Index
–A–
Administrative Division, OCQM, USASOS, 61, 63, 66
Admiralties Operation
disadvantage of support of, from island bases, 150-51
graves registration in, 251
significance of, 76
Advance Section, USASOS, 88, 171
Agricultural Branch, Subsistence Depot, 104-05
Agricultural Engineering Section, Subsistence Depot, 105-06
Agriculture, Australian
expansion of production by, 103, 104-07, 120-21
impediments to increased production by, 47-48, 103, 104, 105
mechanization of, 105-06
products of, 48
shortage of “mother seeds,” 104
shortage of weedicides, 104-05
Agriculture, Hawaiian, 39-41, 42, 43
Ahioma, 87
Air Corps, 60. See also Army Air Forces.
Air Transport Command, 88
Aitape, 196
Aitkenvale, 113
Aitutaki, 92
Alexander, Col. Irvin, 33-34
Allied Air Forces, 259
Allied Land Forces, 259
Allied Naval Forces, 259
Allied Supply Council, 63
Anguar, 81
Anhui, 23
Animals, pack, 281-82
Antwerp, 96
Aparri, 280
Armour and Company, 9
Army Air Forces, 85, 86. See also Air Corps; Transportation, air.
cargo planes of, 176
establishment of air supply units by, 278
Army Exchange Service, 78
Army-Navy Liquidation Commission, 323-24
Army Service Command, 90-91
Army Service Forces, 57
Army Transport Service
removal of supplies to Bataan by, 12, 13
responsibilities of, in blockade-running, 17
Australia. See also Agriculture, Australian; Base sections (Australia).
agencies of, for procurement, 63
efforts to supply Philippines from, 21-25
procurement of QM supplies in, 102-25
Quartermaster problems in, 48-54
resources of, 48-54
transportation in, 49-51
Australian Army
collection of salvaged items for U.S. forces by, 244
provision of rations to U.S. forces by, 99-102
supply of petroleum products by, 213, 214
Australian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, 104
Automatic supply
definition of, 145
operation of, in SPA, 146-47
operation of, in SWPA, 145-46
plan for, after V-J Day, 322
use of, in supply of SWPA bases, 169-70
–B–
Bag, clothing, waterproof, 301-02
Bag, duffel
functions of, in combat, 287, 301
use of individual, abandoned at Okinawa, 288
Bag, food, waterproof, 301
Bag, multiwall paper, 184
Bakery companies
109th, 289
156th, 149
157th, 149
158th, 149
Bakery units
contrast between, in Europe and in the Pacific, 227-28
handicaps of, 228-29
improvisations of, 231
operations of, in combat and rear areas, 229, 231
organization of, 227
scarcity of baking ingredients for, 228-29
shortage of, 228
Baling, 187
Base Section, Okinawa, 90-91
Base sections (Australia)
classification of, 83
control of QM supplies by, 85-86
distribution to advance bases by, 170-71
market centers in, 119-20
mission of, 83
organization of, 83-84
procurement of perishables by, 118-19
Quartermaster sections of, 85-86, 171-72
reduction of activities in, 71, 87, 322
storage at, 86
1 (Darwin)
decline of, 85
establishment of, 84
2 (Townsville)
assembly of convoys at, 218
procurement of milk by, 118
stevedoring at, 53
supply of advance bases by, 85, 170, 171, 175, 176
3 (Brisbane)
establishment of, 84
rise of, 85
supply of New Guinea bases by, 85, 170, 171, 175, 176
4 (Melbourne)
boning room at, 115
decline of, 85
depots at, 86
functions of, in 1942, 84
procurement of perishables by, 119, 175
5 (Adelaide [ later Cairns)
decline of, 84
mission of, in 1942, 84
reconstitution of, at Cairns, 85
6 (Perth)), establishment and decline of, 84, 85
7 (Sydney)
activities at, in 1942, 84
distribution of supplies by, 170, 171, 175
growth of importance in, 85
leasing of warehouses in, 86
problem of milk procurement in, 118
Bases (CPA)
distances as factor in establishment of, 95
geography as factor in development of, 95
Hawaii, 95
Saipan
cold storage at, 167
description of, 95
laundry at, 236
tonnage handled at, 95-96
Bases (New Guinea)
discharge of supplies for, at wrong ports, 148
disposition of surplus property of, 324
physiography and, 87
rise in importance of, 87
“roll-up” of, 322
variations in food stocks at, 193-96
A (Milne Bay)
redesignation of, as U.S. Advance Base, August 1943, 87
storage at, 87
supply of Buna Operation from, 272-73
B (Oro Bay)
Army farm at, 131
deterioration of supplies at, 191
scarcity of food at, 194, 195, 196
shipment of food to, 167, 175, 176
shortage of “expendable” items at, 201
C (Goodenough Island), 88
D (Port Moresby)
abundance of cold storage at, 166, 167
depletion of stocks at, by initial issues, 149
establishment of, 88
losses of food at, 191, 193, 194
transshipment of fresh food from, 175-76
variations in food stocks at, 194, 195
E (Lae)
clothing stocks at, 201
mission of, 88
F (Finschhafen)
bakeries at, 231
closing of, 324
difficulties in development of, 88
disparity between troops and supplies at, 194, 195
establishment of, as major base, 88
salvage at, 246
tonnage handled at, 88
G (Hollandia)
development of, 89
support of combat forces by, 89
H (Biak)
logistical support by, 89
terrain of, 89
United States Advance Base (Milne Bay)
establishment of, at Milne Bay, August 1943, 87
laundries at, 234
shoe repair at, 245
shortage of gasoline at, 214
United States Advance Base (Port Moresby)
establishment of, August 1942, 87
establishment of, at Milne Bay, August 1943, 87
removal of, to Milne Bay, 87
storage at, 87
support of Buna forces by, 272-73
Bases (Philippines)
K (Tacloban)
establishment of, 90
shortage of gasoline at, 217
work of, in Leyte Operation, 275, 279
M (San Fabian; later San Fernando, La Union)
beginning of, 90
“roll-up” of, 322
support of Luzon Operation, 280, 281
S (Cebu City), 91
X (Manila)
development of, as major base, 91
disposition of surplus property by, 322
tonnage handled at, 91
Bases (SPA). See also Forward Area, SPA.
