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

Naval Construction Battalion Detachment 1053

Historical Information

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C.B . Detachment #1053 (Pontoon D~do ck Assembly) (INAOTIVA~~

(CBD 1055 filed andelneath~Det. 1053 NCTC - (Formed at Hueneme) ABD - Hqeneme Rea~ Date . 5 May 44 Left ABD - 4 Jun 44 Location -~ ,:;. ~

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4-15-44 - ~t. Mitchell assigned as OinC from C.B. Det. 1047(Budocks 1tr to Eupers dated

7 A:l'rf44). ' 4-15-44 - Lt.(jg) Rau assigned from San Pedro(Budocks 1tr to Bupers dated 6 Apr'44). 4-15-44 - Lt.(jg) Jennings and Carp. Allen assigned from Peary(Budocks 1tr to ::Super. dated

6 Apr'44). 6-10-44 - Officer rost er checked with 6 May l 44 r oster - Lt. (jg) Rau has not repor ted as yet. 8-4-44 - Officer roster checked with 1 Jul'44 roster and OK

10-25-44 - Det . 1053 is l oe ,t ed i n t he Admir~ l ty Is . as~istin i n assembl~r of AB SD 1f'2 . (Co serfor 7f lt monthly repor t for Aug ' 44 Secr et Ser e 001815 d d 12 Sep I 44) .

11-3- 44 - 1 Au 144 r ep rt of Det. 1053 - loceted at Manus . 11-3-44 - 1 Sepl44 r epor t of Det . 1053 - locat ed et Manus. 11- 8 - 4.4 - De t,. 1053 is locA.t ed at dmi ralt f ez . (Comserfor?:flt, C; ec . It r A0 - 4 over Ser 3n

001884 t o ~ld0 Cks dtd 12 Oct'44 monthly repor t for Sp~ 1 44) 11-29-44 - Det. 1053 located at Manus. (Comserv7flt See. Di~~. to eND 150133 NCR 18921 dtd

24 Nov l 44) 12-6-44 - C::SD 1053 and 1055 may be moved by fp.~trans. from Menus to Quem, leaving as soon as

possible after the completion of ABSD 4 job mid Dec'44. (Ctnepoa Sec. Disp . to CNO 010351 dtd 1 Dec l 44)

12-8-44 - Bu.d.ocks recomrn~nds the inact i vation of Det. 1055 and combine with De t . 1053 prior to tranzf er to POA for drydock assembly work. and increa se t he ne w Det . 1063 to 470 officers and men. ONO request a ~omment s and recommendation s . (ONO Conf. Disp. to Oincpoa 061915 dtd 6 Dec'44)

1:d-12-44 - Cincpoa concurs 1n Budocks recommendation t o consolidate Det. 1053 and 1055 but cannot delRY transferring to POA awaiting such consolidation. Recommend de!errt ng proposed additional i ncrea se to 470 pers onnel for this new combined unit pend i ng experience ABSD 3 assembly. (Oincpoa Sec. Disp. 100646 cltd 10 Dec ' 44)

l2- 1:d- 44 - Det . 1053 and 1055 being transferred to G'l.l21ll immedi e.tely RS B3sembl y crew. (Oinopoa Sec. Diap . 100646 dt d 10 Dec' 44 ) (to Oom FwdArea CenPa c)

l2-12- 44 - Trans fe r Det. 1053 and l05R t o Guam. Assembly of ABSD 3 t o commence ear ly J an ' 45 and upon comple t ion. both detachments will be available to Sowespac fo r assembly ABSD 5. (Oincpo a Sec. Disp. t o CincSwpa 100708 dtd 10 De c'44)

1 ~-18-44 - 1 Oct ' 44 report of Det. 1053 - located a t Manus . Report endorBad by 4th Br ig . 12- 29-44 - OBD 1053 is located in the AdmtrFlties - ssembl in~ AB SD 14. (Comserf or7f l t Sec.

report f or Oct '44 dtd 20 Nov'44). 12- 30- 44 - CBDI 1055 desires a self-susta ining tmit. This i s not approved by Cincpac in v iew

of comb ining thi s de t a chment with CED 1053 . (Cincpacflt and Poa Se c. lt r P1 6-5 over Ser. 004358 dt d 15 Dec l 44 !th End. on OinO Det. 1055 Sec. I tr Ser. 192 dtd 23 Oct 144).

