The Army Air Forces in World War II, Vol. 1 (archived PDF)

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and Brereton should go to Australia.
(Msg., Arnold to Brett, 2 2 Feb. 1942.)
93. Memo for T A G by Eisenhower,
23 Feb. 1942, draft msg., Marshall to
Brett.
94. Msg. #DBA 28, CCS to ABDA-
COM, 25 Feb. 1942. The Dutch opposed
the change in the ABDA Command.
Wavell argued that ABDACOM should
be dissolved rather than withdrawn. The
American viewpoint was expressed in a
memorandum by General Eisenhower
that the CCS were not abandoning the
fight in the ABDA area, that Wavell
was ordered to dissolve his own head-
quarters in consideration of the fact that
the area of battle was almost exclusively
Dutch and it was consequently necessary
to place direction and control in Dutch
hands. (Msg., Lt. Gov. H.J. Van Mook
to Marshall, 2 2 Feb. 1942; msg. #02076,
Wavell to Britman for CCS, 22 Feb.
1942, in CPS 19/D, 24 Feb. 1942; memo
for T A G from Eisenhower, 24 Feb. 1942,
draft msg., Marshall to U.S. MA,
Batavia.)
95. Msg. #ABDA 233, ABDACOM to
USAFIA, 7 Feb. 1942.
96. Msg., Barnes to ABDACOM, 9
Feb. 1942, Doc. 708; msg. from Lt. Wil-
liam B. Ackerman, Doc. 714; Roster of
pilots on Lungley, 19 Feb. 1942, Doc. 937,
all in History, Fifth Air Force, Pt. I .
97. Msg. BABDA 403, ABDACOM
to USAFIA, 17 Feb. 1942; msg., ABDA-
COM to USAFIA, 17 Feb. 1942; msg.,
Barnes to Brett, 20 Feb. 1942. There
was some confusion as to the proper
destination of this convoy since, in addi-
tion to the NEI and Burma, the defense
of Koepang and Darwin still was con-
sidered of great importance.
98. Msg., Barnes to ABDACOM, 19
Feb. 1942; msg. #CCOS 17, ABDACOM
to CCS, 2 2 Feb. 1942; msg. #ozo47, sgd.
Wavell, 2 2 Feb. 1942; msg., Barnes to
Brett, z j Feb. 1942; msg., Brett to
ABDACOM, 25 Feb. 1942.
99. History, 17th Pursuit Sq.; Gam-
bonini diary. On 26 February, six
Brewsters and six Hurricanes arrived at
Blimbing to fly with the 17th Squadron.
100. 19th Gp. Diary; 19th Gp. Opns.
Record; Sum. of Activities, 2 2 Feb. 1942.
It should be noted that there has been
no confirmation from enemy sources of
the shipping claims. (See JANAC, Jap
Losses.)
101. The Java Sea Campaign, pp. 49-
5 0 ; History, 17th Pursuit Sq.; 19th Gp.
Opns. Record; Gambonini diary; USSBS
Naval Report, The Japanese Invasion of
the Philippines. See also USSBS Intr. p.
1 0 2 . In this naval battle, two Japanese
destroyers were damaged. T w o Allied
cruisers and three destroyers were sunk
on 27/28 February; three more destroyers
and three cruisers went down on the
following day. Of the Allied fleet, only
four American destroyers made their
escape. (USSBS Naval Report, The Jap-
anese Invasion of the Philippines; USSBS
Intr. 90; The Java Sea Campaign, pp.
50 ff.)
103. T h e Java Sea Campaign, p. 8 1 ;
Fisher report; History, 17th Pursuit Sq.;
Gambonini diary; G O 27, Hq. Allied Air
Forces, 1 1 July 1942; G O 25, GHQ, 2 7
Aug. 1942.
104. Gambonini diary; Fisher report;
Edward 0. Yerington, The Evacuation
of Java, in 435th [Bomb. Sq.] Overseas,
in History, 19th Bomb. Gp.; History,
17th Pursuit Sq.
105. Information supplied by Col.
William Hipps.
106. The Java Sea Campaign, pp.
45 ff.; msg. from Lt. William P. Acker-
man, Doc. 715, in History, Fifth Air
Force, Pt. I ; Fleet Adm. Ernest J. King,
First Official Report to the Secretary of
the Navy, I Mar. 1944.
107. GO 12, Hq. Allied Air Forces,
25 May 1942; GO 58, Hq. Fifth Air
Force, 31 Dec. 1942; Rouse diary; Knud-
sen diary, as cited in n. 64; msg., Hq.
USA, Broome to USAFIA, 2 5 Feb. 1942;
rnsg., Perrin to CG USAFIA, 26 Feb.
1942; msg., Brett to Perrin, 28 Feb. 1942.
108. Gambonini diary; Fisher report;
Edward 0. Yerington, The Evacuation
of Java; History, 17th Pursuit Sq.
,109. History, 17th Pursuit Sq.; ltr.,
Maj. Gen. H.L. George to CG AAF,
15 Jan. 1944; G O 30, W D , 8 Apr. 1944;
Knudsen diary; Rouse diary; Lt. Col.
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