Bougainville, farm at, 130
Fiji Islands
functions of, 95
procurement of food by, 128
Guadalcanal
disposition of surplus property at, 324
establishment of, 94
farm on, 130
storage on, 165
New Caledonia
development of, as main SPA base, 92, 93
functions of, in QM supply, 93-94
operations of QMC in, 73, 74, 75, 147
shortage of QM personnel in , 74
New Zealand
activities of, 92-93
importance of, 92
storage of rations in, 92
Bataan, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 19, 21, 23, 25, 33, 34, 35
clothing on, 15-16
contrast between rations on Corregidor and, 28-29
difficulties of distribution on, 27-28
malnutrition of forces on, 29-31, 32
movement of supplies to, 10-13
petroleum products on, 16-17
Quartermaster units on, 17-18
rations on, 13-14, 26-27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
as source of QM supplies, 14-15
Bataan Quartermaster Depot, 17
Batchelder, Lt. Col. Roland C., 143
Baten, 283
Bath units. See Fumigation and bath units; Sterilization and bath units.
Baybay, 276
Beef, boneless
advantages of, 113
difficulties in procurement of, 113, 115
Beli Beli Bay, 88
Biak Island Operation, 271, 289
bakeries in, 229
use of landing craft in, 273
Birdum, 50
Black market, 318
BLACKLIST Operation, 322
Bladder, flotation, 301
Blarney, Gen. Sir Thomas, 259n
Blankets, procurement in Australia, 124
Block ships
definition of, 151-52
definition of “solid,” 153-54
definition of standard, 152-54
evaluation of, 157-58
importance of, to QMC, 152, 157-58
plans for, in the Okinawa Campaign, 154-55
use of, in SWPA, 152-54
Blockade-running
Australia as base for, 21-25
in central and southern Philippines, 19-21, 30-31
collapse of, 25
from Netherlands Indies, 22, 23-24
plans for final effort at, 30
use of submarines for., 21, 25, 34
Bobrink, Col. Henry W., 209
Bohol II, 19
Bohol (province), 20
Boot, jungle, 296-97
Borneo, 91
Bougainville Operation
improvisation of truck unit in, 268
Quartermaster company in, 289
Boxes, plywood, 187
Boxes, wood
deficiencies of, 180
opposition of depots to, 178
use of, in SWPA and SPA, 188-89
Breene, Brig. Gen. Robert G., 75
Brett, Lt. Gen. George H., 22, 24, 25
Brisbane, 21, 23, 49, 50, 60, 67. See also Base Sections (Australia).
Browning Automatic Rifle, 286
Budget, Accounting, and Inspection Division, OCQM, USASOS, 65-66
Buna Operation
graves registration in, 250
supply in, 271-72
Bureau of the Budget, 42
Burgheim, Col. Joseph H., 147, 180
Burma, 117
–C–
C-47 transport planes, 277
Cabanatuan Rice Central, 9
Cabcaben, 18
Cagayan Valley, 280
California Quartermaster Depot, 142
Camouflage
application of, 294
criticism of, 294-95
need for, 291-92
Camp Malakole, 39
Camp Murphy, 11
Campbell, Brig. Gen. William F.
as Chief Quartermaster, SWPA, 60
congratulations of, to QM troops, 321
Cans, composite, 182
Cans, gasoline, 5-gallon, 220-21
Cans, tin
procoating of, 185
scarcity of tinplate for, 185
shortcomings of, 182
wastage of food in, 191
Cape Sansapor Operation, 268
Cape York Peninsula, 87
Capiz, 20
Caples, Maj. W. G., 198
Carabao, as source of fresh meat, 14, 26
Cavalry division, 1st, 199
Cebu Quartermaster Depot
efforts to supply, 10
establishment of, 6
role of, in blockade-running, 19, 20
Cemeteries, 250, 251, 252, 253, 256, 257. See also Graves registration services.
Central Pacific Area
boundaries of, 47
joint supply activities in, 80
Quartermaster organization in, 79-82
reorganization of, in June 1944, 80
Central Pacific Base Command, 80, 81, 154
Chemical Warfare Service, 60, 125, 202
Clothing. See also Size tariffs and names of individual items.
deterioration of, 206
distribution of, SWPA, 170, 171
problem of specifications for, in Australia, 121, 122
procurement of, in Australia, 121-24
rationing of wool for, in Australia, 123
repair of, 245-46
Clothing, protective
neglect of, 203
responsibilities of technical services for, 202
storage of, 202-03
Clothing and equipage
inadequacy of allowances for, 202
loss of, in storage, 165
problems in distribution of, 200-208
requisitioning of, by combat units, 275
supply of, in combat areas, 286-88
Collins, Maj. Gen. J. Lawton, 253
Combat Salvage Collecting Company, 27th, 247
Consumption rates, 285-86
Containers, corrugated fiber, 178, 180, 182
Containers, solid fiber, weatherproof, 178, 183
Contract demands, 62, 102, 122, 124
Contracts Board, 122
Cooking outfit, 262
Cordiner, Col. Douglas, 67, 69, 101, 138, 139, 145, 146, 178, 304
as Chief Quartermaster, SWPA, 60
on shipping priorities, 143
on stock inventories, 138, 170
Corps, U.S. Army
II, 30
Corregidor, 10
Quartermaster operations on, 32-33
role of, in blockade-running, 19-21
surrender of, 33
Curtin, Prime Minister John, 102
–D–
Dairy products
pasteurization of milk, 117-18
procurement of, in New Zealand, 126
production of, in Australia, 117
shortage of milk, in SWPA, 117, 118
tuberculin tests of cows, 117-18
Darwin, 21, 23, 24, 30, 50. See also Base sections (Australia).
Darwin-Alice Springs railway, 85
Defense reserves, 3-5, 6, 10, 28, 34, 35
Dehydration
advantages of, 103
growth of, industry in Australia, 112
Dehydration Branch, Subsistence Depot, 112
Department of Commerce (Australia), 63
Department of Supply and Shipping, 63
Department of War Organization of Industry, 63
Depots
types of, 83-84
Depots, ration
functions of, in New Zealand, 92
Depots, reserve
controversy over, in SWPA, 86
Destroyers, 25
Dill, Lt. Col. D. B., 298-99
Disposals Commission, 324
Distribution
centralized control over, in SWPA, 71-73, 171
frequency of transshipments in Pacific, 178, 180
Quartermaster responsibility for, in SPA, 76-77
Distribution Division, USASOS, 137, 144, 156
Distribution Branch of, 70, 72, 171
mission of, 72
role of, in market center system, 119
separation of Distribution Branch from, 72
transfer of, to Intermediate Section, USASOS, 72
Dona Nati, 23
Doriot, Brig. Gen. Georges F., 291
Doyle, Col. Thomas W., 291
Drake, Brig. Gen. Charles C., 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 29
and blockade-running, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 31
requisitions for supplies, 3, 4
Drums, 55-gallon
handling of, 221
shortage of, 218-19
standard gasoline container in Pacific, 220-21
types of, 220
use of, as improvised equipment, 231, 234, 239
–E–
Eichelberger, Lt. Gen. Robert L., 295
Emirau Operation, 76
Emmons, Lt. Gen. Delos C., 43, 45
Engineer Aviation Battalion, 1881st, 198
Engineer Depot, USASOS, 70
Engineers, Corps of, 160, 165, 215, 240, 262, 294
construction of QM storage facilities by, 160
responsibilities of, for petroleum products, 215
Eniwetok, 265
Equipment, individual
description of, 56
shipment of, in operations, 286-88
Equipment, jungle. See also names of individual items.
