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i s t h e m i s s i c d (1- t h e f i e l d f o r c e s . Actus1 cdlibht i s
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Ciiemio&-l)c-c. n t u m i n a t i L n , depr t end mttiiitenanoe o t mpanies. Engineer-Dopc t , duup t r u c k , mointenance hnd w a t e r s u p p l y c ( niprnies and u t i l i t i e s dcteckments. All t y p e s blocijoal iiil bgpes Ordnclnoe Q u a r t c r m s t c r 113.1 types Sjgnal-hop t and r o p u i r ocniponios W 1 types T r r n n p L r t n t i cn G r p s

3 $ i I i s t r i c a l B e c k g r ~ u n d . P r i r t L t h e beginn i n g ( f \ l p e r a t i c ns t h e burr peFn T h e a t e r w a s a l l u c t i t e d a w l p i n t r r i.ps b y t h e 1 ~r Department t c m r y rut %he c u s s i g n a d m i s s i i n . T h i s 'i'rcip b r s i s f n d i c F t e d t h e numb a r , , r e c c h t y p e unit t l m t vuLuld be LvrilEible, a i d t h o m ntfi t h a t i t w 1 8 e x p c c t e d t c a r r i v e i n t h e T h e a t e r , t u Wie iinics wort' d i v i d e d i n t b t h r e t c ~ t e g r i e s , Y i e l d T r c e s , !r P m e s , Fad SOS. T h a e cvwe s a 6 minu? i r n ~ d i f i c o t i ~ dfsr a t h e t. t i m e , but t h i s 1 k . p b e s i s W F S o s s e n t i E l l y f i x a d by U-dFy. himu I i t h t U n l t s a t h o 503 T r ,p B e s i s iiiwtiver weru r e q u i r e d b y t h e Y i e l d

RE 5 T R 1 C T E D F o r c e s , aizd t o e l i m i t e d e x t e n t v i c e versh. borne Of tjne u n i t s lEnded i n t h e Uniteci hingdoffi and sone O f t h e n d i r e a t l j i 0 1 t h e c o n t i n e n t froffi t h e United S t a t e s . Lon1 s i d i r a b l e t i m e e l a p s e d from t h t l a n d i n g o f t h d k n i t u l l t i l it vias recdy f o r employment, due t o d e l a y s i n CqGippirig and p r o c e s s i n g i n t h e T h e F t b r . hs t h e c m p a i q n progressed i t kacarrie e v i d e n t t h a t i n o r d e r for l L t h s r n y ~ r o i i pt o p r o p e r l y p l a n for f u t u r e o p t r a t i n n s , a more d e f i n i t e knowledge was r e q u i r e d of e x a c t l y what u n i t s would be available and when, u l s o t h e i n c l u s i o n o f 6 t h Army Woup, i v i t h h c o n s i d e r z b l e del'ioiciicy i n SOTv i c e t r o o p s , i n t h e BuropeEn T h e a t e r i n b e p t a n b e r 19114 made s u b d i v i s i o n of t h e h ' i e l d Force Troop E c s i s nect.ssarsr. C o n s e q u e n t l y B c d q u a r t e r s ETGIJSSP. mt-de E s t u d y t o v i d e 8. d f f f i n i t Q a l l o c a t i o n of s e r v i c e t r o o p s be?; 6 t h and 1 2 t h lsmy Groups, C o m u n i c a t i o i i s Zonc :n A i r Forces. Conferonce between a l l i n t e r e s t s d p e r t i e s WPS h e l d i n P a r i s i n t h e l a t t e r p a r t of Ueccinber, F n d i n Ycnuhry 19y 8 d e f i n i t e a l l o c a t i o n o f s c r v i c e t r o o p s was p u b l i s h e d . T h i s wcs r e v i s e d e t r l y i n L c r c h when Suprerne I i e r d q u f r t a r s A l l i e d C x p e d l t i o n o r y Force d i r & c t c d t h a t t h o a l l o c a t i o n o f c r t o i n Grdnancc u n i t s t o 1 2 t h Army Group be innr6ased.' Tho t o t a l T h e s t t r Troop L a s i s and t h c f i n a l 1 2 t h i-any Group A l l o c a t i o n b a s e d on f o u r army h o a d q u a r t o r s , e l o v c n c o r p s h b e i i q u i i r t e r s , 13 armored d i v i s i o n s end 32 i n f a r i m y d i v i s i o n s a r e shown i n columns 2 nnd 3 of Fgpendix 1.

u n t i l the, u n d of the ccinipfiign t h 5 b u i l a - u p o f s c r v i c e t r o o p s f o l l o w c d the b u i l d - u p o f conibtt t r o o p s . The o r i g i n a l p l ~ x was t o p h a s e s e r v i c t i t r o o p s i n w i t h the i combzt t r o o p t t o y s u p p o r t c u . Ilowevvr b e f o r e IJ p l u s 30 coiiibct u n i t s \Jure phcsed forwcrd t o m e t t a c t l c e l demcnds, and not unci1 t i l o l u s t w b k a of tlic c f i q e i b n d i d t h e b u i l d - u p o f s e r v i c e t r o o p s approach those, req u i r e d f o r thL c o n b t t troops i n F c t i v n . ?bL: i n d i v i d u n l s e r v i c e u n i t s vuurt! a e s i g n u d t o l i t t i LJL~:, A1.0up its t h e y bscrme & v a i l a b l e f o r tniployiu~nt on t h t c o i i t i n t n t , clnd iter0 thoii r e a s s i g n e d t o o m o f t h o uriri-6 dLptnding on t h z requirements a t t h o t i m t ,

