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	A   A-20, 237 (n 1) A-29, 193, 237 (n 1) AC/AS Intelligence, 50 AC/CS Personnel, 83 Accra, 144 ACV, 146-147, 240 (n 48) Adjutant General's Department, The, 205 Admiralty, British, 15, 28, 67, 80, 251 (n 96) Africa, 35, 42, 45, 47, 58, 63, 77, 82, 86-87, 93, 97, 115, 117-122, 128, 130, 145-146, 164, 200, 251 (n 91, 102) Agadir, 119, 122, 252 (n 111) AGL stations, 198-201 Air Antisubmarine Development Detachment, 206 "Air Antisubmarine Force," 37 Air-Officer-Commanding0in-Chief, 98  See also Slessor. Air Service Command (ASC), 100, 196-197, 205     Headquarters, 198     Overseas Section, Supply Division, 198 Air Transport Command (ATC), 196-198, 203, 205 Alaska, 13 Algiers, 249 (n 70) Allied Antisubmarine Survey Board, 74 Ammunition Supply Authorities (AMSA), 196-197 Andrews, Adm. Adolphus, 4-5, 84.  See also Commander ESF. Antilles, 45 Antilles Air Task Force, 140     Trinidad Detachment of, 140 Antisubmarine Monthly Intelligence Report, 214 Antisubmarine Warfare OPerations Research Group (ASWORG), 46, 206-207   Army Air Support Command, 5 Army Service Forces (ASF), 205     Commanding General, 238 (n 17) Arnold, Gen. H. H., 16-18, 23, 39, 44-45, 60, 63-64, 71, 77, 84, 148-149, 237 (N 6), 238 (n 17), 243 (n 85), 260 (n 23).  See also CG AAF. Arnold-McNarney-McCain agreement, 78, 80-82, 227 Ascension Island, 144-145 Asia, 45 Assistant Secretary of War for Air, 260 (n 23) ASV equipment, 30, 36, 72, 161, 241 (n 51), 248 (n 49)     ASV-2, 239 (n23)     ASV-10, 53, 107 Atlantic, Battle of the, 1, 29, 54, 86, 108, 226 Atlantic Convoy Conference, 54-55, 62-63, 90, 108, 148-149, 151, 205, 217     ACC-1, 151 Australia, 193 AYD altimeter, 210 Azores, 92, 114   B   B-17, 7, 147-149, 153, 169-172, 193, 233 (n 41), 237 (n 1), 255 (n 165) B-17E, 193 B-18, 7, 18, 22, 30, 141, 193, 237 (n 1) B-18B, 166-168 B-18R, 141 B-24, 15, 41-42, 44, 46, 52, 66, 68, 72, 74-75, 78, 82, 94, 98, 100, 103, 106, 111-112, 115, 123-125, 127-128, 134-135, 145-147, 149, 163-165, 172-173, 178, 181, 184-186, 193-194,
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	B-24 (contd), 202, 207, 213, 219, 221, 233 (N 40,41), 237 (n 1), 240 (n 48), 241 (n 51, 57), 248 (n 47), 261 (n 39) B-24D, 45, 120, 144-145, 161, 168, 172-173, 176, 179-180, 182-187, 254 (n 147) B-25, 15, 83, 134, 193, 222, 233 (n 40), 237 (n 1) B-25D, 154 B-25G, 144 B-34, 193, 221-222, 237 (n 1) Bangor, 6, 18 Bay of Biscay, 42, 47, 50-54, 74-75, 77, 91, 93-97, 105, 107-115, 125, 131, 165, 202-204, 245-246 (N 16), 248 (n45, 52), 249 (n 64) Beeks, Lt. Col. H. S., 145 Belem, 144 Bellinger, Adm. P. N. L., 39 Bermuda, 26, 202 Bloody Marsh, 134 Bluie West One, 154-155 BOLERO, 63, 1147 Bombardment Branch, 82 Bombardment, Director of, 40, 66, 149 Bombs     Mark XI, 161, 163, 178-179, 181-182     Mark XVII, 166-170, 211     Mark XXIX, 164, 166-167     Mark 37, 176-177     Mark 47, 172, 174-175 Bowles, Dr. Edward L., 36-37, 44, 65-67, 69, 88, 241 (n 56), 260 (n 23) Bradley, Maj. Gen. Follett, 18, 23, 25-26 Brazil, 89, 145 British, 8, 15, 28, 52, 54, 61, 67, 77, 86, 98, 93-98, 100-103, 107-109, 119, 121, 123, 130, 139, 147-148, 153-154, 190, 195, 235 (n 68), 239 (n 23), 248 (n 47), 250 (n 89) British Chiefs of Staff, 74 British Isles, 42, 86, 88.  See also Great Britain.   Bureau of Aeronautics, 73 BW-1, 256 (n 182)   C   Canada, 54, 61, 147-148, 151, 153-154, 198, 239 (n 31), 255 (n 161) Canadian Joint Staff, 148 Canary Islands, 164 Cannong, W/C P.F., RAF, 24 Cape Finisterre, 114, 123, 190 Cape Hatteras, 3, 30, 236 (n 80) Caribbean, 17, 35, 42, 44, 83, 88, 136-138, 140, 144, 156, 201-202, 208 Caribbean Defense Command, 139 Caribbean Sea Frontier, 32, 89, 138-140     Commander, 140 Casablanca, 121-123 Catalina, 255 (n 165) Charleston, S. C., 18 Chief of Staff, U. S. Army, 63 (n 81) Chiefs of Staff (U. S. Army and U. S. Navy), 146-147 China, 193 Church St., 41 Churchill, Prime Minister, 148 Civil Air Patrol (CAP), 9, 20, 132, 198, 232 (n 24) Coastal Air Force, 25-26     Commanding General, 25     Controller, 25     Headquarters, 26 Coastal Command, RAF, 15, 17, 24-25, 28, 44, 47, 52, 62, 67, 80, 88, 95-97, 99-103, 106-107, 110, 117, 119-120, 128, 130, 147, 181, 208, 241 (n 56), 248 (n 45), 252 (n 111) Coastal Frontier, 5 Coast Guard, 1, 3 Combined Chiefs of Staff, 61-63, 240 (n 51)     Papers         CCS 189, 240 (n 51)

