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Operations instructions no. 60: Allied Air Forces.
No full textEnclosures/illustrations detail areas of responsibility for air and naval action (dividing lines between Southwest Pacific forces and Pacific Ocean Areas forces) and Far East air forces principal command and liaison channels. Annex 1- tentative troop list (initial Garrison list). Annex 2- troop movement directive (serial, unit, then present location, concentration area, approximate personnel, agency to direct movement). Annex 3- intelligence (enemy air strength, enemy air capabilities, allied vulnerability, bases, enemy fleet, weather, enemy supply and shipping routes). Annex 4- logistics. Annex 5- communications. Annex 6- mission of other forces. Annex 7- engineer. Also included are several amendments made to the original operations instructions: 60/5 21 August 1944, 60/4 12 August 1944, and 60/2 5 August 1944
Seacoast searchlight operating plan. Training memorandum number 9, 15 January 1945.
No full textSections include general, missions of searchlights, operating procedure, search plans, AMTB Alert, search and illumination policy, searchlight commands, action orders, defense of searchlight positions, tactical organization, communications, joint United States – Canada searchlight plan, and rescission. Included is a tactical organization and communication diagram, searchlights HD of PS (appendix #1 with a second corrected copy)
Operations instructions no. 52: Allied Air Forces.
No full textCentral Pacific forces continue the offensive by seizing Stevedore, Tattersalls, and Tearaway in order to establish air and naval facilities thereon. The Allied Air Forces cover and support the offensive of the Central Pacific forces. Contains one illustration of SOWESPAC search plan "Able"
Military government field report no. 44, "Leyte, assault phase civil affairs activities".
No full textThe following report was edited from an original by Paul A. Calvet, Lt., USNR, Finance Supply Officer, Civil Affairs Unit (Infantry Division, Leyte), addressed to the Foreign Finance Division. It covers Civil Affairs activities during the assault phase, D to D plus 10. The document addresses water, food, labor, transportation, finance, and supply
Operations instructions no. 59: Allied Air Forces.
No full textR.A.A.F. Command A.A.F. will initiate Southwest Pacific search plan "D", report the aircraft radio frequencies and the call assigned each search sector, and report the results of the searches. Contains a map of the Philippine Islands, Borneo, Celebes, and surrounding seas- Southwest Pacific search plan "D"
Medical report of FORAGER operation. III Amphibious Corps report on Guam operation, medical.
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 listed in part C: planning and loading; organization of personnel; medical supply; clothing; rations; ambulance and other transportation; evacuation; hospitalization; sanitation; gas bacillus and tetanus infections; dengue; battle casualties; captured enemy medical supplies; and recommendations
Interview with Brigadier General Garrison H. Davidson, Engineer of the 7th Army. Report no. 209, 12 January 1945.
No full textSource: Brigadier General Garrison H. Davidson, West Point graduate 1927- served in Corps of Engineers and as Engineer of the 7th Army. Section I- background of source. Section II- information of interest to the engineers (bridging equipment, electrical generating equipment, snow removal equipment, tank dozer, bulldozers, mobile crane, landing strips for cub and L-5 planes, availability of spare parts, mine laying and clearing equipment, use of war dogs, and military training). Section III- information of interest to the Army Ground Forces (experimental stations, replacement system, rotation policy, organization of engineer units, and technical reports- time of request). Section IV- information of interest to the Director, Plans and Operations (reduction of basics, items of clothing- steel helmet strap, condition of material upon arrival in the theater, use of materials available locally, standardized items reaching the theater, shortage of supply- ammunition, equipment issued to the French, and condition of highways in southern France)
Report on the floating mine barrier, Seventh Army River Crossing Schools. Camp de la Valbonne supplemental report no. 2, 17 December 1944.
No full textThe following report covers further experiments conducted at the Seventh Army River Crossing School to develop a satisfactory floating mine barrier for use in high-velocity currents. This report is in three sections: preliminary experiments and observations; the development of the "ARROW" float; and the launching and testing of the "ARROW" barrier by the 540th Engineer Combat Regiment. Section I- experiments: AFHQ design, wooden plank, rubber sausage, steel drum, and revolving drum. Section II- general, construction, preliminary experiments, debris tests, demolition test, swimmer arrester, and conclusions and recommendations. Section III- introduction, description, launching experiments, maintenance experiments, mine experiments, debris experiment, changes in design, and recommendations. The assigned mission was to construct a barrier from existing plans or by experiment for use in rivers comparable to the Rhine. It was to be effective against all known types of floating enemy mines
Joint Chiefs of Staff memorandum of policy no. 5, basic policy governing the disclosure of technical information to foreign governments.
No full textJ.C.S. policy memo 5, 28 November 1944. Enclosure A- provides definitions on technical information and disclosure, classifications, reciprocal security, no commitment as to supply, information not releasable, operational necessity within a theater, release for political or economic purposes, and items under consideration for lend-lease. Enclosure B- addresses technical information which may or may not be released
Air Combat Replacement Center (ACRC).
No full textThere will be established at Barking Sands, Kauai an air combat replacement center for the purpose of maintaining and processing heavy and medium bombardment replacement aircraft and crews. Air Corps replacements, 4 September 1944- this headquarters is putting into effect the following procedures for the accomplishment of its mission in the handling of Air Corps replacement personnel, except for Air Corps combat crews