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WAR DU'AR'l\lliNT O?J:JlATII!t.AL

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Olll lAUer, 6-1-71

Oeneral DeWitt 1n ....-rising Alulc.an operations September ,30,

states that enem:y shipping and shore !acUities at Kiska 118re subjected

to three bollbing att&cka on September 27 and 28. IncO!IIplete reports

list 0110 aubolar1no u sunk by a direct hit and one eneey tranopert

c·) balie'led to be tot&l.l,y destroyed. Six eneJIIY planes were shot down in

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tire; 0110 fighter 118nt down at sea and one bo:nber, which cr ash-l anded

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an Adak leland, waa a tot&l loao but the crew waa saved. In the Near

Islands our bollbers burned Attu and Chie&~of v111"8•s; the islands or

Attu and Agattu have boon abandooed by the enOJIIY.

In leeland, hostUe aircraf't reconnoitered the Skalanoe and

Borganes areu Sept acbor 29 . An eneJIIY t'ly1.ng boat unaucceost\llly

at tacked an oU tanker off the east coast or t he island, using bombs

and machine CUD tire.

1. The first trampert airphne to be lost 1n the India-chine ferry

route ia believed to have crashed 1n the IIIOWlt&ina on September 23 as a

reault of icing coodit iOII& .

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OlD Lotter, 6-8-78 ' 2, Oen<U'al Bisooll roporto that &1r attacks nre made on Sept.omber 27

on 1'1ngka (China), Loiwing, lrat.ba, ~d l(yitlcyina {Bu!w.) by two American

modiwo bool>ers operating rrao Dinjan. On the ....... ~American fighters

and madi\111 bombero operating in aoutlrnst.arn Chin& destroyed 23 combat

vebicloa in the Salnen-Mlllgling area and destroyed the village of

Luchiangpa, 20 llil.es southaaat or Tsngyueh.

PACIFIC AND SOUTIIIIEST PACIFIC AllEAS

l. In hie operations IIUlllll&l'1- for the period l400 September 28 to

l400 September 29, OCT, General MacArthur reports that otrong Allied

dat&chmanta have JDOVed about 6 llil.eo north !raD Ioribaiwa Ridee, Allied

&1r a t tack• were made on the &1rdroma at Salamaua, on the beach and

a:l.rdraM at Buna, and on an ene"'' camp in the Kokoda area. Two enenv

&1rcra!t attacked Betano, on Timor.

Air reeonnaiaeancee o! the Bismareka, Solomons, and aa$tern New

Ouinea we.re maintained,

2. Oen<U'al !Iarmon reports that operations in the South Pacific &r(la

tor Sspteaber 28 and 29 were con!ined to long range reconnaiesanceo !ro:n

Eapiri bl Santo and Ouadalcanal.

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In rlllw ot the anticipated lhort&s• ot military personnel, a board

ot ottioere headed by Bri8• Oen, Dale D. Hinman, USA,· baa been appointed

to -t in Maebin£ton to determine the advisability or employing local

ciYillan perammel to mon anti-aireratt inatellatiana in the defense or

certain pl.&nta and !aoilltiea in the continental Unlted States. The

• ~ include coaaideretion ot the auitebility or '"'""'n on range intltru­

_,ta, in balloon barrage unite, 111d aa cleli<a in anti-aireratt artillery

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The War Department notified General Eiaenh0118r ot a change in .lJV

llagulationa 'llhich pel'lllita the peymont ot 11itneaaea at U, 5, courta-

ll&rtial sitting in toreil!o cOWltriea at the rates peid in those countries

tor attendance at ccrreapondine courts,

PACD'IC AND SOUTIIIEST PACD'IC AREAS

l, In hie operaticna ~ for the period 1400 September 27 to

1400 September 28, OCT, Oeneral llaoArthur reporta that hie troope

captured Iorib&l.wa Ridge and forced the enGJIIY to retreat nort.hlfarda;

large quanti tiee or &neii\Y stores and equipment -..re captured. A night

attaolc waa •cla on the ~ and shipping at Buin, and axtanaive

aerial attaolal wre •de on barge• and ground tarpte in the Buna-Kokoda

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area. Raporta and aeri&l reconnaiaoaneea continl the presence of a

C>ona1d8rable naval force at Rabaul and in the northom Sol oman Ialando,

2, General llac.l.rthur waa in!ol'll8d t hat tho Britiah 'oYar O!Iiee

propooes to send a IICI&l.l Britiah Anq and Air Force liaison miaaion to

""""' with tho Awltrall.an military authorities, with a view to rein­

forcing tho link between the British and Auat.ralian General Staffa .

) , General !Iarmon reporta thst operationa in the South Pacific

Are& for Septe!ober 27 wre limited to l 0Jl8- range reeonnaiaaanees from

~daleanal Ialand and Espiritu Santo during which one enet:IY plane was

shot down ott Ganongga Ialand. An enemy convoy was sighted 100ving north­

east ott Kiete (Bougainville bland}, and other enem:r ohipo were reported

in the Shortland-Tonolai area,

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'!he !iTa~ ~ruck ~o drin throll(h troa Dawaon Creek w 'ltll.~horae arrived on S.pt..,.r 27. S.Venty-one boura dridng ~iolo wre requlred

tor ~ 10)0-alle ~rip.

In hie operat ion• .-ry !or the "'k endJ.ng Sept~r 28, Oeneral

SpUta reporte fifty de!enai>'e aorti .. by .&.Mric:an !i!lbur aircraft, and

t.o o.rteneiw maa1on ~ol'rl.ng 62 tl71n& tortre .. ea and 13 U.S. and RAY

fichter equadrona, 'Ohich talled w reach 1~• objectin t>.c&..ae or -tber.

In all, one 1'*'0' dive--r •• dall&ced, ten American pilau are

llliaaing, and one was il'ljured.

PACifiC Am! SOODf\!EST PACIFIC AJW

1 , In hie opera~ione .-ry Cor ~ period 1400 Septeaber 26 ~o

1400 s.p~ber 27, OCT, GeDeral llocArt.lwr ,..porU a ccneoll.d&Uon o! ~be

•""''l' poeition on Ioribe1wa Rl.dce (owen S~nlay area). Our arUller")'

• con~imlee 1~ beraaa1ng tire, and Allied patrols are Op8rat1ns on the

ene.y !lanka. Allied aiT at~cke wera llllda on Buin, Rabeul harbor, the

Ioribal.• area, and the Buna area. One t,..lve to fiftaen thouaand ton

...... 1 1a· beli..,ed destroyed at Rabaul; t1ree wre started 1n bu1ld1n&e,

t.od t.rcea,aod one al.rplt.oe were da:la&ed, il'l the Bun& area. The )8th

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• ._ air raid em Darwin did no clua£1.

The 1.\8\ll.l aerial reconnt.J.uanco• of the en8J01 naval concentration

1n the BuJ.I>-Faio1 ai"M, and o! other areas wre continued,

2. Otr>oral Hanson reports that, in oddition to tho uOII&l long.rana•

reconnt.J.uancos, operatioM in tho South Pacific a ..... for September 26

~luded an attack on IMIIC' shipping by o1£)lt tl11ng fort.reoooa wldcb lett

one haa'7 cruiser afire and a seaplane tender buming and probably oinking. · .I Six intercepting plonos •re ohot down 1n thia engag""""'t an:! another was

destro)'ed 1n a oocon:l coebat betnon one of ow- tl11ng !ort.roooos an:! !our

Zero t1£)ltoro . Tho location wao not reported.

1. Correcting previous in!oru.tion, the Chinese .Ur Force reported

that llr. Wl.llkie was echodul ed to leave !!oscow on Sopte:nbor :n. Tho

proposed 1 tinorory 1a ahown on the Mp appended hereto, Oonoral Brodle7

co~ this schedule.

2. Oonerol B111ell reports on September 28 that a bo01bing attack on

tho airdroee at Hanoi by tour .-diua baabers escorted by ton fighters was

1ntorcep\.ed OYer the target aroe 1>7 fourteen .Jepanooe pllnoo. Three ot the latter nro shot down, two nre probobl,y destroyed, an:! eov&rd others

-ro daaapd. !10 1o .. oa 1n personnel or oquipMnt ot our rorcos were

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1, On September 24 three of our bombers attacked enelll)' shore

1nstallatioru~ a t Kl.aka . On September 2$ tittean bOIIIbera and t118nty-

eight .righters attacked the island. One eneiiiY tloat tighter ,.. shot

dclm and six ot ten tloat planes on the water 'W8re deatr,...d. An &n8111)'

cargo ebip ,.. lett burning •

2. Cleneral Buclmar ,.. notitied that llr. Willkie 1 s airplane will

arrift at II"""' trcm Siberia at """"' time bet1188D October !> and 1$.

