PART 3 - CENTRAL PACIFIC BASE COMMAND SECTION VII - INFORMATION-EDUCATION OFFICER A. MISSION- To organize and supply information-education services for the garrison forces, to disseminate war progress and background information and to furnish orientation and non military educational materials under the operational planning of HUSAFPOA. B. ORGANIZATION- The personnel requirements for information and education activities were filled by careful selection of available personnel. 1* Angaur- One first lieutenant and two second lieutenants were made available and assigned to headquarters of this gar rison force to fill requirements prescribed by HUSAFPOA.
2# Leyte. One lieutenant colonel, one captain, and one first lieutenant were assigned from this section to Head quarters, Army Garrison Force, APO 248, as information-edu cation officers* C. SUPPORT 1. Staging. a. Cooperation was extended to information-education officers of both these garrison forces through the supply of materials and direct consultation and advice. b. Both garrison forces were put on the list for automatic distribution of Information-education materials available to this section. 2. Activities enroute- Shipboard kits for use by infor mation-education officers during the voyage were prepared and delivered. 3. Armed Forces Radio Service- A 50-watt transmitter and necessary additional equipment for an American Expeditionary Radio Station, and a crew of one officer and four enlisted men were made available for the establishment of the station at P-eiellu, While this station is not part of the garrison force at Angaur, it was close enough to give them excellent radio broadcast coverage. The station started test broad casting on 14 December 1944. 4. Information dissemination- Through the facilities of Army Transport Command, 1500 copies of Yank were flown direct to ?alau weekly for free distribution until 15- December 1944. At this time, normal distribution of Yank through post exchanges was established. D. LESSONS LEARNED AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN^ It was found to be unsatisfactory to wait for the information-education offleers of the garrison forces to request specific materials. Consequently, block shipments of such materials as are avail able will be the practice in the future.
-182 PART 3 - CENTRAL PACIFIC BASE COMMAND SECTION VIII - ORDNANCE OFFICER
A# MISSION- To provide all phases of ordnance service to both assault and garrison forces prior to, during, and sub sequent to the operation* B» PREPARATION. An Army corps, composed of corps troops and two reinforced infantry divisions, a separate reinforced in fantry division, and two garrison forces were mounted for this operation. Supporting ordnance units were furnished to fill requirements from HUSAFPOA* 1* Planning- Planning was based on the premise that the three infantry divisions to be employed would be similarly equipped. A subsequent change in the plan of operation, re sulting in two distinct phases, made necessary certain minor adjustments in this procedure* 2» Organization^ a. The following units were attached to assault forces: (1) 81st Infantry Division (Palaus) 104th Bomb Disposal Squad * 405th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company (Tank) (2) XXIV Corps (Leyte) 92d Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad 204th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad 206th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad 284th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company (Tank) 404th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 632d Ordnance Ammunition Company 644th Ordnance Ammunition Company b. The following units were attached to Army Garrison Force, APO 248: ' •• 106th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 167th Ordnance Battalion 177th Ordnance Depot Company ** 355th Ordnance Maintenance Company, Antiaircraft 509th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company, Field Army 879th Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Company * Attached to garrison force at completion of assault phase*
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J ** Personnel were supplied by these units to activate the 245th Ordnance Service Platoon. This platoon remained at Ulithi. 3. Maintenance. All ordnance equipment was inspected prior to the operations to insure combat serviceability* All authorized stocks of organizational spare parts and supplies were Inspected for completeness. A complete list of modifi cations made on items of ordnance equipment is shown in Ad dendum No. 1 to this section.
4# general Supply, Requirements for ordnance general supplies were based upon applicable T/0 and E's augmented by certain special equipment necessitated by nature of the oper ation. a. Each infantry division was provided a 20-day supply of Class II and Class IV items. Supplies were set up in two separate increments to permit dispersion in loading, thus reduc ing the possibility of complete loss of any item. Standard no menclature list N-8 was used as a basis for quantities of items furnished pertinent to all "AM through HFB group material. Necessary adjustments in allowances were made to provide for additional or special equipment accompanying the division and its attached units. Vehicular maintenance was supplied on the basis of number and type of general and special purpose vehicles to accompany the division on the operation. Consumption date, as compiled by the CPBC ordnance officer was used as a basis for determining quantities of items to be supplied. b. A similar plan to that used in the Marianas opera tion for equipping units with cleaning and preserving material was used. A company pack and a field artillery firing battery pack were prepared and distributed among small units within divisions and attached troops. In addition, bulk cleaning and preserving material was furnished division ordnance officers, c. An estimated 30-day replacement allowance of major items, as determined by the corps ordnance officer, were pro vided division ordnance companies. Necessary accessories ac companied the major items in order that equipment would be available for immediate on-the-spot replacement. A list of major items furnished each reinforced infantry division is shown in Addendum No. 2 to this section*
d# Special emphasis was placed on stocking the 284th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company with parts for LVTs, in view of the anticipated amphibious nature of the operation. e. A 30-day supply of Class II and IV items was au thorized to accompany the garrison force troops. All main tenance companies carried^a basic load of f&op supplies.
-184 Garrison force supplies were prepared to facilitate disper sion in loading* A limited number of major item replace ments were provided. f. Certain special equipment was authorized and pro vided assault elements for this operation, A list of equip ment that accompanied each Infantry division is shown in Ad dendum No. 3 to this section* g. The 13th Air Service Group was provided with an initial 30-day supply of common-type ordnance material re quired by one heavy bomber group to be located at Angaur* The 1884th and 188?th Engineer Aviation Battalions were each pro vided with a 30-days supply of maintenance parts for vehicles to be employed in airfield construction at Angaur. 5. Ammunition supply> The quantities of ammunition made available to units is shown in Addendum No. 4 to this section. 6« Training- Ordnance units were given technical train ing, including special schools and field problems in supply and maintenance, combat training, Including jungle training, Intensive swimming, physical conditioning, and weapons train- Ing. C, SUPPORT, The greater part of resupply was effected by direct shipment from the continental United States, augmented by Issues from CPBC depot stocks. 1. Initial plan. The initial plan for resupply of the assault phase contemplated the use of two direct maintenance shipments, each of which would consist of a 30-days supply for one Army corps. Requirements were submitted 10 June 1944, on this basis. Loading plans contemplated the use of five ships for each of the two maintenance shipments. At the time of submission of requirements, the operational plan called for the entire corps to assault one target. Accordingly, it was believed practicable to effect a maximum dispersion of ordnance supplies over the five vessels. Maintenance supplies were set up for specific major items. The block designation indicated the vessel or vessels on which loading was to be accomplished. The proposed loading plan accomplished balance loading for all supplies other than those included in two blocks. Maintenance parts included In those blocks pertained largely to artillery and fire equipment for which it was not deemed practicable to break down quantities on five separate vessels. To illustrate the procedure used in determining the major item basis on which quantities of maintenance parts for a particular major item were computed, the following example is cited: Major item ~ " ~ V Truck, 2£ ton, 6x6 Total number in Corps 2500 Basis of requisition 'for Block FF-6) 100 Number of blocks per vessel 5 Thus, each vessel would contain maintenance parts for 500, 24 ton trucks* This procedure was used throughout in determining basis for requisition submitted for maintenance parts pertinent to a given major item. a. Subsequent to submission of requirements, two changes occurred in the operation plan. The first change was the breakdown of the operation into two phases; the second change was diversion of approximately two-thirds of the force to the Southwest Pacific Area for participation in the Leyte operation. These changes in plans resulted in comparable changes in the assault phase resupply shipments. Final loading of the two shipments was accomplished on four vessels (each shipment). Thus, blocks originally scheduled for vessel No. 5 were necessarily distributed over the remaining four vessels* The first resupply shipment (7.5) departed from the West Coast on or about 10 August 1944. Vessels No. 1 and No. 2, proceeded to the Palaus Area in support of Phase I of the operation. Vessels No. 3 and. No. 4, were diverted to Guam. The second resup ply shipment (8.0) departed from the West Coast on or about 5 Sep tember 1944. Vessels Nos. 1, 2, and 3, were ultimately diverted to Leyte in support of USAFPOA units participating in the SWPA operation. Vessel No. 4, proceeded to the Palaus area as a second resupply shipment in support o£ Phase Si ^ ; ^
£• itelau* ^Support of the Palaus .operation was ^responsibility of JtH^St commands ^Subsequent to^ the resupply shipments in support of the assault phase, regular garrison maintenance shipments, de parting at 3Q day intervals, were sent to the Palaus area. The following is a summary of shipments on which ordnance supplies were loaded:
Shipment No. West Coast Angaur Peleliu Ulithl (E ID) 9.5 20 September X X X 10.5 10 October X X 11.5 30 September X X X 12.5 20 November X X X 13.5 10 December X X X 14.5 30 December X X Quantities of supplies loaded on each of these shipments were computed on basis of total ordnance pieces expected to be pre sent at the respective bases during the period when the ship ment would arrive. 3. Leyte. a. Support of the Philippines operation was a respon sibility of this command only in its early phases. In addition to the three vessels of shipment No. 8, which provided resupply of the XXIV Corps during the early phase of the operation, the following garrison shipments of maintenance supplies provided subsequent support: Shipment No. 9 - Consisted of supplies for materiel per tinent to one reinforced infantry division. Shipment No. 9.5 - Consisted of supplies pertinent to a force which would have been located at Yap Island during the arrival period (approximately 70,000). Shipment No. 10.5 - Similar to Shipment No. 9.5 (supplies for support of force of approximately 80,000). Support of all USAFPOA units in SWPA subsequent to ship ment No. 10.5, was the responsibility of ClnCSWPA. b. The diversion of the XXIV Corps to SWPA made nec essary certain additional shipments of ordnance supplies from Oahu. The corps embarked with approximately 50 per cent of its T/0 and E allowance of vehicles. In view of the greater land mass on which the corps would be operating as a result of the change in plan, the rear echelon commander called for the balance of the vehicles authorized. Approximately 2500 vehi cles and 1200 trailers were shipped from Oahu to complete this requirement. In order to provide adequate support of this additional equipment, an estimated 60 days1 supply (two 30-days1 increments) of maintenance parts was prepared and accompanied the shipment of vehicles. 4 » Ammunition resupply. a. Resupply of all landing forces in the operation was shipped in cargo vessels in accordance with the following schedule and was subject to call by the landing force com mander: Estimated time of Departure Arrival ment No. West Coast Man us 7.5A D-35 D 7.5B D-35 D 8. A D-25 D plus 10 8. B D-25 D plus 10 b. Contents of each ship, requisitioned by HCPBC is as follows:
-187 6 Unite of fire for an Army division 4 Units of fire for a tank battalion (Army) 4 Units of fire for an antiaircraft gun battalion (Army) 7 Units of fire for an antiaircraft automatic weapons battalion (Army) 15 Units of fire for a chemical weapons company (Army) 6 Units of fire for a 155mm gun battalion (Army) 5 Units of fire for a 155mm howitzer battalion (Army) 5. Emergency resupply. One emergency air.shipment of in dividual weapons and machine guns was effected to the XXIV Corps on Leyte to meet requirements arising during the combat phase of the operation* D, REHABILITATION- The equipment shipped to XXIV Corps as re habilitation requirements is shown in Addendum No, 5 to this section. E. LESSONS LEARNED AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. 1. Requirement for re supply of major item replacements- The original plan was for an operation of comparatively short duration. Therefore, it was believed that the initial supply of replacement major items which accompanied troops would be adequate to meet requirements during the assault phase. Major items required for subsequent replacement and/ or rehabilitation could then be shipped direct to rehabilitation area. The di version of the XXIV Corps to SWPA for the Leyte operation sub stantially altered the situation. An emergency air shipment of individual weapons and machine guns was required during the com bat phase of the operation. Definite steps were taken to sup ply replacement major items on direot resupply maintenance shipments scheduled for forthcoming operations. The War Depart ment has already released certain major Items for this purpose, subject to availability and theater priority, 2. Tires for airfield construction equipment- Two aviation engineer battalions were employed in airfield construction at Angaur. Tire mortality experienced at the base created a de mand which exceeded supply of tires provided in resupply ship ments. Frequent air shipments of tires have been required in order to keep construction equipment in operation. In order to alleviate recurrence of this situation, present plans call for mounting all engineer construction units with 100 per cent replacement of tires. Requirements were submitted on this basis.
