ' to re ave sc~e o~

defer.50 ~'lor!: 3 thc.t o_utte c:! F re

_a '.;1 a..'1d t ook up procious Spacd. . :ri<.e s got 'tl e ha.!'ikle s chert!

c1 ecrU'.", c.71a'l e. nu::.oer f ' ~e:; 1,

rei~i'crc_d Cal cr te r vet::-. r.'l; tc...t

l:"ncd A c:.:Ji':all

a t':lo-tcn

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.~~~.:;) on 0' '': j bs. odd at

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e ,urr y-up .:.,' tulle:;; io of ~_

L-:::;l"ior fitting's on t~;o o.c ,w::.-goin

',.i.a i on .'lupply barges, :"nvo_yin

';I':'ring, s (;lvi .,,:,, 1'(;,[ri era'!;:'..ol, .u-,d

9 ~r.~,g of e stiff-l&g c ~~a on d'c: •

\:0 !' i:1g day "1 night , .6'/ fi 1 d

"ho order in 11 cia s. For tr,et fr..t!t ,

t:luy ':Iere h,t r ccmm 11 e1 b~, t.;, gl' tc

ful .. ' -al ~ '."Iho ci ted tho valt>:.bl

1'01.. til bargee l ayedo ' . sup/ort of

po atio:1 DC u !If

f ixed th,;)!:l up .

,~oth r enip job 7a ne. 1 tion of !!- ct':.eon" dec:'s in < ,9 C.S. S. Sup ly, a lO,OOO~ton :r~igh~or.

.. ~ .. \r,/ Le.:i laic. \'1 'tic:-: 1 .'0,.• 10 d oq all ~;:

:0

!l. i~1stal:"ed "t., .c: ... i el' • ~ LIGHrER SIDE Li!o on Ford Ia':(~nd

.1' r,': for the SlJabec:.

:r.ov:"e thollt:r , dosp':'1;0 t'1 :'0:-

11:' • ty hat oml:ltL~.ls st a:"ned . t~ .!i

ior.ce cf ti1v aud:_'rj~

!'!:'l:.1Y . i erting e·.((';n:.ng _.

ga.-d.;:n '::asn I t a bc.d tl e.c to .__ _

fOri ho' s'. · A man hat. his cooice 0_ a

v..ri$ty of sports - baD b::11, b _~!,~ t

'111, ootball, ooftbnl, DO"':li.,{;,

t, nia, h:mdbe.ll , o;;im:!ling.

b 1. t.cm org~nl~ b1 the

mcl~ C}' 't. So nor.,., for itself ill

b_

up d':'ur.:ond c1 cles an ':.owid

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tl:'3 t', ;,:Jo:t!·,c.r i"t ';"..l5 au~ R==-' '~ 3 viera C.3El ':" -r.L.~~:'!t. to.. _sl:nd, ., \.. '''::ul""j i"" -:r s

G<u:c-;; \leT)' ti:~t no.d b r.. th...:_''''- fmtl ~ nvcrt€d st ,+ j on S ': 0. al y'J!!J:fi.

r

,.d, :!E;r p~:..i:l: locl:. (; 0 ':0 hor ~ _u.!.U -:!. t:~at cir:'.':: is that i:' ang 0 l ioert· ',; '.lld (U_ t!:ey r . T e tr~3fer -;as arr n"ed :

-, ~'tllI'ian ::-easons. T GOp a !Y. ...

rock like Johns ' on [01' Jn1 re i~.;;..'l

,'_w'. ~ or.g bel' r ·...huy· J..I'o..d

ie ~lO • o~ t . C B.:lUt:l: ~ Ho~o

u-t : :; .~na. e:" ';:aikiiti

'::::!!. the ;la:Js i. - c pty,

tr.

('.:.4. 'I!lC" tiisctlvere t "'00, r

r.~ ;ie~s ;1i ' t at the 'lrong "l

D.! en S seos him, hi s

iiO_3 to 0 pa.

F:'uCl t , ",i anta;j;e poi t tr.o

ceder of GUS"' _ill& Pearl ii ,.bor, tho

Yf;:J.r -:;ould ha're been equive.le t to

sor.:e of the old Orient al t r-' ro tricks on reads about - such as ~~

&i : ~r:.:; ..,a·.·.' r.i&n~' st · rri!1G c::c:f'~ers of

~h' p ·c i :.ic ,:;~ be~i to ~

r;!'G_"t &hip 0 't" fleet

th~ir or y doo:"step in

c ne'.: at e...'1d it '.'IaG

_e..:.."

r

1m' siot:

:.nd

e. !ror.-:

a flI'd

and

rr.ontr.s at Pee.:"l Har:)or.

n '" cq J.;:;.::tl.ono '/ero .en '.,

:"w

'0:10 th oU",h c.n:p Pear:r in t!:e . ,-to

fc..J,.l ... 19/,3 c.r.d ! !d shipped out in a.

chi.p _c' :'r uni·,. But t' e ',;a.a

T:.~-J

_

--if.'. "

cil~:: •

&ilil'Ol e. T l0 antir po!' 0 . 1 01

ca,.

