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Operation report, XXIV Corps – Battle of Leyte, Philippine Islands – for period 20 October to 25 December 1944, inclusive.
No full textThis document is presented as a brief report to outline the operations of the XXIV Corps in the Battle of Leyte. The operation presented the first real opportunity for American troops in the Pacific to make full use of maneuver and fire power, and to demonstrate conclusively their superiority over the best the Japanese could offer in open warfare using the sound principles enunciated in our training literature. Subjects are divided into the following: brief narrative of events; intelligence; operations; logistics; personnel and civil affairs; lessons learned; and recommendations
Participation in the Marshall Islands operation by the United States Army Forces Central Pacific Area, January – February 1944.
No full textAt the conclusion of the capture of the Kwajalein and Eniwetok Atolls in the Marshall Islands the various commanders of Army forces which participated in the battle submitted reports of their operations to the Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, in accordance with his directive. The report which is herewith submitted was drawn up to supplement the operational reports referred to supra, and to make of record the duties and responsibilities that were assigned to the Commanding General, United States Army Forces in the Central Pacific Area, in connection with the operation. It gives in detail the administrative and training responsibilities, and the preparations incident to the plan of operation. It presents an accurate record of the part played by this headquarters in support of this operation
Current operations in the Pacific Theater.
No full textBriefing charts used by Colonel Merritt B. Booth, War Department, Military Intelligence Division, on an intelligence briefing of current operations in the Pacific Theater (presented to students in the Command and General Staff School on 23 December 1944)
Port of Southampton.
No full textEnclosed is a chart indicating the payout of the facilities at the Port of Southampton and a copy of ships' status and cargo operations report
Engineer technical bulletin no. 23.
No full textSections include: mines, booby traps, and demolitions; other field defense works; communications (roads and railroads); bridges (fixed and floating); water supply; camouflage; general construction; engineer supply; equipment; publications; and miscellaneous
Some technical observations in the detection of sabotage.
No full textThis handbook has been prepared because of the desirability of presenting to the investigator a concise discussion of some of the technical aspects of sabotage methods. Sabotage is the willful damage or destruction of property as well as the intentional slowing down of production by attacking materials, machinery, or even plant personnel. Effective sabotage may be accomplished in an infinite variety of ways and it therefore is almost impossible to predict the various methods which may be employed. The following paragraphs include discussions of some representative methods which, although not all-inclusive, are designed to illustrate the unlimited and sometimes ingenious possibilities of committing acts of sabotage
Monthly anti-submarine report, May 1943.
No full textSections include: the U-Boat offensive; countermeasures; the United States Navy; convoys; narratives; miscellaneous information; materiel and personnel; and return of U-Boat casualties
Observed suicide attacks by Japanese aircraft against allied ships.
No full textSummary of Observed Suicide Attacks by Japanese Aircraft Against Allied Ships during May and June 1945, as Reported in Dispatches, and Recap of Suicide Attacks for the period October 1944 through June 1945
Notes on Pacific Ocean Area from trip by Brigadier General A.W. Pence 20 November 1944 to 11 December 1944.
No full textThis data collected on recent trip to POA. May be old hat to those from that area - but I found a situation quite different from NA or ETO or as laid out in the books. It is well to keep in mind what the British call "The purpose of the exercise." In the Pacific at this time the purpose of the exercise is to get air naval and supply bases from which we may strike the Japanese or Chinese Mainland. It is also well to remember that the POA is a Theater under Naval Command. Admiral Nimitz is in command with title CinC POA and commands Army, Navy and Marines with a joint staff. Will discuss in order: Organization, Planning Data, Major Operations, Certain Specialitie
IX Air Defense Command, historical and statistical summary, 1 January 1944 -1 June 1945.
No full textIn the fall of 1943, the planning staff of the Ninth Air Force, motivated by a desire to keep the fighters of the Tactical Air Commands concentrated on offensive missions and free of any defense responsibilities, determined to establish an Air Defense Command to protect the bases and lines of communication of the Air, Ground and Service Forces taking part in the great European invasion. This Command would organize and operate a coordinated air defense composed of the three vital elements: day and night fighters, antiaircraft artillery, and an aircraft warning and fighter control service