Curtis E. LeMay Letters and Memos

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C HENGT U. SZEC HWAN. CHINA.
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Ma j or General C.E. LeMay,
Commanding General ,
XX Bomber Command,
Hs i nchi ng , Szechwan, China.
Dear Major Gene r al LeMay:
H3R/ 231
December 29 . 1944.
It is r egr et f ul f or havi ng not
your company t o t he gree t ing part y, on Chri st
- mas at Li Chi Sha e. was tol d t ha t you have been
ver y busy i n commanding i n I ndia. .!.'hose offi cers ·under
your command and s ome other American· officers .have at-
t ended t he cheer ful part y and we did have a good t i me
t ogeth er .
I want t o t h ank you f or your
t hought f ul and preci ous gift . shall now
preser ve t h ese cigar s of the best quali t y and use them
l at er i n congra t ula ting t h e victor y of smashing Tokyo
int o a shes by you and your command. I t ake t hi s ohanoe
t o wi sh a Happy New Year l
Sincerely yours,

s . .M. wans.
Uol., CAl',
Commandingo
Hie F-.<cellency,
Chanr Chun,
Office of the General
APO 234, c/o Postmaster
San Frenai sco, Calif ornia
28 February 19L5
Governor or Szechwan Pr ovince,
Chenet,u, China.
Your Excellenoyr
MY sudden departure from China to _, new asaignmeDt 1n the
Pacific made it for me to aee you anr aay rood bye
and thank you for the kindnesses beetown OD ae and the
ficers of _, Col'l'liiBDd while in your Province. I wish to take this
opportunity now and and the hope ttwt ODe cl ay I •Y have the plea-
sure of visiting you when this world coofl i ct is at an c d.
I will r emeaber always the noble spirit or cooperation aad
ties of fri endahip thf,t bound your people and aine tn a uaited
effort to crush our co!DIDon aggreeaor. I feel certain that our
final 'Yictory will t·e realised in the 'near f'uture1 that before
too .uch longer both our natiODI will enjo,y peace and prosperity
and share each others i deal• of democracy.
With best wishes for aucceaa in your e'Yery endea'Yor a
laating peace the future, I re•in,
Reapectrully youra,
F. teUY,
Major General, ry . S. !.,
Ca.andiag.
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TO: General Le May
'-'hiet of Statt
2 August 1945
~ Attached herewith is a personal message
from Spaatz to Eaker. This includes a number
ot decisions and statements ot policy. Bel-
ieve that some ot this information should
be passed on · tothe Eighth and Twentieth and
to Staff Divisions of this Headquarters.
Please take action accordingly.
B. M. Giles
(KRD)
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PROMt
JUST RETURNED FRO CO fFEREr' CE WITH liACARTHUR AND KENNEY PD PERSONAL TO BAIER
FRO SPAATZ PD THIS MESSAGE WILL COVER A NUJIBER OF SUBJECTS .P.D PARA ABLE PD
BASIS ESTABLISHED FOR CLOSE COOPERATION BE'l'WBEM KBDEY AND liE SD!ILAR TO
'.MIAT IXISHN'r BEtWEEN lOU AND ME IN BUROPI PD PARA BAKBR PD PLAN 0 COORDINATION
OF FLYING OPERATIONS AS Al!>NG KENNEY CHA USASTAF OUA AND NAVY ESTABLISHED C'.JA
·rc EYE BELIEVE SHOULD PROVE SATISFACTORY P.D DURnlG TilE mTm SIVE SOFTmfmG
UP PHASE FOR OL1YPIC C!1A PROBABLY STARTDIG Tl:3 DAYS IN ADVANCE 01" L.MT:)lliG
CARTBUR THROUGH WILL HAVE OPERATIONS CONTROL OF USASTAF PD PARA Cl!ARLIE PD
OKmAWA DEPOT CO D.!A.liDED BY CMA WITH COOK AS DE.OUTY CliA WILL FUllCTION
UllDER OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF KENNEY UNTIL DECE!lBER FIRST ClU. THEREAFTER UNDER
USASTAF PD ALL TONNAGE REQUIRE!ml.TS ETCETERA FOR UNITS or OKINAWA WILL Bl RBS-
PONSIB lLITY OF KEmlEY nJ ORDER TO PRESENT A UNITED FRONT TO COWEN TDTH .lRilY
WHO IS CHARGED BY WITH THE LOGISTIC S'J?PORT OF ALL UNITS ON OIIHAD. PD
BELIEV!! IS S LUTIOll SOUND UNDER COtnWID SITUA'liON fiHICH EXISTS
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JJ1> iW>RK.lBLE PD PARA DOG PD USASTAF WILL YAINTADl A PL.&: n7ER lfiTH liACARTHURS
ARTERS PO PARA EASY PD LU.ISON OFFICERS WILL BE EXCHANGED BEtnEEll
V,AliD ME PD PARA FOX PD EYE 1'li1J., ESTABLISII AN .ADVANCE HEADQUARTERS ON OIINAWA
SUFFICIENTLY PRIOR TO OLYUPIC ro n SURI ITS FUNCTION PD PARA GEORGI PD IEIDiEY
HAS NO OBJECTION TO HAWAIUU .AIR DEPOT DEilG TRA!ISFERRED TO AIR TRAUSPORi'
COlQWlD PD EYE DISCUSSED TfliS t!ATTER WITH PARKER AND RICHARDSON
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THBY ttAVE A NUMBER OF RIASONS WHY .DU SHOULD UOT BE OONB PD 80
C TJfB PRI!.tART RBAOOU IS THAT AT PRESENT AIR TRANSPORT COMWJID
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IN TH.IS UATTBR 8nlCB IT FUllCTIONS On'LY AS A SERVICING POINT FOR THE
mT OF OUR AIRCRAFT PO lfiiATBVER rs DONI m THIS llATTER IS SATISFACTORY TO
PABl JI)W P,D !YB .Al! HAVING A STUDY l!ADE OF THE DOUB TO
TYPI PiD BIIY :OISCUIIION WITH KJMI'EY ON TUIS VATTER WE BOTH CONCLUDED TIJAT
STOCKA'J! OF 1W> l.!OUTHS IN THE "PACIFIC IS ADEQUATE PD PARA ITDI PD REFERJmCI
l.IEKORA!IDUJI FROll WD..LIAII FOX MCKEE C11A BRIGADIER GENERAL ctfA SUi3JECT ASSIGliMENT
OF PETER FOUR SEVEN AND PETER FIVE Ol:lE GROUPS CllA IENllEY AND EYE AGREED THAT
FIVI ZERO AND THREE FIVE ElGHT FIGHTER GROUPS SHOULD COllE TO USASTAF AS
DHTIALLY PLANNED PD REARRANGEMENT OF FIGHTER UNITS CAN BE EFFECTED BEfftUN
KENNEY JJID :AT AUY TIHB UNDER PRISBNT DIRECTIVE PD PARA JIG PD KmmEY HAS
NO OBJECTION TO A LIAISOfl OFFICER FROJ.:: OEVERS ZD HOWEVER CUA HE STATED l'RAT
DEVERS WST CLEAR THIS WITH UACARTHUR PD PARA KINO PD DISCUSSED MCCRA..liYS PUBLIC
RELATION PLAN WITH KENNEY PD HE IS sn.!PATHETIC WITH THE IDBA P.D HAVE ARRAllGED
FOR TO nEET WITH COOPER ClJA \1.!0 IS XBrnfEYS PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICII{ Cl!A
TO DISCUSS THIS M.A'l'TER AS SOON AS POSSmLE AFTER UCCIU.RYS ARRIVAL PD PARA
CONCLUSION PD nr CONCLUSION HAVE GONE OVER CAREFULLY RECORDS OF TWENTIB'l'H AIR
FORCE ATTACKS TO DATB MID AN ANALYSIS OF DIUEDIATE CAPABILITIES PI> Al4 COUVIHCBD
THAT UNLESS JAPAN DESIRES TO COllMIT lJATIONAL SliCIDE ClU rBE'l SROUI.J) QUIT
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NEEDED AT ONCE ARJi; KEY PERSONNEl; FOR THE 7TH FITER COM-
·MAND IWO. IF ZEMKE CAN BE PROMOTED IMMEDIATELY
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BADLY NEEDED ARE SQUADRON AND GROUP COMMANDERS OF THE
CALIBER OF COLONEL HOWARD NOW STATIONED AT PINELLAS
FIELD, FLORIDA, COLONEL SHILLING AND COLONEL EDMONDSON.
GIVE ME THESE I F AT ALL POSSI BLE . THE 7TH
FITER COMMAND NEEDS AND I MMEDIATE I NJECTION OF COMBAT
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I CANNOT EMPHASIZE TOO STRONGLY THE IMPORTANCE OF SEND-
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FOI.I.Olf.ING IS REENCIPHERMENT OURAD \TARX z:J978 DTG llOlOlZ
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THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF HAVE THIS DATE APPROVED THE FOL.Ul1ING
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l. THE WAR DEPARTMENT HAS ESTABLISHED AN AIR CCI&AND DESIGNATED
nu. S. ARUY STRATIDIC AIR (USASTAF)
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OF THOSE COMBAT AND SERVICE UNITS ASSI GNED TO OR WI TH
THE 20TH AIR FORCE. THE HEADQUARTERS AND
8TH AIR FORCE, AND arHER EI.E!dJ'!NrS TO BE MUTUALLY
AGREED UPON BY CDCAFPAC, CINCPAC AND THE Ca.nJANDING GENERAL
( , USASTAF, OR AS PRESCRIBED BY HIGHER AUTHORITY •
2. COOGENUSASTAF IS CHARGED WITH THE PRllfARY RESPONSIBILITY FCR
THE CONDUCT OF LAND-BASED STRATIDIC AIR OFERATIONS AGAINST JAPAN
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5. A liLL BE DESIGNATED TO DISCHARGE THE FUNCTIOUS
OF AAFPOA WHICH ARE Nar ASSUUED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
BY USASTAF. THE TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS VITIJ.. BE
SUBJECT TO AGREWEN'l' BETiiEEN CINCAFPAC, ClllCPAC AND C<l.mliDSASTAF.