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5. 5 h i f t l n ~of b b r v i c o Troops, 1 l ~ r o u g h o u tt h o e n t i r e c m p F i g n i t W T S nLctssFry t o c o n s t P i i t l y s h i f t Changcs i n t h e s e r v i c e t r o o p s botweon t h o a r m i d ! . t a c t i c a l s i t u a t i o n would rLgulrc, t h r i d i v i s i o n s and s u p p o r t i n g combat t r o o p s b e movca from ono BrIiiy t o P n o t h c r , A s t i i t b d i l d - u b of' s o r v i c u t r o o p s 1 t . p ; ~ k ~ d beh i n d t h e combat t r w p s , there were u s u a l l y l i n t txough s e r v i c e t r o o p s i n a11 ?rmy to sup1por.t t h e a d d i t i o n of mort! combat t r o o p s . T h i s r o s u l t e d i n t h e n e c o s s i t y of a c o n s i d a r e b l u ariount of s h i f t i n g servicc t r o o p s t o m a i n t a i n t h e brllanct betivc,Guri E m i t s . i l s o a t times s c r v i c o t r o o p s iitoulci b c rt1ovt.d bctwtoii 1 2 t h r n u 6 t h Krry Croups and t h o Communicgtions Zone. Th, tirnr: l o s t i n moving u n i t s , end t h o l o s s of u f f i c i t n c y dur: bo d i s r u p t i n g a n criny s e r v i c u o r g a n i z a t i o n , o n l y t e n d s t o o x e g g o r a t e a n y deficiency in o v e r a l l strvico t r o o p supp o r t . I n c l u s i o n of c u r t t i n b a s i c and e s s e n t i a l s d r v i c e u n i t s o s o r g o n i c p o r t s of o d i v i s i o n w i l l t e n d t o h d y

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b. l,,eiiuii Butociotive Laintunance ,omp&ny (T/O & E 9 - 1 2 7 ) : This u n i t f uriiishes t h i r d echelon m a i n t e n a n c e fo3: g e n e r a l p u r p o s e c a r b u r s t o r v d i i c l e s and s h o u l d b e providtid ori Lht b a s i s o r one ptir 1300 v s n i . c l e s and 5UO t r i d l o r s .

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c. Iicavy Iilaintenance G G I U ~ T h i s u n i t h a s been r e v i s e d and i s un B r a g # . The new u n i t colabines t h e function:, o i t h e o l d hes:ivy maintenance coupany, f i e l d ariay (,/3 & I 9-9); : heavy maintenance company, t a n k (T/U &- J 9-37] and 3 heavy autoiiiot;ive maintenance soupany ( L/O & E 9-lY7) * Zt POIforlilS r o u r t h e c h e l o n niaintenance o n all C Y W Y of a r + m m e n t dnd v e h i c l e s . I n o p e r a t i o n s i t sliocld be a l l a c a t e d on t h e b a s i s o f tu\o p t r army f o r ariliy s o l v i c e and a r t i l l e r y t T O G y ) S , two x army f o r o p e r a t i o n of n a i n army rbbuj.ld o s t a b l i e n t and one per C O l F and a r m o r e d divis.
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44. E a r l y D i f f i c u l t i e s . From t h e beginning of vor3.d bvar I1 u n t i l t h e s p r i n h of 1943 tile x i r F o r c e t r o o p b a s i s , b o t h t a c t i c h l a n d s e r v i c e . t o be l u r n lo h e 3 the European T h e a t e r rdas a s u b j e c t o f c o n s t a n t d i s c u s s i o n betmean t h i s T h e a t e r aud t h d United b t a t s s . A s i s the c a s e i n o t h e r conibat branches of tht. bray, t h e t e n a e n c y i s t o e l i w i n d t e a i r T o m e service t r o o p s i n o r d e i t o proviCle s h i p p i n g o r some oiue1: c o m o d i t y i n thc short s u p p l y s o t h a t an a d d i t i o n a l conibat u n i t M Y be a d d s d . L i C t l c i s knots of s e r v i c e p r o b l e m p r i o r L o o p e r u t i o n s and t h e r e is a tendency t o s a c r i f i c e s e r v i c e t o p r o v i a e a d d i t i o n a l sombat crews, w i t h t h e x s $ ~ l . t h a t sonic cariibat orems do not have o g e r h t i o n n l a i r c r a f t t o f l y on a r r i v a l i n t n i t h e t i t e r of o p e r u t i o n s , t h u s bbcoilling a burdan t o t o ~ a eanG Feeu. L e g i t u a t ~ o n beoaine c r i t i c a l i n t h e United ICintdoin b a z l y i n 194.3 and a t o a r d of' o f l i c e r s , t h e Bi*adlay B o a r d , cmio t p L h i s T h e a t e r t o determine I C yuireriients and s e t z l e d i f f e r e n c e s between t h e i . a r Dcyar tiwnt s n d t h e B i g h t h xi1 Bores.
43. L o i u t i o n . Thb E x a d l e y Board i i 6l a h a a r l n g s , made rbcomlLundatEons t o t h e conuidndsng GeiLeral Lighth rlii Eoicc, d t k i r s s p e c t t o o r g a n i z a l l o n an6 c a r r i e d back t o t h b Zinited Stattis: t h 6 d r Force troog r e q u i r e n i e n t s . This r t s u l t s d in ,,ar Liepaltln6nz a p p r o v a l of r = i i u i r ~ l i ~ t n t s by f & l l 01 I J 4 3 , t h i s ' I i t a t t r , ana for t i l e first. t u w , hafi d i i e f i n i t b , accsptijd basis upon w h i a h t o conduct p L n s for f u t u r b op6r stions.