0enera1 Eisenhc'W&r ,.. intormed that tho State llepart:Dent is

1notruct1ng our Ambassador 1n LClndon that it ia imperative that EFll

(tixed text cable and radio message) service be inaugurated ~diataly

tor our troope at all atatiOIUI 1n the British Eq>ire. The rate should

be baaed on that charged British troope, viz. 2/6 (00¢ tram Canade) .

The ditticulty appears t o be that ot partitioning of tollo. '!'hie

service is already 1n effect With 21 countries where our troops are

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Cleneral Biaaell reporte that on September 22 our tighter planeo

tram ~ deatro,o.d acme twelve to t....nty trucks bet'W&en Lungl.ing

and Cbet'ani. ~ tichtara .. ~~a two atteoko on tho landing field at

l'nilin, Septni:>er 2), bunting 01>8 ~.

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UOO Septeoober 26, OCT, Oeneral MocArthur reporte no change 1n the

vound oituat ion 1n the ltoci orea. .lllied air att&cko '111re mado on

ahippin& and t.be a1rclra. at Rab&ul, on the a1rclra. at Bma, on &MIII!Y

ahippiJIC in the Trol:ri.IDd Ialaftda, 0... .-ll - MJ:'Chant TNMl in

the frobriancle -. dolltf'o7KJ a TNH1 at Rabaul wu probably hit, and

po.aibla hit& wre clai•d on &DGther. The J7th ene"'Y air raid an Danr1n

did DO duace •

2. Opera tiona 1n tha South Pacific area, ae reported by General

llar1oorl tor September 2.$, inol\ldacl an attack b;y our 11fi;ying tortreeaeo•

an 1.$ eneav Yeaoela concentrated 1n the SborUand-TODOlai area. One

hea')' cntieer, hit on the otam, waa l ett IW'k1ng. Japane11 aircraft

ower the area ret\laed cCIIbat with <Nr bclobera.

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1oizlc OGDCI1t.i.olle 8114 otMr taot.ora di.ot.at.a tbat. tile load of ...U... -. o

., I'Oilt.o t.o tile llu.ropean tlleat.or be I'Mlood b7 2000 lbe. per aJ.rplane. He

wu ultod it be OAD loul a Tl"oap cam. ... Group t.o fen"T tile equ.i~t md

Oeoeral .,_U report.o t.bat aorial reoOIIIIaiaamoo or the lw'bOI' at

lloapa1 o~ tbe oar1ou claap caueed b7 oar hea"Y booobero 1D the

attack Sept Lhl 22. '- 8,ooo-t.oa MI'CMAt ah1p wu blOLm ILPI hit.a _,..

aao -.d OIL a ~ ..-ciLimt ob1p, OIL a po.rt1al..1J' WLLimL Y .. ool QHd

ao a loadizlc pier 1 8114 OIL tba ml8 •

a-.1 5Ul.wll ~at ObOS OCT, lkptnbeL 26, that. tile ChiDe•

.U.. raroo rwport.od Ill'. 1r1llka t.o be at 'ul4ja. The~- b&n ao.-..1

oOILtrol at t'be tuchtJ tile ..n lee wUl pro'bebl¥ be t.o Ohqt.u.

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l. For tbe period ll;Jo Se~r 2.) to llOO Se~r 24, OCT,

CleDeftl. llacArthur nported that IWo arl.illeey ccntl.JNed ita baraaeing

n... ca the .._. poeiticma in tbe Etogi area. llea'9T bollbere t1rice

attacked ahipping at Rabaul, aooring bite m two large veeeele. Ilia

l..1gbt boot>era and fi&htere ,...,. agreeei"" in tbe llubo and Eokoda areu

ot lin Ouine&.

2. ror tbe period ll;Jo Se~r 24 to llOO s.~r 2S, OCT,

a.m....J. llacArthur reporte that tbe Japaneae thirty-titth and thirt;r­

aixtb air raids ca Dllnr1n cau .. d no claac•· .lllied baobere attacking

D1ll1 were intercepted b:r taur Zero fi&htere, two ot the latter being

ebot dmm and cma .lllied aircraft bedl;r dt.lllaged. U. s. tighter. attacked

~e bute at 'k1rop1 (Eokoda area) and &leo deetl'o7ed a quarter of tbe

' brid&e at that place. Our hea"7 oo.bere attacked tbe Bun& airdrome •

.). .ur reconna1eeanceo m both <lap dieolooed tour pooeible be&'VT

aru1 ..... , three llabt arul.oere, ale....n deatro;rore, five gunboate and

mmerouo awd.lit.ry ah1pe in tbe a.~ca-ra111 (Sol- area) .

4. a.m....J. llawln, in hie operaticaa .-ry tor Septaber 24,

reporte a bollbinS attack ca ·~ ahipping concelltrated in thl Sbortland­

l'oDolai area. One carso ohip wu hit and another cSaacad b;r near llioaea.

Ill air ocabate a....r Rekata -· our "tl71nl tortrea .. o• ~d three

and claaapd oae ot tftzltr-tour attaolr1nc pl&Deo. One ot our baobero 11

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0700 September 25 to 0700 Sopt..,bor 26, 1942

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DIOLAIIIPID OlD Letter, ti-&-71

C nMnc 0.~ o~ ,........ c-.loo and !oren ..re noUtiocl

tbat oiol< end -~d requ.1r1nc s-cliato -rprlCT troo-.t 1n tile

u. s. will be nacuatod br tile Air 'l'renaport c_,d. llequooto, ~r,

will be kept t,o a w1n1ma, ~,./ 111~~ 1 A-.td j, ~ ~~ ~ ~ - I! 14 .

1 . The c-d1nc Oel>eral, Anq Air Foreoo , wu dirootod to

arcanioa Ira t'- l'irot -re-el (10h1ch 1o t.o be 1Mcthat.od) the

l'1rot Ant1-llu~ Anq Air c-d, with a w!n'Wl• etroDgth ot 16

_..trcno. nne llllit 1o t.o be charaed with the deot.ruct.ion or hootilo

eu~e end with the deftlo~t or appropriate 1110&110 to thie end.

2. The War O.partllmlt diroctod Oeneral Ancl:rewo to dole gate to

the c-d1nc Oenoral, Puerto Rican DepartMnt, .,thority to ~

d1r.ctl7 with appt"CFiote edlltal7 authoritiee 1n the oa.1.nican lt.plbllc,

llaiU, aDd Clabo, 1n ~ to affect ..,... diroct coordina~ or ~renee

actirlt111, and to keep to a odn.iJwl the <*>ando tor materiel, u ftll

· ae the need tor pel"'IO..l44ftt train1ng aiooione to t hese countries,

). O.neral llradl.oy reporte tbat tile ~•1ono haft &pp!!OY8d tho

tl1cbt or llr. w.n~u W1llk1o t.o Alael<a, rla China and Siberia.

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1 . General ll&xlrell wu notified o! approYaJ. or t he u. s. An117

project !or don'elopaent and operation o! railway, 110tor transport and

port !acUiti• in the Persian Corridor. Brigadier General Donald II.

CoanollJ' baa been .. lected to c-d the expanded Persian OuU Service

c-od, 10hich will include the new project.

2. To relieft the tre~ht C""8eation sxiating at pointe o! caJ.l, '

the war llepart.ent intor.ed GoneraJ. ll&xlrell that arrangements are being

ada to utUi"" the entire carso oapaciey o! all combat airplanes !lying

troa the U. s. to the lliddl.e East.

PACIFIC Alill SOU'1'HIIEST PACIFIC .liiEAS

1. In hie operatiOWI 11U11111&17 tor September 22, General llan>an

j reports air reccmnaiaaances by our ·~ !ortreaaee" !rom Espiritu

Santo and ~adaloanaJ. during which three OM!ey' eubmarinea were •1ghted

in the area northeaat or llaJ.aita Ial&nd . On• .... attacked with negative

2. On 8eptelobe2- 2.), a boaobing attack wu ll&de on the Japanese aea­

plane baae at Rek&ta. Continued air reconnai.aaances disclosed two

C>Uieera, one destroyer, and two ~. tenders at Shortl&nd Harbor.