6. AIJ.. UNDERSTANDINGS, COOLUTMENTS, AGREEldEtfi'S MID DIREVriVES
\liTH REFEREri;E TO THE 2<Yl'H AIR FOOCE \fiLL RE})f.AIN IN EFFIDT AND
APPLY TO USASTAF UNTIL AMENDED OR RESCINDED BY THE APPROPRIATE
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CONDUCT. THIS RESPONSIBILITY \fiLL BE DISCHARGED lll ACCORDANCE
YffiiCH HAVE BEEN OR :viLL SOON BE ISSUED FRW
TD.!E TO TruE BY THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF THROUGH THE
COm!ANDING GENERAL, AWY AIR FORCES AS EX:Er;UTIVE AGENT.
3. COUGENUSASTAF 1ULL CONI' JNUE OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT THE
ACCOill'LISHMENT OF THE OVER- ALL OBJECTIVE TO DEFEAT JAPAN AND
WILL COOPERATE VIITH CINCAFPAC AND CINCPAC IN THE PREPARATION
AND Ex:ECUTION OF PLANS FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN.
4. C()}.GE}JUSASTAF ·,/ILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTERNAL A.DliiNis-
TRATION AND INTERNAL LOGISTICAL SUPPORT OF AJ..L FORCES ASSIGNED
TO USASTAF A1JD \TILL PRESENT HIS FOR THEATRE
I.OOISTICAL SUPPORT TO CINCAFPAC AND CINCPAC RESPJroTIVELY, AS
USASTAF WILL BE ADMINISTERED AS DIRreTED BY THE WAR
DEPARTMENT. COOAFPAC AND CINCPAC ARE CHARGED \liTH THE
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to DO SOU ~ O O f i N G AROUND YOUR BASE SO TREAt HIM WI!H KI NDNESS AND
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ADlvliN TO MOVE IN INCREMENrS As HbUSING AND All.a.INISTRAT.IVE F AGILITIES .ARE AVAILABLE,
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N. I have your message. Suppose I go ahead and give you 11\Y statement and the
reaction here to it and t hen you ask any questions.
1 . O. K.
N. You l-'lill continue to furnish us the type of operat i on mentioned in your message.
The minimum force that is adequate t o meet the requirements.
1 . O. K.
N. There is a very strong feeling here that this maximum effort that you have
planned f or tpe 8th is most significant and most important at this particular
t ime. However, the first statement will still hold, you will have in addition
to your strategic operation, the requirements for t he tactical oper ation and
t he minimum force that is adecpate to meet that r equirement .
1 . O. K. I understand, except it
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N. Yes, yes . Has CincPOA been satisfied with the effort that you have been put-
ting out in the last four or five days?
1. Yes , I think so. I tried this morning to reduce that effort .
N. Yes .
1 . They have not agreed as yet. I expect something tomorrow. I plan reducing the
effort somewhat with a maj or strike against two targets which will be in direct
support .
N. Yes . We don ' t care what ..••• • . • • •• but we are not in a position here t o t alk
- to even talk an opinion as to what is the force adequate t o meet t he require-
ment. That is something v't'hich you and CinCPOA will have to agree on. We
hope, Curt, that you will be able to carry out this plan that you have for the
8th with a very large effort in spite of this . We know that t hat operc-..tion,
that t ype of operation in a large farce at this particular t ime i s of the
greatest importance . We are unhappy about this situation, yet there is nothing
t hat can be done about it .
1 . The operation of the 8th will have to be cancelled.
N. It will have to be cancelled?
1 . Yes
N. Because of thi s diversion?
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long will it have
I won' t know until tomorrow. If they agree to reduce the effort to about 40
sorties a day aver age, then I have volunteered a major strike against 2 tactical
targets. That will have to take place about t he 7th or Bth.
I see, I see . If that is necessary, that must be accepted -- that must be
accepted if that is necessary, Curt . I have one question on here. There is
no change in the situation is t here? That is, there is no greater requirement
than there has been, it is just a continuation of the same thing. Is t hat
correct?
L. That is correct , yes. I have constantly tried to get the effort reduced, and
even stopped. I belie ve that all we are doing now is harassing t he J ap airforce.
They take off and leave the fields before we get in to boni> t hem. The material
damage is practically nothing.
N. We have point ed that fact out here that t he material damage has been nothing.
L. However, we have reduced their effort against us .
accomplish the same purpose by reducing the force
heckling. However, CinCPOA is afraid to take the
to get them to see my way yet .
I believe that we can
and still continuing the
chance . I haven' t been able
N. Curt, will you reiterate to CinCPOA that in case of emergency or a near emer-
gency that we will not qualify anything . Will you explain to hir"!l that we feel
a small effort has the same harassing effect, and that is all we can do, as a
larger effort would have .
L. I think --
N. At the same time would not prevent us to carry on what is our primary function
and it is a very definite function a:t this time.
L. I have done that, Larry. They agree with all m arguments but still come up
with the requirement for us to hit those fields .
N. Yes, I am afraid of that . Well, we must meet that . • . is it not acceptable
to him? . . . That we will have to continue as we are right now and when these
other things take part , you will just have to do the best you can, that we must
meet the minimum force that is adequate to meet the requirements and that you
must make some a greement with Ci nCPOA on t hat?
L. O. K. I ' ll --
N. One thing, you should lmow that we a re completely appreciative of your attitude
on this . I personally agree with it 100 per cent . There is no question about
it . There are factors in here which are beyond our control.
L. I realize that , Larry, but with the directive I have, I am almost helpless
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N. That is correct .
L. The move will have to come from you.
N. That is correct, and that is fine and we want you at any time there is any
question that there is any question on it to a rrange a conference on the tele-
con. .Lt is s impJ.sr our res_....onsibility to answer these questions that arise in
your mind out there to our directive . Curt , can you answer one more question
please?
L. Yes .
N. The plan was f or the fighters to come in so that we would be able to meet this
requirement . What happened t o the fighters?
L. The fields are not ready apparently and they will not be ready until 12 May,
when they can take one squadron.
N. When did that become apparent?
L. I didn' t find it out until this morning. I had made all my plans to stop as of
today. I checked last night to find out if everything was OK and this morning
I get this other r equest to continue through 12 Mey . 1 personalJ.sr believe that
the fields will not be ready then and when they are that t he fighters that
they will put in lvill exert no .rre. terial difference on the number of •.•
Therefore, I expect to be called on for support as long as t he fleet is up there .
N. I think that thought is ver-:r , very logical and very reasonable . Curt , can
you find out -- this is very confusing to the Twentieth Air Force - to set a
firm commitment for a period of time and then at the expiration of that time,
after we have made other plans but certainly they must have known before
yesterday that these f ields would not be ready.
L. That is correct .
N. I think there is an obligation on them - - to gum these things up at the l ast
minute is the wrong interpretation., they should have l<nowl edge of it because
we mus t go ahead with our plans. In case of an emergency ,I:L,. wre is no
question about it . If the,y just come and say this happenedA.must be done, we
will stop everything, but this i s something which appears to me could have
been foreseen three or four days ago .
n. . Appa.ren tly nothing was said from the forward area back here about it . CinCPOA
had to request infonnation.
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Yes, yes, I think the,y let us down.
the fighters at Iwo?
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are not very effecti ve on Kyushu on account of the rain.
not very efficient , yet, anyway.
What about
They are
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L · However, we have three airplanesthere practically continuously to take t hem.
to any target that they want to go to.
N. Yes, yes.
L. They are not under us yet, and all we do is furnish what help we can. AAFPOA
directs the attacks .
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Yes, yes. I will send you a telecon to confirm this.
O. K. Larry.
I have two or three other points if you want me to go ahead on it.
O. K., go ahead.
What is the condition of Sgt . Erwin?
The condition of what?
Of Sgt . Erwin .
1 . He is in fine shape. I believe he has been evacuated to the Mainland. He
either has gone or is about to go.
N · Can you check on that? As to when he left or when he is leaving as I want to
have him met when he lands in the United States.
L. Twitchell made those arrangements ·with General Grant.
N. Fine, fine , I have not seen that message . I know he told him that he expected
to evacuate him in a week or ten days , and that was about three days ago.
L. O. K., I will make another check.
N. I want to handle Sgt . Erwin as a very special case as an individual from
the . time that he gets to the United States all the wa:y through and I want
to have him met at each place that he goes b.y some officer in authority.
1 . O.K. , I 'll pass on by telecon the information. By the wa:y , he is in better
shape than we hoped. Hi s eyesight will be O.K.
N · Fine, that is fine.
1 . The worst part is his r;i:ght arm which will require considerable repair work.
Otherwise, he is O.K.
N · Fine, that is fine. I have one other point. General Giles is arriving out
there Monday.
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N. I think that the plan is now it appears that he will_ fill
which will control all these agencies, but for the tJ.me bemg, untJ.l that
headquarters is l:ui.lt up and is physically able t o do the job and has the
personnel and establishment, and until the time appears right to General
Arnold, the prospect •. . to cover a month to t wo months at least , we will
cont inue to operate just a s we are doing now. I wish to stress the point
that General Giles appreciates t he position. He has personally been most
cooperative here 100 per cent with Twentieth Air Force in his views . I wi.ll
ask you persmally and officially to cooperate with him to the maximum
extent .
L. We will do that , Lar:cy . I anticipate no trouble there at all.
N. He is going to do everything that he possibly can to be helpful. He has
some very sound ideas , he has cooperated t hovoughly and completely with
us here and I am sure that he is going to do much to alleviate some of the
problems that exist out there at this time.
L. Is it contemplated that he ·will eventually take over operational control?
N • That is the plan now, it is nat firm. It is planned that he will take over
operational control, of both the XX and XXI, or his headquarters will. That
is not firm, Curt. That is not f irm at this time, but it is the thinking here
now.
1 . How about the advance headquarters of XX Air Force? If he takes over control,
his headquarters will be the advanced headquarters.
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This is still a plan, Curt, it is not yet firmly decided.
Do you knO\v whether he will require additional personnel on his staff?
