U.S. ARMY OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT, 17 OCTOBER 1941

MAP 1 - U.S. ARMY OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT, 17 OCTOBER 1941
 
ALASKA
Now End 1941 War
1. Officers and men; 22,000 22,000 29,000
Airplanes:
    Bomb (H) 1 8 16
     Bomb (M) 15 33 41
     Pur 21 46 52
     Misc 13 13 --
 
HAWAII
Now End 1941 War
2. Officers and men: 42,000 45,000 60,000
Airplanes:            
     Bomb (H) 12 15 170
     Bomb (M) 40 40 40
     Bomb (L) 21 29 24
     Pur 166 166 225
     Transport 2 2 20
     Misc 29 -- 16
 
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Now End 1941 War
3. Officers and men:
     White 17,000 33,000 35,000
     Phil Scouts 12,000 12,000 12,000
     Phil Army 25,000 92,000 160,000
Total 54,000 137,000 207,000
Airplanes:
     Bomb (H) 9 69 165
     Bomb (M) 30 0 0
     Bomb (L) 9 52 52
     Pur 162 226 259
     Transport 2 2 --
     Misc. 22 -- 16
 
ICELAND
    Now End 1941 After 1941
4. Officers and men 5,900 6,600 30,000
Airplanes:
     Pur 31 30 30
     Misc 3 -- --
 
GREENLAND
Now End 1941 After 1941
5. Officers and men 700 700 2,500
Airplanes:
     Bomb (H) 0 0 13
     Pur 0 0 25
 
NEWFOUNDLAND
Now End 1941 After 1941
6. Officers and men 2,300 2,600 5,700
Airplanes:
     Bomb (H) 6 6 42
     Pur 0 25 50
     Misc 2 -- --
 
BERMUDA
Now End 1941 After 1941
7. Officers and men 1, 300 1, 200 3, 700
Airplanes:
     Bomb (H) 0 0 16
     Pur 0 0 25
 
JAMAICA
    Now End 1941 After 1941
8. Officers and men 15 350 880
Airplanes 0 -- --
 
PUERTO RICO
Now End 1941 War
9. Officers and men 22,000 23,000 42,000
Airplanes:            
     Bomb (H) 0 0 85
     Bomb (M) 23 57 129
     Bomb (L) 1 -- --
     Pur 68 97 180
     Misc 15 -- 16
 
ANTIGUA
Now End 1941 After 1941
10. Officers and men 320 350 430
Airplanes 0 -- --
 
ST. LUCIA
  Now End 1941 After 1941
11. Officers and men 310 350 430
Airplanes 0 -- --
 
TRINIDAD
Now End 1941 After 1941
12. Officers and men 2,900 3,600 16,000
Airplanes:
     Bomb (H) 0 0 85
     Bomb (M) 6 6 --
     Pur 0 80 163
     Misc 1 -- --
 
BRITISH GUIANA
Now End 1941 After 1941
13. Officers and men 330 350 430
Airplanes 0 -- --
 
PANAMA
Now End 1941 War
14. Officers and men 31,000 32,000 50,000
Airplanes
     Bomb (H) 7 7 92
     Bomb (M) 42 42 42
     Bomb (L) 26 30 30
     Pur 95 107 190
     Transport 7 19 27
     Misc 18 -- 16
 
 
NOTES
1 Even before Pearl Harbor, the War Plans Division (WPD) occasionally produced maps, such as this, presenting a tabulation of Army strength in the overseas bases. On 3 January 1942, WPD began regularly to issue a Weekly Status Map, showing the current and projected development of personnel and aircraft overseas, area by area. These maps were continued by WPD's successor, OPD, until the fall of 1944 (for example, Charts 2 and 3). The data contained in these maps did not necessarily correspond with other statistical records kept in Washington or in the field. But this simplified accounting was the most reliable rough summary on Army deployment readily available to General Marshall and the whole War Department for planning purposes. See Cline, Washington Command Post: The Operations Division, pp. 87, 1293b.
 
2 Figures shown as "After 1941" and "War" in Chart 1 are predictions for the end of 1942.
 
3 Dashes (-) in columns indicate "Unknown."

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