▁General ▁Douglas ▁Mac Ar thur , ▁the ▁Military ▁Ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Government ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁and ▁Mr . ▁Rod rique z ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Power ▁Corporation , ▁Case y ▁presented ▁the ▁project ▁to ▁President ▁Manuel ▁Que zon , ▁who ▁approved ▁it . ▁After ▁over ▁twenty ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁company ▁grade ▁officer , ▁Case y ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁major ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁Division ▁ ▁Case y ▁returned ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁become ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Design ▁and ▁Engineering ▁Section ▁in ▁the ▁Const ruction ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Qu arter master ▁General , ▁under ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Bre hon ▁B . ▁Som erv ell . ▁An ▁enorm ous ▁construction ▁program ▁was ▁under way ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Working ▁with ▁a ▁staff ▁that ▁included ▁George ▁Berg st rom , ▁a ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch itect s , ▁Case y ▁set ▁about ▁revis ing ▁the ▁standard ▁designs ▁for ▁bar ra cks . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁new ▁features ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁improve ▁comfort , ▁safety , ▁and ▁dur ability . ▁Sub st itution s ▁were ▁made ▁for ▁scar ce ▁materials . ▁It ▁was ▁discovered ▁that ▁the ▁standard ▁ 6 3 - man ▁bar ra cks ▁was ▁now ▁too ▁small . ▁Of ▁the ▁ 8 1 ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁tri angular ▁division , ▁ 5 1 ▁fitted ▁more