“Construimus, Batuimus” “We Build, We Fight”

122nd Naval Construction Battalion

Historical Information

122nd iJ .:E.

NOTe - P~ary

A3D - Hueneme

Ready Date - :::I Nov'44

Left ABD 21 Feb'44

Locption - )(4a.-~~ HoHI'!.ldia Leyte-S~

~ 9-29-42 CNO orders transf'er of' the 122nd 0:9 to C~;mp Pprks ab"".t 4 'Jet '43. (Con'!". ui~p.

291401 NCR 3520 from VCNO to Oe..mp Peary dtd 29 Sep l 43)12-8J-43 _ CliO orders transfer of the 122nd CB to ABD Buameme About 28 Dec'43. (Cor. .... :lisp_

211316 NOR 7411 from 0'10 to Parks dta.. 21 Dec'43)

2-.35-44 - 122nd C:S len ABD a1 Feb'44. (BS)

5-13-44 1 Apr'44 report of la2.nd. 0:8 - operating l>lith 12th !lee. at :;'eIDadodo. tHIne ;3-;.:/_0- 6-44 1 ""'44, report of' 122nd CB - operat ing at Ga.madodo. According to 3rd ]nrl. b..."

Comserf'or?flt (ltd 20 May' 44, the 122nd CB bPs moved forWA.rd for duty ':: to transfer 150 men to PAD +3 for te!!l"p. "dditionpl duty. (Comserfor?flt Jee. It,,. A-9-4 over Ser 006'73 to Budoeks dtd 14 Jun'44)

7-14-44 1 Jun'44 report of lZ2nd CB - all work deteils werp secured f1.t 11Hn"! !1~';r P[l( ol"dered. on the alert 19 Mr-.r'44.

8-11-44 - 25 Jun'44, report of' 122nd C:e - ill transit nt this time. :Endor~ements give. indic~'-t10n of location being ~t Ro11pnd1a.

9- 4-44 - 1 tug'4Ist report of 12ad Oil - (1)"'lrating Ftt HolJ!'lnd,ia,HollekeJlg and LeiJn"~t ;.1n1). 9- 6-44 - 1 Aug'44 report. of 24th Re~. - A detnchm~nt ")f 25 men from 1:~2n~. ('3 1,11-:9 :')J-:r.ec. ~'''')i..

sent to INsdke to construct I'l B-4J3 Port Director Component. Thts ea5~€,nIn":1t '1""'''5 cO!!ll'leted and the detaohTl'lI'lnt rAturn~d to its own unit at l;his ~1p.v('tl Ease. A,,;-:7.hp!' detachment of 25 men from the 122nd ~il is no \IT ~t AitRpe. for thQ pu.r"T)::l~" of' C'7;P8t~1ctin~ a B-4B Port DirA,tor Component •

.0-24-44 - The 122nd CB is IM~ted P,t Hollandio.. A deteil oomple t-;r. ~on!'ltruct.ion of PI: facUities ·,t Wakde and returned to Hol1~ndb 1 AlJ?'44. The ')ther dptr~ch!v:'nt Fit Aits.p8 returned to H!)llandiEt 6 Aue'44. (Coms9!"for?flt monthly re~t)rt f')" !.I.u,to Budocks Ser. BPO01815 ~~c. dtd 12 5ep t 44.)

11-8-44 - 12Znd 013 is in the 24th Ref!. f'net is locstec. at El)1l8ndia. (Com~er:{'!"7n t Sec. Itr A9-4 over 319r BP-001882 tJ :&J.d.ocks dtd 1:1 Oct 144 month':;T report :~'j, 3er;' 44)

11-16-44 - 1 Sept44 report ot la2nc. CB - located at Ho11andia. Report endorsed by the 34th llegll1ea.t •

Ll-29-44 ,- 122D.d. 0:8 located at Rollandle.. (Oomserv7flt Sec. Dlsp. to CNO 1150133 NCR. 18921 dtd. 34 BOTt 44)

.2-28-44 - The 122nd C'B hereby detached from liolla.ndia and the 24tb. Reg. Proceed in:.ediately and report to NASU " for temp dut~' with the 12th Reg.(Gemfterl'or7flt Sec. renort f.*-Oet-.I·44dtd·20 ·lioT l 44). (CO/l'l~ER7P:1.'" .:sU. !lIS!>. 7"" ('N4;'".. ,i."fiAlOFA 16 ()5Z'f [)~D J'I lJlC ..,lIJ

L2-29-44 - 1 Oct t 44 report of l33nd OB .. loeatad at Bo11andia. during Sept44. Report endorsed by 24th lleglment.

1-13-45 - 122nd as located at Ho11nndia with the 24th Regiment. (Comserfl)r7flt Sec rep?rt for Nov'44 dtd 15 Dec l 44)

l-17-45 - 1 Nov'44 report of 122nd C.:a _ locf'.ted a.t Hollandia. Report enricrse-d by 24th Ett:'-€','.

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1-27-45 - 1 Dec'44 report of the l22nd OB - No info on location.