One •MilT plane or live encountared OYer lluln1ng Streit waa destroyed,

with no loee of .&.arican airoratt.

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No. 289

r:noo S.pteaber 24 to r:noo S.ptel:lber 25, 1942

1. .Littborill&tiOII .. pw.nted. for tho COD.ItnlCtiCil for the l:rrq .Ur

Force• ot an airf1eld, with naceaaary adjiiDOta, at Cll'e&t San Island.

2. TM ••tarn De!&n.~e e-nd reporte !bat one ot our pilota

attack-.! two tenta on Segula leland on September 22. Thia 1o tho f1rat

1.nd1oat1on o! the P""""e o! the ce.;y oo Segula Island and baa not

been conn.-r..d,

A boatUe plano oboeM'-.1 crrer Hatnarnea, Iceland, on Septeabor 23

1 . Oenoral FHsprald •• directed to ake naceooarr preparationa

tor the erect.ion of P-40 !iehter airplane• at Lagoa wl. th tbo aid of

certain skill-.! peroomol to be .. nt b7 Oenoral ll&xwell, and othere ot the

8th .Ur Depot Group duo to arri'fe obortl;r. Ooneral """""'11 waa inatnlcted

to reloue, !or tbia project 70 c-tant erwction •n !roD. Oura.

2. TM l:rrq .Ur Forcee and tbo SOM'icoo ot Suppl;r wre directed to

...... tho 79th Fiehter Qroup to cairo, IQpt, b7 tho tasteat practicable ...... ndlng Ortioer at AaC&D.Iion

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OlD Le,,or, 6-8-?M

Ial.o.Dd ot tba depart-...._ !1"011 Dakar ot tbo V1cb7 Froncb 110tor ohip •Cepboo• ,

e&rJ'7in£ Nbber, and ot Na1')' iDtenti.,.,. to aoeiet tba Britiah in iDter­

coptiD£ thio ebip, it it. io W>eocort.ed. Ho • • diroctod t.c ccoporote

with tbo lla1')' in ite eoarch inaotar ao 11 coepatiblo with hie m.l.ooion ot

dota11111D£ hie own airdro•, but. not to attack the ohip,

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l, ID hie oporati0011 ,._.,.,. tor the period 1.400 SeptAallber 21 t.c

1.400 Septeaber 22, CX:T, Oenaral NacArt.hur roport.o t.t.t lerol operotiona in

tbll Uogi area wro l1al. ted t.c po t.rol acti vi t;y. BollbiD£ at t.ocka wero

udo en t.bll airdl"'OII at lluka, ohipping and the airdl"'OII at Rat.ul, the

Bun& &irdroM and bergoo and boat.o nearby, end ground t&rgeto in the

Jtokod& area.

The usual reconnaieaanees were ade, seven en11..aereJ aeventeen

doatro;yero arol other ohipo bein£ reported iD thll Bu1n-f'aioi (Sol0110na)

2 , For the period 1.400 Septeaber 22 to 1.400 Septeaber 23, CX:T,

Gonorol llacArthiU' report.& that hie artillery tire checked tho oouthwanl

IIOYo•nt ot tho Japonoao in tho Etogi area, Our •!l;yin£ tort.roaaeo•

bcabod tbe airfield at SW., .Uliod tighten att.ocked barges along the

Bun& coeet., and tbo SW. &irdrc.e, greatly reducing t.be voluoo or anti-

aircrett tire iD that aree. Our tighter planea alJio att.ockod the Buna­

lcltoda trel.l. Ono Auatrollan tighter airplene io llieeing.

Ur rooo.-ioeancoo ot the Sol.-no, eaotorn !lew Guinea, and

'!'1aor aroao wre continued.

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1 . !be c-41Dc GeDenl , J.:rtq Ail' rorceo, .. dincted to

-.r ... ~ the c.ribbean Dot- c-d to the lreotem lle!enae

c-d the SJrd P1chter Oroup, 11 .. jullior otncen, airpl.aneo and

equi~t. Be .. oleo direoted to w1 thdnlw the 9th lle&"l" Balb&rdlaent

Group (looo pero..,...1, airpl.aneo, and equi-ntl .trail the organization

ot the Caribbean Do!enee Co.and. 'l'heae •aaureo were taken in order

to brine the actual orcanisation into oon.tor-.it7 with that al.reaey

•tl>orleed.

2. !be .Ueiotant Chier or Sterr, G-), .. directed to oon~ct

""*'biouo t.ra1n1nc or unite en euch ecole that at aey .,.nt th.,...

will be not to uceed t1 w d1 vieicno in readineoo tor amphibJ.ouo

operationo.

). Order& haw been ioeued ror tho ahi~t to the c-c11nc

General, S...th Atlantic W~, .t.1r Trwnoport eo-and, ot 1'itt)'-tive

. SO caliber 011t1&1rcratt Meb1ne guno and oS.,.t7 .)0 ce11ber -.chine

guno tor the protectiOD of air baaeo at 0.1 .. , Natel, and ReoUo, in

Braoil. '!'hell film• will be &eCOIIpll\iod by U. s. J.:r!f(finotructoro, but

will be anned \llt iatel)' by Brao111an troopo.

4. !be )at Inr&lltr)' Dirtoion llrt tho Louioiano - ... r .t.rea

b)' rail &lid .otor tor c..., Shell>)', 111oo1eo1pp1, rar ~ chon&•

or etation. Ito torwor etation _. C.,.. IIGwio, 'f-•

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in priDoipll tJI&t t.ha inltellatiaae &Dd iJ4uOIWMJJioa Jlllde bT 011.1" fCII'CII

2. Qenere.l ...,...11 repol't.a an atteok at cmek, Septnber 22, on

Bqui barbor b7 bea"7 boobeJ'I ot the U, S, A:rw:f .U.. Forceo. An oU

11tar11p """"' or a -r -. belieftd ldt, u large C1ru &Dd a hla"7

- - laatJDc - -... renlted 1rca the 1"114. Tile - ...

1 0 deDII tJI&t it. i.Dt.rtared with a later RAF hla"7 boot>er attack on tJI&

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PACIFIC AIID SOU'llllmiT PACIFIC ARIWI

Oel>ere.l llanoco repol't.a tor Septoaolblr 2l tJI&t the dock area at

GUo and the le&plaDI baa• at lllokata wre attacbd bT beaoy -..e,

hla"7 GlU&ircratt til'& be1nc """oantared at the lattar objectl ....

Routine re~-• wre carried out hOII !aplrltu Santo llld ~adal­

canal I.oland.

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r:noo Soptomber 22 to r:noo Septe111ber 23, 1942

8HGRfT DECWIIFID

f lO Le<ter, 6-8-71

General De1Titt reports that t roops hovo l a'ldod on At ka and that tile

occupation or the 1aland b&s been co:pletad .

General Spaata reports t hat on Septa111ber 22 tl!o A:rroy Air Por co

pilot s in Spitfire airplanea intercepted and shot dawn a Junkers 86 air­

pl~ south or Seleey Bill.

ASIATIC '!'HEAT~

General 91eeall reports an attack on the a.1rc:lrolot at ~tlc1in& on

Septeaber 19 by u.s. 118d1Ul:l boJtbers opora•ina rro .. Dinjan . The airdroloe

was protected h)' heavy anti- aircraft tiro.

PACIFIC AliD SOUTI'·I"EST PACIFIC ARZAS

In hie operations eu=ary for tho period U.OO Septecller 20 to l 1100

September 21, CICT, General l!acArthur reporta tho CO"lSOlldation or Alll..S

positiona alon;: lldta Rid::e in tho Uo;;i area, and considerable ocre~

sivo patrol ectivity. Allied o1r attac:l<a wore I03de on Bul<a airdrome,

and on bridgee and huts alons the Bun&-Kokod& tr&il . In the ene"1)' ' s

82nd raid on Port ~rosby, twonty-sevon bomhcro oocorted by ten Zero

fighters dropped their boaba in t!lo scrub, causin;: no ce.sualtioe or

c~aaap.