-188 The following ordnance modifications were performed on approx imately 72 105mm howitzers, 24 155mm guns, 48 90mm guns, 24 telescope mounts M18A1, four directors M7, and 32 directors M5: 1. 105mm howitzer- M2 and M2A1- • a. Provided the 105mm howitzer carriage M2 with black out lights* b. Replaced the present steel worn shaft with one of bronze. c» Provided carriage with new type panoramic telescope case for telescope, panoramic, M12A2 (M2). d« Modified the cradle traveling lock to provide adjustment in order to overcome mis-alignment of the lock# e. Provided an adjustable collar to take up exces sive end play when operating the hand wheel. f. Provided a swivel type lanyard roller to eliminate excessive wear to the lanyard. g* Removed electric brakes on all carriages« h. Provided recoil mechanism with a respirator. 1. Provided the panoramic telescope case with a bracket for carrying the elbow telescope. J. Provided a new type main and auxiliary shield for the carriage, howitzer, 105mm, M2A1: changing designation to M2A2.
2# 155mm gun. Ml and M1A1 in carriage Ml.
a# Provided the 155mm gun carriage Ml with blackout lighting system. b. Provided air strainers for airbrakes and to cover exhaust valve in emergency relay valve. c. Provided carriage with panoramic telescope case D40871 (Ml). d. Provided wrench with a positive rachet control lever.
Addendum No. 1 to PART -3 -189 e. Removed the fifth wheel, lock and strengthened the drawbar lock* f* Provided additional grease fittings to insure ade quate lubrication for the bearing strip and roller bearing be tween the top and bottom carriage. * g* Provided a box section axle. h. Removed extension on limber lifting screw, 3* Gun. 90mm. Ml and M1A1 and mount. Ml and M1A1. a. Equipped mounts with blackout lights. b. Installed auxiliary sighting equipment for use against mechanized forces and other ground targets. c. Removed fender assemblies to prevent damag to tires* Improved cavers and provided for protection during traveling* d. Provided guards for tail lamps. e. Replaced the firing lever in such position as to eliminate accidental firing of the gun, and to provide new firing lever. f. Provided a stronger detail and a more secure lock for retaining the operating shaft* g. Provided a handhold for gunner* 4, Mount, telescope. M18A1. a* Relocation of socket to accommodate 45 degree inclined eyepiece of panoramic telescope M5A5 or M12. 5. Director. AA. M7, a. Re-positioned keep sight by the installation of a new peep sight mounting plate. b. Removed assemblies not required for satisfactory results in operation. 6. Director. AA. M5 modified to M5A1. a. Removed torque amplifiers and replaced with gear boxes. b* Installed solenoid brakes for
.I""V " B -190 MAJOR ORDNANCE REPLACEMENT ITEMS
List of major ordnance replacement items furnished a reinforc ed infantry division (actual items furnished to 7th Infantry Divi sion). Item Quantity Bayonet, Ml 300 Binocular, M13 80 Carbine, caliber .30, Ml 260 Circle, aiming, Ml 5 Compass, M2 4 Eyeglasses, red, Ml 30 Finder, range, 80cm base 3 Gun, 37mm, M3A1 with carriage M4A1 1 Gun, machine, caliber .30, M1919A4, flexible, with mount, tripod, paliber .30, M2 22 Gun, machine, caliber .30, M1917A1, with mount, tripod, caliber .30, M1917A1 10 Gun, machine, caliber .50, heavy barrel M2 flexible, with mount, tripod, caliber .50, M3 19 Gun, submachine, caliber .45, M3 94 Howitzer, 105mm, M2A1 with carriage, howitzer, 105mm, M2A1 2 Instrument, angle of site, M1917 2 Knife, trench, M3 150 Launcher, grenade, M8 30 Launcher, rocket, AT, 2.36H, M9 30 Light, instrument, Ml 1 Light, Instrument, M5 4 Light, Instrument, M19 4 Mount, telescope, M19 6 Mount, telescope, M21 8 Mount, telescope, M23 S Mortar, 60mm, M2, with mount 9 Mortar, 81mm, Ml, with mount 6 Pistol, automatic, caliber .45, M1911 50 Post, aiming, M7 3 Post, aiming, M8 3 Quadrant, gunner's, Ml 6 Quadrant, range, M4 4 Rifle, automatic, caliber .30, M1918A2 70 Rifle, US, caliber .30, Ml 620 Rifle, US, caliber .30, M1903A3 10 Rifle, US, caliber .30, M1903A4 6 Scabbard, bayonet, M7 150 Sight, M4 19 Telescope, M6 11 Telescope, BC, M1915A1 1 Telescope, elbow, M16 2 Addendum No. 2 to i|M^*
Item Quantity Telescope, M54 2 Telescope, observation, M49 3 Telescope, panoramic, M5A3 4 Telescope, panoramic, M5A4 3 Telescope, panoramic, M12 2 Telescope, panoramic, M12A2 10 Watch, pocket 2 Watch, wrist, 7 or 9 Jewel 80 Watch, wrist, 15, 16, or 17 jewel 18 Watch, stop, type B Class 7 6
-192 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
Special equipment provided each infantry division. Item Quantity Binocular, M3 and M13 8 Carbine, caliber .30, Ml 519 Carriage, motor, 3M gun, M1O 6 Gun, machine, caliber .30, M1919A4, flexible, . with mount, tripod, caliber .30, M2 72 Gun, 37mm, M3 and M3A1 with carriage, M4 and M4A1 27 Gun, machine, caliber .50,- M2, heavy barrel, flexible 24 Gun, submachine, caliber .45, M1928A1 12 Gun, submachine, caliber .45, M3 118 Howitzer, pack, 75mm, M1A1 with carriage or howitzer, pack, 75mm, M8 12 Instrument, azimuth, M18 6 Knife, trench, M3, with scabbard 4089 Launcher, grenade, M7 74 Light, aiming post, M14 36 Light, instrument, M13 12 Light, instrument, M29 6 Light, instrument, M30 6 Mortar, 60mm, T18E6 with base plate, 60mm, Tl 90 Mount, telescope, M16 12 Mount, telescope, M19 33 Mount, telescope, M44 18 Mount, tripod, caliber .50, M3 6 Periscope, M6 36 Periscope, M9 162 Quadrant, elevation, M9 6 Quadrant, gunner's, Ml 36 Quadrant, range, M3 12 Rifle, automatic, caliber .30, M1918A2 243 Shotgun, sporting type 75 Sight, T59 (for T18E6 mortar) 90 Telescope, M6 33 Telescope, M78C 36 Telescope, panoramic, Ml 12 Telescope, panoramic, M12A5 18 Truck, 2| ton, 6x6, machine shop, M16A1 (Load A) 1
Addendum No, 3 to SECTION VIII, PART 3 AMMUNITION SUPPLY
1. Assault units, a. Weapon. Unit of fire 105mm howitzer 7 57mm anti-tank gun 10 5 All other ground weapons b. The following special ammunition items were pro-' cured and furnished* Special requirements for ammunition, differing from the proportion of types established by the unit of fire allowance, were held to a minimum. Quantities by types per division are as follows:
Division Item 7 th 81st 96th Adapter, grenade, projection, Ml —— — 2,000 Adapter, grenade projection, chemical T2 10,000 5,000 3,333 Canister, fixed, T30, 75mm howitzer, Ml, M1A1, M2, M3 376 300 Canister, shell with fuse T18 105mm, howitzer, M2, M2A1, M3, M4 190 160 Cartridge, tracer, caliber *45, T30 23,000 Charge, shaped, M3 (T3) 500 500 333 Flare, trip, parachute M48 298 200 200 Flare, trip, M49 2,950 1,315 1,290 Fuse, PD, CP, T105 (M78) 700 600 700 Grenade, rifle, smoke colored (red) T8E1 250 200 200 Grenade, rifle, smoke colored (violet) T8E1 250 200 200 Grenade, rifle, smoke colored (yellow) T8E1 250 200 200 Kit bangalore, torpedo, M1A1 100 1,260 Mine, AP M2A2 unit of fire mine combustion M2 2,000 2,400 4,000 Mine, anti-tank, HE, M1A1, unit of fire mine, AT, HE M1A2 2,000 2,600 600
2# Garrison forces: Five units of fire for all weapons* 3, Following ammunition tonnages were handled by CPBC ordnance depots;
Addendum No. 4 t SECTION VIII, PART -194 Measurement Unit Cubic feet tons XXIV Corps 103,519 2,733 7th Division 249,630 6,550 81et Division 191,633 4,736 96th Division 235,810 6,381 Garrison force 72.063 1.673 Totals 852,655 22,073
-195 REHABILITATION REQUIREMENTS