1-30-45 - 1 Dec'44 report of the 122nd CB - located s.t Ho11e.ndh.. Report endorsed by the

34th Regiment. .

2-15-45 - Th .. 122n.d CB left HollancliEt 20 Dec '44 for SI).,':Jer. (Col.Jserf')r7flt Sec. ~'~::,'):rt :':';)1'

D~ct44 a'd 15 Jan'45).

2-15-45 - The 12211d Cl3 is located at OSSO-ULOD.(L-.:rte)(Comser7flt St!c. (li~\I to') lirX; t.':'·(1~59

dtd 9 Feb t 45).

3-14-45 - Oomserfor7f1t conf. spd1tr Ser. 0368 to CBOE Leyte Gulf dtd 2 Mart45 - Th~ 122nd

CB i8 hereby detached from its presently assigned duties. Shall report to CnO]

LeTte Gulf for dut)" with Commander ConetrucUon ]l'orcel Leyte-Samar.

3-22-45 - Comdt.. lOB, fac1olMD.. Leyte orders the 122nd CB to :tD.rther report to the CO.

NavSta. kluan. Samar for dut.y with Const Force. headed by the Comr Const

'orce. aDd Sr Brg Comdr. (Camdt 1tr P16-3(1) over Ser 989 dtd 11 ~mr'45 to Oine

132nd OB)

3-a?-45 - 1 Yeb'45 report of the 19th Beg. - !rhe 122nd OB was aas1gned const. work in the vicinity of' Guiuan. Samar; vas ora111 detached from the 19th Bag. and attached to the 13th leg. in Jan.

3-29-46 - 1 :re..45 report of the 122Bd CD - ltatt lett Holland1a on 20 Dec t 44 and 1e now

stationed at Samar. Bepor~ end. b;y 34th aeg.

3-30-45 - 1 Jant 4f) report of lbe 24th Beg. - The 122nd CB vas secured on 14'Dec and de

parted froll Hollandia on 19 Dec'44- to Join the 19th Beg.

4- 7-45 - The 122nd CB reported to the 00 NavSta Guiuan on 14 Mart45 -- ordered to further report to Oomdr Const. lorces for duty. (16t end. on ONOB Leyte orders tiS/Pl6-3(1) over Sar 1341 dtd 14 Mar t 45)

Location - Sa,mar

4-20-45 - 1 leb t 45 report'of 122a4 CB - •• info re location. The 122nd as has been assigned to the 12th Reg. for a.dm1nistraUve purposes.

4-20-45 - 1 Mar'45 report of 122nd as - located at Guiuan. Endorsed by 12th Reg & 3rd Brig. 4-27-46 - 1 J.1I&4I report ot 12th lleg. - looa~ed in Samar area. Attached to 19th Reg.'-30-45 - The 123nd OB is located at Gul'U81l. SalM.r. Scheduled for Oebu 1 Jul 145. (Comser

for7flt Sec Rep dtd 1 Apr t 45) 5- 8-45 - The 132nd as 11 located at Samar, .to be ordered to Oebu. (D1rpacdocks S.F. S".c

Rep of 15 Apr l 45) >-16-45 - 1 M.ay t 45· report of the 122nd CB _ loeated at Samar. Report routed vi~ the 12th r

Reg. and 3rd Brg. 5-23-415 - 1 .ip,,'. report of' 122nd em - 1oca~ed at Saar. Report end. b;V 12th Reg" 3rd Brg.

6-19-45 - 122nd CB located at Leyte-Sam8r--sch~du1ed for Subic Bay 10/1. (Comserfor7flt 9~C CB Location Schedule 7th Fit dtd 5 June)

7-11-45 - 1 Jul t 46 report of the 122nd CB - located at Samar.. Report via 12th Reg ,. 2nd 'Brg. 7-27-45 - The I22nd 013 is attached to the 12th RAg and 2nd :srg. Located at Guiuen. ;)f:mar.

constructing Naval Station Hdqtra. (OCT 7th FIt Sec Report for June) 8-13-45 - The 122nd C! is asstgned to the Olympic Operation. (Com7flt con! report on C]

organization in Leyte-Same,r area. ser 04296 dtd 26 July to ClIO) 8-21-45 - 1 AuF' '45 renort ')f the 122nd OB - loc~ted !)t Leyte-Sa.J'AA.r. F~ort vi~' l~~t~ .t-p.

end 2nd Erg. 8-31-45 - CBs :30, 64 & 12~ report by disp for operational control to H8."air'lrl1.n.g.

(OomserVpac sec disp 280~~5 Aug'45 to 2nd & 7th 3tigs).

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122ND ·BATTALION After formation at Peary in October

1943, the 122nd NCB was transferred to Camp Parks, then to Hueneme on~ Dec. 28. It left the states Feb. 21, 1944. and arrived at Milne Bay,New Guinea. The Battalion operated at Gamododo, Milne Bay, until alerted for Hollandia in May 1944, where it was operating until Dec. 20. On that date,. th~. 122nd left Hollandia for Samar, and was still there in August 1945.

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