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OlD J.Auor, &-1-"

Oaenl o.llitt repal'te that .., U., carritlao n01r oocup1oo St. Ptoul

Ialand, 1D the Priblloto ,

,.,_ u. s. ---..., opera\1Dc ~ D1AJan ao Septeolber 18,

clalcecl t.bl ..,..._ at TiDpa (20 .U.o ~ ot I.ancliJIC 011 the

au- -.!.) and clesti'O)'ed ... boalld:inp. 0. t.bl1r return trip the•

-... attaokeclu eDIIIV buTioU at ,......,,and rinr ehippil>C Dl&r

a-bo &DC! l'atha,

PiCll'IC AIID SOuti11111ST PACll'IC Ali!AS

1. In h1l operat10111 .....ry tor tt. period U.OO Septaber 18 to

llaOO 9epteolber 191 OCT, Oenanl ~ reparta no change 1D the

cro.md 11tuat1cm 1D t.bl Uoc1 area. .u.l1oc1 air attacko ....re ll&do 011

the..,..._, at I!Wia (Sol- Je'•nde) and Lu, ""abippil>C ott aaatern

- ~. &DC! ........ 1Detallat1 .... 1D tha lloma-lokoda ......

'lba u.aaJ. a1r na ?.,, ..... ..,.. ooatiml.ed.

2 . 'tor tha period llaOO Sept Iaber 19 to llaOO 9epteolber 20, OCT,

Oaenl IIAcArtlmr cleaaribu .., attack b)' aix l1&ht ~ alcq the

lloma~ocle treil,end en attaok b)' tw1'" ti&htar planeo which cSaaacod

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iMUllAt.icu ud aet .t:1re to a ftJIPl7 ~ 1D tha lolcoda ...... Alllac!

t1pten aao at.tacad ti'r• bars•• ..,., • t.uc at. Lu, probabl.T da•tN7111&

all.

tllon .. DO cbuse 1D tha poouad aituati.., 1D tha u,.1 .....

1lbare pat.rol aot.i 'f1 t.7 C<llltiJila<l.

) . Ill h1a oparati..,. ...-ry tor S.pteeer 20, Oonerel lluwc

repart.a a 1.,. alt.11uda at.t.aok .., tha harbor ud c!oclca at Qiao with e>~plo­

aiYM ud 111~. .t.1r ra..-iaNDOea of tha Sol- ..,.. ,......

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010 L4tter, o-a-te

f.. ... ) +I( .P' ?-TU« HOOS!'!!E!!!

~ '~II" ~l ~ ~" ,~. y- "I C:/ _.. 1'~0onon1 Bnod!.q- l.nf..-d ot...,... 1'0001- b)' tile W&r lloport:oo.'' \\

~ (!•" ~:1 lr~ ClonoNl Do)JwY ..... no <Wpl ...... oUlor u..n .- ...... h!rb&."!luo,

ll,.f) ,t'" \hat. 11, U lJ.clrt. ~ra and 'l7 ~,.., would be acc.pt.ed tor dtllft."T

#J 'ri.a the Siberia."l rou-te.

Oo.nonl FitJiortld roporh that. -erH:.nt. h&1 bee.n concluded with

t.b4t f'16ht.~ freneb tor the use ot Point. NoiH b7 United StAt.oe !o:--coa . lt. w -A .__. .Q <tf-<.A. - ~ ·~

ASUTIC l'!CI.n:P. p~ ..,.,.. ..... -

Oe.neral Bi.asel.l report.& .ortJ.q b7 wo •diu. boitlen trc:. Dinj.ln,

S.pt411bar n. At.t.aca .... ,.. -a6l - • l..&rct n. ..... r lt.M.aa:" ....,. !bao., cc

an 011 bu'<• oortl:l ct S.U.., an tM J"&11rooa4 ,...,. &.~, lad oa U..

e 'bt.r'Nck• 1ft that t.owo.

1. General Han:ton npol*'t.8 tor S.pt411btr 18 t.h.n "tl)'in,; rort..ro-uu"

dropped ,..,.n )00-pound bomb• on Oi.ao h&.rt»or and dOGk area with u.nobservod

191\&lt.e, and att..aokod the eM11f¥ .. apl.ano bale •t. J~kat.a Ba1, duJ"i.n& opG:r­

lt.1otiJ over the SolOCIQn lal..Mda.

2. On S.ptellber lj, turther at.t.lokt wtf"t udlt on Giso b&z'bOr and

a.b\.1 Sq. Aerial ~ t'rca X.piritu Sant.o-.. emti.rr:atd..

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t'f!NERAT.

'l'he War Do~t into'"""d ke:y C01111821ders o! the provisiona

ot the act son~ voting in time o! war b:y -rs or Land and

Naval Forcq absent troco their place or residence •

Genenl llaxwll reports a da:y1isht attack b:y U. S. ..,dilllll

booobere '"" Tobruk harbor '"" Septeaber 17J two ahipe were sot an

tire.

PACIFIC Allll SOUTHIIEST PACIFIC AREAS

In hu operations ~!or the period lliOO Septed>er 17 to

Uoo Septelli>er 18, OCT, Ocnoral llacArthur states that the general

situation in the Etosi area u unchanged) Allied orcenaive petrole

• were active. Success.t'lll Allied air attacks .... re made on Rabaul1 on

Lae and Solt-o•, and on the Bun&-Kokoda erea.

Air reconnaiasance ......, contim.ted in the Sol""""'" and eastern

ll4nr Clu1nea areas.

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u. s. rorcea, .. tbll-•

JIMded iteM or rood ~ be pi'OCUI'ed locall11! na1lable and 1r

r.pla-at trca t.be u. s. a no~ Nqllired , .,. .. repla- rr .. tbe

u. s. a Nqllired, proou mt trca Britieb eOIU'CN h aut.borlaed (a )

Q ......, tile npla- 1e to be - 1D raw -~ lue bulq than tbe

• nn•""'ICI prodl>ct, (b) - needed 1D an -.-neT ror • taak roroe, (c)

..... dN1rabla to red- epoilap or loee or Br1t1eb reee,..,.e, (d) wh ....

eped•l acr-t bee been reaclled ~ tbe llaOjW !boo&ter or Opera­

U.. and tile .., ~t. Britieb meat Mal n ...... ..., be .. ec~, re­

pla-nt to be ade 1n tile ron ot 'llb•t trca the o. 8 .

IIMded iteM ot clotb1nc, equi~at, or other nppU.. .. ,. be pro­

ourad troa Brit!* eoura.e, -reno replac._,t tl'aa tbe u. s. 1e re-

O quired, or •hera prior &1ft at baa been reaobed betn .. t.be ~

• !liNter or Operatto. and tile.., ~t 011 •ob apecU1c c .. e.

1. OeiiV&l Brereton report. tbet eennteen &1rplanee or tile u. s. Anv .Ur rorou atte- *ippinc 1D the bubor ·~ Jlm&a&11 St~>t.e.ber 16.

2 , Coloael lllldwiD nporte tba~ the U.rican hea"7 bollber 111Uob &&nk

a ~ 011 a.pt.eaber 16 &&nk or bedl7 claMpd &nctbv &booat 330 1111••

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O.nenl 81uoll reporto aortiaa b7 two U, s. •c:IJ.\111 bollbera troa

DiDj&D, 8ept.bor 16.

PACIFIC UP SOtmiJIST PACIFIC m e e

1. In hie operat.io1111 ..-.,. f<a< tho period 1.400 Sept.bor 16 t.o 1.400

8ept.aber 1?' OOT, Oeneral II&Qlrt.bur gina llll ••U• t.e or tho JllpllllOH

• D&Y&l. at.rengtb 1n the Bu1n-Fa181 area (Sola.oM) &a fin cnbero, oloven

• deat.rc7Wa, OM poaaibl& &ircraft carrier, t.wo aeapl&ne tandora, and four

...u_,_ oorco n .. ela, thi& 1nt-t1011 be1D1 baaed 011 ro001111&180&nco &od

011, report.. trca t.bat. uea. Other rocom>al.aii&DCea included Hew Br1 t.e1n and

-.t.em lin Gut..&,

Jlo cbanl• -. reported 1n tho grow><! a1t.uat1011 1n t.ho Etog1 area .

lllled air at.t.aoka wro •4• 011 ll&baul, where t!.rea 'O'iaible !or t.hirt.:r

wre c1oatro;red. or -pel, md 011 Sal&Mua, whore • wrecked •rcht.nt. TOaael

• -. Ht. &tiro b.T • c11raat. h1 t..

A raid 011 Port. lloroob,y b.T 0110 Ulll.d011t1t1ed boat.Ue oirpl.ona did 110

2 , OellOral llac:Arthur -. Worwed. that. ?0,000 aot.o of jUllilo w.rtaro

alot.h1J1i alii oq111~ are t.a be 111r111&bed far tho uaa of U. S . t.roope

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The Arrq Ground Forces report the departure of tho 29th In1'antry

Division !'rom Caop Blandinc, Florida, for the u., York Port of Embarkation

tor shipment overeea.o.

