Appendix H: Civilian Supply
Appendix H-1: U.S. Shipments of Civilian Supplies, 1 July 1943–30 September 1945 a
(Long tons)
Areas of Combined Responsibility | Areas of U.S. Responsibility | ||||||
Commodity | Total All Areas | Total | Mediterranean | Northwest Europe | Total | Philippine Islands | Netherlands Indies |
Total | 6,995,960 | 6,788,765 | 3,561,318 | 3,227,447 | 207,195 | 190,946 | 16,249 |
Wheat/flour | 3,132,257 | 3,081,160 | 1,267,386 | 1,813,774 | 51,097 | 49,880 | 1,217 |
Other foodstuffs | 1,255,182 | 1,116,123 | 483,311 | 632,812 | 139,059 | 127,263 | 11,796 |
Medical and sanitary supplies | 21,124 | 16,456 | 11,093 | 5,363 | 4,668 | 3,853 | 815 |
Soap | 26,572 | 26,086 | 8,887 | 17,199 | 486 | 486 | 0 |
Coal | 2,388,743 | 2,388,743 | 1,688,279 | 700,464 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transportation equipment | 22,824 | 17,313 | 17,312 | 1 | 5,511 | 4,150 | 1,361 |
Communication equipment | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 78 |
Other utility repair equipment and supplies | 367 | 367 | 367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clothing, shoes, and textiles | 49,111 | 44,970 | 15,443 | 29,527 | 4,141 | 3,615 | 526 |
Agricultural supplies and equipment | 50,954 | 50,932 | 49,470 | 1,462 | 22 | 22 | b |
Industrial repair equipment and supplies | 2,798 | 2,709 | 2,709 | 0 | 89 | 56 | 33 |
Other equipment | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
Miscellaneous manufactured end products | 44,273 | 42,250 | 15,459 | 26,791 | 2,023 | 1,601 | 422 |
Miscellaneous materials and products | 1,666 | 1,656 | 1,602 | 54 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
a Does not include petroleum products shipped in bulk for combined military and civilian relief use.
b Less than 0.5.
Source: International Div, ASF, Civilian Supply, MS, OCMH, general app. D-15.
Appendix H-2: Civilian Supply Shipments to Areas of Combined Responsibility, July 1943–September 1945
(Long tons)
Contributing Country | Recipient Theater | Commodity Category | |||||||
Quarterly Period | Total | United States | United Kingdom | Canada | Mediterranean | European | Food | Fuel a | Other |
Total | 13,507,940 | 6,788,765 | 6,098,902 | 620,273 | 6,853,313 | 6,654,627 | 6,485,099 | 6,552,598 | 470,243 |
July-September 1943 | 8,137 | 8,137 | b – | – | b 8,137 | – | 7,736 | – | 401 |
October-December 1943 | 152,949 | 152,949 | b – | – | b 152,949 | – | 150,584 | – | 2,365 |
January-March 1944 | 363,845 | 363,845 | b – | – | b 363,845 | – | 333,414 | 23,215 | 7,216 |
April-June 1944 | 687,671 | 249,760 | b 437,911 | – | b 686,944 | 727 | 349,652 | 311,357 | 26,662 |
July-September 1944 | 667,074 | 327,426 | 339,648 | – | 509,435 | 157,639 | 232,448 | 415,956 | 18,670 |
October-December 1944 | 1,152,396 | 353,595 | 736,192 | 62,609 | 563,428 | 588,968 | 484,415 | 639,999 | 27,982 |
January-March 1945 | 2,778,376 | 628,102 | 1,952,582 | 197,692 | 1,418,719 | 1,359,657 | 1,000,556 | 1,683,868 | 93,952 |
April-June 1945 | 3,895,534 | 1,839,221 | 1,722,964 | 333,349 | 1,558,978 | 2,336,556 | 2,273,278 | 1,409,158 | 213,098 |
July-September 1945 | 3,801,958 | 2,865,730 | 909,605 | 26,623 | 1,590,878 | 2,211,080 | 1,653,016 | 2,069,045 | 79,897 |
a Petroleum products not included.
b Known U.K. shipments to the Mediterranean theater, primarily coal, before March 1944, not reported for proper quarterly period, but consolidated in the United Kingdom's shipping reports beginning June 1944.
Source: International Div, ASF, Civilian Supply, MS, OCMH, general app.