me this became necessary, the rush
on base work was over and "B" Company was moved forward, having one
detachment of one sergeant and twelve men with "D" force and one platoon
with Onega River Column. The remainder of the company was doing
construction and fortification work on the lines of communication along
the railroad and roads to flanking forces.

In spite of our shortage of personnel and equipment, the morale of the
engineers has been the highest. They have gone about their work in a
most soldier-like manner and have shown extreme gallantry in the actions
in which they have participated.

The engineers were found on every front, as well as at Archangel, the
various sub-bases, the force headquarters of the various columns, and
also were found in winter at work on second and third line defenses.
They often worked under fire as the narrative has indicated. At night
they performed feats of engineering skill. Never was a job that appalled
or stumped them. They generally had the active and willing assistance of
the doughboys in doing the rough work with axe and shovel and wire. The
writers themselves have killed many a tedious hour out helping doughboy
and engineer chop fire lanes and otherwise clear land for the field of
fire.

Here is Colonel Morris' summary of the engineer work done. This includes
much but not all of the doughboy engineering also. One thing the
engineers, doughboys and medics did do in North Russia was to
demonstrate American industry:

Blockhouses (some of logs and some of lumber) 316
Machine gun emplacements 273
Dugouts 167
Double Apron Wire 266,170 yards
Knife Rests (wire entanglement) 2,250 yards
Concertinas (wire entanglement) 485
Barricades (some of earth, some logs) 46
Billets (mostly of lumber) 151
Standard Huts (of lumber) 42
Latrines 114
Washhouses (of lumber) 33
Warehouses (of lumber) 30
Stables (of lumber) 14
Clearing (fire lanes and field of fire) 1,170 acres
Railroad Cars (lined and remodelled) 257
Rafts 12
Bridges (of lumber and of logs) 4,500 lineal feet
Roads 11,000 li