Equipment shipped to XXIV Corps as rehabilitation requirements, Item Quantity Bayonet, Ml, with scabbard 3,267 Binocular, M3 48 Carbine, caliber .30, Ml 550 Clock, message center, Ml 7 Finder, height, 13£ feet, Ml 4 Finder, range, 1 meter base, M1916 13 Finder, range, 80cm base, M1917 5 Gun, 37mm, M3A1, with carriage, M4A1 8 Gun, 37mm, M6 (C.V.) with mount, combination gun, M23A1 2 Gun, 90mm, M1A1 with mount, M1A1 1 Gun, 155mm, M1A1, with carriage Ml 2 Gun, machine, caliber .30, M1917A1, with mount, tripod, machine gun, caliber .30, M1917A1 52 Gun, machine, caliber .30, M1919A4, flexible, with mount, tripod, caliber .30, M2 124 Gun, machine, caliber .30, M1919A6 93 Gun, machine, caliber .50, M2, heavy barrel with mount, tripod, caliber .50, M3 209 Gun, submachine, caliber .45, M3 471 Howitzer, lOSmm^ M2A1 with carriage M2A2 5 Howitzer, 155mm, Ml with carriage 3 Instrument, observation, AA, BC, Ml 5 Knife, trench, M3, with scabbard 7,333 Launcher, grenade, M8 500 Launcher, rocket, AT, 2.36", M9A1 209 Light, Instrument, M19 19 Mortar, 60mm, M2, with mount 20 Mortar, 81mm, Ml, with mount 15 Mount, telescope, M19 8 Mount, telescope, M21A1 8 Mount, telescope, M23 8 Mount, truck, pedestal, M24 2 Mount, truck, pedestal, M31 12 Pistol, automatic, caliber .45, M1911 or M1911A1 387 Post, aiming, M7 31 Post, aiming, M8 29 Projector, pyrotechnic, land,M9 77 Recorder, time interval, Class B 32 Rifle, US, caliber .30, Ml 1,867 Rifle, US, caliber .30, M1903A4 19 Rule, slide, Ml 15 Setter, fuze, M15 1 Setter, fuze, M17 4 Sight, M4 34 System, cable, Ml "5 Addendum No. 5, to SECTION VIII, PART 3 Item quantity System, cable, M3 4 Table, firing, graphical, M4 40 Telescope, M6 40 Telescope, M70 C 2 Telescope, M70 D 3 Telescope, M70 P 3 Telescope, panoramic, M12A2 21 Unit, generating, M7A1 4 Unit, generating, M5 11 Watch, wrist, 7 Jewel 1,065
-197 PART 3 - CENTRAL PACIFIC BASE COMMAND SECTION IX - QUARTERMASTER A » MISSION. To assist in the planning of the operation and to make available necessary quartermaster service troops and the essential supplies and equipment required to execute the operational plan. B. PREPARATION. 1. Organization for support of assault forces. Assault force strength and composition was considered by the HUSAFPOA staff in determining the requirements to be filled by the CPBC quartermaster with available service personnel to pro vide for supply of bread, laundry facilities, shoe and canvas repairing, handling of supplies and salvage, motor transporta tion, administration, and graves registration. The quarter master units selected and the organizations they supported were as follows: a. Attached to 81st Infantry Division for the as sault of Angaur: 1st Platoon, Provisional Graves Registration Com pany b. Attached to Angaur garrison force: 4th Platoon, 151st Quartermaster Bakery Company • 3d Platoon, 247th Quartermaster Depot Company 4th Platoon, 589th Quartermaster Laundry Company * 2d Platoon, 3259th Quartermaster Service Company c. Attached to XXIV Corps for Leyte assault: 3260th Quartermaster Service Company d. Attached to Army Garrison Force, APO 248: 151st Quartermaster Bakery Company (less 4th platoon) • *• 247th Quartermaster Depot Company (less 3d pla toon) ** Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment and Medical Detachment, 492d Quartermaster Bat talion 589th Quartermaster Laundry Company (less 4th platoon) ** 3240th Quartermaster Service Company # * 3259th Quartermaster Service Company (less 2d platoon)
-199 ** Provisional Graves Registration Company (less 1st platoon) * Attached to 81st Infantry Division for assault phase. ** Attached to XXIV Corps for assault phase. 2. Equipment and supply. a. Supply problems met during the mounting phase In cluded the filling of table of equipment and table of basic allowance shortages for all units, submission of a special project to the San Francisco Port of Embarkation for special supplies and equipment, and local purchase or manufacture of items not in stock or not included in the special project. b. Major items of special supplies and equipment procured or fabricated were as follows: Article Quantity Requisitioning Agency Beach marker poles 900 XXIV Corps Tables, folding 76 XXIV Corps Salt tablet containers 32,904 XXIV Corps Tent flap, special, for hospital and kitchen tents 150 7th Infantry Division c. Class III supplies were made available under ClnCPOA logistical directive. Estimates from each unit in the operation were edited by the quartermaster, forwarded to the III Amphibious Corps (Marine) for approval, and then to Service Squadron 8 (Navy) for supply. The Army packaged fuel in five gallon containers for the assault and first echelon forces. In addition, motor gasoline, diesel oil, kerosene, lube oil, and aviation gas were packaged for the garrison forces. Quantities handled are summarized in Addendum No. 1 to this section. d. All resupply was made by block shipment from the West Coast except for special requests, which were filled from Oahu. Maintenance supplies were issued in accordance with earTy~~lo gist leal plans for the operation. Re supply was planned on the system of direct block shipments from the con tinental United States. Clothing and organization equipment, as requisitioned, were sent for rehabilitation of XXIV Corps, including the 77th Infantry Division. All shipments-were made from Oahu. Forty-seven hundred ship tons were sent, including 2300 tons of clothing.»VP »** * t«
-200 D « TRAINING. A schedule of special schools, on-the-Job training, and rotation of duty assignments within the organi zations was adopted to supplement preparatory tactical train ing by quartermaster troops for their assignments. 1* On-the-Job training. The laundry unit was able to combine training with use of its field equipment, assigning mobile equipment to augment existing fixed laundry establish ments. Drivers of vehicles received special training in driving and first echelon maintenance. 2. Rotation of duty assignments. Duties assigned quar termaster troops to familiarize them with administrative func tions, warehousing, laundry operation, bakery operation, and shoe repair were rotated throughout the staging period. 3. Tactical training. The use of small arms and hand grenades, chemical warfare defensive measures, use of conceal ment and camouflage techniques, and swimming were included in this training. Instruction was given by quartermaster offi cers. 4. Task force quartermaster school. Quartermaster offi cers were Instructed in a special school on normal quarter master activities, including special subjects such as type writer repair, echelon maintenance of warehousing equipment, and sales store operation. E. LESSONS LEARNED AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. 1. Supplies. a. Supply could not meet the demand for tentage of all sort8, particularly paulins for storage purposes. To meet future demands, requisitions have been submitted to the continental United States for the total allocation of paulins allowed this theater. Two thousand paulins, large, and 2,000 paulins, small, were requisitioned to augment approximately 1,100 now on hand. b. Both the garrison forces and the assault forces presented great demands for insecticides, such as DDT spray, powder, and larvacide. For October, November, and December 1944, the Port of San Francisco made a monthly allotment to the theater of 30,000 gallons of the DDT powder, dissolving. In addition, requisition was made on continental United States sources for 100,000 gallons of this item in anticipation of future demands. 2. Training. This operation showed all quartermaster units were in need of more tactical training. It was recom mended that quartermaster units assigned to garrison forces be relieved of operation qnth prior to departure and this time be devoted to tactical training. The quartermaster group commands initiated a program of this na ture for future operations. 3. Staging. The lack of adequate staging areas required forces to be billeted in scattered areas* More facilities are being added to the staging area at Alea, Oahu, thus permitting centralization, better control, and supervision. 4. Graves registration service. .More complete and accur ate records must be maintained by all graves registration units. The quartermaster task force school will give this matter close attention during the training period.