demand for, 292-93
development of, 293
Equipment, organizational
description of, 56
effect of tardy delivery of, 147, 148, 149-50
shipment of, 147-50
unit-loading of, 147-48
Espiritu Santo, 75, 94, 130, 172
European Theater of Operations, 96-97, 143, 220, 267
Excess stocks
accumulation of, after V-J Day, 321-23
disposition of, after V-J Day, 322-25
“Expendable” supplies, shortages of, 201
–F–
Far East Air Force, 7
Farms, U.S. Army
evaluation of, 132-33
objectives of, 129
operation of, 129-30
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, 43
Fellers, Lt. Col. Carl R., 108, 161, 164, 309
Field artillery regiments (U.S.)
147th, 21
148th, 21
Field Ranges
spare parts for, 210-11
use of M1942, 227
World War I, 229
Fifth Air Force, 58, 177, 197, 201, 228, 244, 248, 276
Fiji Islands, 46, 47, 75, 92, 93. See also Bases (SPA).
Finschhafen. See Bases (New Guinea).
Florence D, 24
Flour, Australian, 116
Food. See Rations; Subsistence.
Food Production Advisory and Liaison Division, OCQM, USASOS, 66-67
Food Production Division, Subsistence Depot, 104-16
Footwear. See also names of individual items.
Australian production of, 122-23
deterioration of, 206
lack of proper sizes of, 206, 207, 208
repair of, in combat areas, 244, 247-48
Foreign Economic Administration, 128
Foreign Liquidation Commission, 324
Fort Kamehameha, 263
Fort William McKinley, 4, 7, 12, 13
Forward Area (SPA), 94
Frink, Maj. Gen. James L., 157, 175, 193, 194
Fumigation and bath units
demand for more bath facilities in, 239-40
development of, 237
equipment of, 237-39
lack of need for fumigation facilities in, 239, 240
operation of, in combat areas, 239, 240
–G–
Gardner, Col. Herbert A., 60
Gasoline supply companies
834th, 223
General Headquarters, SWPA, 294
role of, in supply, 58
study of jungle equipment by, 292-93
General Purchasing Agent, 63, 71, 102
General Purchasing Board (Philippines), 128-29
General Service Division, OCQM, USASOS, 64, 65
General supplies
causes of shortages in, 200-202
consumption of, in New Georgia Operation, 285
lack of, in combat areas, 271, 286-88
procurement of, in Australia, 121-22, 124-25
Geneva Convention
and rations for prisoners, 317
and treatment of enemy dead, 252
Ghormley, Vice Adm. Robert L., 75
Gilbert Islands Operation
effect of, on QM functions, 80, 95
graves registration in, 253-54
plans for QM support of, 261-62
Gili Gill, 87
Glassford, Rear Adm. William A., 24
Glove, mosquito
defects of, 300
need for, 293
Graves Registration companies
48th, 250
49th, 253
Graves registration services. See also Cemeteries.
burial of enemy dead, 252, 254, 255
deficiencies of, 251-52, 257-58
effect of terrain on, 253
infantrymen used for, 255
influence of tactical conditions on, 250, 253, 256
program for, in Australia, 249-50
program for, in SPA, 252-53
use of civilian morticians for, 249, 250
Graves registration units
activities of, in North Africa, 251
functions of, 248-49
improvisation of, 17, 250, 253, 255, 256, 268
operations of, in combat areas, 250-58
shortage of, 249, 250, 251, 256
Green Islands, 94
Greene, Col. Fred W., 152, 157, 158
Gregory, Maj. Gen. Edmund B., 31, 138, 164, 165
on need for shipping food from New Zealand, 126-27
on quality of laundry services, 235
Gross, Maj. Gen. Charles P., 149
Guadalcanal. See Bases (SPA).
Guadalcanal Operation, 299, 306
camouflage in, 291
salvage and reclamation during, 243
supply during, 180
Guagua Quartermaster Depot, 6, 8
Guam, 46, 81. See also Bases (SPA).
Guerrillas
rations of, 318
responsibility of QMC for supply of, 283
–H–
Hallman, Maj. George V., 111
Halsey, Admiral William F., Jr., 75, 76, 78
Hamilton, Col. Fred L., 144, 156
Hammock, jungle, 298-99
Hanyang, 23
Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, 6, 28-29
Harmon, Maj. Gen. Millard F., 75
Hartman, Brig. Gen. George E., 81
Hawaii. See also Agriculture, Hawaiian; Office of Food Control; Bases (CPA).
establishment of supply areas in, 39
military government in, 42-46
plan for blockade-running from, 25
role of, in U.S. strategy, 36
Hawaiian Department, 79, 80. See also U.S. Army Forces, Central Pacific Area; U.S. Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas.
Hawaiian Department Service Forces, 80
Hawaiian Pineapple Company, 312
Hawaiian QM Depot, 36, 37, 38, 39, 262
Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association, 41
Headnet, mosquito, 300
Headquarters, Base Section, USASOS, 71
Herringbone twill suits, 294-95
Hester, Brig. Gen. Hugh B., 66, 67, 70, 71, 120
Hilo Quartermaster Depot, 39
Hollandia. See Bases (New Guinea).
Hollandia Operation, 152, 301, 302
destruction of QM supplies during, 271
graves registration in, 252
Quartermaster supply in, 268-71
Horses. See Animals, pack.
