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

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statement; Lt. Col. William J. Kennard,
Report on Philippine and Australian Ac-
tivities, 14 Nov. 1942, in AAG, Reports
of Air Surgeon; Rowe combat report;
statement of Col. Ray Elsmore, Doc. 30 a,
in History, Fifth Air Force, Pt. I ; G O
37, Hq. USAFIA, 5 Apr. 1942; G O 2 6 ,
GHQ SWPA, 28 hug. 1942.
8. Elsrnore statement; msg. #zo, Mac-
Arthur to TAG, 7 Jan. 1942; msg. $116,
Ft. Mills to AG, 24 Jan. 1942; Supple-
mental Report on Airfields, I Mar. 1942,
Doc. 30, in History, Fifth Air Force, Pt.
I ; unrecorded interview with Col. Cecil
E. Combs by Maj. R.L. Watson, 19 Jan.
1945.
9. Elsmore statement.
10. Msg. # z ~ z ,MacArthur to Roose-
velt, 11 Feb. 1942; msgs., Hq. USAFFE,
Ft. Mills to Sharp, Del Monte for Mac-
Arthur, sgd. Marshall, 15 and 16 Mar.
1942.
I I. Msg. # z ~ z ,Ft. Mills to TAG, Mac-
Arthur for Roosevelt, 11 Feb. 1942; msg.
#5, Australia to Marshall, 2 1 Mar. 1942;
msg., Hq. USAFFE to Del Monte for
MacArthur, sgd. Marshall, 15 Mar. 1942;
memo for Gen. Brett by Gen. Royce, 6
Apr. 1942, in AFSHO files; Hmory,
435th Sq.; G O 37, Hq. USAFIA, 5 Apr.
1942.
rz. USSBS (Pacific) Intr. 503, Vice
Adm. S. Fukudome, 9 Dec. 1945.
13. CPS 24, 14 Mar. 1942. See also
USSBS, Employment of Forces under
the Southwest Pacific C o m a n d , Feb.
'947, P. 4,
14. CCS 18/1, 13 Mar. 1942.
15. JCS 5th Mtg., 9 Mar. 1942; JCS
6th Mtg., 16 Mar. 1942; study prepared
by Strategy and Policy Gp., OPD, at-
tached to JCS 152/1, IZ Dec. 1942.
16. It should be noted that Darwin
and Port Moresby were merely outposts,
and at this time were not expected to
hold out long against an enemy attack.
The main Australian forces were to be
disposed for protection of the vital Bris-
baneMelbourne area. (CPS 24, 14 Mar.
1942; USSBS, Employment of Forces, as
in n. 13.) In the Darwin area, there were
no more than twenty-two heavy antiair-
craft guns and six 6-inch coastal guns;
and at Port Moresby only ten antiaircraft
guns and two coastal guns. (CPS 24,
14 Mar. 1942.)
17. Msg., Washington to CG USA-
FIA, 12 Mar. 1 9 4 2 , Doc. 278, in History,
Fifth Air Force, Pt. I.
18. Msg. 8510,sans origine to TAG,
sgd. Brett, 8 Mar. 1942.
19. Brett's operations officer later sub-
mitted a modified plan to include six
areas with combat squadrons located as
follows: Darwin-Daly Waters, Clon-
curry-Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney,
Melbourne, and Perth. Curiously, al-
though pursuit units were to be located
at Darwin, Brisbane, and Sydney, none
were to be placed at Townmille. (Memo
for C/AS by Col. Ross G. Hoyt and
concurred in by A-I, A-2, and A-4, 24
Mar. 1942.)
20. GO 16, Hq. USAFIA, 24 Feb.
'942-
21. Shipment of A/C from the US.,
Doc. 283, in History, Fifth Air Force,
Pt. I; msg. #754, Australia to AGWAR,
22. History, V Fighter Command,
chap. 1; History, 41st Fighter Sq.;Flying
Time of the 49th Pursuit Group, Doc.
926, in History, Fifth Air Force, Pt. I.
23. AAF Historical Study No. 9, The
AAF in Australia, to the Summer of
1942, pp- 37-43.
24. Shipment of A/C from the U.S.,
as cited in n. 21; msg. #754, Australia to
AGWAR, 18 Mar. 1942.
25. Msg., Brett to AGWAR, 26 Feb.
1942; 435th [Bomb. Sq.] Overseas; His-
tory, 19th Bomb. Gp.; interview with
Col. Richard H. Carmichael, 5 Dec. 1942;
memo for Chief AAF by Col. Vanden-
berg, 16 Feb. 1942; msg. $570, Brett to
AG, 9 Mar. 1942; msg. #3/219, Ulio to
CG USAFIA, 11 Mar. 1942.
26. History, 43d Bomb. Gp.; inter-
view with Col. Harold R. Wells, 2 1 May
1943; History, 63d Bomb. Sq.; History,
19th Bomb. Gp.; memo for Chief AAF
by Eisenhower, 19 Mar. 1942; memo for
WPD by C/AS, 20 Mar. 1942; msg. #TOT,
Marshall to USAFIA, 16 Mar. 1942; msg.
$1188, Brett t o TAG, 27 Mar. 1942.
27. Histories, 3d and 27th Bomb.
18 Mar. 1942.