-202 CLASS III SUPPLIES FURNISHED FOR ASSAULT AND FIRST ECHELON (Unit: 5-gallon can) 7th 81st 96th XXIV Article Division Division Division Corps Total Gasoline, 91 octane 900 900 Gasoline, 80 octane 32,500 23,485 23,500 14,080 93,565 Aviation gasoline, 73 octane 480 345 240 380 1,345 Gasoline, 6? octane 5,377 6,335 6,328 1,330 19,370 Diesel oil, 50 cetane 1^780 4,935 4,940 418 12,073 Kerosene 150 20 16 228 414 Lubricating oil, SAE 10 110 95 95 34 334 Lubricating oil, SAE 30 664 1,275 1,273 340 3.552 Lubricating oil, SAE 50 1,074 465 463 79 2,081 Aviation lubricant, 1080 20 35 35 15 105
CLASS III SUPPLIES FURNISHED FOR GARRISON FORCES (Unit: 5-gallon can)
Motor gasoline 11,762 Diesel oil, 50 cetane 5,353 White gasoline 7,665 Kerosene 248 Lubricating oil, SAE 10 135 Lubricating oil, SAE 30 1,615 Lubricating oil, SAE 50 544 Aviation gasoline, 73 octane 795 Aviation lubricant, 1080 153
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-204 PART 3 - CENTRAL PACIFIC BASE COMMAND SECTION X - SIGNAL OFFICER. A, MISSION. To furnish trained, equipped signal corps person nel; to supply signal materiel for all Army units participating; to prepare detailed base communications plans; to prepare oper ational projects for procurement of signal equipment, in excess of T/O and E, necessary to fill the special requirements of the operation; and to furnish photographers and materials for a full-length motion picture. B. PREPARATION. 1. Planning. a. Based on HUSAFPOA directives, complete base communi cations plans were prepared for Angaur and Leyte; base wire plans were prepared for Peleliu and Ulithi. (1) The wire plans consisted of two phases. The first phase called for field wire and rubber covered cable to be installed immediately after the assault for use until permanent communications could be installed. The sec ond phase called for a back-bone of under ground cable on each island to provide main trunking facilities between telephone centers, and distribution through a network of under ground and overhead cables and open wire. Longer trunk lines and underground cables were to be loaded in order to secure proper transmission. Cable extensions were also planned for all Important Junctions such as island command headquarters, the permanent Joint communications center and the air de fense control center. The use of submarine cable was planned for Ulithi. (2) Complete radio plans were prepared for Angaur and Leyte, to include construction personnel and equipment. Drawings were made showing the layout of each fixed radio station and the details of construction. For the assault phase, radio facilities were to be provided by mobile equipment consisting primarily of radio sets SCR-399 mounted in 2£-ton trucks and DUKWs. b. Operational projects were prepared to procure fix ed wire and radio com* muni cations equipment for each base. 2. Organization, Speoial signal units""WeW organized to fulfill requirements established by HUSAFPOA. Shown below is a list of T/0 and E and speoial signal units furnished to as sault and garrison forces as prescribed by HUSAFPOA. a. The following were attached to the 81st Infantry Division for the assault of Angaur and Ulithi: Unit Remarks 592d Joint Assault Signal To provide amphibious com- Company munications Provisional Photo Assignment (Two officers, five enlisted Unit No. 10, 3117th Signal men) Service Battalion b. The following were attached to the Angaur garrison force: Unit Remarks Garrison force signal section (One officer, six enlisted men) Provisional Company E, 3117th (Seven officers, 99 enlisted Signal Service Battalion men to operate and main tain telephone installa tion, fixed administrative radio station, VHP circuit, ground force portion of Joint communication center) Radio Construction Detachment (One officer, 10 enlisted men No. 6, 3116th Signal Service to Install fixed adminis- Battalion trative station and then be withdrawn) 206th Signal Radar Maintenance Unit (Type C) 306th Signal Radar Maintenance Unit (Type D) c. The following were furnished to the Ulithi atoll command (Naval): Unit Remarks Detachment No. 2, 3117th Signal (Two officers, 12 enlisted men Service Battalion to furnish atoll command assistant communications officer and Army component of Joint communication cen ter) Detachment No. 11, 3117th Signal (One officer, 25 enlisted men Service Battalion to Install temporary and Unit Remarks fixed outside telephone plant, lay underground cable, and lay submarine cable between islands) d. The following were furnished to the Peleliu island command (Naval): Unit Remarks Detachment No. 1, 3117th Signal (One officer, 10 enlisted men Service Battalion to furnish personnel for the Joint communication oenter and also maintain the VHP circuit) Telephone Switchboard team, On detached service with Navy 3117th Signal Service communication unit Battalion Detachment, Company A, 101st (One offlcexy 25 enlisted men Signal Battalion to install fixed outside telephone plant) e. The following were attached to the XXIV Corps: Unit Remarks 75th Joint Assault Signal Attached to the 7th Infantry Company Division 292d Joint Assault Signal Attached to the 77th Infantry Company Division 593d Joint Assault Signal Attached to the 96th Infantry Company Division 101st Signal Battalion (less Company C, Detachment Company A, and Carrier Platoon) 8th Signal Radar Maintenance To revert to garrison foroe Unit control at completion of the assault 204th Signal Radar Maintenance To revert to garrison foroe Unit control at completion of the assault Provisional Photo Assignment (Six officers, 19 enlisted Units 3, 4, 5, and 9, men) 3116th Signal Service Battalion Provisional Photo Assignment (Two officers, six enlisted Units 7 and 8, 3117th men) Signal Service Battalion Provisional Photo Laboratory Team, 3116th Signal Service Battalion Sound motion picture unit (One officer, three enlisted men on temporary duty from the War Department) f. The following were attached to AGF, APO 246: Unit Remarks Garrison force signal section (Seven officers, 27 enlisted men) Provisional Company 0, 3117th (Eight officers, 142 enlisted men to operate and main tain the telephone plant and fixed administrative radio facilities and to furnish personnel for the Joint communication center. Joint communication center personnel were attached to XXIV Corps during the as sault) Radio Construction Detachment (One officer, nine enlisted No, 5, 3117th Signal Serv- men to Install a fixed ice Battalion administrative radio station and then be with drawn) 8th Signal Radar Maintenance Attached to XXIV Corps for Unit (Type A) the assault. 204th Signal Radar Maintenance Attached to XXIV Corps for Unit (Type C) the assault. 308th Signal Radar Maintenance Unit (Type D) 3, Equipment and supplies. Arrangements were made to furnish all signal equipment required by both the assault and garrison forces. Operational projects were prepared for. procurement of fixed wire and radio communications equipment for each base. Equipment for tactical units was also obtained through operational projects. a. Signal corps T/0 and E equipment was supplied to all assault and garrison troops Including special garrison units. No substitutions of issue were necessary. b, Tactical signal equipment, in excess of T/0 and E, was issued to units as approved by the signal officer. In some instances theater stocks were drawn upon for immediate issue and replenished by material procured on projects. Addendum No. 1 to this section shows a list of signal equipment, in excess of T/0 and E, Issued to assault forces. o. Special project wire and radio communication equip ment was procured for each base. This equipment included mate rial for the entire outside fixed telephone plant at all base and inside telephone facilities for Army garrison forces only. A list of the equipment procured for each base is shown in Addendum No. 2 to this section* d. A thirty-day supply of expendable items accompanied all units. 4. Training. a. The signal officer supervised individual and group training of all signal corps personnel except for team training of signal operations personnel going to Navy bases (Peleliu and Ulithi). b. Specialists were trained "on the Job". Wire per sonnel was given training with the facilities of the command and fire control cable system on Oahu. Radio personnel worked in the radio operations room and in the transmitter and receiv er stations. Depot and repair personnel worked in the signal depot and signal depot repair shop, respectively. All officers and enlisted men assigned to photographic teams attended a two weeks1 training program at the Unit Jungle Training Center to study photography combat conditions and Jungle training for combat photography. o. Group training was conducted by each unit in its staging area. 0. SUPPORT. Supply arrangements were based upon GinCPOA logistic supply directives. !• Re supply. On 26 December 1944, the XXIV Corps was resupplied with 545 measurement tons of signal equipment as follows: Radio set SCR-584 1 each Radio set SGR-545 2 each Power unit PE-49 2 each Radio set SGR-543 10 each Test set 1-56 8 each Switchboard SB-5/PT 23 each Reotifier RA-91 3 each 2. Block shipments. GinCPOA directed that Glass II sup plies be furnished automatically to each garrison force for the first 120 days, and for assault forces during the period they remain at the base. To accomplish this, supply blocks were shipped direct from the continental United States. A breakdown of these supply blocks is shown in Addendum No. 3 to this section. 3. Emergencies. The XXIV Corps was furnished with the following batteries upon receipt of an operational priority request;
Batteries BA-27 3,000 Batteries BA-38 17,000 Batteries BA-41 4,000 Batteries BA-70 2,000 Navy type CCD-19010 120 Navy type CEC-19911 40 Navy type GFB-19005 120 D. LESSONS LEARNED AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN.
*• Training. Training of signal corps personnel as teams was inadequate. In the future emphasis will be placed on team training within the time limit allowed.
2, Maintenance supply. The maintenance supply of W-110B wire and maintenance for SCR-300 radio sets was insufficient. The maintenanoe supply of TL-83 tape, message books, message envelopes, and BA-30 batteries was excessive. The signal sup ply division has been directed to correct these allowances for further operations in the future.
3. Personnel to accompany equipment. Some units, especial ly the radio construction teams, experienced difficulty in locat ing their equipment which had been shipped separate from the personnel, and landed before their arrival. In the future, each unit commander of outgoing forces will be notified to have men from his unit accompany each shipment arriving in the assault and early occupation phases,
4. Cargo carrier, M29C. The full-tracked cargo carrier M29C (Weasel) proved to be invaluable to tactical signal units operating in marshy terrain. In preparing for future operations over similar terrain, unit commanders will be advised to request an adequate number of these vehicles in excess of T/0 and E.
5, Photographers. Photographic teams should be attached to combat units sufficiently far in advance of an operation to enable them to become familiar with the personnel and organi zation of the unit. In the future, these teams will be attach ed at least two weeks prior to embarkation.
6 » Film. There was too much delay in returning film for processing. In the future film will be returned by air trans portation. ?• Codes. The compromise of a combat code put the opera tion in Jeopardy for a shori^ time as no alternate code was available. In the future I mMm&FvS 6ode >TnH5#|prepared.