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50. Ldvonctd air Depot kttcls. Ont of tht. p r i m r y reabons Po? o r g o n i z i n g til- 1st Lnd 2d lidv>-,nct fiir D t p o t A r t ' : wus t o d o c e n h r u l i z L o p e r a t i o n s s o t h t t U i b U O V G : t o t h c C o n t i n t n t coul d bt rind6 without s e r i o u s l y i n t b r f c r i n g r u it h or s L s t r i c t i n g a i r o p x x t i o n s i n p r o g r e s s c t a Ligh h t e from t h e b n i t t d iGn&dom 6ind on t h e c o n t i n e n t . It d b v d o p e d t h a t t h e r b b l v a l u e nd id iiCLvanc@ Air Deyot A i s L sh a s t h t i r n i z i n g and t r a i n i s g t r i t s e r v j ct u n i L s t h ~ n i t e d iringdorri ~ n c lp b r 1 6 c t i n k thL L o p u r a t i o n L1 d l i c i c n c y of. s a v i c t , o r g a n i z a t i o n s . T i t h o u t tht, L c l p of t h e d v a n c t , d A i r Depot h I C U S t h i s g i g P n t i c tLsk would n o t hz~.vb baen accoruplishcid 80 succLssful1y i n t h e rijquirbd time. It was i r a p u r c t i v t CoIhrand hovb n u n i t 011 thLtt t n t IX Air Poicb S ~ r v i c e t h e C o n t i n t n t v h i c h wcs f t m i l i a r a i t l ? t r O v c r l o r d t t , &nd ubli: t o p l n n t h l o c a p r o j o c t c d duups Cnd o t h e r dvence A i r Dcpot 8r.%s a n , thd i i r s t s e r v i c e o i i t i n t n t w~3s en tichulon oi IieCdclutiters, IL A i r T O ~ C L e r v i c a Cormmd. b

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o f t h e n u m b d r e q u i r t d , undbr t h e assumption t h a t Zone t o u l d perform tn6 t h e a r m i e s and Co".ications m a i n t e n a n c s on ruotor v e n i c l t s over and above t h a t p r o v i d e d hy t l i a s e two u n i t s . The armies and Coum u n i c a t i o n Zont d i d provide some of the meinttnance r e q u i r a m a n t s o f t n c Ninth h i r Force, b u t i n u o s t c a s e s maintcnance provided f o r t h a a i r f o r c o b was t h a t r e m a i n i n g a f t t r o t h e r rbduiremtnts nad b t e n i u e ~ ~ The t r o o p b a s i s p r o v i d t d 32 Ordnancij w d i m Laintan& n e b Companibs, Aviation, (T/O & E lO-L&'), 1 July 1942, Change 1, l a t e r reorganized i n t o iw3iuin fiutoniotive haiaintenance P l a t o o n s t o providb v n h i c l e Laint b n n n c e f o r photo reconnaiesancc and t r o o p c a r r i e r g l o u p s , C*uartarmaster t r u c k b a t t a l i o n s snd miscellani eOUs h e a d q u a r k r s , The Ar Vehiclc Repair SQuadron, T/O & E of a h i c h htis r e c c n t l y b f a n rGceivcd i n t n i s T h L a t e r c o n t c m p l n t t s t h a t t n i s orgdnizo p e r f o r m b o t h t h i r d e o h d o n r e p a i i To1 v a i r d e p o t $roup and f o u r t h e c h t l o n repa a i r d b p o t group. nltbou&li t h e Air VihiclL % p a i r Squadron h a s n o t b,, organized and t , s t e d i n t n t T h o a t e r , i t i s known froin p a s t t x p t r i e n c e t h e t i t 16 iinpractici;b'lu t o couibinc t h i r d and f o u r t h cchtlon r u p e i r of nlotoz v t h i c l t j s i n o m o r g a n i z a t i o n . T'hc: c o m b i n a t i o n of t h L s e two e c n t l o n s of r o p a i r r e s u l t s i n t h c o r g a n i e a t i o r i dvvoting a l l of i t s time t o t h i r d dctLslon r e p a i r and r o u r t h a c h i l o n r i p a i r i s n e g l o c t d a c c o r d i n g l y . Locations of a i r depot groups a r d choscn SO U S b,st t o support coubat u n i t s ,
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a . Reports from A f r i c a , S i c i l y and I t a l y i i n d i c a t e d t h a t t s u c k t r a n s p o r t a t i o n was n l ~ a y 5 n s h o r t s u p p l y d u r i n g o p c r a t i o n s . Tne "coop b i b i s a u t h o s i z e d by tile 'rudrDepertmsnt Mas d e m d inadeauatb a s r e g a r d s t r u c k t r a n s p o r t L t i o n f o r t h t " i n t h Air Force i v c n though i n c r e a s e d over t h t O r i g i n a l a l l o t ment. I n V i b w of t h e f a c t t h a t i t WBS imP0ssibls

t o o b t s i n more . u e r t e r r o s t u r Truok COI:lpeniES, A v i a t i o n , s t c p s w r e t a k e n t o i n o r e a s s t h e u t i l i t y of t r u c k

tquiprntrit a v c i l a b l e

(1) Cnc. of t h e two b u a r t s r m n s t c r T r u c k Companies, a v i a t i o n , a u t h o r i z b d &Ch S e r v i c e Group b a s a s s i g n e d t o B t r u c k p o o l organized i n t o This b a t t a l i o n s bnd r z g i n i t n t s . t r u c k p o o l was u n d d d i r o c t cant r a l i z b d c o n t r o l ox' t h e Transp o r t c t i o n D i v i s i o n ~i t h 6 hiaadq u a r t e r s , I,air Forcb b e r v i c c ; Coruim3. knd c 6 r r i e d o u t long d i s t a n c e hauling aiid peak t r h n s p o r t a t i o n deilicinds with r e g a r d t o bombs, a v i a t i o n g a s o l i n t , movsrhtnts o f units, - t o . ! btjyond t h e c e p a b i l i t i o s of' unit t r a n s p o r t e z i o n . Ths y o o l i n g of t h c s s t s u o k comphnies g r t h t l y improvtd t h e i f f i c i t n c y of t h e IX d r Force 13crvicc Couimnd t r a i r s p o r L t i o n ond w i t h o u t t h i s p o o l , oentrelly controlltd, o p e r u t i o n s a o u i d have been l i m i t t d t o u niucb g r e d t e r b x t w t t h a n lattr dGvb,loped.