The deo~tion or the 88th Infantry Reeiment (Ri!le) """ changed

to tbe 88tb Glider Int'antey Regiment •

Directives were issued for the movo.ent or the 82d and lOlst Airborne

DivisiOIUI from Camp Cleiborne, Louioians, and Fort Benning, Oeorg1a, to

Fort Bra&s, North Carolina !or pe:manent change of station.

Genoral Brereton reports attacke by U, S. aircraft on shipping and

dock facilities 1n Suda Bay, Creta, on SepteJ:\ber 11,. Direct hits 1rore

clai:med o.n one surface vessel, -.hich was later observed burning . Bombs

... wore observed exploding on the docke, but the results could not be deter­

JIIinod. All or our airplanes returned ee.fel;r.

PACIFIC AIID .SOU'l'1!11EST PACIFIC AREAS

1, In hie operatiOIUI sumar;r for the poriod l LOO Septembor 15 to

1400 Septembor 16, OCT, Oeneral llacArthur reporte hoavy enem:r pre .. ure

along the whole front 1n the Uagi area. Allied positions were established

alOilll Imita Ridge, north of Uberi. Allied air attacks were made on air-

-· at ama, Gumata, and Rabaul, on enem:r barges near Buna, and on the

Etogi area ,

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Air rec.on:n&1.tOMtoee ftl'CI eont1nued over t.M Soloc:~C~ruJ, l:n .9r1t.A1n1

And ea.at.om u.., G\l.inea.

? . Gener&l. Kaman repo:rlo tor- Septtmber 16 ext.en.tvo ai.t' rocOMIJ.G­

llartee• h-om E.!lpiritu Sant-o. Oi~o. in the Solooan Ialands, was bcmbed

twioo, a total ot 13 three- hundred-pound barrbs beiJ'lg ~d on Ute docka

ancl hO'UI~ are.a. 'nl.i..rty JapAno.N bo;.bon and 1'1gh:tera ~ e:ieht.od tivv e lllilea norlh or 01&0 . RIOkat& Bt.y I Sm:ta Isabol Island, was .suc.oentull.y

strafed, hita beiJI.g reported on oil drwns, in.st&llatima, ar.d <me en~

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'!hnt-o J.rw f'iiht.o.r t.irplanoa, and :six p1l.oto, an nCIW on Ou&d­

alcanal Iale.nd .upport.ina the t.l&rines •

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A be&'l'}' bcld>er on a combined rescue-cOIIIbat mission san!< a l&l'8e eneey

111~ September 16, 280 llliles northeast o! Aecerntion leland.

PAOII'IC AND SOUT!Ii1&ST PACII'IC AI!EAS

l, In h1a operationa .-ry for the period UOO September U to

1.1,00 September 1$, OCT, General llacArtbur reports the arrival of three

tresh Auetralian battaliona in the Owen Stanley llounteirnt batUe area.

three llMF ll>.deona a cored one direct hit on the stern of a ahip at SIWIII-

laldd., Tanimbar Iolande, ooe bomber being shot down. Eleven ~2$ 1 s attacked

enllll\)" bargea and supply irnttollationa in the !luna area. The majority of

the bombs hit in the target area although the results were not observed.

Tan to fifteen Zaroe intercepted an attempted attock by four "flying

fortreases• on shipping at Rabau1J """ Zero waa shot down . Air recon­

naieaances were made of the Sol 01110n11, Ambon, lliamarck Archipelago, and

eaatern !lew Ouinea areaa .

2. General Harmon reports for September 14 tbst seven "tlying

!ortreseea" dropped 28 1'1-.-hundred pound bombs on an eneii\Y convoy of two

battleshipe, seven cruiaera, aix dest royers and two transports or cargo

.,.ssels encountered east of the Solomon Iolande. Possible bite on two

bettleebipe resulted. One •n,.ing fortresa" 1e missing. Two en811\Y fighters

wre shot down by a "tl.yine fortreaa11 on reconnaissance.

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On September 15' a "fi)'ing fortress" bcri>ed Rekata Bay, Santa

Ieabel Islllld, with 10 lrundreo:l-pound bema, silencing two eun positions

and hittl.ne a hostile seaplane on the water.

Reeonnaisaances ""re made !rom Espiritu Santo and from Guad&l-

canal Island <W1.ng the period or these reports.

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Oeneral Blltlar reports a oucceaetul 1...-...ltituda attack on KUlca

1>7 planes from the llth Air Force, September J..4, 'l'welve heavy bombers

and 26 tightaro bombed and otra!ed shipping and shore installations.

Three large cargo veeaela ..., .. hit, 2 mine """epera sunk at the harbor

antrance, 2 81l""'J' planes shot down, and one 4""""'1tine patrol craft bunted

on tho -tar. Three 8111111,)' subKrinea on the surface, 2 or which were in

ltiaka harbor 1 wen shelled by our tight.er craft, On ahora, the ou!JIIarine

baee and Clllllp installations were bmd>ed and strafed repeat.edly, one large

auppl;r tant exploding after being shelled. Sne~ casualties are eati­

•tad at $'00. Our losses conaistad ot 2 !:lehter planes which collided

in llid-&ir 'llh1.le attacking a Jap Zero fighter.

General Brereton reports exten.ai ve opera tiona during tho ni<:)lt of

September 13-14 by hea'l)' and 118dium bolllbera of the U. S. A.rrv Air Forces.

Shipping and deck facd.litisa wera attacked at Benaaz11 and enemy 1.n$talla­

t.1on.a at Tobr.>Jc. lledium bombera attacked en81:11 landing grounda. 15'61 000

pounda of boaba wre dropped, and man;r tires and explosions ruult.ed.

Jl'our 118d1UII bmd>era are lliaeing u a result of heavy antiaircraft fire

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PACUIC .U>'D SOUT!Im!T PACIFIC AREAS

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1 . In Ilia operations 8UIIIIII&l'Y for the period 14oo, Septet>ber 13 to

1400, September 14, OCT, Oenerel llo.cArthur reporte an attack by one

Allied lisht bomber on E!cgi, and attacks by t""l"" RAAF lildsone on

o-u cargo veesele at 5auml.alcld., Tan< mber Ialonde. P.econnaioaances

...,re made o! the SolCIIIIO!la and eaatern !lew Ouinea aroas.

2. Oenerel !IanDon reports !or September 12 that air reconnaiosances

...,re made fi'olll Eapiritu Santo and tr0111 Olladelcanal Island, en""'f naval

IIIOftlllents beiJ\g reported. Atte!:lpta made to attack a convoy of enecy

warships and tranaporto and an ene~ aircraft carrier were ururucceos.t\11

because of weather.

J. For September lJ Oenerol lla=on roporta continuation of the

reconnaissances tram Espiritu Santo, and the probable d<!struction o!

!ive Japanese airplanes by our heavy bombers.

4. Oenerols Harmon and Enloono were notified of the usignrnont to

the South Pacific Area o! a heavy bombardmsnt squadron tram lla'll'llii.

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General Bradlot7 roporta tr<>al llosco. that the max1.mwa initial capacit;r

of tho norlhenl forrr route 1a ol,aht:r tightoro, titt;r light bombers , and

twelft 1118dium bOIIbera per -.th, durillg September ""d October.

PACIFIC AND IIOOtlliiFSt PACIFIC .\REAB

1. General lla!Wlll roporta asroe...,t botwe"" Adm1ral. Ghcnole:r ""d

biuelt cc the locaticc at Bora Bora of the fl.abtor aircraft aoaeahl;r

dapot tor the South Pacitic Area.

2, General llanoon reports tor the period September ) to September

11, incluai...,, that roconnaiaoance wu aintained to a distance ot 650

odles tr<>al Espiritu Smto and State, enellll" disposit ion.. be~ reported.

l1n8\lecesstul at taek8 were made on eDO"'l" warehipo, but ef!ective support

wu given the operations of a J.!arine raider battalion at Taounboko,

OuadalcazW. Island. Five Japanese fighters were doetro;red and three

ane"'Y lan~ bar&•• sunk, with no reported loea of U. S. aircrett.

) , In bia operationa a_.y for the period ll.oo Septemer 12 to

ll.oo Septolllbor 1), OCT, General llacArthur reports no ehllnge in t he

aituaticc in the Etogi area, althou¢1 patrol aetivit;r b)' both sides hao

been boavy. WI' bomera attacked two &mall •'*'IY cargo ehipe in the

Tan'wber Island& area, scorillg a direct hit oa one, Two en""'Y bCIIIbera

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bGobere, bite .:U.o being obtain8d on the n1Dft.18 and di.epenal. .......

