Location
Island in Ulithi Atoll.

History
A movie theater seating 1600, was constructed on Sorlen Island in 19 days as part of Ulithi's fleet recreation area. The construction of facilities for a standard landing-craft unit on Sorlen Island was another major project. This development involved grading the entire island and covering it with quonset huts for storage, shops, mess halls, offices, and living quarters, and building roads, supply dumps, and necessary facilities to supply water and electricity to all parts of the island. Eleven distillation units, drawing water from the sea, and nine 5,000-gallon storage tanks were set up to provide drinking water. A hospital, constructed between November 24, 1944, and January 17, 1945, included quonset huts and supplementary facilities to house and operate a 100-bed unit.

Sorlen Airstrip
A strips for light plane operations between the islands of the atoll were built between December 12, 1944, and January 27, 1945.

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Last Updated
October 15, 2009