 

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	CCS 189/2, 241 (n 51)         CCS 189/3, 241 (n 51)         CCS 189/3, 241 (n 51)         CCS 203, 51 Combined Staff Planners (CPS), 59, 239 (N 31), 240 (n 51), 248 (n 49)     Papers         CPS 49/D, 241 (n 51)         CPS 56/3, 59 COMINCH, 3-4, 21, 31, 67, 69-71, 174, 242 (n 68), 255 (n 165).  See also King. Commanding General, AAF, 25, 37, 40, 70, 196, 206, 260 (n 23).  See also Arnold. Commanding General, AAFAC, 67, 204-205, See also Larson. Committee on Missions of the Army and Navy, 81 Congress, 11, 232 (n 27) Controller     Army Air Forces, 102     British, 102     Coastal Air Force, 25     Station, 103 Control Room, 119 Cuba, 35, 138, 200 Curacao, 140 Cyclops, 1   D   Dakar, 144 Darden, Lt. J. H., 176 DB-7B, 237 (n 1) Detachment Headquarters, 154 Devonshire, 82, 110 DF equipment, 60 DO-24, 125, 192 DO-26, 125, 192 Doenitz, Admiral, 137, 146, 155 Dolan, Col. W. C., 260 (n 23) Dudeck, Lt. E. J., 168-169 Dunkeswell, 82, 110, 128 Durston, Air Marshal, 62 Dutch Guiana, 139   E   8th Air Force, 49-50, 54, 83, 91, 98-99, 107, 110, 238 (n 17)     Commanding General, 99 8th Antisubmarine Squadron, 138, 144-145, 254 (n 147) VIII Bomber Command, 99-100, 247 (n 26) 18th Antisubmarine Squadron, 83, 134-135, 218 87th Service Squadron, 110 Eagle boat, 3 East and Gulf Coasts, 26, 30 Eastern Defense Command (EDC), 5, 20, 22, 26, 30, 40, 197     Commanding General, 5     Headquarters, 82 Eastern Sea Frontier (ESF), 3, 9, 17, 19-20, 26, 32, 34-35, 40-41, 87, 89, 94, 130-137, 139, 230 (n 4), 246 (n 16)     Commander, 3-4, 19-20 Edinburgh Field, 141, 167 Eisenhower, Maj. Gen. Dwight D., 22-26, 30, 44 Elizabeth City, 4 England, 42, 44, 52, 58, 63, 94, 96-98, 101, 106, 108, 110, 150, 193, 241 (n 51), 251 (n 102) English Channel, 86 European Theater (ETO), 52, 77, 102a, 107, 238 (n 17)     Commanding General, 52 Europe, 52, 65, 86, 88, 102a, 146, 154 Expert Consultant to the Secretary of War, 36.  See Bowles.   F   1st Air Force, 5, 18-20, 22, 82-83, 196, 233 (n 35)     Commanding General, 23, 260 (n 23).  See Bradley.     Headquarters, 198 I Air Support Command, 5-6, 14, 19-20, 232 (n 24)