He has gotten his Chief of Staff, he has his Deputy for Administration and
Deputy for Mai.ntenanc e and Supply. He is going to ask you for one of your
Wing Commanders as the Operations man. I strongly recommend, Curt, and I
told him this , I strongly recommend that as soon as it becomes clear that he
will have operational control tha t you give him Tolllli\V Powers .
It would probably be a good idea .
He is going to ask you far To!III1\Y Powers . I told him that Tolllll\Y, in 1I\Y
opinion, was a well-qualified man to do it and that I was sure that you would
agree. It was a question as to whether you thought you could reiliease him.
I think you should give that ccnsideration, Curt .
I will have to think about it.
Right .
L. O. K. WhEn is your tripconunmcing?
N.
Well, I can' t tell you, I can ' t tell you yet . I am waiting for the 0 1 ~ .Man
to get back and I ' 11 send you something on that within a f ew day · I WJ.il
send you wor d as to when I thihk I can g et out there.
L. O. K. Is the boss expected in this direction?
N. No, he will not be out there. Not at this time - he may later but not at
this time.
L. O. K. Larry. One question from here. Wilson wants to know if Lamb is going
to accompany you out here.
N. That was not planned. Do you want him to come out?
L . Just off hand I can' t answer that but I ' ll have Wilson request him if he
needs him.
N. I 'll send him out independently i f necessary - if you want him.
L. O. K. , I ' ll send you a telecon on t hat .
N. Have you anything else, Curt?
L. No, I lv.ill keep close l i aison with CinCPOA and reduce the effort required
as much as I can.
N. Right, bye Curt .
L . BJe Larry.
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IT IS THAT TACTICAL STTUATION MAY ARISF. IN CONNECTI0N WITH OPEHATIONS
SUCH AS ICEBERG WHICH CANNOT BE SPECIFICALLY ANTICIPATED DURING THE PLPNliiNG PHASE.
OUR PRINCIPAL INTEREST AT THIS TIME IS TO INSURE TH.AT SUCCESS OF THE OPFRATI0N IN
TlfE MINIMUM TIME AND AT THE MINIMUM COST. UNDER THE GOVERNING JCS DIREGTIVF THE
THEATER COMMANDER HAS AUTHORITY TO DIHECT THF. EMPLOYMENT OF 20TH AF UNITS IN CASE
OF TACTICAL OR STRATEGIC IT IS DESIRED THAT YOU MAINTAIN THE CLOSEST
LIAISON WITH CINCPOA IN ORDER THAT YOU MAY AT ALL TIMES HF FAMILIAR THE PROGRESS
OF THE OPERATION. SHOULD A SITUATION VffiiCH, THOUGH SHORT OF A TACTICAL OR
STRATEGIC EMFRGFNCY, IS SUCH THAT THE EMPLOYMENT OF ALL OR PART OF THE XXI MAY HAVE
SOME DECISIVE EFFECT, YOU ARE DIRECTED TO BrtiNG THIS FACT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE
THEATER IF TIME PEmUTS, PERTINENT FACTS WILL BE REFERRED TO THIS HEPD-
QUARTF.RS FOR DECISION, BUT UNDER URGENT CONDITIONS YOU HAVE FULL AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY
YOUR FORCE ADVISING THIS HEADQUARTERS OF THE ACTION TAKEN. TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS,
SUCH AS THE SUITABILITY OF TARGETS, ARE LEJ4T TO YOUR DISCREI' ION. IT IS DESIR.Ja)
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TO SPAATZ FRaJ ARNOLD
SUBJECT: USASTAF ORGANIZAT ION
PRECEDENCE
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WELCOME AND GRATlFYING IS YOUR BELIEF EXPRESSED IN YOUR NR 1467,
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1945., THAT THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE 20TH AIR FORCE HAVE
VIDEO USASTAF THE BEST ORGANIZED AND MOST TECHNICALLY AND TACTICALLY
PROF ICIENT MILITARY ORGANIZATiON THE HAS SEEN TO DATE. I FEEL
THAT, IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, THIS SAME OPI NION SHOULD BE
PASSED BY TO ALL SUBORDINATE ECHELONS OF YOUR COMMAND. THEY WOULD
REALIZE AS ID DO THAT THIS IS THE UNB t ASEO VERDICT OF A DISTINGUISHED
AIRMAN FROM crHOM $UCH A COMPAR ISON CARR IES GREAT WEIGHT AND REFLECTS
HIGH CREDIT ON THOSE WHOSE EFFORTS YOU IN B-29 TACTICS AND
TECHNIQUE IT WAS THE 58TH WING IN INDIA AND CHINA PIONEERED THE
WAY FROM SCRATCH AND IN THE FACE OF I MAENSE DIFFICULTIES AND OBSTACLES.
IT WAS THE WINGS OF THE 21ST LIKEWISE BLAZED THE
TRAIL INTO THE THESE THE UNITS ESPECIALLY .'"O WOULD VALUE
YOUR COMPLIMENT AS TO THE EXCELLENOE OF THE HAND IWORK rMICH THEY HAVE
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LEMAY FROM NORSTAD.
1. YOU WILL BE INTERESTED IN THE FOLLOWING FACTS RELATIVE TO YOUR
OPERATIONAL RECORD FOR MARCH:
A. IN FLYING 105 HOURS PER AIRCRAFT ON HAND, THE 73RD WING EXCEEDJ
BY 31 PERCENT THE AVERAGE tCHIEY.ID BY HEAVY BOMBERS IN ETO IN MARCH.
B. THE XXl BOMBER COMMAND AS A IHOlE EXCEEDED THE ETO AVERAGE
BY SCIIETHING OVER 25 PERCENT.
C. THE WORKLOAD OF NEARLY 50,000 TON MILES PER AIRCRAFT ON HAND
VIAS MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE SAME- MEASURED OUTPUT PER HEAVY BOMBER O!l
HAND IN E TO IN KARCH. ,.
D. ON THE INCENDIARY MISSIONS AGAINST FOUR CITIES, EVERY ONE
HUNDRED TONS OF BOMBS ACCOUNTED FOR ONE-THIRD OF A SQUARE MILE.
E. THE TOTAL TONNAGE DROPPED BY THE XXl BOMBER COMUAND FOR THE
MONTH OF MARCH WAS JUST 600 TONS SHORT OF THE TOTAL DROPPED BY ALL
ELEMENTS OF THE TWENTIETH AIR FORCE UP TO MARCH THE FIRST.
F. IN SPITE OF THE I NCREASBD TEIIPO, THE RATE OF LOSSES PER
ONE-HUNDRED COMBAT SORTIES WAS LESS THAN HALF THAT OF THE PRECEDING
MONTH.
2. SINCE THE 58TH WING ·IILL SHORTLY BECOME PART OJ' YOUR COMMAND,
YOU WILL ALSO BE INTERESTED TO KNOW TRAT DURING THE JJONTH OF MARCH
THE XX BOMBER COMMAND AVERAGED 57 HOURS PER AIRCRAFT ON HAND DESPITB
THE FACT THAT APPROXIMATBLY ONE-HAIJ' ITS TOTAL PERSONNEL HAD DEPARTED
FOR THE MARIANAS BEJ'ORB THE FIRST OF THE MONTH AND THAT IIUCH OF THB
ACTIVITY OF THIS COMMAND WAS DIRECTED TOWARD PREPARATION FOR ESSINTIAL
MOVEMENTS AND SHIPIIENTS.
3. D J'EEL THAT THE XXl BOMBER CCJUIAND WITH ITS JIARCH RICORD
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F'R GENERAL OF' THE ARMY H. tt . ARt OLD. TO THE C AND I 'G
GENERAL, OFFICERS A D EN Of THE HEADQUARTERS XXI BOMBER
C AND 73RD, , H, 315TH, 314Ttl , 31JTH WI NGS AND THE GUAM· ! _ _
At R DEPOT.
AS co ANDING G£NERAL oF THE n Efr tETH AIR FORCE 1 _ _
LV COMMEND YOU. RESULTS OF OUR RECENT
THE DESTRUCTIVE IUPACT OF DAY AND NIGHT PRECISION B
EVEN UNDER OST ADVERSE WEATHER AND NAVI GAT IONAL CONDIT IONS
AT BASE AND ENROUTE. THE VERSATILI TY Of OUR TACTICS REFLECTS js
HIGH CREDIT OtJ THE STATE Or TRAINING OF OUR COMBAT CRE S AND ........ _ _ ____.
THE FREQUENCY AND INTENS ITY OF OPERAT IONS TESTIFIES TO THE EF"•r-----'-----.
FICIENCV AND UNST I TING EFFORT Of SUPPORTING GROUND PERSON .I
THE AGGRESS IVE DETERM INAT ION ANO FIGHTt NQ SP IRIT Of THIS
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MEMO FOR GENERAL LEMAY'S PERSONAL FILE:
9 July 1945
SUBJECT: FCC (JAPANESE HOME SERVICE - TOKYO) NEWS, 0600 ON 8 JULY 1945.
ncommander Arnold of enemy American Aviation Headquarters has newly
established the Army Strategic Air Forde in the Pacifi c and appointed
General CARL SPAATZ, former commander of the American Expeditionary Air
Force to Europe under EISENHOWER, as the commander.
The 8th Air Force of Lieutenant General JAMES DOOLITTLE and the 20th
Air Force in the Marianas were placed under General SPAATZ and CURTIS LEMAY
was appointed commander of these Air Forces.
The t actics of LEMAY already have been driven home deeply to us. You
are also familiar with the fact that DOOLITTLE was the Squadron Commander
of the planes which raided from the carrier "Hornetn on 18 April 1942·"
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rything buttoned up once mor e , i n accordance with latest timetable -- which
might easily change again, though this one has been put in writing and sent
back to the Emperor by the Ni p delegates .
' conference with 6en. Diller, Col. Cooper present, ironed out a ll rema i ning
problems on censor ship. We censor everyt hing our guys write. Onl y thing we
refer to Diller is in case our guys quote MacArthur or any of MacA's people.
