Endnotes for Chapter XVI

1 Unless otherwise noted, the account of Okinawa campaign logistics was taken from Tenth Army Actn Rpt, Ch. 11, Secs. IV, XI, XIII, XIV, XVI; XXIV Corps Actn Rpt, pp. 26, 30, 31, 65-71, 80-83; Island Command Okinawa Actn Rpt, 30 Jun 45.

2 Tenth Army G-q Rpt No. 38, 3 May 45; No. 98, 2 Jul 45. Figures are those for the ration strength of Tenth Army.

3 See above, pp. 80-81.

4 CTF 51 Actn Rpt, V-I-30.

5 III Amph Corps Actn Rpt, p.128.

6 Interv 1st I & H Off with Brig Gen David H. Blakelock, G-4, Tenth Army, 22 and 27 May 45

7 See Tenth Army Tactical Air Force Actn Rpt, 12 Jul 45, 6-IV-2, 3.

8 The account of medical activities on Okinawa is based on the following sources: Tenth Army Actn Rpt, 11 -IV-28, 29, and Ch. 11, Sec. XV; Surgeon USAFMIDPAC, Administrative History of Medical Activities in the Middle Pacific, Block 18f: The Okinawa Operation, 1 Apr to 30 Jun 45, 2 vols; XXIV Corps Actn Rpt, pp. 72-79; Island Command Okinawa Actn Rpt, Ch. 8, Sec. XIV; 7th Div Actn Rpt, pp. 60-63, 74; 77th Div Actn Rpt Okinawa, pp. 73-76; 96th Div Actn Rpt, Ch. IX, pp. 19-21; interv 1st I & H Off with Col F. B. Westervelt, Tenth Army Surgeon, 31 May 45.

9 See above, p. 83.

10 Tenth Army, G-4 Periodic Reports, Ryukyus Campaign, for the following dates: 4 and 10 May 45, 4 and 25 Jun 45.

11 Sources for the discussion of base development problems are as follows: Tenth Army Actn Rpt, 1-0-2, 3; 11-IV-6, 7, 24-28; 11-IX-10, 13; USAFPOA Participation in Okinawa Operations, I, 45-46 167; USAFMIDPAC G-5 History, pp. 235-61; Island Command Okinawa Actn Rpt, Ch. 8, Sec. X; interv 1st I & H Off with Commodore A. G. Bissett, Commander Island Command Construction Troops, 19 May 45.

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