1- 2-45 - 1 Nov l 44 report of Dat. 1053 - located a t Manus. Repor t endorsed by 4th Brigade . 1-3-45 - ~D 1053 and 1055 combined to form CBD 1053 thereby inactivat i~ CBD 1055 and new

c ompl e~en t will be deferred pending adv i ce fr om Cincpoa . The se t wo Det s . to be combined when Cincpoa may designa te.(CNO Sec. ltr Op30-2CKl4-UOTj rc over ( SO )A4- lj AB SD over Doc . No. 145109 over Ser . 0143 330 t o Oincpoa dtd 21 Dec l 44).

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1-1~-45 - De t . 10:=>3 loo ated i n Admiraltie s . (Comserfor 7flt ....ec. T8por t for Nov l 44 d.td 15 De c'44)

1-20-45 -- Coms er7f lt Se c . disp to Com7f l t 281211 d t r 13 Jan l 45 - F·nu~ sts t ha t orders be i ssued CDD 1053 and 1055 t o move f r om Manu t o Guam f or a s se mbly of }~ SD 3 . Furthe r re commends tha t CBD 1053 b~ ord __ r ed to .~SD 5 a t Leyt e to a r rive 1 Feb ' 45 .

1- 20- 45 - - The ina ctiva tion of CBD 1055 to be eff ective abou t 15 J an '45. ( Cimcpop conf . cii sp to Coms ervpac 141842 dtd 16 J an 145 )

1-29-45 - 1 Dec' 44 r eport of Det. 1053 - located at Manu s . OinC s t a tes t hat t here i s a probabil ity that i n approx 3 weeks t he Deta chment wi l l bave for the assembly of another drydock .

2- 8-45 -- NO recommend d th2.t CBD 1053 be establ ish'3d a s a pa r t of CO P1S rvpac. A phn is now being c on i dered to de signat e Com er voa c T"lH~ Commande r fo r CB I S in the POA . Less t his is ac comp1 is~ed ou r a ti onp1 d i r~ ctivu s must be is sued by Ci ncpoa . (Ci n poaf1 t & Poas Sec. I t r Ser. 00148 t o CNO dtd 10 Jan ' 45 ).

2- B- 4l15 -- Upon i nact ivation of CED 1055 i nto 1053, CBD 1053 t o r por t t" I s Com Guam for fur t hlii r a ssignmiint t o Oi nC 5th Brg .( Ci ncpoa Conf . d i sp t o Comf dw Ariila 270053 dtd 30 J an ' 45 ) .

2-14-45 - - CBD 1053 is located at Gup.Jn . (Is ComGuam S ... c . c'lisu tn cno 030621 t4.td 8 Feb ' 45).2-27-45 - 1 Feb l 45 report of Det. 1053 - located with 5th Brg . . 3-5-45 - Cincpoa P.R. Sec. disp t o Comservpac 280110 Feb'45 - accordance my 130203 Jan'45

desire advance Ech . of ~D 1053 be transf erred to Leyt e for temp duty un ci er Com7flt in connec t ion with t he assembly of ABSD-5.

3- 7-45 - In accordance Oincpoa 280110 . prepare transfer of approx 170 personr.el (Det . 1Q53) to Ley te . reporting for t empdu to the l~h Reg . on a rrival . (Sec Disp 030231 from Comservpa c to IsCom Guam)

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3-8-45 - I n view of necessit y of C:BD 1053 working on 2 or more ABSD'a concurr ently ,Cincpoa

r ecommends approval of increase in compl ement of this deta chment to 11 officers and 459. Cl3D 1053 or portions thereof wi ll be made availabl e t o Comseronsopac as soon a s personnel can be r eleased from wo r k on ABSDl s 5 &6.

3-10-45 - 1 'eb'45 report of the 5th Brg. - Det. 1055 haa been inactivated and combi ned

with Det. 1053 which i. now under the 5th Brg. but also report. to the CO, Adv.

Base Section Dock 13.

3-10-45 - Revi sed comp~ement of C:BD 1053 appr oved by BNO on the basis that the increase will be me t f rom t he "sources and overall a rea of Cincpoa .4CNO Sec . di sp to Cincpoa and Comservnac 071802 Mar ' 45) .

