1 The organizational legislation of the War Department from 1789 to 1920 is traced in Lloyd M. Short, The Development of National Administrative Organization in the United States (Baltimore, Md., The Johns Hopkins Press, 1923), Chs. V, XII. See also William A. Ganoe, The History of the United States Army (New York, D. Appleton-Century Company, Inc., 1942).
2 SOS GO 4, 9 Apr 42.
3 ASF Cir 30, 15 May 43.
4 Ltr, CG SOS to Chiefs of all SAS, etc., 9 Mar 42, sub: Initial Dir for the Org of SOS, Ret files ASF, DRB AGO.
5 SOS GO 4, 9 Apr 42.
6 WD GO 38, 21 Jul 42.
7 WD GO 60, 5 Nov 42.
8 Wardlow, The Transportation Corps: Responsibilities, Organization, and Operations; Wardlow, The Transportation Corps: Movements, Training, and Supply, a volume in preparation for the series UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II.
9 General depots were central warehouses in the United States used to store the supplies of more than one supply arm and service. A service controlled a "section" of a general depot.
10 Ltr, cited in n. 4.
11 SOS GO 4, 9 Apr 42.
12 SOS GO 18, 4 Jul 42.
13 SOS GO 20, 9 Jul 42.
14 SOS GO 22, 11 Jul 42.
15 ASF Cir 10, 8 Jan 44.
16 See ASF Man M-417, Depot Organization, 8 Dec 44.
17 WD Cir 245, 25 Jul 42.
18 ASF Cir 45, 3 Jul 43.
19 WD Cir 149, 21 May 45.
20 ASF Cir 151, 15 Dec 43.
21 ASF Adm Memo G-21, 31 Mar 43; ASF Adm Memo G-37, 30 Jun 43.
22 Annual Rpt of ASF, 1944, p. 115.
23 WD Cir 7, 5 Jan 45.
24 ASF Cir 36, 31 Jan 45.
25 ASF Org Man M-301, 15 Aug 44.
26 The data in Table 2 are taken from a special table prepared by the Control Division, ASF, entitled "Field Installations of the Army Service Forces," Control Division, ASE While the table is undated, the figures reflect the 1943 situation.
27 See Army Purchase Information Bulletin, 1 Nov 41, issued by OUSW; Ibid., revised to 1 Feb 43, issued by AST; and Purchased Items and Purchasing Locations, 1 May 45, issued by ASE All in Purchases Div, ASE
28 See ASF Man M-603, Procurement Office Procedures, Dec 44.
29 ASF Man M-417, Depot Organization, 8 Dec 44.
30 See above, Chs. VIII and XI.
31 WD Cir 94, 26 Mar 45.
32 WD Cir 149, 21 May 45.
33 WD Cir 120, 18 Apr 45.
34 Section 5 of the ASF Monthly Progress Report, Personnel and Training, 31 July 1943, pp. 8, 10. These strength data pertained to ASF personnel only, not to ordnance personnel in the AGF, Air Forces, or overseas theaters.