( 2 ) Personrial i n each L u a r t t r m c s t e r T r u c k Cornpcny scheduled f o i a r r i v a l on t h e u o n t i n = n t I n o n i l y s t i g t s of t m i n v u s i o n k a r t i n c r e n s a d t o p r o v i d e t u o d r i v c r s y e r t r u c k and 24 i i o u r s E d2y o p t r d t i o n . In t h i s nidnntr LJrid by o v e i l o a d i n g , t r u c k ihuipmhnt VUFIS u t i l i z e d t o t h c nlaxi n l u m e x t c n t i n cn Eifrort t o o v a conic t h e a f f e c t of t h c inadaqu;ite numbtr of t r u c k compunia:s.

( 3 ) B t o u u s e of t h e l i m i t i d slApping

av:ailoblc) and t h c vit-Al d m a n d s for iliort tonnagc, o n l y ci rurniinum of packugcd a v i s t i o n g t l s o l i n t was a u t h o r i z t d . Tht h i n t h air P ' o r o ~ wns t o bu s u y p l i e d a v i a t i o n gnsolins i n bulk by p i p c l i n e a f t e r D p l u s 14 E,S L i n k s L i p s for bulk g c l s o l i n t werc e v a i l n b l c Y ~ L norlnal c d g o O shipping W L S c r i t i c L i , 20 d e L l w i t h t h i s d d v t l o p m m t , f o u r .uorbL r m t e L Truck Coupunit 8 , h v i u t i o n , %ere t q u i p p t d uvith uvi,.tfon rue1 s x v i c i n g u n i t s , F-2 end F-3, i n p l d o e of t h e standtird 6 x 6 cergo t r u c k s w h i l b i n tht United 4.n&cdom \verb aasignbd t o t h c and tlitis~ Q u d r t o r n i u s t a r Truck Group Pool. P w t O P t h e F-2 End 1-3 Eucl OtTv i o i n g t q u i p m d i t of ctich s c r v i o t ; group W L E u t i l i z e d t o equip t f i e s s b u l k g h s o l i n e h n u l i n b companies, Bdditioncl f u d servicing u n i t s

l e r t procured from t h e united S t a t , s . The f i r % b u l k gcsoline luErtsrr,nst e r Truck Co&ppilnies, hvihtiorl, hrr i v e d on t h 6 continent on L p l u s ~ 1 , After a r r i v i n g on t n t Continent, it developed tht four tbl& f u t l conipanies i n s u f f i c i e n t \vith t h t r c s u l t t h e t thL nwiiber m s tiLrn i n c r i a s s d t o f i v e ,nd l c t e r t o s i n .

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mobile, truck compcinits i.ero szkjauled I G i movsment t o th= Continbnt -t t h 3 s-ru t i m i s tiic ground tcYIE-lon of tcccticcl units. In6 u t i l i z b t i c r r of t r u c k ooapunies i n t prov6d of LreCt L s s i s t L p o r t i n g supplies -:na eguipmbiit mhich could n o t bc occomodatd by t h t o r g a n i c v;Liclw of t h e w i t s i n volvbd.

b. ?'he e n t i r e t r u c k t r a n s p o r t e t i o n reguirem n t s of t h e Ninth A i r F o r c e were b e s & on t t l L prtmise t k t ,the corilciunication zona would d t l i v t r c l l suppl L s , b o t h comtiori and those paculicir t o t h s e i r f o r c e , t o d u p s or d e p o t s h i t h i n f o r t y m i l e s of' 'Gh6 using u n i t s . Alth.oUgh adequate s g r e m e n t s w r i rsachtd &it11 X b d e l f t i i A m y Group s u p p l y of'f'iciols t o t h i s e f f e c t , t h i s ob'cion was n o t f u l f i l l e d , beczuse of' higher p r i o r i t y i r s m n t s E.nd t h e l i m i t e d t r e n s p o r t s v z i l a t l e .

t i . S i n c l U n i t s . It i s thought t h a t thi s i g n z l units ThC:re a 3 e q u c t ; T h t 5 s vvcs t h i c i s 6 vdth nsn;; c t h s r

u n i t s it V A S n i c e s s i l r y t o improvise E t d i f f e r e n t i n o r d a t o Feet unforostan situr:tions. It is e d t o idtntion p a r t l c u l n r l y t h e i w b i l e Gorw~Wi c a t i o n Squudron h i t h o u t which t h e conmunicetion of w N i n t h A i r p'0r-c~; ould hove been e n t i r e l y inrUoqUet. .bi,obile u n i t s l,-.nded on t h L b m c h e s ainong tSs f i r s t u n i t s c.nd providad t h e o n l y cormunicetion f o r t n c i n i t i t l $hoses of t h b invasion. The szffie s i t u o t i o n existed througiiout tyik o p s r n t i o n w i t h r s p i d movsnient t o f'orkerd bascs.

were n o t ade uBte t o make t h e eir Force s e l f supportln,. It \ a s r e a l i z e d t h a t the Air Forces nlust depend on Armies and Cormmications Zone f o r A s s i s t a n c e , It i s t h o u g h t t h a t t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of s e r v i c e t r o o p s betvreen t h e Ground POrce8 alia t h e A i r Forces was e q u i t a b l e cons i d e r i n g t h e planned f u n c t i o n of each. It i s r e a l i z e d t h a t t h e unexpectedly r a p i d advance durinb c e r t a i n
p h a s e s Of " o ~ k I ~ O R D made hucn mcre d i f f i c u l t t h a t p a r t D"
of t h e s u p p o r t O S a i r Force u n i t s b e m g perforclea by o u t s i d e ag:sncies t h a n it a i d tile p a r t being performed by A i r Force S e r v i c e u n i t s .