.Time of release: This is frankly a rat r ace, t he Navy having t he edge.
i s permitting the Navy correspondents to start filing stories t he
minute get i nto Tokyo Hay. They can write anything they can see. Only
··atop" is on of MacArthur t akeoff and landing, and then only if
there i s any shooting. Navy guys can start f iling description of airborne show
as soon as they see planes .
The signing on the Battleship Missouri -- Halsey's flagship , by a strange
coinci dence also name of Pres i dent's home state -- take place on D- plus-3.
want£3 tne whole ceremony broadca::s t. I warnea. DilL,r that we planned
try to fiy over the scene ana describe it f r om our vns shi p,
aJ..lU. ne i f we wanted to, we coul d. Gues::s we won't f too iow or i
urown the broadca::st . I suggest ed that he would make tne guys a
if he wouldn't broadcast tn_ ceremony Cl.lrect , but inst ead would
recora. it and tnen release it later so that t he newspapers home wouldn•t
ocooped too much by radio. He to try.
6nould emphasize here that throughout we put every card on the
no hida.en. I don 't thi nk he d id the same. if t here i s
Qny scuffle we are i n the clear.
he has his eye on Radio Tokyo. So do we. He that Radio Tokyo
wouiu be open to everybvdy unce they took it over. If I can get in
enough, I to try to get our guys ou t ne aL first.
said he t hought it would be about 10 da.Y s before anybvdy sta.r·ted moving
around i nsia.e Vt::Jry away frQDl Tokyo.
I your given you by now a complote des cription
v i how t ne Kamikaze boys are wila i nside Japan, dro pi ng
over Tokyo war·ning a ll that the Kamikazes intend to shoo ... aown eve7y
Am r ican plane tha t tries to lana i n Japan. They a l so warned the J ap delega t es
tney not be permi ttedto go to Manilla -- which is why tne Nips had
sneak out of Tokyo in a plane headed north, t hen sneak back to another
i1eld, swi t ch to the white and gr een plane anu fly south. Al l been
g1ven to the press her e , off the record.
there were no Usas taf represent atives at t hat conference with
thv Ni p delegates.
Sidelights on the conference : The a irmen were very junior. The
Navy oft'icers wer e tue mo'.: t best dressed, sort of r an t h1nos.
a irmen l ookea. like thugs. They saiu thel'e was only the equivalent o ... · one
of aviat 1vu ln tne whole or J p, pan now. Only one bulldozer
tv a .... Only four trucks to an airdrome. When how thick the
runways were, Nip i na1cated h1s thumband i ndex finger, about three inches.
what hey di a wi t h their four-enginod bomoers , they s a id t he y stopped
r DU lllause they f ound their WOuldn't hola
avy airpl ane ! Jt.teresting approa ch to tue Mos t i nveres ting
effort that Gen. made , under orders f . om Gen . MacA to convi nce
press here at a con1'erence tha t the Ni ps were "s.Lncere anu. honest &..u.d
to be hel pful". Gen. Kenney snor t s at the i dea of treat ing the J ape
as if we were making a treaty of alliance insteaa or enforcing a
pea!Be upon a conquered nation. There i s great danger in a ll !'or us ,
if ther e i s any wave of sympathy for the Jap Govt anu. troubles
the naughty Kamikazes , it' s going t o make t he announcement 0 1
turn against the Air Force. Make us look iike
the Jap govt an injured, innocent body of har ml ess little brown
men. the Ni ps brought down t he complote casualty fi gures on
o muings . Every effort should be made right nv-w t u guarant ee that Usastaf
r elease t nose figlli-es, at the right t ime . And the right time i s after I ' ve
COiivcted s ome aaarocity stottes what J ape did t o our B-29 crews when
'tncty were shut other amus ing note on t h.., confere.uce: The qaesti on of
more comfortable fur oub broops came up . Army general whose name
I can ' t Seii d : "You will have to discustj the questi on of more comfortable
oi.Lictts with the Navy -- we of t he Army live i n the rice padd i es, the Navy
ha o all the comfortabl e buildi ngs". Sa id there were more than 2 , ooo , 000 homel es
in Tokyo a l on: . Feared there might be ci vi l i an incidents if our troops come in
'tuo soun . Kenney s ays he thinks the whole t hing i s bei ng uhtil the
grvund troops and th- Navy can get in and blanket the memory that it the
Air Force that. iicked Jppan. From everytning I can gather, that is exactly
what i s happenin
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• EvPry of military security i s out the wi ndow.
'J.'.u.io whole damn thing from no" on is politics an.:l pblDlici t.y.)
I've had to adjust our pl an for PRO cover age to fit the changing "oper a t ional
ties''. At present, here's where we a t end:
I 've still anaged to get our B-17 communications plane in on the first phase.
But. they won 't l et me go in w1th i t. The press plane has been ki cked out of
the first phase , ana I can 't get it butt oned up even i n an early serial of
th.... ma in aL. movement. on D- day at t his poi nt . But. am still trying. I' ve
nv_ been able to get any concess i ons anywhere else t h.., line. Col .
vovper i s very hel pful, but he can't hel p but work just as hard and maybe
a iittie bit harder for Kenney than fOL' Spaatz. I might po1nt out i ncident ally,
i..uat MacArllhur's inter es ts are represented by a Generai, who spends half his
time on the phone t o MacA's chief staff; Kenny ' s interests
"-v}JL·esented by Col. Cooper, i s deputy chief of staff an... enjoys the
cvnfidence anu s upport of his vommandln
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Genera l more t han anybody
ct i lj e in FE_<! F.
lJ. yvu don 't mi nd, I'd l ike to t al k like a civilian rvr ""' t'ew l ines. It's
time our topside began tv t hat. t he Air Fovoes .. eed mo. e from
the presa than anybody else. Our general offi cers have got to s ee that
effective publ ic relations i s never an immaculate conception -- it's generally
r ape and always at least vi gorous courtshiPe·
We have come t o ehe end of a war which has been won by the B-29s -- and if
you want some physical evidence of how l i ttle prepared you are t o tell that
story to the American people, then just vi s tt the quarters se t as ide for
the press at USASTAF -- call ed "The Leper Colony" up on the Hill -- and
then inspect t he quart ers the Navy provides -· one man to a r oom, club,
i i quor pr iveleges , simula ted r ank of a Lt commander , a press r oom big as any
New York newspaper, compl ete voice and ow f acilities for transmissio9, a
f ar better phot l ab than Life
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offi cers cQf'J' l . about the "press maki fg Check and
the by us and by the td what you
ca 1 "trouble". The Air Forces have one censor. The Navy has 27. The Air
Forces wait until after t he war to draw up a code of censorship. The Navy
i s s til l operating under the baiic code that wns dr awn up before the war
started, with revisions published almost daily t o keep the t hing alive and
up to date. The Navy censors know Navy policy. No two Air Force generals
can agree on what Air f orce "guidance" s hould be given to the pr ess . You
should have heard the argument in the Air Staff back in Washi ngt on when I
asked them to draw up in prose a defini tion of t he mission of t he
B- 29s aga inst Japan!
And the a t omic bomb : Our biggest story, and yet the Air Force t hat dropped
the damn bomb let Washingt on correspondents scoop Guam correspondents on t he
s tory by 26hours .
And finally and most dangerous, there is a definitel! hostile and s uspicious
attitude toward the press throughout our topside on Uuam. That extends t o
t he attitude toward PROs.
There i s f a ilure among General officers to realize t hat all your
PctOs are onl y a bunch of taxpayers temporari ly in uniform worki ng t heir damn
heads off to get a bigger air f orce for you. There 's not a bloody thing in
it for us -- that a few of us happen to beli eve that we ought to have
a big air for ce, run by airmen. But that's not going to put any more dough 1n
blue Jeans after t his show folds up. It's all for t he guys who have given
us the least support .
Now t o get down to dases . Yo.u1 s a id: ''.Ask us f or anythi ng you want ••• we
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gi ve it to you." So here goes :
Insist on putting recon planes over Japan from now on at about 10,000 feet,
with fight er escort -- and put our correspondents inthose pl anes and let
them have an i nterim story. Otherwise I'm going to let them a ll go to
Chungking or Singapor e or switch over to the MacArthur camp and the Navy.
I cannot keep them any longer on a dai ly diet of strictly nothing.
Insist on letting our Air correspondents go in on t he first phase of t his
occupation, comic opera that it ie, just as the Navy is t a king t hetr kept
press in on t heir first move, and the the If you can't get away
wi th that , then at least i ns ist that the USASTAF PRO be permitted to go in
with our communicati ons ship sotha t I can get set up to give our guys a
10 minute break at least. You don 't have to l ay down the rea l r eason, t hough
I t hink you should.
Get our gang onto the Missouri to witness t he signing of the surrender . The
is taking all 87 of their guys , the Army all 180 of theirs. Diller said
he couldn't see where we had "as much r i ght as the Army ana Navy men to
be at the- s i gning". the s ame atritude t hat kept Gen. Spaatz from
being invited to the show originally. 've opened t hi s matter up dir ectly
Capt. Lee of the Navy. Mi ght check with Ma j. Ayer to see if I had any
luck before you make a on higher l evels -- in case Gen. Spaa tz can
be persuaded to make a move.
Let our guys know when this dropping to PW story i s going to off . That
1s a B- 29 s tory, and i f we can work it i n without losing out on the Tokyo
story, our gang ought t o get the beat. Incidentally, I tried everyway to
locate the and colonels who were going i n to Mukden from Manilla.
Do you know where I f ound them? In the of fice of Gen. Dille r, PRO f or Mac.
Gei !?OIDe n i gh ranki ng i r. to J apan and aasigp the j ob of runJlJJ.ng
Japanese mi ght us the right kintl f quota tions for
publication about what bombing di d to wi n the war. lf we wa i t too l ong for
t his , the War Brimes Commi ssion or some other outfit run by politictaas
t he Army- Navy gang will muscle i n and blanket everything on thegrounds
future war gui l t trials mi ght be or some other t hin excuse
for knifing our cas e.
And finally , try t o get yourself in a frame of mind where when you hear
s quawks from the opposition about something your first i nsti nct will be
to back me up until r.ou know all the f aets
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instead of leapi ng to the
conclusion that I'm 'Just maki ng more trouble aga in". I reminded you
once before thaT. you were " .tn trouble
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about 5 days before I got out here .
