PAGE THIRTY-EIGHT 1177TH HISTORY
1177TH HISTORY AFTER LEAVING GUADALCANAL
JUNE 1945:
WHILE AWAITING TRANSPORTATION THE UNIT ENGAGED IN A
MINOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
2ND - COMMANDING GENERAL'S QUARTERS COMPLETED.
9TH - ONE ENLISTED MAN BOARDED S. S. SEA PERCH AS ADVANCE
PARTY IN PREPARATION FOR MOVEMENT OF THIS UNIT FROM THIS
STATION.
10TH - UNIT BOARDED S. S. SEA PERCH THIS DATE. ONE WARRANT
OFFICER, JR GRADE, AND TWO ENLISTED MEN REMAINED AT
GUAUALCANAL AS REAR ECHELON.
11TH - DEPARTED GUADALCANAL ABOARD S.S. SEA PERCH AT 1400.
14TH - ARRIVED HOLLANDIA, NEW GUINEA, ENROUTE TO DESTINATION
18TH - DEPARTED HOLLANDIA, NEW GUINEA, EN ROUTE TO
DESTINATION.
20TH - ARRIVED CEBU, PHILLIPINE ISLANDS, EN ROUTE TO
DESTINATION.
23RD - DEPARTED CEBU, PHILLIPINE ISLANDS EN ROUTE TO
DESTINATION.
24TH - ARRIVED BATANGAS, LUZON, PHILLIPINE ISLANDS, EN ROUTE
TO DESTINATION.
27TH - DEPARTED BATANGAS, LUZON, PHILLIFINE ISLANDS, EN
ROUTE TO MANILA, LUZON, PHILLIPINE ISLANDS, ARRIVING AT
1840.
28TH - UNIT DISEMBARKED, BY NETS, AT MANILA, LUZON,
PHILLIPINE ISLANDS FROM THE S.S SEA PERCH AT 1400 AND
BIVUOACKED IN NORTH MANILA.
- UNIT ASSIGNED TO LUZON ENGINEER DISTRICT, LUZON,
MANILA, PHILLIPINE ISLANDS.
UNIT STRENGTH: 13 OFFICERS - 77 ENLISTED MEN
JULY 1945:
DURING THE MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST THIS HEADQUARTERS
SUPERVISED THREE (3) ENGINEER GENERAL SERVICE REGIMENTS, SIX
(6) ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALIONS, TWO (2) ENGINEER
CONSTRUCTION BATTALIONS AND TWO (2) ENGINEER DUMP TRUCK
COMPANIES, IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF DEPOTS FOR ALL BRANCHES OF
THE SERVICE, FIFTY-FOUR (54) WAREHOUSES, 3,910,500 SQUARE