61, Troubles Encountered. Generally speaking, com,iunicatsonx~zoneand armies did a s e i s t t h e ,ir Force i n accouglishinp, i t s mission, but t h e assistallce r e c e i v e d d i d n o t meet p r i o r expectation and a g r e e u e n t s . D e t u i l e d agreement w r e irade a i t n tile 12th A r d y Group, i y c o i m n i c a t i o n s zone and F i r s t wu w i t h r e s p e c t t o ? . h a t must be provided and t h e s e agencies made every e f f o r t t o meet t h e i r ccmiitnents, but a l l t o o o f t e n t h e posi t i o n of tlle A i r Forces was coniproruised by t h e ina b i l i t y o i o u t s i d e agsncies t o f u l f i l l Air Force r e auireiilents. I Ras agreed t h a t A i r Force common i t e u s t of equipnicnt and s u p p l i e s wculd 18 d e l i v e r e n t o b i t h 3 i n f o r t y riiiles of using u n i t or t o an k i r Eorce h e g o t , b u t i n many c a s e s c r e d i t s f o r i t e m vere &Ten where p i c k up u a s n a n y times t h i s d i s t a n c e . I n a t l e a s t one i s t a n c e , c r e d i t s were given f o r c r i t i c a l s u p p i i e s t h r e e hundred miles ahuy only w i t h t h e understanding t h a t f i f t y percent d e l i v e r e d t o forward a r e a s by t n e fdr F o r c e would be given t o t h e communications zone. I n another cab0 where t e n thousana hir Force trocjps ? e r e involved wits t r a v e l l e d one hundred ffiiles t o che i l e a r e s t conlrriunicatioas zone d i s t r i b u t i n g p o i n t ior r n t l o n s and lllotoi t r a n s p o r t f u e l . It naa Irnoa t h a i X o t h e I ~ i Pr r c e beivice Comand d i d not hsve base f a c i l i t i e s t o break aoan comon itevis of equipxlent, b u t i n hany o g s e s , i n order t o secure c r i t i c a l l z e d s , i t was necessary t o accept lar,e bulk shipnlent and accomplish d i s t r i b u t i o n t o air Force u n i t s . bgreeiiibntu reaolied w i t h agencies represented d u r i n g p l a n n i n g of' 1'OT&I:LGW17 w e l l known t o tLose agencies and i t was p o s s i b l e t o secure poudtruents vdtnout @ e a t d i f f i c u l t y , but Third, Itlntn and F i f t e e n t h k r x i e s n e r e riot f a i , i i l i a r with many phases of 1 o g i s t l c a l . p l a n s and f o r t l l i 6 ZeaSOn d i d n o t undemtand t h e i r o b l l k a t l o n s t o tlie A i r Forces.
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Force r e q u i r e m e n t s . T b i s a l l o c a t i o n must be made when d e t e r a i n i n g t r o o p b a s i s p r i o r t o o p e r a t i o n a ana n o t a s t h e o c c a s i o n a r r i s e s s i n c e time will n o t p e r m i t det a i l e d j u s t i f i c a t i o n d u r i n g a c t i v e coinbat. TLlese sexv i c e t r o o p s c o u l d t h e n b s l o c a t e d by t h e A i r F o r c e s where s e r v i c e t r o o p s of o t h e r a g e n c i e s d i d n o t p r o v i u e s e r v i c e f o r A i r F o r c e u n i t s . Subject t o c a p a c i t y , t h e y would g i v e s e r v i c e t o a l l 'United b t t r t e s u n i t s i n t h d r a i e a . I n t h e same manner, s e r v i c e t r o o p s of o t h e r a y e n c i e s would c o n t i n u e t o s e r v e A i r P o r e 6 units i n t h e i r a r e a s . During ~~(YJ'F,liLORD~~ e Ninth >.is Eorce th vbould h a v e r e y u i r c d t h e following a d d i t i o n a l s e r v i c e t r o o p s under t h i s p l a n :

1 Ordnancfi Evacuation an8 R e c l a m t i o n Gonipany 1 Ordnance ~ I V DCoupany (T/O & x y-337) 4. P o r t krulunition Detdchnient (1 o f f i c e r and 1 G e n l i s t e d h e n p l u s 1 e n l i s t e d imn p e r

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2 Quartermaster S e r v i c e B a t t n l i o n s ( T / O & E 10-65)

3 Engir.eer Base Depot O o q a n i t i s [T/O & 5 5 - 2 6 7 )

(T/O & E 10-227)

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(T/O & E 10-75) 1 Quartermaster R e f r i g e r e t i o n Company (T/O &. E 10-217) j l 4 Qwr t ermast Fr Bakery Comparlies (T/O ;iL E 10-117) IquuHrterinaster Laundry 001iqanib3, Semi3

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A D REC@hQv&lE,TI@NS N
ZECTION 1

COl~CLUSIOI~S

65. It i s e s s e n t i a l during o p a r a t i c n s involvi n & a i r t r a n s p o r t t h a t a t l e a s t one a i r t r a n s p o r t g r o u p b e a s s i g n e d t o t h e hir Force S e r v i c e Command w i t h the a i r l i f t e q u i v a l e n t of a n o t h e r group a v a i l abLc on r c q u e s t froru a higher echelon pool.
6 6 . &en a n A i r Force s e r v i c e bomand i s supp t i n g o t h e r a g e n c i e s and h e a d q u a r t e r s i n a d d i t i o n x t o t h e combat units of dn A i r Force and which a r e n o t l o c a t e d i n the Same area a s t h e combat u n i t s , it i s

n o t p o s s i b l e t o s a c u r e t k e r e q u i r e d a i s t r i b L t i o n of s Q r v i c e by il,ukinp v e h i c l e r e p h afi i n t e g r l l p a r t of t h e air d e p o t group.