Mr. Lovet t persuaded me to come into the Air Forces threet yl:;j ,_J.·S ago
he t hought I mi ght be able to heip buiid a Publie Rel Qtlono
or ganization heip make Amvr i oan Peopl e and thvPr esi dent
an : vonoress bellvve in a Ai r Force. then, about 90
or the time and energy of all PROs has been spl:;jnt in slowiy ana t a ct ful ly
ana over to t heir own and Gener als
i n Air Force exactly t he set bluntly -- and you'll
l:'roba oi y s ay "fr eshly" or i ns:.;.bordinatel y or some t hing e loe -- in t his
becaus e it' s now t oo damn l ate for t act and diplomacy.
Berore I go out on any mor e l imbs f o"· t he Air !l'orces , I want t o kr.ow if
they're goi ng to s aw off behind me.
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HEADQUARTERS lXI BOMBER COMMAND
Office of the AC of s, A-2
APO 234, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, california
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7 April 1945
SUBJECT: Propaganda Report
MEMO TO: Commanding General, XXI Bomber Command
The following information, extracted from
"Propaganda Report", 23 March 1945, Far Eastern
Theater, Air Situation, Propaganda Branch, G-2,
received from Headquarters Twentieth Air Force, is
quoted for your information:
• • • n6) In a single night raid this
tdiabolic destroyer of Jap Culture' Gen. LeMay
destroyed world's largest Jap-Chinese dictionary
which was at the printer's. ,Galley proofs luckily·
escaped destruction. It took 2} years to compile it.
(Domei to American Zone)"
Q .. ,4, ~
~ D . GARCIA
Colonel, G. s. c.
AC of S, A-2
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J OHN CALLAN o•LAUGHLIN
PUBLISHE,R
ARMY
JOURNAL
NAVY
IPO.&DII.A.N or TD
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1711 CONNECT ICUT AVENUE N . W.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
2 November 1944
Major General Curtis E. LeMay, USA,
Commanding, XX Bomber Command,
APO 493,
c/o Postmaster New York, N. Y.
Dear General LeMay:
I am enclosing herewith proofs of the
article you so kindl y prepared for our 1944 edition
of "United States at War" . Thi s will be printed in
book form early this month.
~ h e n the final edition is bound, which
probably will be early in December, we wi 11 send a
special copy direct to you.
With deep appreciation for your help , I am,
Most si ncerely yours,
Editor.
LW/emr
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Role of VLR Aircraft in Victory Over Japan
by Major Gener al Curtis E. LeMay, USA
Commanding, XX Bomber Command
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EVER l.>efo1·e in the hi story of wm·fm·e has so
much been expected of a single weapon as of t he
V1LR aircl·aft, the B-29.
While the Super-Fortress was being translated from
blueprints to an aircraft that would cany a heavier
bomb load, further, and faster than any previous air-
craft - A.llied airpowcr
was demonstrating its ef-
fectiveness in modern
warfat·e.
Launching the first
Allied offensive against
Festung E u r o p a, the
United States Army A.ir
Forces and the Royal
Air Force, working to-
gether as a well co-ordi-
nated team, systematic-
ally destt·oyed the key in-
dustrial and military
targets by which a
mighty German military
Juggernaut had been
sustained.
As the "War's worst
kept secret" the B-29 cap-
toJ·ed the imagination of
an air-minded world. Its
MnJ, Oen. LeMay
employment in the European con1lict was anticipated
by friend and foe. But- for the B-29 Destiny bad in
mind the Pacific.
After tbe treacherous Pearl Harbo1· attack, Japan
extended her Machia,·ellian dominati on over thousands
of square miles of land and water. ln o1·der that ah-
power could be employed in the sh-ategic bombard-
ment necessary to cripple the Japanese war potential
- as it was being used against the other Axis Powers
-an aircraft was needed that could attnck the heart
as well as the perimeter of Japanese agg1·ession.
At Cairo, Egypt, in November 1943, during the
memorable meeting of President Roosevelt, Prime Min-
ister Churchill, and Generalissimo Chiang Kai--Bhek, a
momentous decision was made-the B-29 Very Long
Range aircraft was committed to combat against
Japan.
Tbe Twentieth Boruber Command was activated and
entrusted with taking tbe world's deadliest and most
complex ail·craft into that combat. Later, the Twen-
tieth Air Force was activated and became the parent
organization with General H. H. Arnold assuming
command.
Can;ing the Cairo Plan forward to its realization,
the Twentieth Bomber <:ommand was established in
the Cbi na-Bu1·ma-India Theater. Its Headquarters and
rear bases were established in India. Its forward bases
were located in China. From these bases, and a sec·ret
base near the Equato1·, attacks were mounted agait1st
strategic targets he1·etofore inaccessible to shorter
•·anged land-based aircraft.
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Giant B-29'' on a field
"somewhere i t ~ China"
prepare for another &ma&h
at Japan'& vital indwiTial
center•.
Since the .Bomber Command's arrival in tbe Theater,
its VLR aircraft have attacked strategic targets in
such diverse locations as Thailand, Oc·cupied China,
lHancburia, Sumatra, and Japan proper.
The results of these attacks were b•ofold. A great
deal was learned about the B-29. And sufficient dam-
age was inflicted upon the Japanese homeland that the
enemy-unusually reticent to acknowledge his defeats
o•· reverses- made an apprehensive admission.
This miracle of propaganda was broadcast by the
Japanese on 21 August 19U:
"As we review the past four raids hy the enemy
planes, we must note the gradual increase in the num-
ber of the attacking planes ... the sphere of thei r at-
tacks has also been extended .. . the shortening of the
interval between the attacks ... we must be cognizant
of the fact that we are facing au adversary with a fight-
ing Sl>irit of no mean degree."
ln addition to the "fighting spil·it" for which the
enemy has commended the Twentieth Bomber Com-
mand, its resol ute ueterminntion helps to solve the im-
ponderable logistics of mounting the longest range at-
tacks in the hi story of aviation.
t:iupplies- parts, tools, equipment, instruments, and
o1·dua.nce-must be transported from ten to twelve
thousand miles to reach t·ear bases. Maintenance must
be accomplished despite the vicissitudes of heat, dust,
wind, •·ain, nnd humidity. Repairs and modifications
must go on regm·dless of shortages. Each day the diffi-
cult is bandied as routine, the impossible is overcome
by ingenuity.
Petroleum, oil, and lnbricanls for tactical and trans-
port airc1·aft and motor ,-chi cles- and all freight re-
quirements fl·om two-and-a-hair ton tt-ucks to cotter
pius anlJ paper clips-are flown to the fOI'\\'81'0 baseS
f1·om Inuia by an air transport system staffed and
operated by Bomber Command and by the Army Air
Transport <'ommand.
The "Rnmp" ll ight from India to China- a distance
in itself exceeding tbe l'Otmd trip bombardment a t t a c k ~
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Role of VLR Aircraft In
Victory Over .Japan
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f 1·on1 the United l( ingdonl to Han1hurg
or Bren1en- i. · beset by the g-reatest hn 7.- •
a rtls \Yitll vrhich l Hlture and the elementR
r a11 eu<1angel' tly'i ng-.
tlle <list ractjons of an
able clhnate, oYerlJurdened lines of com-
nlunicati ons, the unending transport
problen1,s to far-tlung bases, the difficul-
ties of n1aintenan ·e, and t he nor1nal
an1ount of .. bugs'' in any ne\v and con1-
l)lex n1echanism, operations haYe
succeeded according to plan. Strategic
targets h ave been attacked and serious] y
dan1.aged. The enemy has_ heen h a r as ed
n nd contained at a t in1e when he would
like to be free to defend his c: run1bling
e1nvire against the Alli ed I>acific offen-
.
SlYe.
J) u ring the 1nouth8 t o con1e, ever-in-
eretH·:ing B-29 attack s \Vill be made n}1on
the Japa nese. Strategi c target s \Vill lJe
vi n-voint ed and blasted frequently and
f nr iouHly. Industries. naYal bases, docks,
ship building facilities, n1arshallil1g
. and n1ilitary inRtalla tions 'Yill
attacked in accordance 'vit h
hnsed Ul)On their ·st 1·ate.gic importance.
R -29s \Vill fi nd then1
- a nd destroy t h em.
l ntil that (lay in the -not too di stant
fut ure, ' Yhen the n1ight of onr \.lli e<1 air,
land, n<l sen poY\Ter achit'Ye the tinal vit-
of 'var, t he nir·crnft .of the
rr,·ventieth BomlJer Con1111fUH1 " .,. ill con-
t inue to debilitate the 1nilitury and civil-
ian econon1y of Japa n.
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OF PEOPLE IN THE CIT-IES EXCEPT SMALL ·cROWDS NEAR INTERURBAN AND RA ILROAD
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A. lH J"L'IlNG 106 HOURS PER AIRCRAFT ON HAND, THE ?SRD ¥'1 ING EXC&BDID
BY 11 PIRCUT IHI AVKRAGE ACBDVBD BY HEAVY BOMBERS 1!1 ITO IN MARCH.
Be !HI XXl BOIIBER COUMAND AS A WHOLE BXCEE.D&D THE ETO AVERAG£
BY SCMBTHING O V E ~ 25 PERCENT.
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AS MORE THAN THRSE T lYES THB SALlE MEASURED OUTPUT PER HEAVY BOKBER ON
HAND IN ETC IN WARCH. ·
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HUNDRED TONS OF BOUBS ACCOUNTED FOR ONE-THIRD OF A SQUARE YILE.
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MONTH OF MARCH WAS JUST 600 TONS SHORT OF THI TOTAL DROPPED BY ALL
ELEMENTS OF THE TWENTIETH AIR FORCE UP TO KARCH THE FIRST.
J". IN SPITE OF THB I NCREASED TlUIPO, THE RATE OF LOSSIS PIR
OH&•HUNDRED COYBAT SORTIES WAS LESS THAN HALF THAT 01' THB PRECEDING
UONTH.