Humboldt Bay, 197, 269, 271, 296
Huon Gulf, 88
Huon Peninsula, 88
Hurley, Brig. Gen. Patrick J., 25
–I–
India, sale of surplus property to, 324
Infantry Band, 105th, 254
Infantry divisions (PA)
2nd, 11
31st, 31
Infantry divisions (US)
7th, 262-66, 267, 274, 276, 283, 287
25th, 93
33rd, 282
41st, 191, 197, 231, 252, 269, 271, 294
Infantry regiment (Philippine Scouts), 45th, 31
Infantry regiments (US)
34th, 198
129th, 281
383rd, 287
Initial issues, use of replacement stocks for, 148, 149, 150
Inspection Division, OCQM, USASOS, 64, 65, 66
Inspection of subsistence
deficiencies of packing as factor in, 182
problems in, 102, 108, 117, 118
Veterinary Corps and, 102, 117, 118
Intermediate Section, USASOS
allocation of storage by, 168
transfer of Distribution Branch to, 72
Iran, 213
Irving, Maj. Gen. Frederick A., 197
Isker, Col. Rohland A., 185
Island Command (Okinawa), 91
Iwo Jima, 81
–J–
John Foster, 207
Joint Administrative Planning Committee (USAFIA), 22
Joint Chiefs of Staff, 48
Joint Logistical Board, establishment of, 76, 80
Joint Purchasing Board
procurement of food by, 125, 126, 127
Quartermaster representation on, 77
role of U.S. Navy in, 77
storage of food by, 92
Joint Working Board, establishment of, 76-77, 80
Joslyn, Maj. Maynard A., 103
–K–
Kauai Depot, 39
Kearny, Capt. Cresson H., 293, 306
Kilmartin, Col. Robert C., 306
King, Maj. Gen. Edward P., Jr., 31, 32
Kolambugan, 19
Krueger, Lt. Gen. Walter, 197, 268
Kukum, 324
Kwajalein Operation, 254, 262, 274
–L–
Laboratory and Inspection Branch, Subsistence Depot, 108
Lae, 88
Landing Craft, Mechanized (LCM), 276
Landing Ship, Mechanized (LSM), 276
Landing Ship, Tank (LST), 274
Laundries, fixed
obstacles to use of, 236
operation of, in Hawaii, 234-35
Laundry services
criticism of, 235-36
inadequacy of, for individual soldiers, 232, 234, 236
Laundry units
equipment of, 232
functions of, 232
operations of, 232, 234-35, 236
Lautoka, 93
Lawrence, Col. Charles S., 9
Legaspi, 20
Lehner, Brig. Gen. Charles R., 208, 260
Lend-lease, reverse
declaration of reverse lend-lease property as surplus, 323
procurement of supplies under, 102, 110, 116, 120, 121, 125, 127, 128, 213
services provided under, 54, 228, 234, 244
Lend-Lease Administration, 67
Lever Brothers, 316
Leyte Operation, 153
difficulties of transportation in, 276-77
discharge of food cargoes during, 156
distribution points in, 274, 275
preparations for QM support of. 265
Quartermaster services during, 229, 246
Quartermaster supply in, 274-77, 286
Libby. McNeill, and Libby, 9
Light Maintenance Company. OM, 34th, 7
Lingayen Gulf, 91, 156, 280, 281
Logistical support
assignment of OM units for. 259-60, 279
consumption rates for, 284-86
division OM companies in combat operations, 266-71, 289-90
establishment of distribution points for, 274-76
factors determining adequacy of, 266
native labor in, 282-83
palletization in. 263-64
planning for. 257-60. 261, 262-66
role of OMC in, 259-90
special requirements for, 261-62
supply bases for, 271-73
transportation for, 276-79
Longino, Col. James C., 157-58, 186, 260, 288-89
Looc Cove, 19
Los Negros, 251
air supply in, 278-79
discharge of food cargoes during, 156
dumps for QM supplies in, 279-80
pack animals used during, 281-82
similarity of, to continental operations, 279-80
transportation during, 279-82
–M–
MacArthur, Gen. Douglas, 8, 12, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 28, 30, 76, 81, 102, 147, 319
and blockade-running from Australia, 25
as Commander in Chief, SWPA, 47, 48
as Military Advisor to Philippines, 2, 5, 6
need for jungle equipment by, 293
plea for change in strategic plans, 5-7
protest on lack of organizational equipment, 149
McConnell, Col. Alva E., 10
MacKechnie, Col. Archibald R., 277, 287
McKenzie, Brig. Gen. Henry R., 81
Machete, 300-301
Madang, 87
Maintenance factors. See Replacement factors.
Malinta Hill, 33
Malinta Tunnel, 32
Manila, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 73, 91, 156, 322
Manila Base QM Depot, 5
Manila Bay, 2, 6, 14, 19, 27, 32
movement of supplies to Bataan by, 12, 13
source of fish and salt for QMC, 15
Mariana Islands Operation. 94
Marine Corps, 29, 76, 77, 90, 284, 299, 306
Marine divisions
2nd, 93
3rd, 93
Maritime Commission, 173
Mariveles, 27
Mariveles Mountain, 27
Market center system (SWPA)
establishment of, 118-19
need for, 118
procurement of perishables by, 119-20
Marking, 185-86
Marshall, Gen. George C., 22, 25, 30, 31
Marshall, Brig. Gen. Richard J., 10
Marshall Islands, 1, 47, 95, 155
Marshall Islands Operation, 152, 254, 312
Materials-handling equipment
limitations on use of, 168-69
shortage of, 37, 38, 49, 51-53, 168-69
spare parts for, 208, 209, 210
Maui, 43
Maui Depot, 39
Meat Section, Subsistence Depot
introduction of boneless beef by, 113, 115
role of, in expansion of meat packing, 111
Meats, canned
growth in Australian production of, 111
introduction of U.S. types of, 111
lack of variety in, 111
procurement of, in New Zealand, 126
types of Australian, 110
Meats, fresh. See also under Procurement, local (items).
boning of, 115
rationing of civilian consumption of, 113, 115
refrigeration for, 113
shortages of, 13, 14, 27-28, 113, 115, 193, 196
Melanesia, 253
Melbourne, 30, 50, 60, 65, 67. See also Base sections (Australia) .
Memorial Division, OCQM, USASOS, 63
Messes
lack of trained cooks for, 115, 192
monotony of, 193, 196, 198, 199, 200
Methyl bromide, 237
Midway, Battle of, 37
Military Planning Division, OQMG, 291, 311, 319
Milk. See Dairy products.