-2 10 EXCESS EQUIPMENT ISSUED TO ASSi
1# To divisional units: Item Quantity Axle, RL-27 36 Bag, waterproof, B(KL59, 160, 161, 164, 169 For all radios, telegraph sets, convertors, telephones, * switchboards, Signal Lamp, EE-84, Tuning Unit TU-8-B, Detector Set, SCR-625, Battery, wet cell, 12V 3 per SCR-608 not mounted In vehicles. Belt, LC-23 36 Charging set, SCR-169 1 Chest BC-5 22 Climbers, tree 5" gaff 40 Coll, C16 12 Detector set SCR-625 12 Flag set M-133 30 Lance pole, PO-2 no Public address system PA-2 1 Public address system PA-5 3 Radio set SCR-193 5 Radio set SCR-284 5 Radio set SCR-300 28 Radio set SCR-510 35 Radio set SCR-536 3? Radio set SCR-608 2 Radio set SCR-610 5 Reel equipment CE-11 106 Reel unit RL-31 12 Signal lamp equipment EE-84 4 Signal lamp equipment SE-11 2 Switchboard, special light weight 12 drop 10 Telephones EE-8-A 10 Wire, W-110-B on DR-4 231 miles Wire, W-130-A on DR-4 199 miles Wire, W-130-A on DR-8 90 miles 2. To units attached to divisions: Bags, waterproof, BG-159, 160, 161, 164, 169 For all radios, telegraph sets, convertors, telephones, switohboards EE-84, Tuning Unit, TU-8-B, Detector Set SCR-625. Handset, TS-10 156 Radio set SCR-300 10
•5! "r» SECTION X, PART 3 Quantity Radio set SCR-284 Radio set SCR-536 110 Radio set SCR-509 12 Switchboard, special light weight Searchlight, pistol grip, portable, incl. 21 op bulb w/9v multiple 33 Batteries for searchlight 196 3. To corps troops - XXIV Corps: Bags, waterproof, BG-159, 160, 161, 164, 169. For all radios, telegraph sets, convertors, telephones, switchboards, Signal Lamp, EE-84, Tuning Unit TU-8-B, Detector Set SCR-625. Radio set SCR-399 3 Radio set SCR-311 10 Radio set SCR-610 9 Radio set SCR-608 1 4. To provisional photographic assignment units; Rolleiflex camera (still) 5 Signal corps combat camera (still) 6 Cunningham combat camera (motion picture) 1 Waterproof bags and covers to protect lenses 24 Film packs (12 exposures) 300 35mm black and white negative stock film 163,800 feet
-212 MATERIEL FURNISHED FOR BASE DEVELOPMENT Special project wire and radio communication equipment were procured for each base in the quantities and for the purposes indicated below: A. WIRE CIRCUITS. Quantity Item Aneaur Ulithi Peleliu Levte Rubber covered cable (circuit miles) 115 52 501 1478 Lead covered oable (circuit miles) 473 360 1788 11662 Armored subterranean cable (oiroult miles) —•»«.• ... «... 3185 Armored submarine cable (circuit miles ... 387 580 971 Open wire (circuit miles) .-_ ...... 500 Teletype switchboard (aggregate capacity, lines) 12 24 12 40 Telephone switchboard (aggregate capacity, lines) 768 1836 1194 3776 Teletypewriter sets 10 20 10 48 CM Telephones 400 700 300 1300 B. RADIO CIRCUITS. 1. Angaur. Type circuit Use Points served 400-watt single channel manual Army administrative traffic (later Angaur-Guam station employed In Western Carolines QP air tactical net) >-3 u f . -i SIGNAL BLOCK SHIPMENTS A. DESTINATION OF BLOCKS. Angaur Pelellu Ulithi Leyte Ship No. Type No. Type No. Type No, Type ment of of of of of of of of No. Hook Blocks Blook Blocks Block Blocks Block 7.5 3 DD 8 1 DD 4 DD 1 DD-1 8 5-A 1 5-B 1 5-C 1 5-D 9.5 9 5 DD 1 DD-1 10.5 8 D 1 D 1 D 83 D 11.5 5 5-A 2 5-A 2 D 1 5-B 1 5-C 1 5-D 12.5 14 D 32 D 2 D 13.5 10 D 19 D 5 D Special 3 D (less photo sup plies) 14.5 12 D 1? D 2 D 15.5 9 D 7 D 2 D B. COMPOSITION OF BLOCKS. Block Description D Maintenance for 1000 men for 20 days with no controlled items. DD Maintenance for 3000 men for 30 days (Troops attached to XXIV Corps) DD-1 Maintenance for 6000 men for 30 days (Division troops) This blook is composed mainly of field wire, batteries, radio tubes, tape, solder. 5-A Seven 5-A blocks equal 30-day maintenance for normal strength infantry division. This block includes controlled items and items on the material status report, if necessary. 5-B 30 days maintenance for a tank battalion (Tubes and batteries). 5-C 30 days maintenance for an amphibian tractor battalion (Batteries, tape and tubes). 5-D 30 days maintenance for cavalry reconnaissance troop (Batteries, tape and tubes). Addendum No* 3 to SECTION X, PART 3 i»**ai &&» • • ' '• ' -216 PART 3 - CENTRAL PACIFIC BASE COMMAND. SECTION XI - SURGEON A. MISSION, To furnish medical personnel, supplies and equip ment necessary to fulfill POA's operational requirements and to assist in the medical support of USAFPOA assault and gar rison troops participating in operations. B. PREPARATION. 1.. Organization* In fulfillment of requirements from HUSAFPOA, field and portable surgical hospitals were attached to assault forces. Station hospital facilities also provided close support of assault and garrison forces. The following CPBC medical units were made available for these operations: a. To the Angaur garrison force: Detachment, 18th Medical General Laboratory 1st Platoon, 717th Sanitary Company b. To the XXIV Corps: * Detachment, 18th Medical G-eneral Laboratory •• 34th Malaria Survey Unit * 66th Malaria Control Unit 69th Field Hospital 51st Portable Surgical Hospital 52d Portable Surgical Hospital * 76th Station Hospital (500 beds) * 165th Station Hospital (750 beds) Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 71st Medical Battalion 394th Clearing Company 644th Collecting Company (separate) 645th Collecting Company (separate) 556th Ambulance Company, Motorized (separate) * 2d Supply Team, Type 4, 726th Medical Service Detachment , * 739th Sanitary Company * Veterinary Detachment (Food Inspection) c. To the 77th Infantry Division: 36th Field Hospital 95th Portable Surgical Hospital -217 d. To the hospital ship USS Mercy: 54th Portable Surgical Hospital 97th Portable Surgical Hospital * These units were to revert to the garrison on completion of the as sault phase. £• Training. a. Data pertaining to medical and sanitary problems anticipated in the target areas was compiled by the CPBC sur geon and distributed to all Army task force elements. b. Four-day courses in malaria control were given to two enlisted men (unit anti-malaria details) from each company, battery and separate detachment of the 7th, 77th, 81st and 96th Infantry Divisions and attached units. Lectures on malaria control were given to all line and medical officers of these units. A four day course of instruction in malaria control was given to selected personnel of the medical units listed in Paragraph 1, above. Training in use of sodium arsenlte and burial of the dead was given to a graves registration service unit and three quartermaster service companies, o. Training of all medical units preparatory to these operations was extensive. Special schools of six to eight weeks duration were conducted in the four fixed medical in stallations on Oahu for medical officers and enlisted tech nioians, (1) The following medical department enlisted technician schools were held: School No. Students Medical and surgical technicians (ward) 120 Surgical technicians (operating room) 16 Neuropsychiatry ward technicians 16 Laboratory technicians 16 Pharmacy technicians 8 X-Ray technicians 8 Anesthetists 8 (2) Medical officers were attached to the fixed medical installations on Oahu where they re ceived practical instruction in the following subjects: > Anesthesiology Eye-ear-nose-throat General medicine General surgery Medical laboratory Tropical medicine Orthopedic surgery Psychiatry '/ l^edlcal sanitary companies were given practical v; training In rat, mosquito and fly control [.',.•;•"; through particlpat In the rat and dengua - control program, sponsored jointly by the Territorial Board of Health and the II. S. Public Health Service, in the Honolulu and J rural areas on Oahu* The surgeons of assault and garrison force units made frequent visits to the office of the CPBC medical inspector : : for advlbe and literature in connection with immunization requirements, field sanitation, treatment of water, use of sodium arsenite, J paradichlorobenzene and DDT, application of insecticides, use of protective clothing and "repellents, dengue and malaria control, pro curement of insecticides and equipment, and military intelligence concerning tropical diseases iri the target areas. 3# Equipment and supply. Assault and garrison force re quirements for T/0 and E and excess of T/0 and E medical equipment arid supplies were reviewed by the CPBC 'surgeon. Knowledge gained from the Marianas operation was used as a basis for ^he-;au'thori;2-atibn/'<>f--'exc''el'ss' equipment for this amphibious operation. Approved Items were procured and allocated. Special medical items or items required in quan tity, the procurement of which was significant, are discussed b e l o w . - • _ • • • ' • • ' > . : • • . •. ' ••-• :•" ' . • ' - • ' • ••.•••- • ' . . . •• •'.•• ••':.. a. Clearing companies of the 7th, 81st, and 96th Infantry Divisions were Issued equipment, in excess of T/0 and E, to enable them to function as field^hospitals. The following principal items of equipment were Issued: ortho pedic tables and Instrument sets, Indirect blood transfusion apparatus, X-ray equipment, one mechanical refrigerator for the storage of blologicals, 400 canvas cots, 600 blankets, one washing machine, field dental equipment necessary for . prosthetic work, and pack boards to permit hand-carrying of essential equipment during the initial landing. • b. • Supplies for the 7th, 77th, andL 96th Infantry Divisions were packed into battalion and regimental combat echelons. The battalion combat load Consisted of a 10-day supply; the regimental combat load consisted of a 20-day supply* The 77th Infantry Division was re-equipped at Guam -219 following its participation in the Marianas campaign, replacing combat losses by shipment from Salpan. c. Each battalion and regimental medical section of the 81st Infantry Division was provided with pack-type medical equipment to facilitate the amphibious landing and provide mobility of medical equipment after landing. This type of equipment eliminated the necessity for transporting bulky and heavy chests under combat conditions. Medical chests were to be landed at a later date for the establishment of a station after an area had been secured. d. The l?th Field Hospital Joined the 8lst Infantry Division from the South Pacific Base Command* (1) The following items of standard field hospital equipment were shipped to this unit by CPBC: Item Amount Plastic, 6 compartment, food trays 400 Enamel feeding cups 200 Enamel five-quart pitchers 24 Sets (3 each) hospital