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THB XX BOUBER COMMAND AVERAGED '&? HOURS PER AIRCRAFT ON HAND IBSPITI
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ACTIVITY OF THI S COTatAND WAS DlRECTID TOWABD PREPARATION FOR .BSSB:NTIAL
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, GEN USA
FROMt COMGEN USASTAF
TO a COliGEN AIR ( PERSONAL EYES ONLY TO ARfrOLD FROM SPAATZ)
NO. I
HAVE JUST RECEIVED YOUR LETTER OF NINETEEN AUGUST. 1'fiLL LEAVE
IMMEDI ATELY Ii'OR \fASHINGTOU UPON COMPLETION OF SURRENDER
NIDOTIATI OUS IN TOKYO. PLEASE NOTIFY RUTH, IF SRE I S STILL
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GEN ARNOLD FROM WEST COAST SENT MACARTHUR A MESAGE CONCURRING
IN MACARTHURS AND SAYI NG YOU WOULD COMMAND FLIGHT AND
WOULD I NVITE OTHER AIR .LEADERS TO ACCOMPANY.
CONFERENCE HERE LOVETT, HANDY, SPAATZ ZND RPT AND I FEEL YOUR
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DIRECTIVE AUTHORIZED TO SELECT yoUR ASSOCI ATES I N FLIGHT.
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TYPHOON SOUTH OF JAPAN WHICH WILL PROBABLY
PREVENT OUR GETTING INTO JAPAN UNLESS WE GO
TOMORROW. AS WE MUST WAIT NOW FOR GEN GILES
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TYPHOON AND ROUTE WEATHER
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LANDING CAN BE MADE IN U.S.
c. THERE IS- AN EXCELLENT CHANCE OF REACHING
WASHINGTON.
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POINTS WILL PROBABLY BE MINNEAPOLIS CHICAGO OR
CLEVELAND.
E. REVISED CREW LIST WILL BE TRANSMITTED TO YOU
AS SOON AS WE FIND OUl' WHO THE NEW· MEMBERS ARE
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THIS IS ALL WE HAVE THANK YOU •••
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C. IS A POSSIBILITY OF REACHING WASHI NGTON .?
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F. BRING WITH YOU PHOTOS OF PERSONNEL PLANES, SEXXRPT SCENES J
POI NT I N JAPAN AND OTHER MATERIAL ESSENTIAL TO FAST OUR
UL L RPT FULL PRO COVERAGE OF PROJECT AFTER LANDING IN U.S.
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lVING LANDING POINT.
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ELEASES ON PERFORMANCE. OV PLANES, PURPOSE OF FLIGHT, PERSONNEL
·otVED ·ETC. TO ACQUANIT RPT ACQUAINT PUBLIC AND PRESS WITH PROJEC
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1. Having completed a tour of 20th AF combat stations, I am tre-
mendously impressed with economy and efficiency which has been achi eved
here through merging personnel and equi pment of type units into common
offices and shops supervised t hrough l oca l ly improvised organizational
structures. I am convinced that thes e improvised organi zat ions and sys-
tems have contributed materially to unparallelled operational accompl i sh-
ments of the 2oth AF. Funct ioning of these stat ions must be personally
seen and s t udied to appreciate their significance with respect to air
force installat ions of the future. Looking toward organizati onal 1m-
provement in the post-war air force, .I am hopeful that benefi ts of ex-
perienoe gai ned here wi ll be resolved and reflected into Vfar Dept ap-
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proved T/ O & E' s at the earliest prac t icable date. The refore, I have
directed Twini ng and Dool i ttle i mmediately to pr epare to assis t in an
accelerated analysis of organizational structure and equipment with par-
t i oular reference t o t he f ollowing.
a. Det ermination of complete composit i on of force required to
enable a VHB wing of four (4) t act i cal groups t o conduct s ustained tao-
t ical operations on a self-s ustaining basis. Objective of thi s study is
to establish the VHB wing as comparable to the AGF division in its oapa-
city for self-sustai
b . analyt!oal review of T/O & E of eaoh type unit , in-
cluding AAF and ASWAAF unit s, envisioned for in t he
taining VHB wing. Objecti ve of t his study is to recommend correction of
such personnel and equipment deficiencies existant within t he type
units themselves.
c . Thorough review of looally improvised organiza-
tional structure and systems utilizing merged personnel and equi pment of
type unit s, including evaluation of result ant effeot on morale and effi-
ciency of type units as such, and determination of additional grades and
ratings warranted for personnel to duties in the or-
ganization justifying grades and ratings not provided in t he type units
to which such pe:sonnel are ass i gned.
d. Detailed determination of what constitutes int ernal and ex-
ternal logi stical support of VHB operations, with particular
of requirements for an AAF system of theater completely independ-
ent of theater supply agencies except for surface shipping.
2. Obviously , these studies constitute too ambitious a program for
the staffs here to accomplish in addi t i on to their other duties and I do
not recommend that they be undertaken by appropriate agencies of Hq AAF
and the AAF Boar d as projects to be accomplished on the mainland, using
piecemeal recommendations emanating from the fiel d. I n t his instance, I
feel strongly that appropriate representatives of Hq AAF, AAF Board and
War Dept G-3 should be dispatched i mmediately to t he field as a board of
officers charged with analyzing VHB organizations and equipment under com-
bat operating conditions and completing the necessary action papers here
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or probl ems and their soluti on.
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wi ll s oon return t o oivil life and, therefore, t he benefi t of t heir ex-
perienoe should be gained at onoe. Only by observi ng t he worki ngs of
these aot 1vit1es on the spot oan t he organi zat i onal and equi pment r equi re-
menta be fully appreoiated. Inasmuoh as observat i on under operat ing oon-
di t iona is essential, time is of the essenoe. Certainly, i t may b e anti-
olpated that requirements willmoeive more oareful and prompt attenti on
from t he War Dept now than several months henoe.
3. Therefore, I recommend that an consti t ut ed board
of officers, suppl ement ed by necessary over head per sonnel suoh as drafts-
men, be plaoed on sixty days tempora ry duty wi t h headquarter s at t he
very earliest pract icable dat e for the purpose of a ccompl i shi ng an accel-
erated oomplete review and r eoommendat i oQSt o t he War Dept ooveri ng organ!-
zat ion and equipment of uni t s under j ur i sdi ct i on of thi s oommand. I know
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Special official correspondence with General Officers
(September 1944 - November 1945)
Alexander , Edward, Bri g General
Armstrong, F. A., Jr., Brig General
Atkinson, J . H. , Brig General
Bi ssel l, Clayton, Major General
Bradley, Follett, Major General
Chennault, c. L., Ma jor Gener al
Cheves, G. X. , Maj or General
Davidson, H. c. , Maj or General
Davies , J . H., Bri g General
Doolittl e, J . H. , Lieut General
Eaker , I . C. , Lieut General
Erskine, G. B., Ma j or General
Glenn, E. E. Brig General
,Hale, W. H. ,
Hanl ey, T. J . , Jr. , Maj or General
Hansell, H. s. , Bri g Gener al
Hull, J . E. , Lieut Gener al
Kessler, A. A., Jr ., Bri g General
Kissner, A. w., Br i g Gener al
Lee, J . c. H., Lieut General
McGinnis, H. A. , Bri g General
Mer ril l , F. D., Maj or Gener al
Mi l ler, L. T. , Maj or General
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McReynolds, W. R., Brig General
Moore, Ernest, Brig General
O' Donnell, E. ' Rosie' , Brig Gener al
Old, A. J., Jr.; Brig Gener al
Partridge, E. E., Major Gener al
Rainey, Roger, Major General
Laverne, Brig General
Scanlon, M. F., Brig General
Schulgen, G. F., Brig General
Stratemeyer, G. E., Lieut General
Street, St Clair, Major General
Timberlake, P. W., Brig General
Tunner, W. H., Brig General
Williams, Robert B., Brig General
XXI BOIIDER COJIMAND
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Brigadi er Gener al Frank A. Araatrong Jr.
Co.MWnJing General, Jl,th Boab W_ng (VB)
Fi el d , Colorado
Dear Frank a
16 April 194,
Aa you have probably h;J..c.rd, our oper s.tion:; out her e clearl y·
indicat ed neceaait y of a l ead er e• s chool f or the XXI
I n Yiew or an4 dif f i culties &8 7ell as or
apace out her e, we deci ded t he school at Muroo Lake baok
i n t he Statea.
luroo ha& been a B-2/., school up unti l now, thl)y f! A.Ye no ' - 29
to help t hea got on our t ype aircraft . The s-29
t r a ining system i n the Stat aa i s exp,.nd.Lng a"t. such ::. r at e • t o grec.. t l )
curtaU tho s.vaUabUity of (•xt-erienced ma.i ntetlanae &t.;n troa t hat aource .
I haTe decided t o auppl y t he oadre ot maintenance
and au.peninory per ao1tnel from uni ts of thia oou nd. !be t ot&l l neoeaaar y
to op •. r atJ101ll at •uroo ..>0 aircr aft 40 oren per .. ta by
t he ead of June are 46 • en.
I aa r etlU"Ding all the off i cers a.nd 36 d men U.'lddr Joe Prbat on,
wbo will r\111 the sabool f or us . I n Tiow of ow- pr3sent r at ot
and the fact t h..1t the units her e are .,hort anintenanoe p •. opl..e , it
appears highly deSU'&blo tb"' t you furniSh the ) 6 <.!Uliate..i lldD
f roa .:.Sl' th l ing. 'Ilaeae should b9 u. a f ol lowa a
6 Ap Mocnauica
6 •p ln&trua- nt Meanan: ob
Ap 1n0 Engine l ftol!&llicl
12 Ap Mai ntunanoe •• ici&tl
I atrongl y sugt,.eat.. t t bese ba of hi s h q'\kl.li t; ainoe ti e car:!.y
s u.coeaa ot tb• s cbool will ohiefiy on how 11uoh the &ir•att eaa be
kept. 1n oO..S.s ::ion. the men t urnilh • .• bi y o\.l will not only aaiD-
t airl the a i r aratt but _,U l alt. o be r ·quirt: d t o i ns t ruct th., B- 24 a "'n DOW

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I aa aak1ng nrr tJ16eaents with Larry Nora t ad to bitv c th& p ... raon.i.el
f urnished by yoa r eplaoe4 by highly B-24 man troa the rourtb
lir Ioree or troa other source• it' avc.Ai lab).e . !lli:! .111 be dons
&I e.x.pedi tioUJl,y C possible in ()1tder 1A allo .. you th6- • aximwa time tq
t hea prior to your .oveaeat to this
I t ho.\ 0\11' oper ations OU1i i1.r o a.re iaproving .Jn4 aoa.::: or the
reault1 we are at.t fl. inin& a,re extremely gr atifying. I hava great expeot.a-
tions for your oat tit aa awal t iag ·your a::rri Tal, sluoe yo\l
will further incrta&ltl tM variety of our taot i ca aa well as our
total atrltlng teroe against. the ene-&.
