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         APRIL 1945:

         

          3RD - ENGINEER DUMP TRUCK COMPANY DEPARTED GUADALCANAL AND

         RELIEVED FROM ATTACHMENT THIS HEADOUARTERS EFFECTIVE DATE OF

         DEPARTURE.

         

         10TH - COL WENDELL P TROWER, C.E.. DESIGNATED ADDITIONAL

         DUTY AS ISLAND ENGINEER, GUADALCANAL, PER PAR 1, SO 49, HQS

         ISLAND COMMAND, GUADALCANAL.

         

         13TH - UNIT ALERTED FOR MOVEMENT.

         

         15TH - 575TH ENGINEER DUMP TRUCK COMPANY DEPARTED THIS

         STATION AND RELIEVED OF ATTACHMENT THIS HEADQUARTERS

         EFFECTIVE DATE OF DEPARTURE.

         

         18TH - CDL WENDELL P TROWER, C.E., RELIEVED FROM ADDITIONAL

         DUTY AS ISLAND ENGINEER PER PAR 5, SO 108, HQS ISLAND

         COMMAND, APO 709.

         

              - 431ST ENGINEER DUMP TRUCK COMPANY RELIEVED FROM

         ATTACHMENT THIS HEADQUARTERS PER PAR 2, SO 108, HQS ISLAND

         COMMAND, APO 709.

         

              - 765TH ENGINEER DUMP TRUCK COMPANY RELIEVED FROM

         ATTACHMENT THIS HEADQUARTERS PER PAR 2, S0 109, HQS ISLAND

         COMMAND, APO 709.

         

         20TH - 398TH ARMY SERVICE FORCES BAND RELIEVED FROM

         ASSIGNMENT THIS HEADQUARTERS PER ASSIGNMENT ORDER 32, HQS

         SOUTH PACIFIC BASE COMMAND, NEW CALEDONIA, 18 APRIL 1945.

         

              - 353RD ENGINEER CONSTRUCTION BATTALION RELIEVED FROM

         ASSIGNMENT THIS HEADQUARTERS PER ASSIGNMENT ORDER 32, HQS

         SOUTH PACIFIC BASE COMMAND, NEW CALEDONIA, 18 APRIL 1945.

         

              - 1393RD ENGINEER CONSTRUCTION BATTALION RELIEVED FROM

         ASSIGNMENT THIS HEADQUARTERS PER ASSIGNMENT ORDER 32, HQS

         SOUTH PACIFIC BASE COMMAND, NEW CALEDONIA, 18 APRIL 1945.

         

              - 1394TH ENGINEER CONSTRUCTION BATTALION RELIEVED FROM

         ASSIGNMENT THIS HEADQUARTERS PER ASSIGNMENT ORDER 32, HQS

         SOUTH PACIFIC BASE COMMAND, NEW CALEDONIA, 18 APRIL 1945.

         

         25TH - 398TH ARMY SERVICES BAND ATTACHED THIS HEADQUARTERS

         PER PAR 6, SO 115, HQS ISLAND COMMAND, APO 709. (COMMENT:

         THEY HAD TO EAT.)

         

         29TH - COL WENDELL P TRQWER, C.E., WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE

         STAR MEDAL BY COMMANDING GENERAL, HQS ISLAND COMMAND, APO

         709, FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN SUPPORT

         OF MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST THE ENEMY AT GUADALCANAL.