Our ~... attacked en OliO' ebippin£ orr New Britain.

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'the Joint. BrasU-IInited States Derenoo COIIIIIission 11&11 notified of

actian talcen to deliver six light bombaJ'dment airplanes 1n September

and t.w.lve 1n October, production r ates permitting, and of War Department

app!'O'I&l. or propooals of tho COOII!Iisoion for control b7 lllilitary police or

U. s. aat.ionala 1n llort.b md llortheut. BrasU, for coordination of

purohuing ·-•ei .... , for centralization or purchaaing procedure,

and tor cent.ralisatian of shipping authorit7.

ASIUIC 'n!U.'IZR

OaDII1'&l Binell reporte that. an • ......,. twin-engine observetion

airplane wu stlot. d01m by an Alllorican ~bt.er over ~. September 8.

1'llo tigbtaro on recOIID&isaance attecked a 200-toot sto-r south ot

l(yit.lc;y1na, September 10, leaving the st.euoer cut of cont.rol, So'f'eral

bUudinga at Jlogaung wera deatroy8d on September 10 when a 110diwa booober

attecked the roUroad ;yard there. Another mediWII ~>oo~Wr attacked the

roU'Ri)' junction nort-st of ltatha, September 11, dostro;y1ng tho raUway

track tor 100 foot, also des~ a considerable nu:ober of freight cars

l. In bill oporati""" report for the period 1.400 September 10 t.o

1.400 Sopt.eber 11, OOT, Oeneral llacArtllur irt.atae that no change hae been

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rwportecl 1D u. ai tuat.ion Dear !tOIL su .... ootlll. Alllod air attacka

...,.. M<la on Y1llAoc•• 1D tho &tosi area, on Buna, and on two dlat.ro,.ra

IIOl"t.Mut of N.....nb7 laland, Ona dlat.Joo7er wu loft doom b)' tho otom

Tlw uaual air Noonnaiaaanooa weN cont 1Duod.

2 . rar tho 24 boun ond1nc U.OO kptoai>G' 12, cx:t, O..l'll

llo4.t.rtbur roporto - diapoeit~ loomed !rca aerial recorm&iuancoa

of U. oaat.om Now am-, Sol_, Trobrl.oDd, Ooocloaoasb, aad Dobo7De

XeleMa areu.

Allled to~ poaltiona, l2 .Ueo eouth-eoat.llwetot of Uosi,

,..,.. aubject.od to coat1Duad • ._ proaouro, Sep-.. ll. 'n>e one~~r

airclr<>.e a t Buna wu he&Til7 booobed and at...!od, SOptod>or 12, by !cur

niehts o! Alli ed airPlanoa, 111\icll oocu...d 1\its along tho NI'1'Q11I and

dia~nal aroao, and otartad tiro• vialblo !or )0 lliloa . Sowntoen

&Dn17 aircraft on tho gJ'OIUICI •ro conaidlrod dootroyed. One "tlyinc

!ort.rou• wu abet claim b)' ant.1&1rcratt tiro .

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con mt.

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IIOLAIImll '""''-· .......

To pend.t ot ant.icipat.oey plcm1ng, the Iar Department notified

tbo SerY1cea ot 8upplT ot the deciaian ot the Joint Chiota of Staff to

...... cuetod;y ot 15'0,000 priaanere ot """ no.. in Britiah banda, pro-

rtc»d that cme -th' a notico 11 given ot each c,onoignment ot priaonors

and that no ohippina 11 divertad t or th1l po.rpoae,

ABUTIC TI!EI.TEII

U, S. aircraft operating tram~. Se~r 2, c0111pleted

three 111asiona against tho JapeneaeJ ainld.ng seven st.aamora in the

Yangtoe-llulcoor channel, att&ckil>C troop and 11Uppl7 notlllu on Po Yang

Lalc.e, a~ a Japaneae troop train on the Kinkiang-Nanchang railroad,

and att&ckil>C the town ot llanchang, .mere bita on the be&dquar!era

bulldinga and l.arp 11lU'ehOWiea 1n tbo en...,.....,.cupied part of town •re obt.ainad. One Japansae tighter was shot down, and one P-40 11 reported

llil•ina·

PACD'IC AND SOUTIIIIEST PACIFIC AliiWl

General Bannon wu into,..d or a Presidential directive that a

tighter aircraft aasembl:r depot be eetabliahed at the earli est possible

c»ta in the South Pacillc Area. Acmdral Clhonllle:r' • concurrence is to be

secured on wba.taver si ta 11 selected,

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O.WNJ. llreNtOII Npol'te All attack on the harbor at Tobr'llk,

Sept•ber 9, II,)' h .. ..,. bollbere or th& J'iret Prorteion&l Oroup, ~or

"·000 po.....S. or boB~ bel.na dropped. Raoult& ftro undoto.-.1necl

b I IVM of baM • All airpl&Dol Nt.unwcl aafO~ • ,

$~ Ptlimc MJ! SWD!WT PtliillC 'W'

ao-r.J. *"AI'tlnlr NpCII'W tor UM period l400 8opt ,..,.r 9 to

l400 hptolober 10, CI:T, thet. u.. e1t.uat.1011 1.!1 the r......-c~ area

_,. ltoei h llt.1ll ooatllead, oanalt.ioo on both el.dee bertn1 been

bM"7. .Llll.t •1D poe1 U0111 .... 011 h11h ........,.t ailht 111loe eout.h

or Uoc1.

Aerial recoDD&lei&IICel ftN ooaUnu.t 1.!1 tile Sol...,.. anl1

llltarD ·- Ou1DM a ......

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0'100 Septa'ber 10 to 0'100 Septa'ber 11, 1942

Dl:'"'' • UJ.t' t&J)

• liD ~.e ...... ~.DI

'l'he O-cling geMroJ.a of defanae CCliii!IAilda and <rrerii8U forces

,.... ~i!ied that 1ndl:r1<llal acta or herol.aa 1n cOIIIb&t with the on""'Y,

IN1'!1o1antq illportant to be t.nnaaittod to the Preaident, ehould be

reported to tha liar Depar-.t and not ntleued to the preee.

b tint ecllelon or the J.)rd Intent.ey lliriaion left Cup Fozoreat,

Telmea_, tor Port I.wia, Wuhington, on a periiiBil8llt c:han8e o! etatioo.

l

I. lone Genan -.,,..,d ail"plana machine-glllllled two Ioalendic

h..,.e at llr1eddalrrl.k end two trn'lera orr the out cout, September 10.

Bo cuualtiea reiNltod.

PI.CIPIC AliD SOlJ'I'IIIIl!ST PI.CIFIC AIIEAS

In hie operatiooa reporl !or the period 1400 Septe-r 6 to Uoo

September 9, OCT, Oaneral llacl.rtlmr atatoa that ., MOllO' force 1nt1ltratod

to the rear or tbe Allied poaiti ooa 1n the E!ogi are&J detaile or thll

fisbting ant not ;yet ntported. Bino Allied 113bt bombers attacked •"""'l'

poaitiooa 1n thia anta, ailenoin8 maohine guns. 'l'he unal reconnaiaeancee

,.... ada or the Sol_, eutarn Nn Cluinu, and Timor areaa.

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'1'llree A8orioul bea"7 ~><men attacld ns IC1aka ...,.. interoepted bT

Ja~e tiabtara, o! 'IIIlich twa...,.. deet...,..d, Olll¥ llinor demap be~

IJaneral MgwU report8 that bea"7 ~. o! the l'iret ProvUional

Qroap b<med a C01JY"7 o! thrM •rchMt and ten eecort weMle en route

tel Tobnlk, Sept- 7.

ot -7 bea"7 -... ot the 98th ~ Clroup cl1epatched to

delltzoo7 the - Cotrf07, Olll¥ twa located the target beoauae o! darla!ess .

!be z 1n!ng •l.P- -dad to the aecondar7 objeoti...,, Sude Bq,

· att.oc"'ns ehippins and !acilitiM th8re with axcellent reeulh.