SECTION 2

67. The f i r s t unit t o occupy any new s i t e s h o u l d be an e c h e l o n of t h e S e r v i c e Group i n o r d e r t h a t levels of s u p p l y iiiay be , e s t a b l i s h e d p r i o r t o a r r i v a l of tiie coiiibat group.
68. A t l e a s t one m i l i t a r y p o l i c e conpany should be p r o v i d e d p e r i n a t a l l a t i o n where s e r v i c e u n i t s Eire o p e r a t i n g u d e r 'L'a'ules of O r g i n i z a t i o n and Epuipment c o r q m r a b l e t o t h o s e which wri: i n a f f e c t d u r i n g o i e r a t i p n t~oVZRLoiiDT1.

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ill

50

27 3.9 14 16 1 7

30
23

40
32

57
h7
95 39

32
20

(T/O & E 9-187)

Heavy Automotive Maintenance Company (T/O & R 9-197)

7
6

13

20

36

15
10

36

IIeavy hainteiiance Company,

F i e l d Army (T/O & E 9-9)

28

28

BPPEPDIX 1

2 -

3 12th ArDj

- - - 4 5 6 7
12th LrwJ $reap Euild-np

-.-

Total Thedter Troop BasiR .

Group
kllocat i on

Jdy
19w1 -

1944 -

Oct

Peb

1945
19

~ ~ a Xaintenance Company,
~ . y ~ m l r( I / 0 & E 7-37)

33
27

23

8
6
19

13
12

yaj.ntenance Company, Antihiireraft (T/@ Rr E 4-217)

~ e d i 3 mAu'Lomotiw lilaintena nee Conyany (T/O $c E 9-127) )!fcd.ium 1;aintenance Company (T/0 n, E 9-7)

15
45
41

13

91

38
29

36
3c

5lJ
20

13

l,:otor Vchicle D i s t r i b u t i n g Company (Y/O PL E 9-337)

Bomb Disposal Squad

3 45

1 1 6

(T/O

&

E 9-500

Coliiiun

EB)

120

24

4 1

Quartermaster Group, Iiead q i i a te r s a d hadclparters Detachment (:/o &, E 10-22)

52

19

11

Battali.on, Headquarters and Headqnorters Detachment

(T/o

&

E 10-536)

106

32

5
14
2

1 6

20

Sot talio n (Blobile ) , Beadquartcrs and i.1endqiiartcrs DE112 taclim:Jnt (T/O 8r E 10-56)
Bakery Company, S p e c i a l

112
211

21

25

(?/O & E lo-lJJ7s)

Car Company (T/O & 3 1.0-8'7)
Car
PW,OO~

57

15

19

15

5
11

4
9

5
1 0

(T/O e, E 1.0-500

Columns AB, AJ, CB, CP)

Depot Corrynry, Supply (T/0 b E 10-227)
Fumii.otion and Bath Company

15

4
2
2

8
24
lb

5
12

5
13

(T/O

9 10-257)

Gasoline Sup;!-y Company ( I / 0 R:, E 100-77)

87

25

19
9

18
10%

12
20

5
2

a
1 6

15 3/4 19

24

1
6

22

Salvage C o l l o c t i n g Conipany (T/O Rc 1 10-187)

Salvage Repair Compnny ( T / O & E 10-237)

24
22

12
12

3
3

9
9

8
8

1
1

Re p a i r Com pany ( T/O & X 11-127)

14

l1nj t

12th ISW
Group Allocation
_ I

Reccmmended lilloca t i o n

Recommended B a s i s

Ch m ic ? l Deco n tm in a tj on Compaiy
(T/O
*:

: 3-217) :

4
6
6
547) 6
20

12
12
8

Dcpot Ccmpony

(T/@ E 3-67) h @ u t cnancr C omp~y n (T/@ Ir Z 3 4 7 )

P,n[4necr Depot Comp:ny
(?/O

(T/O

E, E

2 per army

Dump Truck Company

. E 5-88)

32

1 p z r construction group ( 2 groups per a m y ) ; 1 w r corcbnt group ( 3 g r o u p s prir nm;y p l u s 3 per c o r p s .

Ya i n t e nance Cmpany

(T/@ 5 E

5-15?)

2.h

24

.5

p;.r d L v i s i o n s l i c e

I J t i l i t i e s Detachment (2500)(T/@ b R 5 - 9 0 Coluiiins ED, FB)

I J t i l i t L c s Dc bachmpnt (4OOO)(T/O E S-SOO

4
1

4
1

1 p e r a r m y hq.

Columns ED, F3, FD)

1 per army group h q

2 per army

12

h5

Gas T r r a t v e n t B r t t n l i o n

(T/O Kc E 8-12s)
fLmbulance Company (T/O & E 8-31.?)

4
37

i i

. per army

45
42.

Clc:arj.ng Company (T/O L E 8-28)

42

-t l g & 2 ~ I ~ : ~ ~ .
IInit, 12th XecomRecommendad Bisis Army mendctl Group Allocation A lloc:~ion t
73

1.6 per division s l i c e

2 per army

coSL cting; Company (T/O & F, 5-27}

nc pot Company

73
3

(T/Q 8, E 8-661)

F:Lclrl ::ospit,nl,
(T/O
8L

9-ym)

17

Auxiliary Surgical Group (T/O i : E 8-571)

Ii?bor,nt ry, Army o (T/O & E A-613.)(Col\l.mn

L
m) 1.1.
1

(?mer4? Dispensorg Type 2 1 (T/O tCR 8-500 Column on)

Dcntnl Prosthetic De.i;nchment (T/O gr. R 8-500 Columna %A)

Ordnance

16

1 6

4 per

army

Grouo. FImduuarters ond iIe.viqunrters Detachment

(T/O & F 9-12)
. I

12

16

ii per ormg

116

6 per army and 2 per corps

16 1

6 per amy
corps

and 2 per

8v,vncu-L i o n Company (T/fN & R 9-18?)

