Forrest was part of the 116th Naval Construction Battalion. He Left from Hueneme Ca 28 Feb 1944. After a short training period at Peary, Davisville RI and Gulfport MS, he arrived in Pearl Harbor on 05 March 1944. He remained on duty on Oahu until March 1945 when he moved to Camp Tarawa on the Island of Hawaii. In Aug the 116th prepared to move again and in Sept 1945 landed on Japan where it is still today.