Miller, Maj. Milton D., 104
Mindanao, 19, 20, 26, 30, 31, 278
Mindoro, 20
Mira Loma Quartermaster Depot, 142
Mizar, 175
Morobe, 87
Morobe-Salamaua Operation, 251
Motor Transport Division, OCQM, USASOS, 61-62
Motor Transport Service
operations of, on Bataan, 17
procurement of trucks by, 11
responsibilities of, 11
shortage of vehicles in, 11, 12, 27, 28
Mules. See Animals, pack.
Murrumbidgee, 117
–N–
Nadzab, 88
Native labor
construction of military facilities by, 160, 161
diet of, 316
graves registration services by, 253
hand-carrying by, 281, 282-83, 302-03
and removal of supplies to Bataan, 10, 13, 17
use of, in unloading supplies, 180, 247
Navajo Ordnance Depot, 142
Naval Construction Battalions (CB’s), 198, 199
Naval Limitation Treaty, 1
Navy, U.S., 23, 24, 75, 90, 122, 140, 142, 154
delimitation of POA functions between Army and, 73, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 174
distribution of petroleum products by, 222
procurement of fresh foods for, 119
transportation of perishables by, 175
Netherlands Indies, 19, 21, 25, 46, 99, 213, 324
New Britain, 46
New Caledonia, 46, 47, 93, 146, 168, 316, 317, 325. See also Bases (SPA).
–N–
Newcastle, 49
New Georgia Operation
air supply in, 277-78
consumption of QM supplies in, 285-86
New Guinea. See also Bases (New Guinea).
description of, 87
as supply center, 87-89
New Hebrides. See Bases (SPA).
New Ireland, 76
New Orleans Port of Embarkation, 140, 141
New South Wales, 50, 84, 117, 118
New York Port of Embarkation, 141
New Zealand, 36, 46. See also Bases (SPA).
comparison between Australia and, as supply sources, 125-26
geography of, 54
value of, as supply source, 54, 126, 127
Nimitz, Adm. Chester W., 47, 48
Noel, Col. O. C., 316
Noemfoor Island, 196
North Pacific Area, boundaries, 47
–O–
Oahu, 40
Office of the Chief Quartermaster, Army Forces Pacific, 321
Office of the Chief Quartermaster, USAFFE. See also Drake, Brig. Gen. Charles C.
preparations of, for Philippine defense, 2-8
re-establishment of, March–October 1943, 67-68
requisitions by, in summer of 1941, 3-4
Office of the Chief Quartermaster, USAFIA. See also Office of the Chief Quartermaster, USASOS.
contrast between OQMG and, 59
mission of, 59-60
organization of, 61-65
shortage of personnel in, 60, 61, 64-65
transfer of, to USASOS, 65
Office of the Chief Quartermaster, USASOS. See also Office of the Chief Quartermaster, USAFIA.
authority of, over QM base sections stocks, 87
effect of frequent reorganizations on, 69
organization of, commodity versus function, 65-67
organization of, December 1942–March 1943, 65-67
reduction of procurement and distribution functions of, 69-72
removal of, to USAFFE, March–October 1943, 67
Office of the Department Quartermaster, Hawaiian Department. See also White, Col. William R.
Office of Emergency Management, 42
Office of Food Control
evaluation of, 46
functions of, 42
price regulation by, 43, 44, 45
Office of the Military Governor, Territory of Hawaii, 42, 45
Office of Price Administration, 45, 46
Office of the Quartermaster, Central Pacific Base Command, 81
Office of the Quartermaster, USAFPOA, 81
Office of the Quartermaster, USASOS, 67, 69
Office of The Quartermaster General, 3, 59, 177, 178, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 205, 208, 209, 291, 292, 293, 296, 297, 298, 301, 302, 304, 306, 310, 311, 317, 319-20
handling of Pacific requisitions by, 142
relation of, with Pacific areas, 57-58
relation of, with ports of embarkation, 140
survey of POA, conducted by, 202, 235
Officers, QM
commissioning of temporary, 17
officer candidate school, 74
“Remember Pearl Harbor” group of, 60
shortage of, 7-8, 17, 60, 61, 64-65, 74, 98
Okinawa Operation, 154, 155, 312-13
Quartermaster services in, 229, 236, 240, 247, 257-58
supply operations in, 221, 282-84
OLYMPIC Operation
storage of reserves for, 96
types of block ships planned for, 153
ORANGE Plan. See War Plan ORANGE.
Ordnance Department, 7, 125, 211
responsibilities of, for petroleum products, 215
transfer of maintenance of materials-handling equipment to, 208-09
transfer of motor transport to, 60-61
Orion, 27
Ormoc, 276
Oro Bay. See Bases (New Guinea).
Orr, Capt. Robert D.
on block shipments, 157
on jungle pack, 302
on lack of organizational equipment, 148
on shipment of individual equipment in operations, 288
on shortage of spare parts, 208, 211, 212
on 10-in-1 rations, 311
Owi Island, 196
–P–
Pacific Fleet, U.S., 37
Pack, field, cargo-and-combat, 302
Pack, jungle
contents of, 302
description of, 301-02
need for, 293
objection to, 302
Pack troops, QM
65th, 7
66th, 7
Packaging, definition of, 177n
Packaging, subsistence
deficiencies of commercial, 177-78, 180, 182
efforts to improve, 185
methods of, for locally procured supplies, 188-89
Packing, definition of, 177n
Packing, clothing, equipage, and general supplies, 187-88
Packing, subsistence
“amphibious,” 184
efforts to develop better, 178, 182-84
methods of, for locally procured items, 188-89
multiwall bags for, 184
V-boxes for, 183-84
–P–
Palaus Operation, 94
Palawan, 279
Palletized unit loading, 263-64
Panama, 293
Panay, 20
Parang, 278
Patrick, Maj. Gen. Edwin D., 207, 208
Petroleum products
bulk storage facilities for, 217-18
consumption factors for, 215, 217
deterioration of, 219
distribution of, 8-9, 214-15, 217-18, 221
establishment of U.S. supply of, in New Guinea, 214-15
inclusion of, in standard block ships, 153, 154
movement of, to Bataan, 10, 12-13
plants for drumming, 219, 222, 223
requirements of, 215, 217, 263
responsibility of technical services for, 55, 56, 94, 214-15
shortage of, 4-5, 16-17, 27, 32
supply of, by the Australian Army, 213-14
use of drums in transporting and storing, 218-20
Petroleum products laboratory, operations of, 223-24
Philippine Army, 2, 3, 4, 27, 31. See also Infantry divisions (PA).