 

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	1st Antisubmarine Army Air Command, 38-39 1st Antisubmarine Group, 99, 103-104 1st Antisubmarine Squadron, 97, 99, 102, 106, 161, 165, 173-174, 184, 247 (n 26) I Bomber Command, 5-7, 9, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23-25, 30, 32, 34-36, 38-39, 41, 82, 84, 189, 191, 198-199, 206, 211, 215, 225-227, 231 (N 13, 22)     Commanding General, 23.  See also Larson. 1st Naval District, 4 1st Sea-Search Attack Group, 36, 83, 261 (N 31) 4th Antisubmarine Squadron, 108, 111, 135, 138, 150, 180, 182, 202 4th Fleet, 145     Commander, 145.  See Ingram. 4th Naval District, 4 5th Naval District, 4 15th Antisubmarine Squadron, 138 40th Bombardment Squadron, 138 43rd Bombardment Squadron, 231 (n 12) 417th Bombardment Squadron, 141 421st Bombardment Squadron, 147, 149 444th Quartermaster Platoon, 110 479th Antisubmarine Group, 82-83, 95, 108-112, 130, 150, 192, 228 480th Antisubmarine Group, 47, 82-83, 95, 105-107, 109-110, 115-117, 120-122, 125-128, 130, 191-192, 228, 247 (n 22), 250 (n 77), 252 (n 111) 516th Observation Squadron, 262 (n 46) 517th Observation Squadron, 262 (n 46) 518th Observation Squadron, 262 (n 46) 519th Observation Squadron, 262 (n 46) 520th Observation Squadron, 262 (n 46) 521st Observation Squadron, 262 (n 46) 522nd Observation Squadron, 262 (n 46) Fedala, 121 Fleet Air Wing 15, 117, 119, 123 Florida, 138 Focke-Wulf 200 (FW-200), 115, 125, 184-186, 191-192 France, 15, 52, 95 Frank, General, 18 Freetown, 89 French Coast, 49 Frocarro, Lt. C. J., 177   G   Galveston, Tex., 18 Gander Lake, 150, 255 (N 173) Gerhart, Lt., 178 Gettysburg, 134 GHQ Air Force, 13-14 Gibraltar, 93, 109, 115, 117-119, 121-122, 128, 249 (n 64), 251 (n 91), 252 (n 11)     AOC, 119     Straits of, 114 "Gondola,"  53, 98, 104, 107, 246 (n 18) Governors Island, 199 Great Britain, 63, 147, 162, 239 (n 31) Greenland, 52-53, 90, 146-147, 149, 153-155, 170, 208, 240 (n 48), 256 (n 182)     Base Command, 154     Patrol Force, 154 Guantanamo, 140, 246 (n 16) Gulf and Caribbean areas, 17-18, 20, 39 Gulf of Mexico, 20, 30, 35, 44, 138 Gulf Sea Frontier (GSF), 18-20, 30, 32, 34-35, 40-41, 87, 89, 94, 130-131, 133-137, 139, 246 (n 16)     Commander, 18, 20, 30 Gulf Task Force, 18   H   Haiti, 35 Hale, Maj. Gen. Willis H., 242 (n 70) Halifax, 170 Halifax, Lord, 235 (n 68) Hamilton, Lt. J. L., 182 Hammer, Lt. A. J. 180, 182 Hawaii, 45, 242 (n 70) High Command, 55 HUSKY, 63, 147

