Kodiak
                                   28 November l945

up until the first of the following October, at which time 

about 12 to 15 civilians were again hired. An interesting 

sidelight on the civilian crew was that it disappeared 

completely the day after a shipment of liquor arrived at 

Kodiak. The men would return to work from two days to a 

week later.

     The Cableship Dellwood arrived in May 1943 and with 

the aid of good weather and complete cooperation of all 

concerned laid 21,000 feet of 11-pair cable from Spruce 

Island to Miller Point and unloaded 14,700 feet of 26-pair 

cable on a flat barge in less than 24 hours after arrival. 

The 26-pair was laid between Woody and Long Islands a few 

days later by the ACS men stationed at Ft. Greely, this 

being the second cable between these two islands. In Feb-

ruary of 1942 the Coast Artillery had laid 11-pair cables 

between Shahafka Cove and Woody Island and between Woody 

and Long Islands. It was necessary to lay the new 26-pair 

between Woody and Long over a new and much longer route due 

to a Navy minefield which had been sowed in the interim be-

tween the laying of the two cables.

     The laying of subterranean cable where the plow was 

not used was accomplished by carrying the cable in by hand 

with large details of soldiers. The armored jute-covered 

cable came in lengths from 1,000 to 3,000 feet, depending 

on the size. The reels were set up at accessible points 

along the ditch and the first man of what was usually a


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