574

'::o,_:ld tr~,

it " ,0.6 Lo

' i i d '

l o.:.' i g ~rops 'If ':;ater to f.. upon a

man's . ad u.>l'~il he wont out of it.

LAND OF ':'HE : ~O.~ ING BIRDS

T' ,:3 Ra:'d(;); s sail ed to Joilnston i!:

t,,!o sc.r.ii:m , :'lalf .tho uni '" arr::: In:;

on C!lr :'siIml.s Day ul'1.d the ot!:er Gal:

mOT.s han Do or.t n _~tc , in, Fe' . "J,<I.:y

3 ,1945 . Beth g::-oups JllD.Ci -J t,1 abo rd the U.S.S, ?anay, a

carJ "p Sso, '3r voasel thDt ':i a r -,

. ar~,~,ble or 't s oil·ty to r 11 (Z_d

pitch <J."ld ~ut· ~ rl'l back-_li;.s

oven ';;:l~n t:le ::Jea ':ae elt',ti,,-c_i"

calm. :or tt.:,se "t.:; lO t;,!f;r n' . too £i c:~

<xci '.:;'0 iidr.rt mind th 1

r oom, i t ~~B ~ plD~a~ t

age, 1 ;::._ ting

r....:

r

a ~7e it.

So . t tr.c o.rri-;u. of t ..o

seco~Q contingent, ~t. ipp':'r.c~ .~

tur!':c -th", corrl!:u..~ of the unit c.-ole!'

t o h:'e Qx;:;:u~i'/o of ::'ccr,

r...

'lie H. Sti!'J:~"" ,'rod cic ~ . ed for 0. ...

s igl~"'o~t th~t ,';0.::; to t~:a '.L, ... Ok' r.u,,-:·a ::.~ offie r-in-c::crg of ::5:":

624.

Tn

?-~::d9r~1 _job_Oli _o_._n;:;-tcn _~:i its tiny euOur

,

i:lc.."ld : eLn ' ) '!.!i to

r un the public r' s "pa.rtJ"1-n1.

th~ Ste:r.ion. his ir.'iC:vcd

v:lrious utili.ty ocr ·:to.te :!.'1d al(;c'" i-c

mil,g co. struc-;;ion 0

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D• .il.t.-:.i r._

:.."': r '; '..'c;y

s', t~' _) ~l2.o;.,d:ll~g 0\,.\. p_

nurr.cro 0

b1.1-':. i r•.-.o~,t~t :!.(linte £:.nco

: ::1 o:--;;:Xtt , b cal sa upon the

f" '~-::'"io!::ll~g cf th Sir

pc: .d. d the. afet :{ and

0.1' ...,;,., ').. 't!"Cl':s-Pl:.cifi.:

··:e.o :r.cr;~ed o:"~ sac: day

'.!.l', 0'1 t'le':'r '-;f!'j to f r':!~;:i arco. •

It '.:::,3 ::!. c' ull

o'..e :.; ":'on ::.\)out i t . Conf ' ne

,;" r ... ,,(.·k ~:,d mo~"th citeI' month

l 7G-_crc 3. :;' .: f co:-:0. o~· nC": :~cre , .l'!,; R0.d.",rs r ~'. ._!l t ') 00 arjt:' · b tl": . ,:c:.' ci :\.d ::'l '''' f ~rbet i :: {.!":c !' 7:..01c :; ~ ,0 0 ·;e.Jt ,,~er1.,.\l: l t .1?V "!.g ::', "0 tL~:r did t ;',f:j:'r . best

"t-~it i~ol~-:io!1 r" d ';' ~"1C l o?!el i nes ~;i·h ~ ~':'l.iL.· ·~ of 8Z':'p in g cquip!r. J

.,t

,

s r1' a.c , :' i n .. ip G, w..'<i other rout ' c cl ot'()!:. efl'ic ' G t station de comfort 0_ 1".1,:..'1 -air tra..,e!.er t 't , e :'5 -a."ld fro:Jl t· e ~s!3ignlTlont, no "/(;ek

a:

t [L i n t he ~iddla f ur,d ";..hei !'lg b·.rt e. p;' en':' • h!l.t ;1 .,el: mil e" to 'tl:c any picnic , e "t h --0 De':.!' 0 0, c of tho :, ::... a.Gst th':'n -;; to _at c:;J:' t o ',";' S t~"!e ~ ~ing biTd s r.~!licb

Ill" f.: John ton t . ir SUl!.'ller hev.c:qu.:rr-:

or", Said to 0 a vari <.-:'y of petrclt

t !1C G ..orose creatures filled the

n::' f.t air '::ith their \-;eird re~crioire

of. r::o~.l1S, ' Ie..:i.l s end 30b s t !1::.t sou, eO.

lik~ c,aet :lin out a anothG!' "'}~rld _:'ki. :l c.,oru of lost so tl , pcrnapc.