ILniy

20

20

.3 per infontrjr nnd .8 p e r armored division s l i c e

1 pcr d i v i s i o n s l i c e

Aut oniotive Eiintennce 36 Company ( ? / o ,(L E 9-197)

45
28

I.Ic!7 vy Iln intennnce C ampany, f i e l d Lrry jT/O 9 E 9-9)

28

.9 par iafantry division slice

Unit

12th RecomRecommendud asi is

Lriny niended
Group Allocation
hllocnt,i o n

I{envy EiIairrb ens! nc o Coriipany Tank (T/O 81 I 9-37) 3

,
28

47

1 per nrinored division

o r i t s equivalent in oquipmcnt,

~ ~ n i n t e n ~Cnmpmy, Anti~nco : iir c rn ft (T/O &. ti: 3-21'?)

15

15

I p E r 6,25 ant,i-a.ircrnft arbillury b o t t n l i o n s (rote: Due t o t h e relative in;lctivit:; of.' t h e Cwman Air For no conclusion can bo drawn as t o the basis roquircd undor diflercnt conditions .)
2 per inf'antry division slice
por infantry division and 1 per corps

64
14 1

1~0 1 pcr inforitrv division,

1 per corps hq, 1 per army hq, I. per nrnig group hq,

1 pvr 6 triick, p " ~ supply nncl r u i l h e n d compnnios

6 per nrrw
1 pc'r :miy groilp and 1 per artily he ndquilrtors

Depot Company, Supply

(T/O
2. 1

li;

10-227)

Fumig:rtJ.on rind DaLh Company ( T/o o X 10-25'1)

1 6

1 6

Unit

12th A y r m
Group

Recom- Recommended Basis mended Allocation

Allocntion G.poline Supply Company (T/O G E 10-77)

Graves Registration

28

28

.5 per corps, .4 p r in-

failtry d i v i s i o n , .9 per
armorDd di-Jj sion

Company (T/O & E 10-297) Laundry C o m p ~ ~ v (T/o T"S 10-167)

Railhead Company (T/O k E 1 - 9 ) ! 017 Refrigeration Company, Mobile (T/O & E 10-247)
Soles Company (T/O & E 10-157)

12

20

16
28
24

4 per

orny

7 per trmy
1per army, 1 per corps,
.2 per division
1 per army

24

2 2/3

14

Salvage Collecting Conipany (T/O PC E 10-187)

Salvngo Repair Company (T/@ fu j 10-237) 3

12

12

100

16

1per army and 1 per corps 1p e r smny and 1 p c r corps

2 p e r nrmy, 1 per

1 6
103

Cicrvice Compnriy ( T / O RL ?? 10-67) Truck Compmy

(T/0 & E 3.0-57)

corps,

2 per infantry division,

1,s pcr armorcd division

170

184

1 per army group hq, 1per army hq, 2 per corps, 3 p r infnntrp division, 5 per armorcd division

Petroleum Products Laborirtosy ('C/O & E 10-500 Column FR)

1 per army

Signal

Depot Company (T/O fu IC 11-107) Rep a i r C ornpa ny (T/O & E 11-127) Transporta tion Traffic Regulation G r o w (T/O & E 55-500)

5
4

2 per army

2 per army

Ir

Ir

1 per grmy

APPEWTX 2

I:?i.n-ccn:xnce Company (T/O 0 E $197)

lisp 3epot ,ind Uistrt'rmtion Compmy

x
-

T apply C,r oup , I adquar t ers and Headquarters e : C ompny

Topographic Rettalion (T/O EC E $$7)

X X

Topoqrcphic Compaiiy (T/O h E $ 6 ) 17

U t i l i t i e s Detictimcnt (T/O

eE

5-QO)

Vatw Supply Company (T/O eL E 5-67)

CTI'OIip,

iIeadquart,Prs and Iieadquarters Dekchment (T/O 6 2 8-22) :

x
X
X
X

BJttnliOn, Ilcnd q a r t o r s nnd Heleadquarters Detnchent ( I 0 & E 5-26) T7

Imbul ance Company (T/O $2 E 8-317)

Cbar;ng Company (T/O 9. z 8-28) . Collecting Company (T/O

pr

8-27]

'hit

~ c c o v c r gCompany
fank Transporter Campflqy

Combat Servicc Support

T/O 5: E Only

-
-

Ballistic and T L c h n i c a l Service Detachont (T/C & E 9-500)

Bomb Dispnsal Squad (T/O PC E 9-500)

Local Procuroment Team

Salvage

and Reclamation Compnqy

Service Section, Lrmp Depot

(T/O & E 9-500)

Tire Rcpair Company (T/O & E 9-347)
Wheeled Vehiclo Prepmition Company

z
X
- .

Quartermaster Group, Hmdquartcrs and kndquarters Dctaclmont ( T/O fit E 10-22) Rattalion, Headquarters and Hen%quarters Detachment (T/0 L E 10-536) Battalion, Mobile, Headquarters an6 Headquarters Uctachmont (T/O SC E 10-56)
Bakcry Company (T/O & E 10-1h7)

Car Company (T/O & E 10-87)

Car platoon

(T/O

30-500)

61.

Depot Company, Supply (T/O

E 10-227)

Fumigation snd Bath Company

(T/O & E 10-257)
Gasoline Supply Company (T/O b E 10-77) Graves Registsatton Company (T/O B E 10-297) Laundry Company (T/o & R 10-167) Railhead Company (T/O
,le

E 10-197)
Cr.

