Chart 2: Areas of Strategic Responsibility and U.S. Army Overseas Deployment, 2 April 1942

1.	ALASKA: 1	Present	En Route	Projected
	Strength		250
	Strength, ground	26,500		33,200
	AA regts	3		4
	CAC regts (155-mm. gun)	1		1
	Inf div	1		1
	Strength, air	4,300		9,000
	Airplanes:
	Bomb (H)	1	3	5
	Bomb (M)	23	12	26
	Pur	27	23	50
	Misc	5	1	0
2.	CANADA:
	Strength, ground	1,800		9,100
	Maj units	1		6
3.	HAWAII:
	Strength		7,300
	Strength, ground	62,700		100,000
	AA regts	6		7
	CAC regts (155-mm. gun)	2		2
	Inf div	2		3
	Maj units	1		0
	Strength, air	8,900		15,000
	Airplanes:
	Bomb (H)	36	5	96
	Bomb (M)	17		24
	Bomb (L)	9
	Pur	179		225
	Transport	0		13
	Misc	34		0
4.	CHRISTMAS:
	Strength, ground	1,700		1,700
	Strength, air	320		490
	Airplanes:
	Pur	25		25
5.	BORABORA:
	Strength, ground	3,850		3,850
	AA regts	1		1
6.	CANTON:
	Strength, ground	1,300		1,300
	Strength, air	40		50
7.	SUVA:
	Strength, ground	10		10
	Atrength, air	700		720
	Airplanes:
	Pur	25		25
8.	CHINA, BURMA, INDIA:
	Strength		3,700
	Strength, ground	0		1,100
	Strength, air	3,200		6,250
	Airplanes:
	Bomb (H)	6	10	50
	Bomb (M)	0		30
	Pur	10		80
	Transport		4	100
9.	PHILIPPINE ISLANDS:
	Strength, ground:
	U.S. Army	10,000 2
	Phil Scouts	10,500 2
	Phil Army	40,000 2
	AA regts	3
	CAC regts (155-mm. gun)	3
	Inf div	1
	Maj units	4
	Strength, air:
	U.S. Army	8,000 2
	Phil Army	500 2
	Airplanes:
	Pur	8
10.	AUSTRALIA: 2
	Strength		30,400
	Strength, ground	16,900 2		60,000
	AA regts	3		3
	AA bns	3		3
	Inf div	0		2
	Maj units	3		1
	Strength, air	17,100 2		24,000
	Airplanes:
	Bomb (H)	41		80
	Bomb (M)	26	65	137
	Bomb (L)	47	14	70
	Pur	354	123	640
	Transport	15		18
	Obsn	5		10
11.	NEW CALEDONIA:
	Strength, ground	16,000		23,000
	AA regts	1		1
	CAC bn (155-mm. gun)	1		1
	Inf div	1		1
	Maj units	0		2
	Strength, air	2,000		2,500
	Airplanes:
	Pur	40		75
12.	TONGATABU:
	Strength, ground	0		6,300
	AA regts	0		1
	Maj units	0		1
	Strength, air	0		660
13.	EFATE:
	Strength, ground	450		4,900
	Maj units	0		1
14.	NEW ZEALAND:
	Strength, ground	0		15,000
	Inf div	0		1
15.	PERU AND CHILE:
	Strength, ground	400		400
	AA regts	2/3		2/3
16.	WESTERN DEFENSE COMMAND:
	Strength, ground	184,711
	AA regts	13
	AA bns	2
	Armd div	1
	Inf div	2
	Strength, air	22,500
	AC gps:
	Bomb (H)	1
	Bomb (M)	2
	Pur	3
	Obsn	3
	Airplanes:
	Bomb (H)	17
	Bomb (M)	26
	Bomb (L)	103
	Pur	325
17.	GREENLAND:
	Strength		378
	Strength, ground	450		1,400
	Strength, air	350		920
	Airplanes:
	Bomb (H)	0		13
	Pur	0		25
	Misc	1		0
18.	ICELAND:
	Strength, ground	14,500		38,000
	AA regts	1		2
	CAC regts (155-mm. gun)	0		1
	Inf div	1/2		1
	Strength, air	550		4,200
	Airplanes:
	Bomb (M)	1		16
	Bomb (L)	0		16
	Pur	40	15	80
	Misc	3		0
19.	NORTHERN IRELAND:
	Strength, ground	11,000		122,000
	AA regts	0		8
	AA bns	0		10
	Armd div	0		1
	Inf div	1/2		3
	Strength, air	0		20,800
	Airplanes:
	Bomb (M)	0		57
	Bomb (L)	0		61
	Pur	0		160
	Transport	0		58
	Misc	0		68
20.	BRITISH ISLES:
	Strength, ground	700		90,000
	AA regts	0		13
	Maj units	0		1
	Strength, air	60		16,500
	Airplanes:
	Bomb (H)	0		175
	Bomb (L)	0		39