Quartermaster supply of, 2, 5, 6
unpreparedness of, 2-3, 7, 8, 11-12, 16
Philippine Constabulary, 11
Philippine Quartermaster Depot, 5
Philippine Scouts, 2, 4, 7, 12, 16, 17, 318-19
as factor in food losses, 192
prevalence of, in combat zones, 287, 288-89
Planning and Control Division, OCQM, USASOS, 65
Plant, Col. Thomas G., 61
Polynesia, 47
Pongani, 273
Port Augusta, 50
Port-Depot System. See Quartermaster Branch, OSD, SFPOE, handling of requisitions by.
Ports. See Transportation, water.
Post exchanges
Quartermaster responsibility for, 78, 134
supplies for, in block shipments, 153, 154
Pouches, interchangeable, 286, 287, 288
President Coolidge, 93
President’s Emergency Fund, 3, 43
Princessa, 20
Priorities, building, for construction of QM storage facilities, 160
Priorities, landing
as factor in delaying discharge of supplies, 288
assignment of, to service units, 229
Priorities, shipping
assignment of, to perishables in CPA, 173-74
assignment of, to petroleum products, 213, 218, 225
assignment of, to Philippine Department, 4, 35
assignment of, to service units, 247
effect of, on movement from West Coast, 143
establishment of, in SWPA, 69
use of, in movements from Australia, 171-72
Procurement
base section responsibility for, 71
centralization of, in SWPA, 69-71
functions of OCQM, USASOS, 59-60, 66, 69-71
responsibility of QMC for, in CPA, 80
responsibility of QMC for, in SPA, 76-77, 78
Procurement Division, OCQM, USASOS, 66
Procurement Division (G-4, USASOS)
relations of, with OCQM, 70
role of, in the market center system, 119
termination of, 71
transfer of, to Base Section, USASOS, 71
Procurement, local
evaluation of, 132-33
in Great Britain, 98
in Hawaii, 127
in New Zealand, 125-27
in Philippines, 128-29
in South Pacific Area outside New Zealand, 128
Procurement, local (items)
beer, 129
blankets, 124
candy bars, 127-28
clothing, cotton, 121
clothing, wool, 123
dairy products, 117-18, 125, 126
drums, gasoline, 55-gallon, 4, 219, 222, 223
fruit juices, 110
fruits, fresh, 40, 118, 119, 120, 129
fungicides, 104
gloves, leather, 124
ham, 116
jams, 110
lima beans, 107
meat, canned, 110-11
meat, fresh, 14, 112, 125, 126, 127
mutton, 116
nurses’ clothing, 122
perishables, 118-20
potatoes, dehydrated, 112
poultry, 116
–R–
Ration C, 310
rope, 124
salt, 15
shirts, 122
shirts, knitted, wool, 122-23
soap, 124
sugar, 5, 9, 40, 116, 125, 127
vegetables, canned, 107-10, 126
vegetables, dehydrated, 111-12, 126
vegetables, fresh, 40, 118, 119, 120, 126, 127, 129-32
weedicides, 104
Pueblo Ordnance Depot, 142
Purchasing and Contracting Division, OCQM, USASOS, 62-63
–Q–
Quartermaster battalion, 130th, 73
Quartermaster Branch, Overseas Supply Division, San Francisco Port of Embarkation
functions of, 140
handling of requisitions by, 140, 142
shortage of personnel in, 141
Quartermaster companies, infantry division
deficiencies of, 267-68
functions of, 266-67
service platoons of, 266, 267, 268
truck platoons of, 266, 267-268
6th, 268
37th, 280
Quartermaster Corps
evaluation of work of, in Pacific, 321
loss of transportation functions by, 49, 50-51
mission of, 55-57
modification of functions of, 321
organization in CPA, 79-82
organization in SPA, 73-79
organization in SWPA, 58-73
responsibilities of, after World War II, 325-26
Quartermaster Section, CPA, 79-80
Quartermaster Section, Sixth Army, 280, 281
functions of, relative to transportation, 49n
role of, in planning logistical support, 260, 261
Quartermaster Section, SOS SPA, 76-78
Queensland, 103, 113, 116, 188
Quinn, Col. Michael A., 11
–R–
Rabaul, 46
Railroads. See Transportation, rail.
Ration, A, composition of, 55
Ration, Australian-American, 99-100
Ration, Australian emergency, 306
Ration, B
composition of, 55
defects of, 309-10
inclusion of, in block ships, 152, 153, 154, 155
use of, in combat, 313
Ration, C, 4, 5, 13, 32, 112, 198, 199
accessory kit for, 310
components of, in 1942, 303-04
improvement of, 310
inclusion of, in block ships, 154, 155
objections to, 304-05, 306, 310
as part of rice ration, 304
Ration, D
composition of, 304
deficiencies of, 306
evaluation of, 306
inclusion of, in block ships, 154
as part of rice ration, 304
Ration, flight, 313-14
Ration, hospital, 315
Ration, hospital assault, 314-15
Ration, jungle, 306-08
Ration, K
advantages of, 308
composition of, 309
criticism of, 309
development of, 308-09
use of, in 10-in-1 ration, 310
Ration, native, 316-17
Ration, Occidental civilian, 319
Ration, Oriental, 317
Ration, Philippine Army
composition of, on Bataan, 27, 28
criticism of, 318
Ration, Philippine labor, 318
Ration, Prisoner of War, 317
accessory kit for, 311
evaluation of, 312
similarity to B ration, 310-11
waste of, 311-12
Rations. See also Subsistence.
contrast between Army and Navy, 198-99
distribution of, SWPA, 170, 171
inclusion of, in block ships, 152, 153, 154, 155
provision of, by Australian Army, 99-102
stock levels of, 8-9, 13-14, 135-36
types of, 55-56
Rations, emergency operational, 55-56
need for, 303
standards for, 303
stocks of, 135
“Reefer” ships. See Refrigerated vessels.
Refrigerated facilities, ashore
difficulties in procurement of, 166
disparities in availability of, 166-67
shortage of, 41, 44, 113, 116, 165-68
spare parts for, 211
types of military, 165-66, 167-68
Refrigerated vessels
Advance Section, USASOS fleet of, 175-76
conversion of barges to, 174
naval, 174
shortage of, 39, 44, 45, 173-76
“X-ships” (“lakers”) as, 174, 175
Refrigeration companies, QM, 168
Reid, Lt. Col. Clarence E., 196
Replacement factors
accuracy of, 139-40
definition of, 137
improvement in, 288
inadequacy of, for Class II and IV supplies, 286, 288
Requirements. See also Replacement Requisitions.
computation of, 137-40
stock records in relation to, 137-38
troop basis in relation to, 138-39, 150
Requisitions. See also Quartermaster OSD, SFPOE.
delays in completion of, 141-45
preparation of, 137-38
submission of, for combat needs, 261-62
Research and development, 291, 319-20. See also under names of individual items.