 

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	I   Iceland, 90, 106, 146-147, 154, 240 (n 48), 256 (n 82) India, 45, 193 Ingram, Vice Adm. Jones H., 145 Ireland, 97 Isley, Lt. T. A., 173-174   J   Johnson, Lt. W. S., 165 Joint Action of the Army and Navy 1935 (FTP-155), 12, 14-16, 19, 232 (n 33) Joint Army and Navy Basic War Plan, Rainbow #5, 232 (N 33) Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), 18-19, 44-45, 61, 64-65, 68-71, 74, 80-81, 145, 236 (n 87), 237 (n 6), 240 (n51), 242 (n 68)     Papers         JCS 93, 237 (n 6, 7)         JCS 93/1, 44, 237 (n 6)         JCS 263/2/D, 69, 71         JCS 268, 68-70         JCS 268/1, 69, 71 Joint Command, 140 Joint Committee on New Weapons and Equipment, (JCNW), 36, 47, 61 Joint Control and Information Center, 6 Joint Control Room, 198 Joubert, Air Marshal, 28 JU-88, 105-106, 111, 115, 125, 184, 192   K   Key West, 3 Kidd, Group Captain, 110 King, Admiral, 15-17, 30-32, 38-39, 53, 55, 58, 61-62, 64, 69-71, 73-75, 79, 82-83, 108, 131, 204, 236 (n 87).  See also COMINCH. Kuenning, Lt. T. E., 178   L   Lakehurst, 4 Langley Field, Va., 6, 18, 36, 82-83, 120, 134-135, 206, 218, 220, 260 (n 23) Lardner, Mr., 249 (n 67) Larson, Brig. Gen. Westside T., 23, 25, 40, 45, 47, 76, 84.  See also CG AAFAC. Larson, Capt. H. J., 170 LB-30, 148 Leahy, Adm., 74 Leigh searchlight, 96, 113 Liberator, 82, 115, 122, 147-148, 180-182, 186.  See also B-24. Libles, W/C S. R., 24 Libson, 174, 179, 184 Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, 222 Long Island, 1 Loran equipment, 207 LR aircraft, 64, 70-71   M   McCain, Rear Adm. 77 McClelland, Brig. Gen. H. H., 238 (n 13) McDonnnell, Lt. W. S., 175 McNarney, Gen. 20, 30-31, 39, 64, 77 Magnetic airborne detector (MAD), 188, 210, 212, 214, 261 (n 31) Maine, 3, 5-6 Marines, 73 Marshall, Ge,, 31-32, 38-39, 44, 55, 64, 68-71, 73, 80-81, 86, 228, 242, (n 70), 243 (n 85, 91) Materiel Command, 207 Maxwell, Capt., 184 Mediterranean, 45, 77, 92, 115, 128, 155, 158, 164, 193 Mexico, 198 Miami, 18, 41, 138, 141 Military Requirements, Director of, 40

 