buckets 4 Blankets 220 Folding canvas cots 150 (2) At a later date, requests for air shipment of Merthiolate and X-ray equipment were received; shipment was made by air as follows: Tincture of merthiolate, pint bottles 20 Tincture of merthiolate, gallon bottles 5 Chest, MD, X-l (New Type) 1 X-ray field unit transformer, chest MD, X-2 2 X-ray field unit tube unit, chest MD,X-3 1 e. The 39th Station Hospital (250 bed), with T/0 and E equipment, was furnished the Angaur garrison force from SPBC. To supplement its equipment, the CPBC surgeon issued two 100-bed expansion units to this unit. Refrigerators for Installation in prefabricated hospital buildings (Quonset huts) were requested from the continental United States for direct shipment• f. The 69th Field Hospital was reinforced with the following items over and above its T/0 and E allowances: 40 litters, six indirect blood transfusion sets, bulk mosquito netting, two oxygen therapy apparatus, 10 750-gallon oxygen cylinders, and three l£ KVW generators. The 36th Field Hos pital, attached to the 77th Infantry Division, was mounted at Guam following the Marfqp^fcampaign. Replenishment of supplies -220 and equipment were shipped from Saipan to replace combat losses sustained in the Marianas operation, g. The 76th Station Hospital (500 bed) and the 165th Station Hospital (750 bed) were equipped and packed to function initially as evacuation hospitals, to revert to the control of the garrison forces as station hospitals upon completion of the assault* The equipment and supplies necessary to make this transformation consisted mainly of canvas cots, extra linens, and basic and supplemental surgical instrument sets* The pack ing of the hospital equipment was accomplished in such a manner that folding steel beds, mattresses and other unnecessary equip ment and supplies for an evacuation hospital were loaded sepa rately, to be unloaded at a later date when it became necessary to convert back to a station hospital. In addition to the above, it was consldered^necessary to issue obstetrical equipment in sufficient amountdyto these hospitals to care for emergency childbirths. C. SUPPORT, Initial >short-term medical maintenance for as sault and garrison forces was provided as follows: 1. 'Resupply- of the 81st Infantry Division. a. The initial medical maintainance for the 81st Infantry Division and its attached units consisted of a 30-day supply. Supplies were packed in waterproof boxes with an out side dimension of 12 x 18 x 36 inches. Each box of supplies was individually waterproofed and subsequently palletized, placing nine boxes on each pallet. After palletizing, the entire pallet was waterproofed as a unit. Supplies were broken down into three separate units: Unit A - 10 days (palletized) on the basis of one per battalion combat team, clearing company and special troops. Unit B - 20 days (ships Hold) on the basis of one • per regimental combat team. Unit C - 30 days (palletized) for the clearing company. bV The standard 1,000-man 30-day medical maintenance unit was utilized as a basis for the establishment of these units. It was supplemented by such other articles as were recommended by division and regimental surgeons. Supplies were packed in the above manner to facilitate the proper dis tribution to the division in its tactical employment. c. Assault resupply for combat troops was provided by issuing six medical maintenance blocks, each of which was sufficient to maintain 6,000 men for 30 days. These six blocks were diverted from 28 such blocks originally destined for the -221 support of the XXIV Corps in the Western Carolines operation. 2. Resupply of Angaur garrison force. a. Medical maintenance for resupply of the Angauy gar rison force was accomplished by direct shipment from the conti nental United States. The selection of medical supplies and equipment for the initial resupply was accomplished by block maintenance shipments. A previously established maintenance block, known as "medical maintenance unit Annex 4" was utilized. Each block was sufficient to maintain 3,000 men for 30 days and was utilized for the first 30 days of garrison support, b. Subsequent resupply to this base consisted of "medical maintenance unit Annex Hw, which provided greater diversification of medical supplies to enable more complete medical care* This block was designed to support 10,000 men for 30 days. Automatic resupply shipping periods were establish ed at 10-day intervals and continued for a period of 150 days. At the end of this period, the base was scheduled to be re suppliecjLona requisitionbasis, having in its possession 90 days of medical maintenance. The medical maintenance unit * Annex H?^ referred to afcove- consisted of selected medical Item8 which were partially obtained from the standard 10,000 mah, 3Q-day medical maintenance unit, with the addition of items selected on the basis of experience and consideration of prob able needs of this base, &• Re supply of XXIV Co rps,;. a. Resupply of the XXIV Corps was provided through automatic supply shipments consisting of 22 medical maintenance units "Annex CCtt. Each unit was capable of sustaining 6,000 men for 30 days. Each ship was loaded with a proportion of all kinds of resupply goods used in the operation. The value of this system of loading was manifested when 84 per cent of the XXIV Corps resupply was diverted for the support of Sixth Army troops. Had this composite loading system not been used, it would not have been possible to release so much to the Sixth Army. b. Maintenance for the ?7th Infantry Division and its attached units was. furnished from available medical stocks on Saipan, 4. Resupply of Army Garrison Force, APO 248. Resupply of AGF, APO 248, was the responsibility of the Commander-ln- Chlef, Southwest Pacific Area. However, two resupply ship ments had been loaded and were in transit to the rendezvous area before operational plans were changed. These shipments were placed at the disposal of CinCSWPA. -222 K> ( '•IS "3 - Gasualties loaded on a converted i-ton truck used as an ambulance 5V Evacuation, Limited hospital facilities were provided on Oahu for returned battle casualties requiring definitive treatment. Approximately 600 casualties were received, mostly by air, after some hospitalization in the fixed hospitals on Saipan. Casualties requiring more than 90 days ho spi tali zat ion were evacuated to the continental United States* D. LESSONS LEARNED AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. 1.. Cots, litters, and blankets. Additional cots, litters and blanket8 are necessary for field hospitals and clearing companies to replace losses resulting from evacuation, combat, and breakage. Each field hospital and clearing company leav ing this area on a combat mission is now being provided with an additional 50 per cent allowance of cots, litters, and blan kets. 2. Canvas cot covers. A definite need was found for extra canvas cot covers to be slipped on the frame to replace those soiled through use. A 25 per cent cot cover replacement was provided field hospitals and division clearing companies to meet this situation. Soiled canvas covers were laundered and used as replacements when necessary* 3. Water facilities^ Field hospitals have need for three additional 250-gallon water trailers. Additional water trail ers were issued when available, but in most instances when the supply was depleted, 54-gallon steel drums on one-ton trailers were provided. 4. Generators. Field hospitals need more and heavier generators than those provided under T/0 and E 8-510. Since these operations, a new T/0 and E has corrected these defl encies by the inclusion of six KVW generators. 5. Mounting of generators. Generators should be mounted on wheeled chassis or trailers. Additional one-ton trailers were being issued as of 31 Deoember 1944 to provide this mo bility for the five KVW generators. 6. Laundry units. Quartermaster laundry sections with mobile equipment should accompany hospital units of a division in combat. The domestic type washing machine, standard to hospitals, has proved inadequate. Requests were submitted to the War Department to provide mobile quartermaster laundry units on the basis of one per division. 7. Foot powder. Allowances of foot powder and Frazier's solution were Inadequate in humid tropical climates. Foot powder was issued to combat troops on a basis of one can per man. Replacement supply of both foot powder and Frazier's solution was being provided on assault maintenance. 8. Portable surgloal hospitals. Portable surgical hospitals were de f1c1en t in opera11ng tables, portable orthopedic tables, and field operating lamps. Provisions were made to provide each portable surgical hospital with one field operating table, one portable operating table, and one field operating lamp with gen erator. -226 PART 3 - CENTRAL PACIFIC BASE COMMAND SECTION XII - ARMY PORT AND SERVICE COMMAND A » MISSION, To maintain the normal flow of cargo over the Honolulu piers; to forward Army supplies required for USAFPOA units; to supervise palletizing activities; to assist assault and garrison forces in preparation and movement of cargo and loading of ships; and to conduct combat, loading schools for assault and garrison forces. B. PREPARATION, !