Rcfriecration Company, )lobile (T/O

Sales Company (T/O
Pt

E 10-247)

B 10-157)

Salvage Collectlng &xnpany (T/O & E 10-137)

SQlv2go Repalr

. . %

x
X

Comparly (T/O k E 10-237)

IPPmDIX 3

- 3 -

---

Combat SFirvice Slipport

bperinsntal Devc1spm;;nt
and

T/O i7r 7

Cnly

Signal
Supp1,- and Kp.in+,enanct Bnttolion
Dept C " y

(T/O 'I

r", 11-107)
-I.

R e p i ? Company ( T i 0

11-597)
X

T r 'naportation Corps

TrnfPic 3 c g i i L t i m Group (T/O G F 55-500) ,

Ad jutani, CIencral

lbchinc fkoords U n i t
1m:y P o s h 1 Vnit

D ~ p o tCorcy.~y

Binincr

_c

Disbursing Unit

Sciiool Unit

Cnrr-ncy C o n t r o l l"i?.iiaqT

Uitit

Police

P a t i c l i o n , Lrmhr (T/O

e: C 19-35)
19-37)

Compms-, Corps (T/O G 9

Escort ( h r d C o ~ p a n y(T/O & E 1?-h7)

priscncr of irh-rocessing Company P (T/O 2 E 19-237)

Gripim.1 I r m g t i g ~ t i Unit (T/O e E 19-500) o~~

X
X

Crin,in?1 I n v c s t i p t i o n Yobile Taboratory Special. Service S p c i r i l Service Company (T/O & E 28-17) .

1 S t a t i o n Complement Squadran Replacement Z p o t (8 kF i/T

26-

2 3 7-2 63)

APPFNDIX

- 2 -

h9 Engineer Lviotion Firefighting Platoon (T/O & 31 J u l h3, C-3.-3 (1x26; 1 x 2 7 ; Ix23))

5-500,

1 inance Detachment a t l a r g e (T/O & E 1-412, 16 Jun 43, C-1-2 F (Column 9x8))
f . BGedical

10 Bledicrl 6ir bacu:tion 15 Feb 113)

TransFort Sqiladron (T/O

E 8-Lh7,

liU ? r ~ ~ d i c c i Dispensary ilv istio n (RS) (T/G d E 3-L50 l

2 Field E o s p i t r l s (T/O & 3

() a)

8-510,2 8 Sept 43)

1 Central ivkrlic:l Establishment (6-15-21)

12 Iledic:il 9upp1)~Phtoon hviption (T/O 81 E 8497, 26 J u 1 113)

1 Veterinary Dctxhment irvintinn (T/O 2 5 Nav Li3

LE

8-487 (Column 3 ) ,

9 Veterinary Section Aviation (T/O 25 Mov 113)

r,

E 8-437(~011mn b),

4+2 Headquarters 5 S e a d q umt ers Det achent Quart ermast er Truck Group (T/O fir T' 10-22, k Jan 45, C-1-2)
4 6 Headquarters r". Headquarters Detaclment a u a r t e r n e s t e r Truck

R a t t a l i o n l%vi,?ti.cn(Spccinl) (T/O 3 E 10-56, 8 kug L3) :

567 Quartermaster Truck Cwnpany Aviation (T/o A. E 10-517, 18 bug 43, C-1)
j . S i g n a l Corps

ia4

(T/O

S i g n a l Depot Company h i a t i o n G 2 Radar Tem5 1 E 11-28?> 26 % h P 43, C-1 (2x15))

23 S i g n a l Compaqy Sorvicc Group (T/O,B E 11-237, 26 tlr-r 113,

c-1-A}
C-1-3)

5 Signal

Company .(&viation( l e s s R1) ( T / O PL E 11-227, 1 ?.Lay L2 9

&

1 9 i g n h . Company Air Force (T/C

E 11-267, 14 Latar 42)

10 s i g n a 1 Campaw Wing (T/O & E 11-2k7, 1 Ju2 k 2 )

3 Ligna1 Company T/C Ning (T/O L E 11-257, lh h o g h3, C-1)

2 a i nrrl B a t t a l i o n ( S e p r c t e ) T act i cal kir Cmmmd (TYO RL F 11-335, 5 My 43) , a

6 Sig n a l Construction M t t a l i o n L vi at i on (T/O ri 3 11-225,

1J u l L2, c - l)
2 S i g n a l Air Warninr B n tt ,l l i on (ltL4RTJ) (T/O 4 E 11-kO0, 1 7 Jun b3, C-1-31

1S t p n a l fLirWarning h t t n l . i o n (URU) (T/O G E Ll-bOO, 17 Jun b3, '2-1-3)

1S i p m l Air Warning B a tt P l i on (Rl,RU) (lcss 1 R team) (T/O fir E 11-!dO, 1 7 J u 43, C-1-3) ~ 1 S i g n a l Lir iirasning B a t t a l i o n (FGW) iiug, (T/O 17 Jun lr3, C-1-3)
j

II-LOO,

1 b i g n a l L i r Warning Company {T/O i~ E 11-400, 17 J d 3 , C-1-3)

T a c t j c n l hir Communications Squadron (TAO &

la

E 1-54?,
& S

Oct

42, C-1-2) 1&57 1-')

1 A i r Combat C o n tr o l Squadron rmphibious (T/O

.1 # Mobile Communication Squadron ( 8 AF U/T 126, 15 Oct 43

R: 254 F i l k r )

1 R,adio Squadron 1;iobile (C) (T/O & E 1-1027, 25 Jan hh)

k. Attached Ground Force Units
1 POst3.l R e p l a i i q U h i t (T/O h E 12-602, 12 Ea 43) !r 26 fmny P o s t a l Units (T/O % E 12-605, (Column 8) 12 %ar 43)

* Discussed in Section 3