	Pur	0		150
21.	NEWFOUNDLAND:
	Strength, ground	2,400		4,900
	Strength, air	730		1,600
	Airplanes:
	Bomb (H)	5		13
	Bomb (M)	1		0
	Bomb (L)	3		0
	Pur	0		25
22.	BERMUDA:
	Strength, ground	2,400		2,099
	AA bn (comp)	1		1
	Strength, air	90		1,400
	Airplanes:
	Bomb (H)	0		13
	Pur	0		25
23.	JAMAICA:
	Strength, ground	600		760
	Strength, air 4	(30)		(530)
	Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
24.	LIBERIA:
	Strength, ground (*Includes construction force)	0		*2,400
	Maj units	0		1
	Strength, air	0		1,000
	Airplanes:
	Pur	0		25
	Transport	0		1
	Misc	0		1
25.	PUERTO RICO:
	Strength, ground	17,000		32,000
	AA regts	0		3
	CAC regts (155-mm. gun)	1		2
	Inf div	1		1
	Maj units	0		1
	Strength, air 4	(6,600)		(9,600)
	Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
26.	ST. THOMAS:
	Strength, ground	520		---
27.	ST. CROIX:
	Strength, ground	170		---
28.	ASCENSION:
	Strength, ground (*Includes construction force)	*1,500		840
	Maj units	1		0
	Strength, air	20		790
	Airplanes:
	Bomb (M)	0		4
	Pur	0		17
	Misc	0		1
29.	ANTIGUA:
	Strength, ground	500		550
	Strength, air 4	(280)		(420)
	Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
30.	ST. LUCIA:
	Strength, ground	260		260
	Strength, air 4	(190)		(190)
	Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
31.	TRINIDAD:
	Strength		180
	Strength, ground	3,000		10,000
	AA regts	0		2
	CAC regts (155-mm. gun)	0		1
	Maj units	1		1
	Strength, air 4	(1,760)		(6,000)
	Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
32.	DUTCH GUIANA:
	Strength, ground	660		820
	Strength, air 4	(340)		(340)
	Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
33.	BRITISH GUIANA:
	Strength, ground	290		290
	Strength, air 4	(200)		(200)
	Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
34.	CURAÇAO:
	Strength, ground	1,170		1,350
	Strength, air 4	(50)		(50)
	Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
35.	ARUBA:
	Strength, ground	1,020		1,050
	Strength, air 4	0		(70)
	Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
36.	PANAMA:
	Strength, ground	35,800		51,000
	AA regts	4		6
	Maj units	7		7
	Strength, air 4	(14,400)		(20,000)
	Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
37.	VENEZUELA:
	Strength, ground	290		290
	AA regts	½		½
38.	EASTERN DEFENSE COMMAND:
	Strength, ground	80,300
	AA regts	10
	Inf (C) teams	4
	Strength, air	24,000
	AC Gps:
	Bomb (H)	1
	Bomb (M)	2
	Pur	3
	Obsn	4
	Airplanes:
	Bomb (H)	13
	Bomb (M)	73
	Bomb (L)	89
	Pur	168
38.	CARIB AREA:
	Strength		3,943
	Strength, air	23,900		37,400
	Airplanes:
	Bomb (H)	31	13	105
	Bomb (M)	56		57
	Bomb (L)	28		13
	Pur	239	29	400
	Transport	7		13
	Misc	61		38

NOTES

1. CG WDC has authority to temporarily increase air garrison of Alaska from units available in WDC.

2. Exclusive of casualties.

3. Location of airplanes of Carib AF as directed by CG, Carib Def Comd.

4. Included in Carib Air Force.

“En Route” consists of those departed from the United States.

“Projected” includes those for whom definite plans have been formulated.

Dashes (--) in columnns indicate “Unknown.”