UNITED STATES BASES
Rapid Progress Reported (Rec. 7.30 pm.) RUGBY, August 1. Latest reports show that the construction of United States army and naval bases in Jamaica is going ahead rapidly. At the Fort Simmonds Milltary Reservation, the first phase of clearing, grading and construction work is nearing completion. The tort which is named after a great American soldier, will be used as an army and air base, and will support the naval base which United States naval engineers are building at Galleon Harbour. Thorough precautions are being taken against disease. A large labour battalion under the direction of Captain Heffernon, United States Army, has been working upon the general improvement of the sanitation and measures against mosquitoes to reduce the risk of malaria. Subsidiary railway lines have been constructed to solve transport difficulties in connection with the haulage of building materials and equipment.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CL, Issue 22043, 16 August 1941, Page 6
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144UNITED STATES BASES Timaru Herald, Volume CL, Issue 22043, 16 August 1941, Page 6
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