PACIFIC Ali!) SC.UIBUS1' PACIFIC .liiiWI

Ill hie operationa report !or the pel"iod WJo September 7 to lLoo

Bept"*u 6, OCT, Oeneral llac.lrthur includea the result.o o! reccmnal.e-

- lli.ni..,. ..,... 1'"-'"1 the Sol_, the B1.-rck .l.rchipel&so, the

!Joobzo1.ozld IelGide md the eut.om lift' O.W... area, and the balm~ ot

... barB•• at ama bT a ·~ !ortreM". Attaclca wra ude bT lllled

a1rara!t in the lolcoda, Trobrland Ialonde1 and llillMI Bq areaa. IIU..

~ boeela, ucortad bT tiw Zeros, attaolced our a1rdroooe at llillMI Bq,

--~ alisht "--sa md -.ltiu.

.llA.II.l -·r Ill •emm li'Pntft£'tl

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0"100 ..,_ ...... "'0"100 ..,_ ..... 9, 1942

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'!WII Ja01Buo ~ 1D IUka harbor wre attacked b7- 11. s. haa"7

ballber • rec •'eemoe, S.ptSIIber 7.

A lliJisle FooP-I'alt run... wu attacked and bel.Uftll ~~~~ b7 an

.IMr1oaD t'1lhtG' ~ '"""' Coatral Icelanll, Septe.ber 8.

1. U. I. il8n7 ~ of the 98th Clroup IUC011eafl>ll7 attaolotd

llaz4lco 1utallat1oaoo at Cancl1a, Crete, ~ clql~, SepteoibeJ' 6,

drappiJis Sl,OOO poundo of bCOiba and MCII:Z'1ng a direct hit on a power

.taticll, llo a1J'cJ'att wre loet.

2. CleneN1 -11 wu 1Dt..,...4 that .&MJ'ican .I.Jw>red I'CJ'oe peracrmel

•••' ped u 1AatJ'ccton to lll'itiah 111ddlo l!ut.erD l'oroee are to be retllrD8d

to the 11. s. b7 tho fut.eat. aftilable - ·

Ia h1a aperatioaoo l'lpCIJ't !OJ' the paJ'iod 1400 Septo~Jor 6 to 1400

Sept nt:er 7, OC'l, OIDIJ'al 111a.1.rt1mr .tatoo that. the .....V occupiad Etogt

(lokDcla area) the !debt of lleptlllbor 6. ..,.. pcoitioaoo at. Etogi &114

~ ...., 1U0011eafl>ll7 at.tacad b7 All1ad ~ ~ ... and f1ihtore.

fi lED!.'

tr•tAr•rrrD ,J&D •' I t-?1

!he~ at. Part. llonab;r ...n .... d ~t. .-... ae a re..Ut. ot a

.Jspsnuo l>oeq at.t.ook, dur1nc 'llliob ..,. hoot.ile bollber wao allot. doom

b;r &DU.....ucr.tt. .tire. Poolt.1CM in the IIUne ~area...,.. IMU.d

liT ....,. oruinre ca t.he qht. ot s.pt.ber 7, t.ho Allied 111ppl7 11hip

ADalaul ha"fille been 8llnk at. t.he 1111&1'! b)' ehall .tire r.... an- Ol'lliMI'

t.he prnioua ~.

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lo. 272

r:noo llllpt..ber 7 to r:noo llllpt..be!' 8, 1942

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llSCLA&UPliD oD Let ter, &-t-tl

DlnoU'rM _.. lo- !or tile • .,.,,_10\ of t.be 29tll 1AtaDt.l'7 Dl.rilloo

"""Y •••

1. -..1 lpu\1 repol"\8 a 1'&14 oa kpt.ber 7 oo t.be ahlwam at

IIDt.t..NM, ...S • t.be llt.&Ucm a\ Q\reoh\1 lv' 24 • f1:t1nl !ort.reaHa. • All

of-~· ~. tllcNP tllne h ......... ~~. twl ..

~ .u.-n .... ~ - prola~ ~. - tRlft -....

2, l o.r.a '"* 1 WOU a1rpl.aDe att.aolold t.be 118 Duclwaa of Jool!ord.

a rva\1 &- ..,.U.fJordar t.o llodal'e7rl, IoelUIIS. fov bMIIe .. ,.

dropped lv' a boetlla &l.rpl.&M t.o tile aou\b of ..,.U.fjord.ur, llepWoober 6.

l o cleap I"NUlt.cl rr- alt.ber a\\1<* ,

PJCII'5 tp ISiliiWIZ lJCD'lC '"''

Ill ba ,.....u.. l'lpor\ !or tile pel"lo4 1400 s.pt ' r S t.o 1400

SIP' • r 6, OCT, 0..1'11 IIILctArUnlr report.~ t.be witllllrual of our JI'"DII f-• 1.D t.be lalloda ana t.o t.be <r1c1.Dl v of ~. IIIIII!F poal\lona wra

MnilT a\ft!lld 1v' lllled &11'01'1l!t. 1M "-• of ...,.. \1'oop& 1D tile llll.Da

W • .,, .. ,_.,.. •• ,_ ... •• - .... of \loa •hOl'--•, --. law o.s-,

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IIOLAaBIJ'ID ~ Lot tnr, B-1-71

1. A a. .... ~r dropped oae bOIIb 011 S.ptaber 5 at. lle7diafjordar,

Ioe:w.d. Jo daap t.o 11111t.&r7 U.t.allat1o"" ruult.ecl,

2. -ral Spaat.s Nport.a tllat. t.birt.;r ·~ fort.reu- rapport.ecl

tv' foar IW' 11pt.er llq1>&droU ouco .. .tull7 boolbed an o.Ucratt. tact.or:r at

lloault.e. OUr loe••• wra t.wo bcabara claat.ro;,.d am t.ec lacll:r daapcl,

apillat. t1n - f1chtara claat.ro;rad, t.IUrteac pi'Obab17 clut.ro;rad, am

twAt;r-tlwo .-...,s.

1111rt.ac "fl71DI fort.r..a-, avpport.ecl tv' thraa IW' .tilbt.ar

~ at.t.ukacl tha a1rdraaa at. 8a1Dt. Dear.

Tloaln u.s. lllbt. baoobara, aapport.acl tv' t.hraa A.f.F iiDd OD& IW'

f1cbt.ar aqlaclroDa at.t.ackacl t.ba Duarat. ~ • .t.bbarllla. All u.s. ~ft. rat.arD&cl aa.l'el,T boa the laat t.ec aclaa1CIDII.

yn:rc mum

OeD&ral Bia .. u raport.a att.acb oa S.pt.e.bar 3 tv' oaa u.s • ...U.u.

bc*lar ... a r1 ..... at.aa.ar ...... btlla am tv' &DOthar u.s • ...u. .. boolbar

"" tha c1t:r of Bb&IMI. ·

Pj,CiliC yp S)UJIMt PACIFIC 'R''

. Sa~r 5, OCT, Clearal llaa.f.rthur Uste four at.t.acu .ada OD t.ba ......,

a1rdraaa at. 111ua am oa t.ba lokoda area tv' oar f1cht.era anc1 Upt. bcabara,

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w •• ..,.. snumt"

•• 2'10

•--.Aaetr r•.; !t t~ttN>, b .. S-71

IISIW IIIIWII'IIIRI

Ono hoa'O)' bG!ber and two f18ht no 1!l&de a roconnal.oeance raid on

nua, SepWoobtor 4.

'lbe Sottn111e ~ 7Vd8 at Rwen wro oueeeeet'llll,- attacked

.trc:a b!ch llt1tudol on SeptebeJ' S b7 thin)' "ll1ini fortrooeoo• , oocortod

b7 tour RU fielltor oquadz'ona, TINJ.ft 11tl>t -· oecortod by u. s. and

IU fitl>ten ...SO a d1-.i .., raid .., tho docke at Le HaYI'O. All airoratt

~MfolTo

.t.rltlCAll-'fi.& &LSTIRI! Tf!i.l'P!j!!

a-nl *-11 J'Opal'ta that an attack by tba 4tb !lew Zelland Dirieion

on tbo withdrawi.na AlWI torcea on the n1ght ot September 3-1. held ito

ground ogainet throe c<111nterat tacke on Septmber 4 and pemi t ted other

Allied unite to cloee in. American taric crewe ..., ... in action Qu1.na thio

period. Daogo to AlWI IIIOtor tranoport 1o now bell..,d critiell ,

Aloer1can hoa"7 booobero bave taken o-rer the lliuion of lniC!rcoptir.; a

"""""7 known to bo fonoiDg at Taranto and llrindiei, tbe Ax1o haYiJI& fCW>d

tbo ...,dine of eiJ1alo eecorted fteoole too coet17. L:llta is aooiot1na with

f~hter ~· over Sicily and baa t orpedo planee reaey for attacks on ehip­

piJ1& llo~ the Greek coaat.

