MCB TEN
DETACHMENT INDIA NIL'S
SPOTLIGHT PEOJSCT
The project "in focus" for this week's issue is the "re-habilitation ©f the
steam pits" in the Lower Amulet Housing Area, L, D, Humph, Jr., BUCA, is the
project Chief, with V. M. V.ilkie, SVLL, crew leader for the steelworkers, and L,
W, Johnson, UT1, in charge of the UT's.
At the present time, this project is approximately 50% ahead ©f schedule,
due t© the outstanding effort of all crews concerned. The men are working long
hard hours, to which Chief Humph adds: "This is the best crew I've ever been
associated with. The inter-cc-operation between the SM’s and the UT's is the
best imaginable, and each and every man. is performing to the utmost of his
ability". Civilian Inspector L. D. McMullen, interviewed in the project field
office, stated: "Ihavo been an inspector for over 12 years, and in my opinion,
this is top quality workmanship, executed by a real swell group of men".
COMPANY NETS
ALPHA COMPANY reports all their projects to be progressing smoot£n_y, with
"hazard hill" 6% complete, the runway extension 9% ahead of schedule, as well
as 15/2 complete, and the combination of the rock crusher and the quarry site,
which incidentally is to be next week’s spotlight project, completed and ready
to go. From the hanger, Chief Pox in the mechanics’ shop reports all the P.M.’s
on schedule and everything else OK.
ECHO COkhiJ'IY, under the able direction of LT.(jg) 1. L. harsh, assisted by
ENS. W. F. Harris, reports all projects doing well. The housing project, under
C. E. Goad, BUG.., is at this writing a comfortable c% complete. Chief Goad
also has formed and was voted secretary of the Detachment India Bowling League,
no less than C teams strongi
ADMINISTRATION SECTION
The Commanding Officer of Naval Construction Battalion Center at Port Hue
neme sent the following letter to the Commanding Officer of DOB TEN in the
Philippines:
"IT IS INDEED A PLEASURE TO CONGRATULATE YOU UPON TPS PERFORMANCE OF MOBILE
CONSTRUCTION BATTALION TEN, DETACHMENT INDIA, IN TIE EVENTS OF TIE SSaBEE
BIRTHDAY OPEN HOUSE HERE ON SATURDAY, 9 MARCH• I NOTE THAT YOUR MEN SCORED
A CLEAN SLEEP BY GINNING BOTH THE PLATOON COMPETITIVE DRILL AND THE "COCK
OF THE WALK" FOR PEST APPEARANCE DURING THE REVISE. IN ADDITION, THE SU
PERB PERFORMANCE BY YOUR EXHIBITION DRILL TEAM WHICH APPEARED AS THE CLI
MAX OF THE PRE-REVIEW EVENTS Y.'AS THE HEIGHT OF THE AFTERNOON. YOU AND
YOUR BATTALION ARE TO BE CONGRATULATED FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE”.
/s/ E. R. BENNETT
SUPPLY SECTION
R. B. Brown, SKCA, Supply Officer, washes to mention in this week’s issue
the swell job being done by cur combination laison and procurement Chief
in Seattle. This man is Charles R. Luther, BUG-PI, at Naval Supply Depot, Se
attle, Washington. The time and effort saved by this man has been immeasurable.
His promptness and hard work is really appreciated, and is a large contributing
factor to the sucess of our deployment and its projects.
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L. A. Broome, BIJ1, reports all’s
1 1 -th
projects are all on, in some cases
ahead of, schedule, the various materials needed for the projects are arriving
on time-again thanks to Chief Luther in Seattle, and the entire department is
running on schedule as well.
CLASSIFIED SECTION
PERSONALS;
CONGRATULATIONS TO STEPHEN J. WALKER
ORAGE.ENJ’GY YOURSELF AND HAVE
LINKER OF THE TRIP TO ANCH
3ALL, YOU LUCKY, LUCKY MAN.