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

57. Memo for Arnold from Towers,
14 Feb. 1942. The AAF had sought in-
formation concerning the proposed em-
ployment of the planes requested (see
R&R, Arnold to Harmon, 3 Feb. 1942).
In his memorandum of 14 February
Admiral Towers declared: “The uncer-
tainty as to the precise areas in which
the Fleet may be called upon to operate
makes it impracticable to list with pre-
cision the operating areas and bases of
the requested landplane bombers. rn
general, they are assigned to Fleet Patrol
Wings, with the exception of two Marine
medium bombardment groups for de-
fense of outlying bases for which the
Navy has accepted responsibility. It may
be expected that they will be employed
in northern waters, where seaplane op-
eration is difficult or impossible by reason
of ice conditions, and from shore bases
elsewhere, in the discharge of Naval air
functions, where their performance ren-
ders them superior to seaplane patrol
planes.”
58. See for example, memo for C/S
from Arnold, 2 5 Feb. 1942; R&R, Arnold
to Maj. Gen. M.F. Harmon, 2 Feb. 1942.
59. Ltr., Arnold to King, 9 Mar. 1942.
60. See AAFAC files 1 1 5 . 5 1 and
I 15.52; report, The Coastal Command
System of Operational Control, 17 Feb.
1942; conference with Comdr. R.B. Mar-
tineau, 17 July 1942; digest of agreement,
Admiralty and Air Ministry, covering
exercise of operational control, 24 Apr.
1941, supplied through courtesy of Dr.
E.L. Bowles; Coastal Command, T h e Air
Ministry Account of the Part Played by
Coastal Command in the Battle of the
Seas, 1939-1942 (New York, 1943).
61. Lt. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney’s
notes on trip to First Air Force and
I Bomber Command, 2 3 Apt. 1942;memo
for Arnold [from AFRDBI, 20 May
1942; memo for T A G by OPD, 27 May
1942; ltr., Hq. Third AF to C G AAF,
15 June 1942.
62. Memo for Col. Glantzberry from
Col. F.R. Pitts, 20 Aug. 1942;McNarney’s
notes, as cited in n. 61.
63. See sources as cited in n. 62; also
ltr., Marshall to King, 17 Sept. 1942, Tab
XIVA, in Bowles report to S/W, The
N O T E S T O P A G E S 5 4 0 - 5 1
Acute Problem of Ocean-borne Trans-
port and Supply.
64. Draft of plans, n.d., ns., and notes
for conference on improvement in anti-
submarine operations, I June 1942, in
AAFAC files 1 1 3 . 3 and 001. Cf. memo
for AC/S, OPD from AC/AS, Plans, 4
June 1942, in Plans file 111-R-2, Bk. I ,
which is Virtually the same plan.
65. Memo for Marshall from King, 2 1
June 1942, Tab XIIB, in Bowles report.
66. See sources cited in n. 64.
67. Ltr., AM P.B. Joubert to Lord
Halifax, 16 Aug. 1942,Tab II B, in Three
Essays. This letter was sent in answer
to Lord Halifax’s request for information
concerning British experience which
might be of help to the United States in
its antisubmarine campaign.
68. Memo for CG EDC from AC/S,
OPD, 2 0 May 1942; memo for C G AAF
from AC/S, OPD, 20 May 1942.
69. See sources cited in n. 64.
70. Memo for King from McNarney,
26 May 1942.
7 1 . Ltr., King to Marshall, 10 June
1942; ltr., King to Comdrs. ESF and
GSF, 10 June 1942.
7 2 . Memo for King from Marshall, 19
June 1942, Tab XIIA, in Bowles report.
73. Memo for Marshall from King,
2 1 June 1942. Cf. ltr., King to Marshall,
10 June 1942.
74. Memo for Marshall from King,
2 1 June 1942.
75. Memo for Knox from Stimson. 7
July 1942.
76. Memo for Stimson from Knox, 10
July 1942.
77. Memo for Knox from Stimson, 2 3
J ~ Y1942.
78. Memo for CG AAF from Brig.
Gen. T.T. Handy, 27 June 1942; memo
for S/W from Dr. Bowles, 7 Aug. 1942.
79. History, 1st Sea Search Attack
Gp., especially Apps. 3 and 4. Cf. draft
chapter, SADU, in AAFAC file.
80. History, 1st Sea Search Attack Gp.
81. Zbid. Care should be taken in
accepting operational information re-
ported in history of the 1st SSA Group
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