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	"Minor Joint Air Exercise No. 1," 233 (n 35) Mitchel Field, N. Y., 6 Mobile Training Units, 222 Montauk Point, 1 Moore, Col. Howard, 110, 150, 256 (n 182) Moroccan Sea Frontier, 42, 109, 114-115, 117-118, 120-123, 125-126, 128, 131, 249 (n 64) Morocco, 106, 129 Morse, Dr. P. M., 46-47,  238 (n 13) Mozambique, 89 "Musketry," 109, 111, 248 (n 52)   N   9th Antisubmarine Squadron, 135, 141-142, 166 19th Antisubmarine Squadron, 108, 111, 150, 170, 202 19 Group, RAF, 103, 110 96th Bombardment Squadron, 231 (n 12) Natal, 45, 144-145 National Defense Research Council, 206-207, 222 Naval Operating Base, 141 Navy, 1-85 et passim     Commander in Chief, 61 Navy Department, 69-71, 82 Navy TAsk Force 24, 149 Nazi, 86, 148, 185 Newfoundland, 1, 42, 52-53, 63, 75, 90, 108, 131, 146-148, 151, 153-155, 170, 200-204, 240 (n 48), 246 (n 16), 255 (n 165, 173) Newfoundland Base Command, 149 New Jersey, 1 New York City, 2, 18, 41, 141, 150, 198 NK 538, 134 Noble, Admiral, 55 Norness, 1-2 North Atlantic Naval Coastal Frontier, 2, 14     Commander, 3-4 North Carolina, 5   North Sea, 86 Norway, 97-108 Northwest African Coastal Air Force, 117 Nova Scotia, 1, 246 (n 16), 255 (n 173)   O   O-46, 262 (n 46) O-47, 193, 262 (n 46) O-52, 193, 262 (n 46) 1177th Military Police Company, 110 1813th Ordnance Service and Maintenance Company, 110 ONS-5, 90, 152-153, 155, 170 Operational Planning, AAFAC, 218 Operational Training Unit (OTU), 83, 120, 134-136, 217-220, 222-223 Operations, Commitments and Requirements, AC/AS, 82, 196 Operations, Division, WDGS, 22, 40, 66 Operations Section, AAFAC, 217-218 Overing, Maj. Glendon P., 141   P   Pan Am, 134 Panama [Sea Frontier], 32 PBY, 121-124, 133, 168 PBY-5A, 154 Pearl Harbor, 1-2, 4, 232 (n 24) PG boat, 3 Plans, AAFAC, 217-218 Portland, 5 Portland Channel, 1 Port Lyautey, 63, 106, 115, 117, 119, 122-123, 128, 172, 191, 200, 252 (n 111) Port of Spain, 141 Portugal, 114-115, 127 Provost Marshal, 121 Puerto Rico, 35, 87, 140

 

