Chapter XXII 1 Rad, MacArthur to Marshall, No. 9, 4 Jan 42, AG 381 (11-27-41 Sec 1) Far East. See Chapter XIV above for a discussion of the WPD study of 3 January. 2 Ltr, Moore, DCofS to Brett, 19 Dec 41, G-4 33861. The two officers were Col. Stephen J. Chamberlin and Lt. Col. Lester J. Whitlock, later MacArthur's G-3 and G-4. 3 MacArthur's radio had been forwarded to the commander in Australia with instructions from Marshall to consider all means of getting supplies through to the Philippines. Rad, Marshall to Brett, No. 671, 5 Jan 42, WPD Ready Ref File, Phil. Admiral Ernest J. King also instructed Hart to assist in this effort, Rad, COMINCH to CINCAF, 5 Jan 42, WPD Msg File. At the time all submarines but one, "which was lost about then," were to the north on other missions. Ltr, Hart to Ward, 19 Dec 51, OCMH. 4 Rad, MacArthur to Marshall, No. 26, 9 Jan 42, WPD Ready Ref File, Phil. Admiral Hart points out that he never accepted "complete blockade" with regard to submarines. Ltr, Hart to Ward, 19 Dec 51, OCMH. 5 Rad, MacArthur to Marshall No. 72, 17 Jan 42, AG 381 (11-27-41 Sec 1) Far East. 6 Ibid. 7 Rad, Marshall to CG USAFIA, 17 Jan 42, AG 381 (11-27-41 Sec 1) Far East. 8 Rad, Marshall to Brett, 17 Jan 42, WPD 4560-9. 9 Rads, Marshall to MacArthur, No. 949, 17 Jan 42, OGS 18136-196; Marshall to Brett, 19 Jan 42, AG 381 (11-27-41 Sec 1) Far East. 10 Maj Gen Julian F. Barnes, Rpt of Orgn of USAFIA, 7 Dec 41-30 Jun 42, AG Opns Rpt F-17. 11 Rads, Brereton to TAG, and Marshall to Brereton, 19 Jan 42, both in AG 381 (11-27-41 Sec 1) Far East. 12 Ltr, CG USAFIA to CO Base 3, 20 Jan 42, Material on USAFIA Hist in AG Opns Rpt; ltr, CofS USAFIA to CO Base 1, 21 Jan 42, sub: Philippine Relief, AG, Effort to Supply Phil. 13 Barnes, Rpt of Orgn of USAFIA, AG Opns Rpt F-17. 14 Rad, Brereton to Marshall, No. 88, 22 Jan 42, AG 381 (11-27-41 Sec 1) Far East 15 Rad, Barnes to TAG, No. 154, 2 Feb 42, AG 381 (11-27-41 Sec 2A) Far East. 16 Rad, MacArthur to Marshall, No. 201, 4 Feb 42, WDCSA 381 (2-17-42) Phil. 17 Rad, Marshall to MacArthur, 8 Feb 42, WDCSA 381 (2-17-42) Phil. 18 Barnes, Rpt of Orgn of USAFIA, AG Opns Rpt F-17; rad, TAG to CG USAFFE, 15 Feb 42, WPD 4560-21. 19 Development of the U.S. Supply Base in Australia, a monograph prepared in 1949 by Maj. Richard M. Leighton and Mrs. Elizabeth Bingham, Control Div, ASF, copy in OCMH. 20 Ibid.; rad, Brett to TAG, No. 1058, 25 Mar 42, WPD Msg File. 21 V-MF Rpt of Opns, pp. 23, 35; QM Rpt of Opns, p. 39. 22 V-MF Rpt of Opns, p. 36. The boats were first under the control of Sharp's headquarters, but on 8 February were placed under a branch of the Army Transport Service established in Cebu. Rad, USAFFE to Sharp, 8 Feb 42, Sharp Papers, OCMH. 23 QM Rpt of Opns, pp. 39-40. 24 Col John D. Cook, Cebu Depot QM Opns, pp. 1-5, App. A, QM Rpt of Opns; Col Melville S. Creusere, QM Supply, V-MF, V-MF Rpt of Opns, pp. 526-32. 25 V-MF Rpt of Opns, p. 49; QM Rpt of Opns, pp. 59-60; Cook, Cebu Depot QM Opns, App. A, QM Rpt of Opns; Drake, Comments on Draft MS, Comment 14, OCMH. 26 QM Rpt of Opns, pp. 69-70. 27 Rad, Hurley for Marshall, ABDACOM No. 2, 17 Jan 42, ABDACOM Msgs, SWPA Collection, OPD; memo, Hurley for Marshall, 21 Feb 42, OPD 381 PI, Sec 1, Case 21. 28 Rad, Hurley and Brett for Marshall, No. 483, 4 Mar 42, AG 381 (11-27-41 Sec 3) Far East. 29 Rad, MacArthur to Marshall, No. 344, 22 Feb 42, WPD Ready Ref File, Phil. 30 Ibid. 31 Memo, Somervell for Marshall, 22 Feb 42, sub: Supply of U.S. Forces in Phil, OCS 18136-258. 32 Memo, Marshall for Roosevelt, 24 Feb 42, WPD 4560-26; memo, Marshall for Roosevelt, 28 Feb 42, sub: Blockade-Runners via Hawaii, OCS 18136-268. 