Ritchie, Lt. Col. Charles A., 168
Roads. See Transportation, motor.
Robenson, Col. John A., 23, 24
Rogers, Lt. Col. Carmon A., 76, 314
Roosevelt, President Franklin D., 43
Roxas, Col. Manuel A., 19
–S–
Saidor, 231
Saipan Operation, 254-55
Salvage
classes of, 243
definition of, 241
delays in turning in articles for, 245-46
materials recovered by, 248
need for, 241
shipments of, to United States, 248
shortage of units to process, 243-44
value of, 248
Salvage collecting units
equipment of, 241
improvisation of, 243, 246, 247
operations of, in combat areas, 246-47
Salvage depots
equipment and organization of, 241
objects of, 241
operations of, 245-46
28th Salvage Depot Headquarters Company, 245-46
Salvage repair units
effect of lack of, 247-48
equipment and organization of, 241
hindrances to operation of, 245
Samar, 20
San Fabian, 91
San Fernando, La Union, 91
San Francisco Port of Embarkation, 37, 75, 92, 137, 139, 146, 151, 208, 220, 261. See also Quartermaster Branch, OSD, SFPOE.
automatic supply from, 145-47
contrast of, with NYPOE, 96
factors; delays in shipments from, 143, 144, 147
depots serving as supply sources of, 140-41
role of, in “block ship” system of supply, 157
space assigned to, for QM storage, 142
Section, San Jose, 281
San Miguel, Army farm at, 130, 132
San Pablo, 275
San Pedro Bay, 90
Sansapor, 196
Schenectady Plan, 186
Schofield Barracks, 37, 39, 80
Seabrook, Maj. Belford L., 105
Seabrook Farm, 105
Seattle General Depot, 142
Services of Supply, SPA
expansion of, 76
mission of, 75-76
redesignation of, as South Pacific Base Command, 78
Service units, QM
problems of, in combat operations, 267, 268
Sharp, Brig. Gen. William F., 20
Shoes
combat, cuff-and-buckle, 298
Short, Lt. Gen. Walter C., 41, 42, 43
Signal Corps, 125
Si-Kiang, 13
Silverman, Maj. Abraham B., 60
Singapore, 23
Sixth Army, 58, 168, 211, 228, 234, 248, 300. See also ALAMO Forces; Quartermaster Section, Sixth Army.
monotony of meals in, 199
need of, for more QM Class II, III, and IV items
in combat, 153
problem of sized clothing in, 207, 208
shortage of individual clothing and equipment in, 201
transportation responsibilities of, 49n
Size tariffs
deficiencies of, in supply of clothing, 206, 207, 208
establishment of local, 208
inadequacy of national, 206-07
relation of, to distribution requirements, 207-08
value of, 206-07
Soles, rubber, 297
Solomon Islands, 94, 279, 316, 322
Somervell, Lt. Gen. Brehon B., 299, 300
South Pacific Area, 143, 299, 308, 314
boundaries of, 47
Quartermaster organization in, 73-79
service commands in, 91-95
shortage of OM personnel in, 73, 74
task force QM activities in, 73-74
South Pacific Base Command. See Services of
Supply, SPA.
South Pacific Force, 75
South Pacific General Depot
effect of establishment of, on supply, 93
mission of, 93
storage of QM items at, 93-94
Southwest Pacific Area, 58, 60, 292, 299, 302, 314. See also U.S. Army Services of Supply; Base sections (Australia); Bases (New Guinea); Bases (Philippines).
boundaries of, 46-47
mission of, 48
organization of supply activities in, 58-73
supply of SPA by, 77-78
Spare parts
difficulties in shipment of, 187-88
establishment of depots for, 209, 211, 212
inclusion of, in block ships, 154
initial supply of, 212
marking of, 210
procurement of, 209
program of OQMG for, 209
requisitions for, 209-10
responsibilities of QMC for, 208-09
surveys of, 212
State, Department of, 319
Sterilization and bath units
establishment of, in 1941, 237
functions of, in World War I, 236-37
operations of, 240
use of, in combat areas, 240
Stock Control Branch, OQMG, 209
Stock excesses
automatic supply as cause of, 146
block shipments as cause of, 156-57
Stock inventories
use of, for determining base needs, 169-70
Stock levels
computation of requirements for, 137
establishment of, by War Department, 134-36
importance of accurate stock records to, 137-38
in Pacific areas, 135-36
relation of replacement factors to, 139-40
status of, after V-J Day, 322
Storage and Distribution Division, OCQM, USASOS, 66
Storage facilities. See also Refrigerated facilities.
availability of, in Hawaii, 27, 38-39
“bures” warehouses, 161-62
construction of temporary warehouses, 53, 92, 95
improvisation of covered, 162, 164, 165, 169
inadequacy of, 86-87, 93, 160-69
space requirements in, 168
warehouses in Australia, 53
Storage operations. See Materials-handling equipment.
Streett, Maj. Gen. St. Clair, 197
Subsistence. See also Market center system; Packaging, subsistence; Packing, subsistence; Procurement, local (items); Rations.
amount of, provided by main supply sources, 120, 127, 134
automatic supply of, from ZI, 145
distribution of nonperishable, 169, 170, 171, 172
distribution of perishable, 173-77, 279
losses of, 191-93
scarcities of, in New Guinea, 193-200
shortages of, in combat areas, 288-89
storage of nonperishable, 160, 161, 164-65
Subsistence Depot
efforts of, to promote canning operations, 107-11
efforts of, to promote dehydration operations, 111-12
functions of, 67
organization of, 104
as part of Procurement Division, USASOS, 70-71
as part of USASOS General Depot, 70
procurement of fresh meat by, 112-16
program of, for enlarged farm production, 104-07
Subsistence Research Laboratory, 185
Sumatra, 46
Supply classes, 56
I. See Rations; Subsistence.
II. See Clothing; Clothing and equipage.
III. See Petroleum products.
IV. See General supplies.
Supply Division, OCQM, USASOS, 62, 65, 122,
Supply points, 194, 196, 274, 275, 276, 279-80
Supply system, European, contrast between, and
that in the Pacific, 96-97
Surplus property, 323-25
Sutherland, Maj. Gen. Richard K., 21
Suva, 93
Swift, Maj. Gen. Innis P., 199
Swift and Company, 9
Swope, Lt. Col. Lawrence E., 281
Sydney. See Base sections (Australia).
