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Army Ground Forces, Study No. 1
NOTES
CHAPTER V
1. (1) WD ltr (C) AG 353 (6-17-40) M-C to CG First Army, 26 Jun 40, sub: Tng of 1st and 3d Divs in Landing Operations. 353/4 (C). (2) Similar ltr (C) to CG Fourth Army. Ibid. (3) WD Memo (S) WPD 4161-3 for CofS USA, 12 Nov 40, sub: Emergency Expeditionary Forces. With related documents. Originally consulted in 381/4 (S); documents missing in records at date of final revision.
2. (1) Personal ltr (C) of Gen McNair to Gen Thompson, CG 3d Div, 10 Mar 41. 353/1 (C). (2) Ltr (S) of CG 1st Div to CG AFAF, 28 Jan 42, sub: Rpt on January Amph Exercise. Consulted in 353/24 (AFAF)(S); missing in records at date of final revision.
3. (1) The Carib Plan (C) J. B. 350 (Serial 698), 21 Jun 41, is on file in AWC Records 242-16. (2) Pearl Plan (C) J. B. 350 (Serial 705), 9 Sep 41. Originally consulted in 353/1 (AFPF) (C); missing in records at date of final revision.
4. (1) WD ltr AG 320.2 (6-19-41) MC-E-M to CofS GHQ, 3 Jul 41, sub: Enlargement of the Functions of GHQ. 320.2/3/34. (2) WD ltr (S) AG 353 (7-5-41) MC-E to CofS GHQ, 8 Jul 41, sub: Responsibility of GHQ for CARIB Tng Opns. 353/6 (Tng Force CARIB)(S).
5. (1) Memo (S) of CofS GHQ for WPD, 7 Jul 41, sub: Tng for Joing O’seas Opns. 353/7 (Tng Force CARIB)(S). (2) WD memo (S) WPD 4232-33 for CG GHQ, 9 Jul 41, sub as above. 353/7 (S).
6. Memo (C) of Gen McNair for WPD, 19 Jul 41, sub: Amph Tng for Army and Marine Trs on West Coast. 353/34 (C).
7. For Pearl Plan see note 3 above.
8. GHQ memo for DCofS USA, 5 Aug 41, sub: Summary of Activities, GHQ, for week ending Aug 5, 194. 319.1/25 (Wkly Rpts of GHQ Activities).
9. GHQ memo (S) for CofS USA, 29 Oct 41, sub: Preparation for Amph Opns. 353/2 (AFAF)(S).
10. WD ltr (S) AG 320.2 (11-29-41) MSC-C to CofS GHQ, 19 Dec 41, sub: Preparation for Amph Opns. 353/2 (AFAF)(S). This letter, written in another connection, gives an indirect and casual reply.
11. (1) WD ltr (S) AG 353 (9-3-41) MC-E to CofS GHQ, 23 Sep 41, sub: Tng of 1st Div and Supporting Army Units for Landing Opns. 353/1 (AFAF)(S).
12. Memo (S) of Gen McNair for CG FF, 15 Sep 41, sub: Quarterly Rpt of Planning and Opns Activities, GHQ, to include Sept. 10, 1941. 320.2/1 (GHQ)(S).
13. (1) See note 11 (1) above. (2) GHQ memo (S) for ACofS WPD, 9 Oct 41, sub: Units of 1st Div and Supporting Army Units for Landing Opns. (3) WD ltr (S) AG 354.21 (10-7-41) MC-E to CofS GHQ, 29 Oct 41, sub: Joint Exercise in Forced Landings against Opposition. (4) Memo (S) WPD 4232-62 for CofS GHQ, rubber-stamped 29 Nov 41, sub: Amph Tng in New River Area. (5) GHQ distribution sheet (S) attached to preceding with penciled note signed L(emnitzer) G-3. (6) GHQ ltr (S) to TAG, 1 Dec 41, sub: Gray-2 Force and Joint Exercise in Forced Landings. (7) TAG 1st Ind (S), 23 Dec 41, on receding. (8) Incl 4 (S) to preceding ind. All these documents are in 353/1 and /2 (AFAF)(S).
14. (1) 1st Div ltr (S) to AFAF, 28 Jan 42, sub: Rpt on January Amph Exercises. Consulted in 353/24 (AFAF)(S); missing in records at date of final revision. (2) ETO and First Army ltr (C) to CG FF GHQ, 3 Feb 42, sub: Rpt on Joint Army and Navy Exercises, Cape Henry, Va. 353/28 (AFAF)(C). (3) GHQ memo (C), G-5 for Asst AG GHQ, 13 Jan 42, sub: Obsn of Amph F Exercise, Jan 12. 319.1/2 (Summary of Weekly Activities, GHQ, 1942) (C).
15. (1) AFAF ltr (C) to CofS GHQ, 26 Jan 42, sub: Tng Dir of 1st Inf Div and Associated Army Units. (2) GHQ 1st ind (C) to preceding, AFAF, 4 Feb 42. (3) FF ltr (C) to 36th Engrs, 4 Feb 42, sub: Tng. (4) FF ltr (C) to 70th Tank Bn, 4 Feb 42, sub: Tng. All in 353/27 (AFAF) (C).
16. (1) 1st Div ltr (S) to CG AFAF, 28 Jan 42, sub: Rpt on Jan Amph Exercise. Consulted in 353/24 (AFAF)(S); missing in records at date of final revision. (2) WD memo (S) WFD 4511-50 for CG FF, 8 Feb 42, sub: Amph Tng. 353/35 (AFAF)(S). (3) See also item (2) of note 15 above.
17. GHQ memo (S) for WPD, 16 Jan 42, sub: O’seas Movement of Army Trs. 353/9 (AFPF)(S).
18. WD Disposition Form (D/F)(S), G-4/33853, 9 Feb 42, with note by Gen Somervell. 353/25 (AFPF) (S)
19. GHQ memo (S) for G-4 WD, 23 Feb 42, sub: Amph Forces. Ibid.
20. GHQ ltr (C) to WPD, 27 Feb 42, sub: Amph Force. 353/33 (AFAF) (C). No copy of Gen Smith’s Final Report to the Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, from which this GHQ letter quotes extensively, has been found in the GHQ files.
21. See History of AGF, Study No 22, The Amphibious Training Center.