.Johr..Gtot" 'pos~es;;c.d so::.e natur 1

tb:.t t .,e SfJa' e~s d:.an't or t :·,.Js ".:'(!O i f-ad ....-..,.: t:-:o 3ty-b_ue ,ter of til" :'.t t: ~ nort :l':,"ost s:i.dtl of . i.e

'.:::,:: c.:. dOli&ht . , ore -:.\.... e roo

r' •.l' i ~' oc !'. . ,but the gent' y-s opir:;!; ~ _r...;. _ " r -:~ !!"$ u. ::; ti f!lc C,'r'7 cW.'I:':' it ll-:3 . Ot e popul C6~~ .3 8

·;,cro;. c lle:;"i. (; shell a aI:long t he

:-/},,:a '.. /. _"t. Jurroun the i slc..nd ru-..i

1 00:;1:1 at th !:'.Elgio , W.aor.1o.ter

c; n4r~' th:-oue. divi ..g lioks. 50_ ~ntJl'. ~th;!'lt t:lei. l ei suro t':'!r.e ir-:h.i.n"

~d :! f o...·) cvon clBn~..>ed to cat ch

biE; ::: !'le·... !Wd t hen.

'ol,lIy- ~. b:; ':'ng ,;c.s a f a.vori+

a!':~.. _'-:~,~r~ti·/c - ~.;Jc;.,y of rcosinz t .,

i, · ~H~ . 1.~:!?i G .-r-ire hanC:ls6 , fer.c),

bo~us, r U6 f., r:"r.~:: ~d t ile like .:,'",;;;

i6 dO'm t i1(: 5::ilic.;-s ' c..lle" , ._'1d

t !:t.._ C '!":::;.;; d:-:,-y"" a go _d m5r._~et .or.~ -\0,.', l~~ s iclu!.!t(;d::1o 0 :-'" o! tho co:::

. lll.~t:,r. '.:'~le hcndicraft experts -:;cre

:10: f _t r.:.:. n '1 fro thc~r sa, there t: e the to r.e cc:.tld the c.~rla9St

semi-undor~round chamber - on a T,;~~

Gv cning end !'1ot only eee Co sI10\? i'" enjoy ~ 'i'ur!d:;h ('c.th D.S Vlcll.

The isl-~d bQ~5tcd one sumpt 0 S

pl csure spot: the of ficers cl 'b.

The Sc~ces built it cnd later h~

t he privilog~, if they 50 dCGired ~ o~

admir ' c> the':r h=ndL:ork - f!'o, c. re

spoctful d;,st;;:Jlce.

iii!'! poc.ce t·:.·O rnontr. 5 old -.nd de

mobili&~ti, n gt:tt ing under>.r. in o.::r

n st, C-:.:U 554 . s re t sh, 'nk':'n g t::.:c.:

to nothL~g. DY Jovembor 1 it is ex

p~ctcd th<.~ t!1& uni t '.:i l l be f rffii;.L~ in ,!;:tiv:-.t d. Tr..c.t ..'ould be ex:-.c'" y t~·o Y<lc.rs since t ae R:!ider '" r e

firs ', bro'~~ht to;,;ct h.:-r '=is Cc~;;pc.n:r of tt0 2lct 5, POl".

\,;h~,t >;I i l l h~,len to t~e r.len ';.1;0

o.re l oft on ;';ovel..';)cr 1 is ~ 00 y' oJ gUtiSs. -u"' ::'t i s 0'1er,/ ody'a hopo

th.:.t :ll 'i ll .o :lomc o.t loc;st fo

30-d,~y l EC.VO . '.I'M r:r::jorit - of tllo

llttln ':1':'1: h"l.ve beel' ov~rseo.s ne: r y 2

monthc b then .

In ~y evnnt , it cppe~rs f~ir_J

co tc.in tho.... Johnston Ie ~.nd soon ':;il1 be a cl o.iiod chc t or as f a :::'.9 tho R i der5 ere concen1cd . ';r t: its gooo. point s und .:.ts

id al cli.m~to ~T.d i t e mo:mir: ' ':'_ 5,

:'t s 09<'!".- ..1:; S' 07lOr s anti. i t r~tj,one<"...i.

'<tter, its E.ozy i..for m:::.l.:ty end it:::

long cho':: l ines - l ii'e on Johnst.on

nc.G been a :::c:r.or~, le exp r' enc '. For 'ihd t __e Rdders nce ' :)_':'s1.e"':

i n :,'orld " II nc m do.l6 ' b Go).

c.~·..c..rdEld. Th y did tho so!'t 'or t h" t ·.7!".r ',~!1ts .0 he;' lines. I t .,'! .... u~s,.,cct_cul· "', dull c.r.ti So... t :'..:~ :>