,
Brigadier General H. Atkinson
Ueadqwu'ter s III Bo. \ber Coo..,t .. nd
MaeDill Field, Florida
Deur Hal'llp:
Lt. Col. Nolo.n of your com,nand arrived here on -28 :Jf:iY. le
will do possible to his visit
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with Group Coramanders, their staffs, and combat crew personnel in <>rder
to get an &ocurate picture of bow wo operating. He wW aleo litt.Ga.i
their briefings and interrogations. The two days following his LrriYal
.. re spent at this where he tuctical planr,Lnt';
meet ings and engaged in discu:;sions with per sonnel ot t.he otalt.
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lollo..,1ng b.is vielt at the .314th Fling, l inter.d to send lfol•
to Saipan ror t wo days to obsene operati ons of the 73rd Wing. Prior to
h.ia deoarture fro:n this area we fi' ill revie-w carefully w1 th It i s our trd.il-\
ing babed on combat conditions i u this
I appreclete your · efforts to obtuin our traiiling r ec:uil'emenw
nnd th.:-t t.hi a t.)- 1.-'e of liaisott •. Ul defin1te1,:> the oalibr.
ot f ... -.1ture co-nb:.l t creerc.
With kindest pcr bonal

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. CURTIS E.
MaJor Getlerial , U. S. A.
Col:Wlandinc.
Ill BOMBER COMMAND •
O' FICE OF THE COMMI. NDINQ GENERAL
Major General Curtis E. LeMAy.
XX1 Bomber. Comma.nd.
A. P. O. =/1:234.
San Francisco. Cali fornia.
Dear Curt :
MACDILL FIELD. FLORIDA
17 May 1945
The bearer of this message. Lt . Colonel Nolan. is a
100mber of my command and anything that you oa.n do to make his
visit more productive \"fill be appreciated.
I am pretty much :in the dark as to just what we
should major on in t r aining crews for you in the tiJOO allowed;
this applies especially as to radar training and I am af r aid
the radar operators will not be too good at present .
Congratulations on t he grand job you are doing and I
only regret that I am not in on it as things here seem pretty
dull to me .
Best personal regards .
Sincerel y,
TKINSON,
Brigadier Gen ral, u. s. Army,
Commanding.
WAR DEPARTMENT
WAR DEPARTMENT GENERAL STAFF
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIVISI ON, G-2
WAS HINGTON .U, D. C.
28 August 1945
Dear Curt ,
Classification cancelled b,y
J)Q1) D.IiECTIVE lio. 5200.9. e.f.fect1ve 28 .... .._
It was a genuine pleasure to receive your 21 August letter
expressing appreciation f or the intelligence service rendered to
the TwentiPth Air Force . ~ i t h my personal commendat ion, it shall
be pass ed to Colonel McCormack, Director of I ntelligence , with the
suggestion that the many people whose effor t produced the intelli-
gence should be informed that it proved useful and effective.
It will of course, be made a part of the military record of
the Director of Intelligence and with other similar commendations of
bis outstanding work, will form the basis for more formal recognition.
The Military Intelligence Division has always appreciated
the great potential power of the Twentieth Air Force and has spared
no effort to make available to it through every channel, all intelli-
gence that could be procured. Not readily apparent was the less
spectacular work of a very l ar ge group known as the
11
New York Office"
which procured, sereened and evaluated all available int elligence in
the world on the Japanese Empire and its industries . Their efforts
were responsible for the basic material that went into Target Folders .
Their tireless research, initiative and persever ance led to the accumu-
lation, evaluation and collation of a vast amount of piece meal material.
Their effort through the best part of three years did much t o penetrate
and nulify the intensive counter- intelligence efforts of the Japanese
during the last forty years .
Thanks for your thoughtfulness in writing to us in the hour
of Victory. Please accept my personal congratulations and that of
all the oersonnel of the Military Intelligence Division.
Major General Cur tis E. LeMay
Chief of Staff
U.S . Army Strategic Air Forces
A.P. O. 234
San Francisco, Cal .
CLAY N BISSELL
Majo General , GSC
A • C • of S • , G- 2
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J)OO .DLBJ;CflVE No •. 5200.9, e.t'feotive 28 "' · ~
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APO ?34
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•ajor Cl ayton Biasell,
Assistant or starr, r.-'
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Wash1Dvt011 u. c.
Dear Gene ·al Hissella
5 May 1945
! hank you Tery ach f or t he copy of Ger man I a r COIIEnf" ers t
atatPMDt. It is particularly inter esting to ae e. e I was t here aJlrl
all the phases he epet! k8 of . It is r PJIIBr kat' l e how close
our anel.7sie of the enev situation was durine t hi s p
I .. r ivinf" t his papc'r w1(
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e distribut ion in the coJIIII&D•4 as it
oODfir.s lessons that I a• t o put into e r rect out here .
Best reg a to ulaire an 1 Henkle .
Sincerel y,
CUFTIS
M!' jor General, li . S. f • ,
Commandinr .
HUDQUAR!ERS !WEN!IE!H AIR PORCI
Office of t he Commanding General
ApO 234, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
Dear General Chennaul'a
Your letter or the 9th ot July arrived concurrently with a
paper on the eame subject from the War Department. However, they
planned on uaing a more powerful agent than oil. I have added rq
comments t o t he paper and passed it back to USASTAP. Our direct i ve
will have to be changed, of couree, before we can iaplemant the
plan and t he decision 11 t heire.
We ar e all sorry to hear that you are leaving the 14th. It ·
wlll be a strange war with no Chennault heckling the Jape at nery
turn. !here ar e stil l a rn mor e bombs to haul but the main air
battle hal been won and you have contributed mor e to the T i c t o ~
than any other airun. We all wi eh you t he beat of luck and God
speed.
Sincer ely,
Kaj or General Curtiss
Coananding General,
Twenty-firet
A. P. O. 240. .
Eight years in China have p!'oved rather too auch for me,
in a couple o.f I am relinquishing colll'll&Ild or the Fourteenth. Be-
for e I go, I abould like to suggest one last scheme for giving pain to
the Jap. I have heard the War Depart.ent experts are working on the
broad principle of 'II'/ s cheme, but I have been aulling it over for a loll{.
time , and should like to call it td your per sonal a ttention.
The s cheme ia s imple. Us o your aircraft, f l ying in amall forma-
tions, to spray the rit:e paddies on the Japanese ialands, ae Saipan and
Tinia.n •ere sprayed with insecticide, but this time eaploy some atent that
will kill the r ice. The idea occurred to ae in the courae of our annual
battle on the subject of a4laria control. Every year , when the paddies are
flooded, the malaria contr ol people want t o oil them. Every year, it is
necessary to convince them &l.l over again that you cannot oil a rice "paddy,
even w1 th the very l.ight film needed to kill mosquito larvae • without kill-
ing the ric9 as well.
At first blush , it probably seems pretty hare-brained to sugLest
killing •oat of the rice in the Japanese islands by sprayinb oil or some
other noxious on it f rora aircraft. If you will think about it a lit-
tle, however , I believe you · wi11 atree that the is not eo wild after
all. !he area devoted to rice cul.ture in Japan is • lilli ted, and
the culture itaelf is intenae. Japan ia now dependent on l ocal food
auppl.iea or should be ll&de so soon. I f the rice crop t his year is r educed.
evon by as auch as 20 per cent, sillions o£ Japanese will face starvation
next win tor . If i t is reduced mch aore than 20 per cent, it i s dif!icul t
for ae to see how the Japanese co.n carry on the wa.r beyond this fall . Yery
shortly , there should be such i.JDaenee airpower in yo\.\1' air fot'CUJ and in the
Eighth that you will be bard put t o find sui table targets, eo that t.aabling
a of your aart;inal strength will not be wasteful. •
The only agent -.hich I know v. Ul kill the rice is tuel
oi l. Only a very sll&ll. amount ia needed per acre; your own IIAlaz·ia contr ol
people can t ell 7ou bow many gallona are required f or a given area of water
to destroy llO&quito larvae. The saae will destroy the r ice. file
aooner the oil is put on after t he rioe has been tranaplanted, the lesa oil
you will need. The plantu are lllloh aoro del1Gat.e when they are yoUllb and
tender.
{)f course
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there are probably other ,agents whiob 1 t would be aore
economical and effective to uae. The Depart.aent or A&ricul ture should be
able to let you know what chemi-oala i n large supply in the U. S. , sui table
for being sprayed aa the DpT was spra1,ed on Saipan, would be noxious to rice
or similar plants. I think that tbo Chemical. ahould be in emulsion with
oil, aince such an emulsion will epread over ;the whQle surface of a rice
paddy in a thin film, destroying aJ.l the rice . in the paddy even if only one
part of the paddy is hit b:Y the orit..inal spraying.
This is barc::Uy a classical use of air power, and the
to be iapractical froa an operational standpoint. Yet I
at leaat •orth conaiderat1on and experiment.
. '
, I cannot close without telling you what a magnificent job I
you doing. 'two d•cisiona, to incendiaries en aasse and to
go in low, must have coat you good many sleepless nibhts, but they have
proved to be brilliantly wise. You and your fellows are via1bl.¥ ahortenin&
the war .