3- 28-45 - 1 Mar '45 report of Det. 1053 - Complement of this unit increased b~ 50% as of 2 Feb I 45. Report end. by 5th Brg.

~-10-45 - 1 Apr' 45 report of Det. 1053 - No information r egard i ng l oca t i on . 4-10-45 - CBD 1053 i s located a t Guam(Sumay) (5th Brg. War Diary 1 Feb to 28 Feb '45) . 4-16- 45 - De t. 1053 h located at Sumay, Guam. (5th Brg . War Diary dtd 1 Aprt45)

4- 23-45 - If Det. 1053 is to funct ion in 2 loca tions f or some time you a re au t ho rized within your discret ion to de signate t his unit as De t . 10A3. Sec. 1 and 2 . CNO should be advi sed prompt l y i f such ac tion i s t aken and should be furnished info a.s to loca

tion of each section. (CNO It r Se r 197030 t o Comser vpac dtd 13 Apr'45 (2nd end on Det 1053 Itr Ser 537 of 19 Mar )

5- 1- 45 - COIDs erfor7flt Sec Rep of 1 Apr' 45 shows De t 1053 loca ted in Leyte - Samar a rea with 170 men enroute fro m Guam fo r Leyt e Gulf ~rea . '

5- 9-45 - Dirpacdocks S.F. Sec Rep of 15 Apr145 shows Det 1053 l oca ted a t Guam with adv

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7-27-45 - CCT 7th FH Sec Rep for June sho,,,s Det 1053 (Sp) at Guiu?.l1. Sam; r. This i s a drydock as sembly unit a ssembling ABSD +5.

8-13-45 - 1 Aug' 45 report of Det 1053 - l ocation not given. Report r outed via 5th Brig. ' ./ . a.-:25-45 - 1 Augt45 report of Det 1053 . Sec. 2 - location not gi ven. Report vie. 5th Brig. 9-19-45 - 1 Sept l 45 report of C~3D 1053. Sec . 1 - location not given. rl.eport vi E' 5th Brig . 9- 19 - 45- 1 .3e pt I '±5 IeIDrt of CBD 1053. Se c . 2 - 1ocf! ted.. in SE'.mar ftrea . Report via 31st RE"{"; .

& 2nd Brig . 10- 24-45 - OBD 1053 . Sec . (3 authorized to transfer t o Manus . (Comservron 7 conf disp 080~41

Oct l 45 to Co mservpac) . 10 26 1 ' S'C . I- -45 - Oct 45 r epo rt of CED 1053 - l ocation not stated . Repo rt via 40th Reg . & 5th Erg 10-26-45 - 1 Oct ' 45 report of OED 1053 . Sec. 2 - l ocat i on not st a ted . 11-21-45 - Comserpac direct s Comphi1sea f ron to inactiva te OED 1053. both sect i ons . (Comsel~3

192201 Nov ' 45 TlVX to Comphilse fron) .

11-28- 45- 1 Nov ' 45 report of OED 1053 . Sec . 2 - loca.tion no t stBted . iieport via. 2nd Brig.

12-4- 45 - Oomservpac reqs Commarianas to inactivate ORD 1053 . Secs . 1 & 2 . Advise Com

servpac when inactivation is completed . (Comservpac spd1tr ser 5798 dtd 13 Nov'45 to Commarianas).

12-4-45 - CED 1053 . Secs . 1 & 2 was inactivated as of 30 No y' 45 . (5th Brig conf I tr ser 13777 dtd 19 Nov ' 45 to OinC . CEDl053 . Secs . 1 & 2).

12-7-45 - 1 Nov ' 45 report of OBD 1053 . Sec . 1 - locRtion not stat ed . Report Yi~ 40th Reg . & 5th Brig .

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CBO 1053 shipped overseas from Port·

Hueneme June 6, 1944, and arrived' at Los Negros July 6. · Leaving Los Negros Jan. 10, 194·5, the un~t arrived at Guam Jan·. 15. On Feb.' 2, 1945~ CBD 1055 was inactivated ,and the personnel attached to CBD 1053•. On April 1, 1945, the Detachment was split into Section One and Sec

.tion Two. Section Two left Guam. April 3. and arrived at Samar April 7. On July.

.. 1, 1945, Section Two moved to Manicani Island, in the Philippines and set up_ headquarters. War's end found Section One .still operating at Guam and Section Two at Manicani.

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