PACIFIC Aim SOUTlllftllt PACIFIC AREAS

1, a-nl Hano<m report,a tor tbo period Auj:uet 28 to Sept.aber 2

tbot ... _., ooanooo w ro carried on to a depth of 800 .Uoe .trc:a E.opiritu

S...to, pooit i..,. of ..,.. "NUllo bo~ roportod. A Jap&nooo licht cruioor

and a taricor wro or1ppled b7 bollbilll attaclco,

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'ov ~" •• n..s-711 2, General !lanocn reporte that Aucklend, !In Zealend, haa been

deeignated ae the deetin&tion ot the UJd ~vieion,

3, General !lanocn wu notitiod ot War llepartolent approval or the

ieaue or ..... on auppliee, other than lll&jor items or eqlliprnent, to ouch

torcee ae !lew Zealand air Wl1 to operating rlth American unito in the

South Pac1!1c area, on a basil of rel.mllureemant, provided that mutually

ocreeable arraJ!iemente can be made,

4, General l!acJ.rthur report• Cor the period 1400 September 3 t o

U.OO September 4, OCT, that air reconnaieaancee ..,,.. made or the Soloaion

Ialande, eaetem Nn Guinea, and D' l!ntrecaeteaux Ielande areae , Six

WF tightere att&Ciced the MUAe Bay area rlth unobserved reeul ta,

anrnss

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l, b I....U..at. llen1oe c_..s _. arMt.cl, et!eat.1n S.pt.-

2, wl.t.h luNidquart.ere at. tit.& Harn, TllkoD. Ill t.b1o C-.1 are caoohl nod

all aat.bit.1aa at 0111" A:ntt ill Brit1ab Colwob1a, .t.lbvt.a, tukca and lllcXomio,

t.opt.lllr wit.b t.ba oparot.1011, aupp:b' and coDat.l'IICt.iOD act.1Yit.1eo c....,.at.cl

wl.t.b t.ha tit. Puo and Yukca Balln;r, pipalilloa, alii! tbo nn bll-7•

c "'• 1D t.ba u. s. ao tar u appllaa t.a tbe A:ntt ot t.ba Unit.cl St.at.aa

1D t.ba t.arrit.ar:r apao1t1ad.

t. bu bee~> reaobed wl. t.h tbo USSII -rabr tbo U. S. 1a

t.a tllml.ab, bat...., Sopt.aoobar 10 ad 15, 10 t.ranaport. a.l.rpl.aMo t.a ba

oparat.ad l>T Ruaia, tor brinlilll llllaoian tarr;r pilot.& t.a hl.rb&Dka •

.1. •rl- ot 95 otticera alii! SS mon at. arq 0118 t.w ia eat.iaat.cl •• the

.U. ot tile SOYiet t.ramieDt crew cODt.i.DpDt. The nact. m.bare ot

a_,.t.ara, U.,t. baoobara, ad 81<11• baoobara t.a be tarried -.~ onr

t.ba IIGI't.hem rout.& 1a at.Ul 'IIDIIolr cliocuaaioD. b illlaaiana 1-..,. ra-

'l'l"'•t.ad that. a •rl- ot tile filbt.ara 11mll.ehacl be P-39•a, about which

t.be:r are •err •t.bua1aat.1o.

F'C"U··· OeMnl Spaat.a _. cliraat.acl t.a utilise t.be aut.borit.;r .,..t.cl 1D the

t!Mat.ar c:._~~~~a

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..u..r ~ with t.bl RAJ', 1n order \o ......,t b1• t aroe,

mm'HITTI' ""1BM "'MDI

011 Sept 1 M r 2, our Air Force 11D1to, 1n ooopera t1oo w1 th the RAJ',

CODt1Dued tbe1r openu..,., .apten &Dd Mlli• ~ a ttacldAc coo­

oeat.rated - trmoport.at1oo &ad boa"7 b ,..,.,. attacldAc Tobrak,

... ..,.. ot appreo1aUoa Wl'll ...,t, liT t.bl 111'1Uoh Air ottJ.cor C.-nd.l.nc

t.bl w.t.arD lluC't \o t.bl 12th~ QroQp &ad \o the ~?tb 1'1&1>tar

a-...

Olllept ' 4, oar Air :roroa mlta clz ;:peel 104,000 poaa4a ot t..~~a,

..U.• ' ',,. &Dd 11tjatan attacldAc --tnD8port&Uoa &ad

'""''"I fteldo1 lb1la bea"7 bolltne auk- ot a 0011ft17 ot til,... Ax1a

- bo .. cm 1o t.bl lledlta..........,., laa't'1.Da t.bl tb1rd atll'll, Oenaral

•nwll -ta upoa the attaoU-•• ot the bollbiol ot ......., ~cleo

llbldl cl1aplq &C>1t& ~t1-• 11p011 tba approacb ot oor a1rcra1't,

PjCIZ'Jt MIIIOO'ttet lACD'JC '"''

In b1a opal'lltiona report tor the period 1400 a.~r 2 \o 1.400

a.p-r ) , a:r, o.naral *aArtlwr 11 .... - a1r &Dd oa..U d1apoa1-

Uona, u JWMJ.eci liT a1r I'IIOomaia....,.• ot the Sol-, Coral a.a, &Dd

t1aor -·

("' ) -, t.ba leaJ11&e-• a1..sra., &ad t.bl lokoda -·

i!£6£321

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Jl(ClSia!S 6llP ACtiQlS

No. 268

moo September 3 t.o moo Septelllber 4, 1942

DIOLA88Irtlll OlD Latter, 5-8-?8

1, Orden wre 1aiiU8d tar the' ...,,.....,t to Camp Piclcott, Virg1n1a,

ot the .3d Di..Uicm, 17Sth Engineen, 7$6th Tar>lc B&ttallcm, and 60.3d ,

Tar>lc Deotzo.,..r B&ttalicm,

2. To de;r their uae to the .,81117', Oenerel llelfitt baa ordered

tho ocaupaticm of St. Paul Island and St, George Ialand 1n the PrlbUote.

The c-der of the Nortbwat Sea J'J'ontiU' OOIICW'IIJ ClaDeral DeWitt baa

Oene!'lll !iaiiDbowv reporte the organization of Allied Force lle&d­

quartera, with llritiah and AIIU'ican otficera 1n all oeotiona except

that ot the AdJutant Cleneral, It 1a to be organised aa a O<meral llead­

quarten, capable of aaiiUllling ommtual. theater tuncticma,

Somm •cl1wl boooben, eeoorted by two fi3htere, aucoeaafhllT attacked

..,..bouaee, raUJ'oa~, and b&zTeoka at ~tk;yina, Auguet Jl,

P.f.Cll'IC· AND SOtmmST PACIFIC .IJ!!:AS

In h1o oparaticme npart tar the pU'iod U.OO, September 1 to U.OO, ' Saptaber 2, OCT, ClaDe!'lll llaoAzothUZ' liata ""81117' air, ground, and naval

c118pooiticme u dUoloaad tv ur1al reoomaiaeanoea ot the Sol_,

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~ ~. t'l'ollrUD4 IalaMII , an4 Aroe Ialancla .......

4ttaclca _.. Mde b;r Allie<! a1rplanee "" BW<a, LM, an4 the ltolto<le -·

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In h1a operationa report for tbe peri<><l 1400 A:ug\at .)0 to 1400

A~~~U~t )1, OCT, O.O.ral llacArtbur Mntiona Allied air att.clce on r-, Bueno (!luna) , and Koko<la. ~raJ. enOIIIY fishters and a dive bomber

,..,.. dmat\•d on tho ground at Laa 1 fuel t'1roe vio1ble thirty lllileo

ftre started. !lo Allied airplane loesae are reported.

r.n.IO' aircraft att.clcod !lanr1n and tho airdrol:le at 1:1lno r..,. w1 thout c au.sioj; c1.uloa&e •

In the Kokoda area the en~ haa apparently bean e tron~l:r ro­

intorcedl an Allied ground att.ck wu uneucceset'uL In tho IIUne Ba;y

area Allied groUI>d torcee are ooppin~ up iaolated ODOIO' partiae.

Aerial reconnaieaances of the Solo110no and eastern r;ow Ouinoa

aroaa woro IIIGda, oneJ11Y rround, air, and naval d1spcsit1one being

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