• Planning. Initial planning for troop requirements began in June 1944. An approximate determination of tonnage to be handled was necessary to determine the number of port and DUKW companies required. Based upon the original opera tion plan, Army Port and Service Command initiated plans to make available sufficient transportation corps units, float ing craft, and equipment to handle Army tonnage at the base to be established at Babelthuap. After the change in tacti cal plan, transportation corps personnel and floating craft operating personnel were somewhat, reduced. One port company was to land on Angaur, and a port battalion (less a company) was to land on Ullthi and Yap. Plans were made for a large transportation corps warehouse to be established on Yap to support Army vessels and War Shipping Administration ships operating in that area. 2. Billeting. a. Troops of the XXIV Corps were assigned areas at Schofield Barracks. Amphibian and port units were assigned facilities at Koko Head, Kaiaka Bay, Kallhi Camp, Honolulu, and Sand Island. DUKW companies were stationed at Fort Hase. Quarters and facilities to accomodate 11,250 personnel were allocated to these units. b. The 7th Infantry Division, reinforced, was assigned space at Schofield Barracks for 18,800 troops. c. The 81st Infantry Division, reinforced, was as signed billeting space for division headquarters, special troops, and one reinforced regimental combat team at Fort Hase, and a regimental combat team each at Pali Camp and Kahuku. Billeting space, plus headquarters and training facilities, for 19,700 was assigned. d. The 96th Infantry Division, reinforced, was as signed billeting space, office and training facilities as follows: headquarters, special troops and two regimental combat teams at gimental combat - 227 team at Heeia Camp (a strength of 19,175;. e. Since AGF, APO 248 wis moving forward in several echelons, space was reserved, as required, at Fort Kamehameha and Aiea Staging Areas. Working and storage space were allo cated at Fort Kamehameha. Approximately 8,000 billeting spaces were made available. f. Each division was allocated space at Fort Kamehameha and the Aiea Staging Areas for*equipment and sup plies.. About 3,000 billeting spaces were available for spe cial work groups in addition to spaces previously named* Rear detachments of corps and divisions processed and shipped subsequent supplies to their organizations. 3. Organization. The following units were furnished by AP&SC for the Palaus and the Philippines operations: a. Angaur assault force * 290th Port Company * 481st Amphibian Truck Company b. Leyte assault force Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 504th Port Battalion 291st Port Company 292d Port Company C. AG-F, APO 248 Detachment, 331st Harbor Craft Company (This de tachment consisted of the equipment listed below) No. Type Proposed Job 1 Medium tug (86* steel) Harbor work, including berth ing of ships, moving barges and floating cranes, and short inter-island towing. 2 Smell tugs (46s steel) Harbor work, including berth ing of ships, moving barges and floating cranes, and short inter-island towing. Floating crane - 60-ton For handling heavy lifts from capacity (Whirley type ship deck, hatches, barges, mounted on 110* wooden etc. hull barge) No. Type Proposed Job 1 Floating crane - 30-ton For handling heavy lifts from capacity (G-oose Neck ship deck, hatches, barges, Type mounted on steel etc. barge) 8 Motor launches - 40f Transporting stevedores and J-type crane crews, water taxi and ferry service, etc. * These units were to be released to the garrison force upon completion of the assault phase. 4. Operational procedure. a. During preparation and support of the operations, the average flow of cargo through the Port of Honolulu was not affected because the assault forces were charged with loading and berthing their own vessels. This was accomplished by direct liaison of assault forces with Fifth Amphibious Force. Transportation of assault forces from staging areas to piers was arranged by AP&SC. b. AP&SC maintained liaison between garrison forces and operational headquarters. Meetings were held with Army garrison force liaison officers to plan details of transport ing troops from the staging areas. Adjustments of personnel for Army garrison force shipment to meet characteristics of individual ships were made only on approval of CinCPOA trans portation priority section. All troops were berthed aboard ships by AP&SC. A list of personnel leaving Honolulu for the Palaus and Leyte is shown in Addendum No. 1 to this section. c. All units were given assistance in securing and transporting supplies and equipment. d. Transport quartermasters observed actual loadings and were given lectures on loading. Mistakes mede In loading were pointed out to the units loading at a later date. One division encountered difficulties during the loading phase due to Its inexperience in regulating cargo. The regulating office for this division was too far removed from the piers. The division attempted to stock piers and load the ships at the same time; lack of mechanical equipment at the piers pre cluded the working of both jobs simultaneously. These errors were corrected during the operational phase. Other assault force units profited by the experiences of this division and placed an officer in the AP&SC TQM office to regulate and co ordinate the flow of cargo. Their piers were loaded 48 hours in advance of scheduled loading time. As a result, all ener gy could be devoted to loading at one time. -229 e. Task force units caMpll^ajpQjff^AF&SC to obtain palletizing and packing and craffng materials. To coordinate activities, each division designated one officer as supply liaison officer and assigned him the duty of obtaining a con solidated list of packing and crating requirements for the division and attached units. Supply liaison officers were designated for garrison forces, but they were unable to de vote sufficient time to this task. As a result, there was some confusion and delay in procuring packing and crating materials. f. Loading of assault ships was performed by troop labor operating as ships platoons. AP&SC made arrangements to provide trained technicians as advisors to the inexperi enced stevedores, and arrangements were made to provide high lifts and dollies for loading ships. C. TRAINING. ; / !• 504th Port Battalion. Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 504th Port Battalion, was trained in its primary mission of administration and supply by seven months1 duty in USAFPOA. Live hand grenade practice and qualificetlon with arms was completed. All personnel including the medical de tachment received three days' amphibious training. Special training was given in first aid, sanitation, and evacuation. Port companies completed seven months1 actual stevedoring operations in USAFPOA, including experience in handling liber ty-type and similar large, ocean-going, cargo vessels. Tech nical training requirements left little, time for basic mili tary training. Port companies were given amphibious training- All personnel were qualified in rifle small arms firing, hand grenade practice and swimming. Port companies designated for this operation were given final training inspections. Defi ciencies noted were corrected, when possible, or the units to which these companies were to be attached were notified of^ such deficiencies. 2. 481st Amphibian Truck Company. Basic and amphibious training, under the supervision of AP&SC, was given during the period 6 March 1944 to 1 July 1944 and included Joint training with Navy LSTs In loading and unloading of cargo. One day was devoted to training in the evacuation of casual ties. . 3. Transport quartermasters. The late arrival of the 81st Infantry Division on Oahu prevented its personnel from attending a transport quartermaster school, but loading forms and principles of combat loading were discussed with the transport quartermasters. Transport quartermasters of the 96th Infantry Division attended a TQM school and prepared their own loading plfn>< -Officers of the XXIV Corps attended -230 the TQM school. Officers of the 7th Infantry Division, who had served as TQMs during the Kwajalein operation, trained their own men. D. SUPPORT. 1. Equipment. Army Port and Service Command obtained ma terial necessary for all palletizing accomplished by USAFPOA units scheduled to move to the Palaus and the Philippines. In addition, supplies and equipment for the various units were palletized. The amount of the various items required are bro ken down by types in Addendum No. 2 to this section. 2* Transportation. A summary of transportation furnished units during staging and loading is shown in Addendum No. 3 to this section. . . - . . E. •: LESSONS LEARNED AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. 1. Cargo nets. The allowance of cargo nets per port com pany again was insufficient. A special list of equipment for future operations allows a greater number of cargo nets per port company. 2. Communications. Port companies and battalions should be equipped with sufficient radios to permit ship-to-shore com munications at all times for control of stevedore troops. A special list of equipment for future operations provides three radios per company and one per battalion headquarters. 3- Winch operators. Each port company should have a min imum of 30 trained winch operators so that additional ships may be stevedored, in an emergency by augmenting the port company with other troops of civilian labor. In future opera tions, If training time permits, additional company personnel should be trained as winch operators. 4. Five-ton tractor cranes. The five-ton crane with rub ber-tired wheels was wholly ineffective on Leyte and should be eliminated from the port company T/0 & E. In future opera tions, each port company should be authorized one crawler-type crane of seven- to ten-ton capacity. 5. Traffic control. A communication system is necessary to coordinate traffic control in the Honolulu port area. A waterfront net should be set up so that it will be possible, in future operations, for the traffic section to contact stag ing areas and assembly points. 6. Liaison. The system of having garrison force command ers appoint transport quartermasters proved very satisfactory in this operation. ., A^rear echelon w&s established as liaison between garrison forces and AP&SC. This liaTsfon relayed ac curate and timely information of all garrison shipment changes and maintained telephone communication with garrison forces at all times. This system was recommended for future amphibious operations. 7. Personnel. The CinCPOA Joint Shipping Control, the Port Director, 14th Naval District, and the AP&SC troop move ment section were insufficiently staffed to inspect all ships for capacity, loading characteristics, and for overall passen ger control. Passenger sections had to rely on garrison force TQMs, in many cases, for inspection of ships and berthing plans. More inspectors were added to the AP&SC troop movement section. 8 » Bllletlnp. It is imperative that only one agency be designated to arrange for billeting, work and storage areas. Duplication is thus eliminated and an orderly system of fill ing requirements can be set up. Hereafter, each task force should be requested to name only one agency for requisitioning supplies and areas. 