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Operation instruction no. 15/1942, Allied Air Forces.
No full textAll forces occupying "Fall River" have been grouped together and designated "Milne Force", and all U.S. and Australian air forces assigned to the Milne area were to come under the operational control of the officer commanding "Milne Force". Annex "A" to H.Q. A.A.F. operation instruction no. 15, reinforcement of "Fall River". This document details reinforcements, the mission, coordination of supply, instructions, coverage, etc
Operation instruction no. 18/1942, Allied Air Forces.
No full textAnnexure "A" details what the Allied Air Forces will do (surveillance, aerial reconnaissance, interdict hostile air operations, observation, perform missions above specified, etc.). An amendment has been made to the operation instruction for paragraph 2, annexure "B" (signal instructions), 18 February 1943
Operations instructions number 54: Allied Air Forces.
No full textAnnex 1- U.S. Army Air Force units west of 159 degrees east longitude being transferred to Allied Air Forces on 15 June 1944 (unit and strength). Annex 2- U.S. Army Air Force units west of 159 degrees east longitude available for movement to AAF (destination as later determined). Annex 3- U.S. naval and marine air force units to be west of 159 degrees east longitude as of 15 June 1944 and transferred to SWPA for temporary duty with Seventh Fleet to support operations in the northern Solomons. Annex 4- mission of other forces. Annex 5- communications. Includes a SOWESPAC search plan "Able" illustration as well as an annex 5B detailing additional circuits to be installed under AAF O154 and annex 5A, command radio circuits (installed, proposed under other orders, and available to AAF)
Administrative instructions, Fifth Army.
No full textAdministrative instructions no. 76, 10 November 1944: critical items in short supply; issue of clothing and equipment to officers and warrant officers; stockage of clothing and equipment by units; fuel tablet- ration heating; vehicle markings; vehicle trip ticket and performance record; and the sniper's rifle, care and maintenance. Administrative instructions no. 72, 5 October 1944: conservation of transportation facilities; administrative instructions no. 64; fuel for space heating; care of spiral-4 cable and cable stubs; return of wire and cable reels; and rescission. Administrative instructions no. 29, 13 February 1944: supply, maintenance and evacuation for Italian forces (general, references)
Operations instructions no. 57: Allied Air Forces.
No full textAnnex 1 (revised and original)- tentative troop list. Annex 2 (revised and original)- troop movements divided into two groups with serial number, unit, then present location, to (TOPHEAVY/GLOBETROTTER), approximate personnel, and agency to direct movement. Other detailed information includes: decoded locations for code names used in AAF operations instructions no. 57; annex 3- intelligence; annex 4- logistics; annex 5- communications; and annex 6- mission of other forces
Operation instruction no. 6/1942, Allied Air Forces.
No full textA directive for the reconnaissance of areas to the north of Australia was issued in Signals, and the intention of the directive was that every effort was to be made to keep in touch with information pertaining to hostile forces, and wherever indications point to location of a force, every effort must be made to determine its size and intentions
Survey of Bismarck Archipelago.
No full textThis publication consists of an overall strategic survey, physical survey, population, political, and economic summaries of Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.
TOC: Section I: location and strategic importance; Section II, geographic: archipelago as a whole; New Britain and Duke of York group; New Ireland and New Hanover (Lavongai); Admiralty and Northwestern Islands; Section III, population and social conditions; Section IV, political; Section V, economic; appendix
Operation report – FORAGER. III Amphibious Corps report on Guam operation.
No full textThe III Amphibious Corps captured and occupied Guam during the period 21 July 1944 to 10 August 1944. The assigned task was successfully accomplished with a minimum of difficulty. Enclosures A to M describe the details of the operation. The following features are of special interest and worthy of particular mention: planning; voyage to the objective; naval gunfire support; operations ashore; and unloading of ships
[Outlines for a series of briefings given in December 1944 and January 1945.]
No full text"Joint aspects of carrier operations in the European Theater"- Captain O. Pederson, U.S.N., 28 December 1944. "Amphibious landings in Normandy and on the southern coast of France"- Colonel W. H. Greear, Cav., 29 December 1944. "Joint scouting and reconnaissance"- Captain M. P. Evenson, U.S.N., 30 December 1944. "Theater supply"- Colonel Ralph I. Glasgow, C.A.C., 3 January 1945. "Logistic planning and operations, Mediterranean Theater"- Colonel Harlan D. Bynell, F.A., 4 January 1945. "Communications plans and lessons, Europe and Africa"- Captain J. H. Leppert, U.S.N., 5 January 1945. "Logistics planning and operations - Europe"- Lt. Colonel H. D. Bynell, F.A., 5 January 1945. "Tactical employment of land-based aviation in support of amphibious operations in Europe"- Colonel D. E. Williams, Air Corps, 6 January 1945. "United States air forces in the United Kingdom"- Colonel W. E. McDonald, Air Corps, 8 January 1945. "Amphibious force flagships"- Colonel D. E. Williams, Air Corps, 9 January 1945
Maps showing sections of Services of Supply: India-Burma Theater.
No full textMap 1 details the India-Burma Theater specifying section boundaries- Hq. S.O.S., U.S.F., I.B., Office of the Chief Engineer dated October 25, 1944. The second map is a comparison map of China-Burma-India Theater/U.S. outlining the size of the United States in yellow and the C.B.I. Theater areas in orange