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Naval Construction Battalion Detachment 1059

Historical Information

C:eD 1059 NCTO - (:'I)rmed at Parks) .\ED Hueneme :nE.1\DY DATE - 25 Ju1 ' 44 LEFT }']D - 11 Oct '44 LOCATION - Guam

LOG

7-13-44 -""t. GOmdr . Bri ckler assigned as OinO from 12th CB(Eu{iocks Itr to Bl1p~rs dte 24 Jun'44 ) '-1~-44 - Lt. (jg) JvicDonald. a s si'::ner. fr'JTY) 12th CB(:budocksltr to buners

Det. 1059 1 Mar'45 r~n~rt of Det. 1059 - 492 en1 men from ACEPD ~nd 175 men from ABCD. Guam were attached to Det o 1059 in a supernumerary ca.pacity during Peb'45.

4-10-45 -- c:BD 1059 is located N of Agana(Guam)(5th Brg. 1-Jar Diary 1 Feb to 28 1'''!1)'45). 4-16-45 - Det. 1059 is located north of Aeana on Guam. (5th Brg WFlr Diary of 1 ..A.prI45) 4-17-45 - Oine Det. 1059 requests that a draft of 86 men ~e formed ~nd ordered to this

activity. This no. will not exceed the authorized compl . of 634 men for Det. 1059. To arrive at Guam on or before 1 Jun'45. 1st End. by ABCD recommends that this draft of 86 men be formed and ordered to Det. 1059 for the ope~ation of ACEORP. (OinC OBD 1059 (AOEORP) Conf 1tr ORO 1059/P16-1/APH:ac Ser 0158 dtd 29 Mar to Oine ABCD Guam) 1 Apr'45 roport of Det. 1059 - located at Guam. 494 men from ACEPD Guam fond 175 men from ABCD GU8ln WFlre attached to Det . 1059 in a supernumarl'ry cppacity during March. CD 2493 consisting of 1 off. 8nd 58 men (2nd eCh of Tire Repair and Recap Plant pers) reported to Det. 1059 for duty on 19 March. These men have been aS3igned to duty in the ACEORP Tire Rep and Recap Plant. Report routed via ABOD noVA and the 5th Brg.1 May l 45 report of Det. 1059 _ located at Guem. Report end. by OinC ABeD Guam.5-81-45

6-14-45 - 1 Junl 45 report of Det. 1059 - located at Guam. Uthough on bOE-.rd count shows

etotal of 663 this count includes all of the Tire Plant Oa.sual Drr'ft 2493 con

sisting of 70 men. O~eration of the Tire Pl~~t re~ires 124 men thereby de

pleting OED 1059 compi . :By ONO conf ltr Sf\r 0200730 of 12 gay, the per si):mel

of the Tire pla.nt were formed into GBD 1090 with a comp1 of 147 men and 5 off . Provided the personnel are actnally furnished, OBD 1059 't,ill still be und~r comp1 by approx 50 men.

Looation - ~ Pet; 1059

7-18-45 - 1 Jul'45 report of Det 1059 - located at Guam. 12 men were transferred dltring Jun'45 from Det. 1059 and 3 officers and 17 men were received on board. Det. 1090 has not been activated to date nor have personnel in addition to OD 2493 been furnished for the operation of the Tire plant. Report via 5th Brig. The on-board count of 657 men includes the Tire Pla.nt CD 2493 consisting of 70 men.

s-13-45 - 1 Aug'45 renort of net 1059 - located at Guam. The operption of the Tire ~eppir ?nd Recap piant has been superimposed upon this detacr~ent with 70 men only ordered to CBD 1059 as OD 2493.

8-17-4.5 - OinC ABeD Guam ha s requested that CED 1090 ('Eire Rep) and OBD 1059 (Equipment :)ver1'>8u1) be combined into one organization. Recuest your Fl::->:>roval to in 1050 _ locf'ted B.t GUAm . ~port via 5th :3rit." . ,::" c, [:leT.. :f>C1i.,i d:urin~ the month.

~-23-45 - 1 Oct'45 report of OBD 1059 _ located at Guam . Report via 5th Brig. 18 men

transferred to U.S for discharge under the point system . 14 men attached toACEPD, Guam.

Location - Gu~m ORn 1059

11-15-45 - 1 Nov'45 report of CBD 1059 - locf),ted 8t Guam. Report via 5th Brig. .d38 men transferr~d to U.S. for discharge under the point system.

Id-7-45 - Final renort of CED 1059 - located at Guam. Renort via 5th Bri~. D~te of inact1vati~n not given. .

12-7-45 - OBD 1059 was inactivated on 25 Nov'45. (OED 1059 Itr spr 659 dtd 25 ~ovI4~ to BuDocks).

12-17-45 - The operetion of AOEORP is being continued under direction of OinO. ABOD, nupm utilizint; personnel supplied by the 144th OB. (OinO , ABCD . Gurun conf end ser 01377 dtd 28 Nov'45 to BuDocks, &\bJ:-NCBD l059(ACEORP) , Final Re~ort on inactivetion of).

18-17 -15 - 1 nec 145 re!,ort of C'RD 1059 - lOCAted at GUflID. Report vin 5th Brie:.

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and arrived at Port Hueneme: inApiil 1944. The unit shipped overseaS Oct. 11, 1944 and landed at .Guam. on Nov. 8. The outfit's principal work at 'Guam was to .operate a large tire repair anq recapping shoi>. In . September: 1945, the detachment remained at Guam.

RES TRiCT\0

11 Oct. 19-1-1

1 Sept.L 45

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