9. Operation area. Space at the Fort Kamehameha staging area was too small for efficient operation. Arrangements were made to provide increased space and facilities in that area. -232 TROOP MOVEMENT A. FIRST PHASE Date of Personnel 1. Pelellu Departure Off EM Assault and 1st Echelon - Marines 2d Echelon V2P-3 Island Mall 14 Sep 44 4 119 V2K-4 Alexander Hamilton 13 Sep 44 1 1 3d Echelon V3P-1 Sea Pike 8 Oct 44 32 552 V3K-2 Winifred Stratton 18 Sep 44 1 3 V3K-3 Navajo Victory 29 Sep 44 (no troops) 4th Echelon V4K-1 Thomas C. Powers 19 Oct 44 (no troops from Honolulu) 2. Angaur Assault and 1st Echelon - 81st Infantry Division Trans Dlv 20 APA-90 James O'Hara 12 Aug 44 82 1492 APA-12 Wood 12 Aug 44 96 1683 APA-50 Pierce 12 Aug 44 64 1303 APA-102 La Salle 12 Aug 44 55 807 AKA-4 Electra 12 Aug 44 9 181 Trans Dlv 26 AKA-43 Jupiter 12 Aug 44 6 176 APA-35 Callaway 12 Aug 44 96 1379 APA-48 Leon 12 Aug 44 72 1548 APA-52 Sumpter 12 Aug 44 56 1243 AP-171 Storm King 12 Aug 44 97 630 Trans Div 32 APA-44 Fremont 12 Aug 44 61 767 APA-2 Harris 12 Aug 44 98 1470 APA-93 Barnstable 12 Aug -44 65 1398 AP-173 Herald of the Morn1 12 Aug 44 66 1351 Army Date of Personnel Departure Off EM APD-13 Sands 12 Aug 44 6 111 AKA-56 Arnab 12 Aug 44 10 0 LST-610 12 Aug 44 7 173 LST-7 12 Aug 44 9 154 LST-8 12 Aug 44 10 154 LST-689 12 Aug 44 13 196 CV-78 12 Aug 44 2 0 LST-908 12 Aug 44 8 146 2d Echelon R2P-1 Prince Georges 13 Sep 44 53 949 R2K-2 John Deere 13 Sep 44 1 7 R2K-3 Phillip G. Shera 13 Sep 44 4 24 3d Echelon R3P-1 Klnmore 24 Sep 44 31 660 R3K-2 Enos Mill 1 Sep 44 (no Army) R3K-3 Irving Scott 24 Sep 44 4 24 SPEC Alf Lindeberg 17 Oct 44 0 8 4th Echelon R4P-1 John B. Floyd 10 Oct 44 (no Army) R4K-2(Part) Daniel LaMont 10 Oct 44 (no Army) R4K-2(Part)Michael Casey 10 Oct 44 (no troops) 5th Echelon R5K-1 James J. Corbett 14 Nov 44 0 7 SPEC William J. Duane 13 Nov 44 2 21 B. SECOND PHASE 1. Leyte Assault - 7th and 96th Infantry Divisions - XXIV Corps Trans Dlv 7 Thubin 14 Sep 44 8 221 Feland 14 Sep 44 61 706 USS Cavalier 14 Sep 44 87 1397 USS Golden City 14 3ei> 44 96 1453 USS J. F. Bell 14 Sep 44 102 1620 -234 Army Date of Personnel Trans Dlv 30 Departure Off EM Ruxey 14 Sep 44 65 940 Galvert 14 Sep 44 62 1292 Chara 14 Sep 44 8 238 USS Knox 14 3ep 44 88 1448 Ouster 14 Sep 44 81 1331 Trans Piv 38 Alshain 14 Sep 44 9 246 Alpine 14 Sep 44 83 1422 Starlight 14 Sep 44 74 1120 Lamar 14 Sep 44 90 1414 Heywood 14 Sep 44 79 1234 LST-733 14 Sep 44 16 241 Appalachian 14 Sep 44 50 64 LST-909 14 Sep 44 7 124 LST-686 14 Sep 44 15 247 LST-670 14 Sep 44 9 72 LST-205 14 Sep 44 5 167 LST-612 14 Sep 44 3 103 LST-738 14 Sep 44 6 138 LST-739 14 Sep 44 4 115 LST-126 14 Sep 44 6 130 LST-611 14 Sep 44 4 123 LST-609 14 Sep 44 5 113 LST-608 14 Sep 44 6 106 L3T-693 14 Sep 44 4 110 LST-605 14 Sep 44 8 175 LST-461 14 Sep 44 6 74 LST-213 14 Sep 44 9 278 LST-169 14 Sep 44 8 175 LST-617 14 Sep 44 10 185 LST-565 14 Sep 44 11 119 LST-223 14 Sep 44 14 238 14 Sep 44 LST-1006 3 81 14 Sep 44 16 240 LST-242 14 Sep 44 4 94 L3T-34 trans Div 18 (96th Infantry Division)~ Alcyone 14 Sep 44 8 235 War Hawk 14 Sep 44 64 1256 Monrovia 14 Sep 44 90 339 Casa Grande 14 Sep 44 13 191 Funston 14 Sep 44 107 1469 Cambria 14 Sep 44 76 1458 Rushmore 14 Sep 44 13 1190 Army ersonnel Departure Off EM Belle-Grove 14 Sep 44 10 166 Trans Dlv 10 (96th Infantry Division) USS Clay 14 Sep 44 85 790 USS George Elliott 14 Sep 44 83 1636 US3 Baxter 14 Sep 44 57 1247 USS Capricornicus 14 Sep 44 10 199 USS Middleton 14 Sep 44 57 1127 96th Infantry Division LST-671 14 Sep 44 5 180 LST-486 14 Sep 44 7 211 LST-20 14 Sep 44 9 190 LST-918 14 Sep 44 3 142 LST-745 14 Sep 44 10 171 LST-483 14 Sep 44 10 109 LST-1024 14 Sep 44 6 201 LST-999 14 Sep 44 8 180 LST-1013 14 Sep 44 8 132 96th Infantry Division LST-916 14 Sep 44 7 162 L3T-118 14 Sep 44 4 127 L3T-567 14 Seo 44 8 206 L3T-5S4 14 Sep 44 4 171 LST-672 14 Sep 44 8 237 LST-917 14 Sep 44 4 163 LST-698 14 Sep 44 5 189 LST-6S9 14 Sep 44 4 237 Trans Dlv 28 (96th Infantry Division! USS Doyen 14 Sep 44 72 746 Bolivar 14 Sep 44 83 1337 Almaack 14 Sep 44 15 275 Comet 14 Sep 44 59 1189 USS Sheridan 14 Sep 44 71 1374 LST-615 14 Sep 44 7 126 LST-270 14 Sep 44 23 127 LST-568 14 Sep 44 17 288 L3T-277 14 Sep 44 16 271 LST-269 14 Sep 44 17 334 LST-43 4 Set) 44 10 109 -236 Army Date of Personnel XXIV Corps Departure Off ^ JM APA Biddle 14 Sep 44 77 1004 Mount Olympus 14 Sep 44 35 70 APA Hayes 14 Sep 44 74 1135 L3V Catskill 14 Sep 44 40 120 Mercury 14 Sep 44 8 163 George Clymer 14 Sep 44 110 798 Auriga 14 Sep 44 1 10 LSV-5 Monitor 14 Sep 44 17 115 LST-123 14 Sep 44 22 256 LST-125 14 Sep 44 14 255 LST-207 14 Sep 44 17 274 LST-219 14 Sep 44 17 275 LST-482 14 Sep 44 11 257 LST-451 14 Sep 44 12 262 LST-478 14 Sep 44 18 227 LST-488 14 Sep 44 12 147 1st Echelon DW1P-1 Cape Neddick 21 Sep 44 20 346 DW1K-2 Juliet Victory 23 Sep 44 1 5 DW1P-3 Young America. 21 Sep 44 47 373 DW1K-4 Cape Juby 23 Sep 44 1 3 DW1K-5 Cape Sandy 23 Sep 44 1 7 2d Echelon DW2P-1 Zoella Lykes 10 Oct 44 7 53 DW2K-2 Netherlands Victory (no Army) DW2K-3 Floyd Bennett 10 Oct 44 2 15 DW2P-4 Cape Cod (Navy) DW2K-5 (from SPBC DW2P-6 Howell Lykes 29 Sep 44 125 2462 DW2P-7 John B. Weeks 10 Oct 44 53 1186 DW2K-8 Cyrus Adler 27 Sep 44 2 4 D7/2K-9 Anson Burlingame 26 Sep 44 1 25 DW2K-10 (Cancelled DW2K-11 Belgium Victory 5 Oct 44 1 0 SPEC Joseph Simon 1 Oct 44 0 4 SPEC Jose Barboza 10 Oct 44 1 0 3d Echelon DW3P-1 Meteor 24 Oct 44 55 1110 DW3K-2 James A. Drain (no Army) DW3K-3 Pete r Deamet 10 Oct 44 1 18 DW3K-4 Paul Chandler 10 Oct 44 1 0 DW3K-5 Albert Cummings 16 Oct 44 (no Army) Army Date of Personnel Departure Off EM DW3K-6 Samuel Stewart 20 Oct 44 1 0 DW3P-7 Day Star 6 Nov 44 8 400 DW3K-8 Kenneth McKenzie 10 Oct 44 1 20 DW3K-9 William t, Sherman 16 Oct 44 1 22 DW3K-10 (from SPBC) DW3K-11 Benjamin Warner 24 Oct 44 4 0 SPEC Nicaragna Victory 11 Oct 44 0 1 4th Echelon DW4P-1 Sea Fiddler 6 Nov 44 49 906 DW4P-2 (Cancelled) DW4K-3 Claus Spreakler WC (no Army) DW4K-4 Clarence King 6 Nov 44 2 23 DW4P-5 (Cancelled) DW4K-6 William Keith 22 Oct 44 4 24 DW4K-7 Louis Pasteur 30 Oct 44 5 18 SPEC George Pope 26 Oct 44 3 0 2. Ullthl Assault 81st Infantry Division (partial) and 1st Echelon A1P-3 Dashing Wave WC 21 Sep 44 (no troops) A1K-4 Cape Newenham 21 Sep 44 4 0 A1P-5 Nampa Victory WC 23 Sep 44 (no troops) Honolulu) A1K-6 Cuba Victory 23 Sep 44 (no troops from Honolulu) A1K-7 Joplin Victory WC 23 Sep 44 (no troops from Honolulu) AlP-8 Typhoon 21 Sep 44 11 415 A1K-9 Plying Mist 21 Sep 44 1 3 2d Echelon A2P-1 Jean La Pitte 8 Oct 44 1 0 A2K-2 Cape Martin WC 29 Sep 44 (no troops) A2K-3 Claremont Victory WC 29 Sep 44 (no troops) A2K-4(Part)South African Victory WC 29 Sep 44 (no troops) A2K-4(Part)Guatamala victory 7 Oct 44 1 6 LST-622 3 Oct 44 12 222 Army- Date of Personnel Departure Off EM LST-624 3 Oct 44 233 Totals 4,440 72,082 -239 : ? r 3 '" & ^ i t 1 ¥ a r i Unloading equipment on a beach on Angaur Island MATERIAL ISSUED BY AP&SC FOR PACKING. CRATING. AND PALLETIZING Amounts Issued to: 7th Inf 81st Inf 96th Inf AGF, AGF, XXIV Item Unit Division Division Division APO 264 APO 248 Corps Thinner, paint gallon 15 5 30 0 0 Brush, paint, I11 each 0 36 0 0 0 Brush, paint, l£M each 0 36 24 0 0 Brush, paint, 2H each 0 0 50 0 12 Brush, paint, 3M each 0 0 0 0 0 Brush, artist each 0 12 0 0 0 Brush, stencil each 0 96 334 22 41 Paint, red gallon 10 20 0 0 6 Paint, yellow gallon 5 20 0 0 0 Paint, black ; gallon 5 20 0 0 2 Paint, white gallon 15 30 55 0 0 Paint, olive drab gallon 0 30 0 0 0 Paint, blue gallon 0 20 20 0 0 Paint, green gallon 10 0 0 0 0 Paint, orange gallon 0 0 0 0 0 Paint, stencil, yellow gallon 20 60 99 1 4 Paint, stencil, orange gallon 2 0 0 0 1 Paint, stencil, white gallon 80 62 99 4 24 Paint, stencil, blue gallon 39 0 20 1 0 Paint, stencil, red gallon 42 0 96 4 13 Paint, stencil, black gallon 78 86 140 22 55 Paint, buff gallon 17 0 0 0 0 ^^ Paper, waterproof roll 390 289 424 109 315 op. Hydro seal gallon 330 375 790 110 390 2 § Nails, common, 4d keg 5 0 0 0 2 £*,. Nails, common, 6d keg 66 38 47 11 35 wo Nails, common, 8d keg 88 51 54 10 27 ' * Nails, common, lOd keg 64 4 48 0 15 gro Nails, common, 12d keg 7 1 0 0 3 j5 Nails, common, 16d keg 75 22 2 5 1-3 g1- Nails, common, 2Od keg 23 0 0 0 0 1 Amounts Issued to: 7th Inf 81st Inf 96th Inf AGF, AGF, XXIV Item Unit Division Division Division APO 264 APO 248 Corps Nails, common, 30d keg 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nails, common, 40d keg 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nails, common, 60d keg 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lumber, I11 x 4H board foot 106000 3300 84000 4200 14000 31000 Lumber, 1H x 6" board foot 74000 33000 56500 9100 96128 83000 Lumber, 1* x 8" board foot 31000 14666 7000 10700 23000 6220 Lumber, 1" x 10" board foot 0 36000 0 2000 v 12000 6666 Lumber, 1" x 12H board foot 80000 100000 58000 13000 45000 39624 Lumber, 2" x 4" board foot 83000 238000 91000 15000 , 43000 128300 Lumber, 2" x 6" board foot 66000 57000 85000 0 3000 49850 Lumber, 2" x 8" board foot 3200 0 88000 1300 1200 0 Lumber, 2H x 10" board foot 52000 0 38000 0 0 500 Lumber, 2W x 12" board foot 31000 4000 62000 0 0 0 Lumber, 3H or larger board foot 0 4500 0 0 27280 0 Strapping, steel, 5/8 " foot 14500 40000 5000 33500 154636 16300 Seals, steel, 5/8" each 2700 6000 6000 6800 26150 2750 Strapping, steel, 3/4 * fOOt 34250 36750 88500 36000 42000 148000 Seals, steel, 3/4H each 7480 4400 16600 5900 4400 19500 Strapping, steel, li" foot 1000000 900000 450000 0 0 414363 Seals, steel, li" each 100000 60000 30000 0 0 28728 Pallets, 41 x 61 each 8261 6000 4283 0 0 0 S-hooks each 8261 6000 4283 0 0 0 Boxes, wooden Standard 12" x 18" x 36" each 1875 1400 176 0 450 1034 Standard 18W x 18" x 36" each 1902 381 355 280 1871 1572 Standard 24" x 24" x 42H each 1068 107 850 50 983 1473 Boxes, wooden Non-standard each 3324 892 704 607 1343 3644 Tacks, carpet pound 350 37 40 30 82 133 Note: Boxes fabricated by Packing and Crating Mills, Construction and Utilities Branch, AP&SC. Amounts issued to: 7th Inf 81st Inf 96th Inf AGF, AGF, XXIV Item Unit Division Division Division APO 264 APO 248 Corns Total Paint gallon 323 348 529 32 93 217 1,542 Paper, waterproof roll 390 289 424 109 315 353 1,880 Hydroseal gallon 330 375 790 110 390 385 2,380 Nails keg 253 169 171 23 78 168 862 Lumber board foot 526,200 491,466 569,500 55,,30 0 264,608 345,160 2i 252,234 Strapping, steel foot 1,048,750 976,750 543,500 69,,50 0 196,636 678,663 3,413,79 9 Seals, steel each 110,180 70,400 52,600 12,,70 0 30,550 50,978 327,408 Pallets ro 41 x 6f each 8,261 6,000 4,283 0 0 0 18,544 S-hooks each 8,261 6,000 4,283 0 0 0 18,544 • Boxes, wooden each 8,169 2,780 2,085 937 4,647 7,723 26,341 pp*r~-^%