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	PV-1, 154 PY boat, 3   R   Radar     Mark II, 153     Mark III, 96     SCR 517, 122, 124, 187     SCR 517C, 94, 102a     SCR 717A, 209 Radio Direction Finder (RDF), 117 Radio sonic buoy, 188, 210-211 RAF, 15, 52, 64, 91, 111, 147, 154, 194, 255 (n 161).  See also Coastal Command. RCAF, 64, 150-151, 240 (n 39), 255 (n 173) Recife, 145 Research Coordinator, 206-208, 212-214 Research Section, 219 Roberts, Lt. Col. Jack, 99, 117-120, 239 (n 35), 247 (n 26) Roosevelt, President, 63, 66, 80, 146-147, 240 (n 48) Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), 150-151, 240 (n 39) Royal Navy, 88, 240 (n 39) Russell, Brig. Gen. C. W., 48-49 Russia, 35, 45   S   2nd Air Force, 83 2nd Antisubmarine Squadron, 97, 99, 102, 104, 106, 128, 162, 172, 176, 178 2nd Prov. Bombardment Flights, 154 6th Air Force, 139 6th Antisubmarine Squadron, 135, 150, 168, 202 7th Antisubmarine Squadron, 142 17th Antisubmarine Squadron, 138 St. Eval, 99-100, 103, 106, 110     Station Commander, 103 St. John's, 150-151 St. Nazaire, 152, 182   Salem, 4 Salm, Lt. E. 179-180 Sanford, Lt. E. 179-180 Sanford, 1st Lt., W. L., 162-164, 172 San Juan, 246 (n 16) Sao Salvador, 144 SC boat, 3 Schmidt, Lt. R. C., 182 Scotland, 97 Sea-Search Attack Development Unit, (SADU), 36, 205-206, 213, 260 (n 23) "Seaslug," 109, 248 (n 52) Secretary of the Navy, 67 Secretary of War, 65, 67, 232 (n 27).  See also Stimson. Services of Supply, 100 Sicilian campaign, 92, 128 Slessor, Air Vice Marshal, 98, 110, 238 (n 17) Somervell, Lt. Gen. B. H., 238 (n 17) South America, 122 South Atlantic Force, 145     Commander, 145 South Carolina, 18 Southern Defense Command (SDC), 20, 40 Spain, 113-114 Stimson, Secretary, 44, 65-66, 79-80, 84 Strafford, Air Comdr., 241 (n 51), 248 (n 49) Stratemeyer, Gen., 49, 80, 243 (n 91) Supply and Logistics, 197 Sweeney, F/O, 181   T   3rd Air Force, 18, 20, 196 3rd Naval District, 4 10th Bombardment Squadron, 141 10th Fleet, 69-72, 76, 242 (n 68)     Commander, 70, 242 (n 65) 12th Air Force, 97 20th Antisubmarine Squadron, 148-150, 153 20th Bombardment Squadron, 281 (n 12)

 

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	23rd Antisubmarine Squadron, 83, 138, 144 25th Antisubmarine Squadron, 134 25th Antisubmarine Wing, 41, 93, 99, 150, 198-199, 202 25th Bombardment Group, 141 26th Antisubmarine Wing, 41, 83, 138-139, 198-199, 221     Headquarters, 138, 140 30th Antisubmarine Communications Squadron, 199-200 2037th Antisubmarine Wing, 246 (n 22), 250 (n 77) "Tactical" antisubmarine air force, 76 Technical Training Command, 221 Technical Services, Director of, 206-207, 214, 260 (n 23) Texas, 200 Thorne, Capt. W. R., 161 Tidewater Tillie, 162, 164 Torbay, 255 (n 173) TORCH, 52, 106, 246 (n 17) Torpex, 103, 161, 163, 178-179, 181-182 Training, AAFAC, 217-218     Asst. Chief of Air Staff, 217 Trinidad, 35, 43, 131, 136, 138-141, 166     Area Air Service Command, 140     Detachment, 140     Sector, 140, 246 (n 16)   U   United Kingdom, 45, 62, 75, 82-83, 93, 97, 99, 102-106, 108-110, 115, 128, 150-151 United Nations, 59   U. S. Atlantic Fleet, 145, 245 (n 11)     Air Antisubmarine Development Detachment, 206     Commander in Chief, 145 U. S. Fleet, 12-14, 70, 76     Commander in Chief, 57, 63, 145     Deputy Chief of Staff, 39   V   VLR aircraft, 52, 54-55, 63-64, 68-72, 75, 80, 94, 107-108, 120, 144-145, 147, 149, 193-194, 209, 239 (n 29, 31), 241 (n 51), 248 (n 49) VP-73, 122 VP-92, 122   W   War Department, 16, 22, 39, 44, 64, 68-69, 75, 77, 82, 203, 236 (n 87)     General Staff, 22-23, 30, 40, 66 Washington, D. C., 25, 140 Wellington, English, 113 Western Electric, 223 Westover Field, Mass., 6, 19, 202 White House, 80 Williamson, Colonel, 60 Wilmington, 5   Z   Zanderij Field, 139

 

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