–T–
Taiyuan, 24
Tarlac QM Depot, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12
Tarpaulins
deterioration of, in tropics, 205
Tentage
difficulties of shipping organizational, 148, 149
inadequacy of allowances for, 204
use of replacement stocks for initial issues of, 148, 149
Territorial Committee on Food Storage, 42
Thirteenth Air Force
disparity in availability of perishables in, 199-200
procurement of perishables from Navy, 197
Timor Sea, 24
Tinian Operation, 94
Tobacco, 29
Tokyo, 46
Toney, Capt. Andy E., 60
Tonga Island, 47
Tongareva, 92
Tongatabu, 75
Torres Strait, 87
Trans-Australian Railway, 50
Transportation, air, 35, 166, 228
containers for supplies in, 277
emergency use of, 177, 196-97, 201
limitations of supply by, 176-77
requirements for better, 189-90
shortage of planes for, 196-97, 277
Transportation, motor. See also Motor Transport Service.
difficulties of, in combat operations, 27, 267, 268, 270-71, 276-77, 280-81
problems of, in Australia, 50-51
Transportation, rail
deficiencies of, in Australia, 49-50
use of, in Philippines, 8, 9, 11, 280
Transportation, water. See also Refrigerated vessels.
commercial loading in, 147
congestion of, at ports, 172-73, 218, 222
control of shipments by, 170-73
convoys for, 172-73
difficulties of moving organizational equipment by, 147-51
discharge of ships in, 283-84, 288
distances as factor in, 85, 96, 196
hindrances to, in Australia, 51-53
importance of, in New Guinea, 87
lack of, as factor in sale of surplus property, 324
port facilities for, 84, 87, 91, 92, 93, 144, 180
problems of, in logistical support, 271-73, 280
role of QMC in, 171-72
selective loading in, 148
shipments by, direct to New Guinea, 194
turnabout time in, 144, 151, 174, 176
Transportation activities
responsibility of QMC for, 7, 8, 49, 50
transfer of, to Transportation Corps, 49, 49n
Transportation Corps, 125, 148, 150, 171
Transportation Division, OCQM, USASOS, 61
Transportation Service, USASOS, 49, 61, 65
Treasury (Australia), 115
Truck companies
assignment of, to QMC, 49n
equipment of, 150
improvisation of, on Bataan, 17, 18
responsibilities of, for distributing gasoline, 222
Truck companies, QM
19th (Air Corps), 17
Tuguegarao, 280
Tutuila, 75
Tydings-McDuffie Act (1943), 1, 3
–U–
Ulithi, 81
Umatilla Ordnance Depot, 142
United Kingdom, 53, 103, 113, 144
Units, QM. See also under names of different types of units.
additional training of, 261
combatant activities of, 289-90
composite, 261
determination of requirements for, 260
establishment of new types of, 226
selection of, for combat operations, 260-61
shortage of, 7-8, 260, 261, 279
Urbana Force, 250
U.S. Army Forces, Central Pacific Area, reorganization of, as USAFPOA and CPBC, 80
U.S. Army Forces, Far East
and blockade-running, 19
control of shipping priorities by, 69, 176
establishment of, 2
reconstitution of, in SWPA, 67, 69
U.S. Army Forces, Far East Board, 297
U.S. Army Forces, Middle Pacific, 81, 321, 324. See also U.S. Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas.
U.S. Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas, 80, 81
U.S. Army Forces, South Pacific Area, mission of, 75
U.S. Army Forces, Western Pacific, 321
U.S. Army Forces in Australia. See also U.S. Army Services of Supply.
establishment of, 58
organization of QM activities in, 59-65
plans of, for blockade-running, 22
redesignation of, as USASOS, 58
U.S. Army Services of Supply. See also Office of the Chief Quartermaster, USASOS.
distribution responsibilities in, 69-71
organization of, 58-59
procurement responsibilities in, 69-71
U.S. Army Services of Supply General Depot
establishment of, 70
opposition to, 70
U.S. Forces in Australia, 58, 60. See also U.S. Army Forces in Australia; U.S. Army Services of Supply.
–V–
delays in production of, 183
development of, 182-83
types of, 183-84
use of, for packing clothing and general supplies, 187-88
use of, for packing food, 183-84
Vegetable Seeds Committee, 104
Vegetables, canned
deficiencies of production methods, 107-08
establishment of new plants for, 107, 108
lack of variety in, 110, 199, 200
production of, in New Zealand, 126
requisitioning of, from United States, 110
Vegetables, fresh
educational program for increased production of, 106-07
expansion of acreage in, 105
mechanization of production of, 105-07
Vegetables, fresh-Continued
production of, in Australia, in 1942, 48
provision of seeds for production of, 104
shortage of acceptable varieties of, 107, 110, 126
Vella Lavella, 94
Veterinary Corps
establishment by, of abattoirs on Bataan, 14
inspection of animal products by, 102, 115, 117, 118
inspection of fruits and vegetables by, 102
inspection of stored food, 182, 192, 193
role of, in salvage, 241
Victoria, 50
Visayan Islands, 2, 19, 20, 21, 26
Visayan-Mindanao Force, 20
–W–
Waga Waga, 87
Wagner, Lt. Col. Clifford C., 312
Wainwright, Lt. Gen. Jonathan M., 30, 31, 32
Wake Island, 46
War Department Technical Manual 38-420
provisions of, for disposition of surplus stocks, 323
War Plan ORANGE 3
effect of abandoning, on QM operations, 6-7, 34
provisions of, for Philippine defense, 5
provisions of, for moving supplies to Bataan, 6
War Shipping Administration, 173
Ward, Col. Frederick A., 12, 13
Warren Front, 250
Washington disarmament conference, 1
Weedicides, 104-05
Welch, Col. John P., 171
Wellington, 92
Western Pacific Base Command, 81, 96. See also Bases (CPA).
White, Col. William R., 37, 43, 44
Willard A. Holbrook, 21
Woodbury, Capt. Robert L., 208
Woodlark Island, 175
“X-ships,” as type of refrigerated vessel, 174, 175
–Y–
Yangtse Valley, 46
Yochow, 23
Yonabaru, 283
–Z–
Zone distribution on Oahu, 39
Zone of interior, 158-59