Special Orders No. 6, Office, Chief of Engineers, dated January 23, 1929. 



(S. O. 6.) 

 WAR DEPARTMENT 



Office of the Chief of Engineers 



Washington, January 23, 1929. 



Special Orders,) 



No. 6. ) Extract. 



Par. 1. 



By authority of the Secretary of War, a board of officers of the Corps of 

 Engineers, to consist of: 



Colonel WUliam J. Barden, 

 Colonel George B. Pillsbury, 

 Lieutenant Colonel Elliott J. Dent, 

 Major Brehon B. Somervell, 



is hereby appointed to investigate and report on the subjects of sand 

 movement and beach erosion at such localities as may be designated by the 

 Chief of Engineers. 



The Board is authorized to employ such expert civilian assistance as it 

 deems necessary for the investigations assigned to it. 



The Board will hold its first meeting in Washington, D.C., upon the call of 

 the Senior Member. It will assemble thereafter at such times and places as 

 the Senior Member may designate, and is authorized to visit such points as it 

 deems necessary for the proper performance of its duties. 



Upon the completion of the duties assigned them, the members of the 

 board will return to their proper station. The travel directed is necessary in 

 the military service. 



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By order of the Chief of Engineers: 



John H. Carruth, 

 Major, Corps of Engineers, 

 Chief, Personnel Section. 



(SEAL) 



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