33 Messages dealing with these vessels can be found in AG 384.3 GHQ SWPA, and in Hist Branch, Off of Chief of Trans, SWPA files, Phil Shipping. 34 Rads, COMINCH to CINCAF, and Brett to Marshall, 9 Jan 42, both in WPD Msg File. 35 Rad, Wavell to Marshall, ABDACOM No. 53, 15 Jan 42, WPD SWPA Collection. 36 Rad, Wavell to Combined CsofS, 24 Jan 42, WPD Ready Ref File, Australia. Marshall's message of the 17th is discussed on page 3, above. 37 Memo, Marshall for King, 29 Jan 42, sub: Atchd Msg from Wavell ... on use of Submarines, WPD 4560-9. 38 Ibid. 39 Combined CsofS, 1st Mtg, 23 Jan 42, ABC 381 Phil, OPD Reg Doc; rad, MacArthur to Marshall, No. 274, 13 Feb 42, WDCSA 381 (2-17-42) Phil. 40 Rpt, COM TF 51 to COM SWPA, 15 May 42, sub: Submarine Relief Activities, Phil, Serial FF6-4, A16-3, copy in OCMH. This document lists all the submarines and their cargo. 41 Rads, MacArthur to Marshall, Nos. 177 and 188, 1 and 2 Feb 42, AG 381 (11-27-41 Sec 2 A) Far East. 42 Ltr, CING SWPA to CG U.S. Army Air Services, 14 May 42, sub: Phil Relief Shipments, with incls, AG 384. 3M. The inclosures provide a detailed breakdown of each shipment by type of supply and quantity, the plane, and the name of the pilot. A consolidated report is included among the inclosures. 43 Ibid. 44 Rad, Marshall to Wainwright, No. 1280, 31 Mar 42, OPD 320.2 Phil (3-31-42). 45 Memo, Actg CofS President, 8 Apr 42, sub: Food Situation in Phil, CofS File, Bataan-Corregidor; rad, Wainwright to WD, 2 Apr 42, OPD 381 PI (3-1-42). 46 Rad, Marshall to Wainwright, 26 Mar 42, Msgs to Gen Wainwright, OPD Exec O. 47 Rad, Wainwright to Somervell, No. 600, 26 Mar 42, AG 381 (11-27-41 Sec 3) Far East. 48 Rad, Wainwright to TAG, No. 605, 26 Mar 42, WPD Ready Ref File, Phil. 49 Rad, Wainwright to Marshall, No. 625, 26 Mar 42, Msgs from Gen Wainwright, OPD Exec O. 50 Rad, MacArthur to Marshall, No. 56, 1 Apr 42, WPD Ready Ref File, Phil. 51 Ibid.; rad, MacArthur to Wainwright, No. 68, 4 Apr 42, AG 384.1, GHQ SWPA. 52 Rads, Marshall to Emmons, No. 2030, 29 Mar 42, Emmons to Marshall, No. 3088, 31 Mar 42, and Wainwright to Marshall, No. 632, 31 Mar 42, all in WPD 400 Phil (2-27-42). 53 Rad, Marshall to MacArthur, No. 885, 4 Apr 42, WPD 400 Phil (2-27-42). 54 Rad, Marshall to MacArthur, No. 91, 27 Mar 42, AG 381 (11-27-41 Sec 3) Far East. 55 The file marked Messages from General MacArthur in Operations Division, Executive Office Files, contains a series of messages detailing MacArthur's efforts to send critically needed items to Wainwright. 56 WPD 400 Phil (2-27-42), Cases 9 and 10. 57 Rad, Wainwright to Marshall through COMINCH, 300940 Mar 42, Msgs to MacArthur, OPD Exec O. Other messages dealing with this matter can be found in the same file and in WPD Ready Ref File, Phil. Col. Stuart Wood, G-2, USFIP, prepared a staff study on the use of submarines to bring in supplies on 20 March 1942, a copy of which is in OCMH. 58 Rad, Wainwright to MacArthur, No. 154, 27 Mar 42, AG 311.23 (4 Feb 42) GHQ SWPA. This scheme seems to have originated with Colonel Wood, G-2, USFIP, who, on 25 March, submitted a staff study proposing that heavy bombers be used to disrupt the blockade. A copy of this study is in OCMH. 59 Rad, Wainwright to MacArthur, No. 154, 4 Apr 42, AG 384.1, GHQ SWPA. 60 Rad, MacArthur to Wainwright, No. 25, 4 Apr 42, AG 384.1, GHQ SWPA. 61 The ships, fortunately, had been scuttled before the Japanese arrived. Cook, Cebu Depot QM Opns, p. 3, App. A, QM Rpt of Opns; QM Rpt of Opns, pp. 43, 50, 54; Craven and Cate, The Army Air Forces in World War II, I, 417-18. 62 Luzon Force Rpt of Opns, p. 1. Return to Table of Contents Return to Chapter XXII
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