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Brigadi er General l. H. Dcvies
Cou:'l.ndi n& GBi.er al
)13th Bo!nbardm.ent Wi ne
e/o Postezster

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'Ilu:.nk you f or your l:et t er of 13 lune 1945. ! cow or the
.:\n:.>l"j'Ci s on Operat.ione haG bae.n mulled to eaca of

your Group Com-.o.nder a Bild on& ttddit 1onal copy bG&n to your
heb.d::; £.L.-:. r ters .
1fe intend to <:.ct on your suggestion tb.a.t e st.Uar aaa.l¥a18
be mc.de of t lie mining progrt.s. As the ·lfork progreaaes, tbere wl1J..
be maa;y details • e shall wc.nt. to dl acasa u th your st.&tf . l!h811
t ime nrr1Te6; we shall accept your offer to asa18t us l n th• co.-
plation Of i nfo!mat ion to •
Per1od1cu.lly alddl t.ionul will be publialled. I
Jf!Mihh

shall to h'ave copi es sent to you to your. Group Cowuwtera.
Best r egards,
CiEtTIS E. LeUY
Major Gener&l , U. S. ! .
Co.uantlinc.
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HEADQUARTERS
BASE SECTION NO. 2
SERVICES OF SUPPLY, C-B-I
IN REr>L Y llEF l TO
File N u . . .. 5
ajor General eMay,
Commanding General.,
XX Bomber Command,
APO. 493 .
Dear General
A. P. 0. 465
November 8, 1944.
I have j ust received Orders t o report to China. I
would like to take t his opportunity of thanki ng you and your
Staff for the spl endid cooperation and goodwill that exists
between your CoJTIDand and the Base . i\e have not met all of
your demands but ne have tried to. In China I hope to be of
service to you and will you please call upon me ''hen you think
I can do anythin6 to help you "\li th your mission.
. .
Sincerely yours ,
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G. X. CHEVES,
Major Gener al , U. S.Arny,
CornmanQ.ing •
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SECTION NO . 1
SERVI CES OF SUPPLY - USAF IN CHI NA
APO 627
13 November, 1944·
Maj . Gen . C. E. LeMay
c. G. , XX Bomber Command 017917
APO 493
U . S. Army
Dear Gener al LeMay
I would like to expr ess to you my appreci ation
for your kindness in provi ding a plane to t ake care of
my transfer to thi s station. The pl ane was at t he
airport when I arrived and all r eady for t he trip . I
must say t hat t he crew you chose were most cooper ative
and only too anxious to sati sfy my every uesire. We
came on through to Kunming the same day . As s oon as
I unl oaded my baggage , I released the plane so it could
retur n for your operations .
I certainly enjoyed all the friendly relations
we had wor king toget her in t he Indi a- Burma Theat er and
I am looking forward to t hese continued relations for
your forces in t hi s t heater .
I again want to thank you f or provi ding the
plane and hope I can have t he pl easure of your company
as my gues t the next time you come to t hi s area .
Si ncer el y yours
G. X. C.dEVES
Majer General, u. s. Al'rn.y
Commanding
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Qttioe ot the· Commanding General
APO .93 .
Lieut enant General J. B. Doolitt le,
Rea4quartera, J ightb Air Foroe,
APO 634, poetmaeter,
N .. York, N. y.
Dear JiJJBy,
16 J anuary 1945
I waa Yery happy t o reoe1Ye your letterJ the n ... waa ...
peoially welcome. We are •Y out 011 the end ot the line here
&Dod nne ot any eon ia rather alow in filt ering out.
We are gradually gettinc the bug• out ot the B-29. Di •-
ooun•1nc the additional range aD4 10&4 oarryin& capacity, it
ia at111 a .uoh better boabiac airplane than t he B•l7 or B•!•
ancl we baYe only aoratohecl the aurtaoe in ita taotioal employ-
•nt • .
I h&Ye juet been ordered OYer to CJuaa to take OYer the llat
Boa'ber 00'!1•114• Boger Raaey replaces • bere. I am very bapp7,
of courae, to receive this n .. aaaigu..nt aa 1 will have more
abipa to work with. and what ia aore a ll the bomba
&Del gaeoline I oan uae. 'fheee a rticlee, aa you •Y have bean!,
are rather eoaroe in China. !he job will be diff icult an4 t be
problpa any. but I hope I oan wild thia out f it up to t he
at&Ddard ot the Jighth.
!he etlok hal not arrived aa 71t, but probably will be
&lcmc aooD. I•ll uae it u a precS in ., new job. !hank YGQ
Teey aaoh tor 7our thoughtt\ll.D .. a.
li.DGerely.
ctarl8 •· Lelllt,
llt.jor General . U. a. A·•
Co ncUng.
EADQUARTERS EIGHTH AIR FOR.
Office of the Commanding General
APO 634
19 December 1944
Major General C. E. LeMay, Commanding General
Twentieth Bomber Command
APO 493, c/o Postmaster
New Yor k, N. Y.
Dear Curt:
Delighted to hear of the fine work you and your command are
accomplishing. My sincere congratulations.
We miss you here as we miss all of the "old originals " who
have l eft us in or der that t heir invaluable experience might be made
available el sewher e .
Jimmy Hodges l eft after you and is now doing a swell job as
A- 2 in Washingt on.
Bob was called back to take the Second Ai r Force.
(We hear that P. D. is in pretty bad shape with a vertebr a severed by
a B- 25 pr op bl ade. ) Bob is fi ne .
Sammy Samford went at the same time as Bob, · though his orders
came l at er. He takes over Targets and Planning for your show. He is
one of the finest people it has ever been my good fortune to know.
Bill Kepner r eli eved Jimmy; Slim Turner acquired the 1st and
we have received Jim Kiel as a replacement for Sammy. Mostly we give
up and seldom get any one new in. Whi l e thi s occasionally penalizes
us badly, it does have the advantage that it provides an opportunity
for our ovm peopl e who, when competent to handle the j ob, are pr omoted
into the vacancies.
Kissner, Kessler , Cable and Wood all went to u. s .s.T.A. F. All
i n all there are many new faces and a few new stars since you l eft, but
the spirit and the efficiency of the Ei ghth Air Force was built on the
firm foundation established by you people who started it and it remains
unaltered.
Have always wanted a sword s t ick that was ''balanced". Had
one made up and liked i t so well that I got a few more . Am sending one
to you , Bob, Jimmy and Sammy in appreciation of what you did for the
Ei ghth and f or me, and as a concrete evidence of my sincere hope that
the Hol iday Season and the New Year may bring you only the best .
JHDaG
As ever , .


Liddtenant Gener al , U. S.A.
t'!.\
Your letter ot 4 oooaeniztc, the Oper ations .\ualyata pro'raa ·.baa
'Man ee.ret'Ully .. eu:ul J1¥ atatt. In 1eneral, I te•l that thit
pro&ra• hu •4• anlla\le te the Ara, Air .Pore• oou1deraltle ua11tuoe
Whtoh, othenti••• would lsaTe ie•n lblanilule 4u.e. to th• taot that t)ae 1u-
41Y1du.t.la th• Ma1ata.Me ••r•• ror on reu•a or aaotbar, WL-
&\11 ta'ble tor 1Ddu.ot1oa 1ato atl1-taq· • • • • 1' feel that thta .... al tua-
t1on rill olttatQ 1a the M.Xt· .._.. ali4, tor \hat. reuOJl, the procraa should
be ooat1u.ued on a • au-atent1&11y u eutl1Md tn th• atuct,
1DOloaed w1 th your
. '
I feel Lhe &re&teat ot cbe operation. aaalya11
aeoruea troa the taot that tbe analy1t1 are to approaoh .tlltar,r
troa a atr1•tly ualt1ue4 ot new. l1h1le thta approub tbeor.t-
leallt oo.Ud met alaould be MM by t.b• 11d1Yldual ln 'uaitcma, u\Ulq lt
Sa aot Sa enry oue. I'Grthenlore, the &l.YM tJae ldUtU'J Mrfle•
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C0114114ANDING GENERAL. ARMY AIR FORCES
WASHINGTON 25, 0 , C.
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ATTENTION:
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY AIR FORCES
WASHINGTON
Major General Curtis E. Lellay
Commanding,
XXI Bomber Command
APO #234, c/o P. M.
San Francisco, California

4 MAY 1945
The Assistant Secretary of for Air has asked us to review
the status of the Oper ations Analysis progr am and, in effect, to evaluate
t he program in the light of its past accomplishments and to recommend
plans for its activities in the future.
Further, the Post War Division of the Office of Assistant Chief of
Air Staff, Plans has informally approved the need for an Operations
Analysis organization in the post-war Air and we feel that we
should be governed largely by your comments and suggestions, as a past
or present user of operations analysts, in set t ing up this or ganization.
I am accordingl y asking that you send me informally the folloWing
information:
(1) The value, according to your best judgment , of the Operations
Analysis Section (or Operational Research Section) now or
formerly under your command.
(2) The types of problems upon which analysts have
pr oved effective or ineffective.
(3) The types of personnel who have proved effective or in-
effective as (a) or (b) analysts.
(4) Comments concerning the inclosed study on operations
analysis in the post-war period.
I would also appr eciate your advising me of t he names of senior
officers under your command who have had closest personal contact with
operations analysis activities and whose views and answers are reflected
in your reply.
Sincerely,
..
1 Incl.
IRA C. DID,
Lt. Gen. , U.S. Army,
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OPERATIONS ANALYSIS IN THE POST-WAR J#IR FORCE
(Brief of Program concurred in by Post War Divis i on, AC/AS, Plans.)
1• The basic need for Operations Analysis will exist in the next war
as i t existed .in t his. In t his war it took 2t years to install operation8
analysis throughout AAF. In the next war analysis sections must be formed
at the outset with the canmand staffs and move out with them.
2. Between wars the principal function of Operations Analysis should
be to ensure t hat, when the AAF is again called into canbat , it is provided
with an experienced and functioning analysis system. This
requires during peacetime a small nucleus ot permanent personnel
and a larger group of anal1'ats on temporary duty tor training and indoctri-
naticn. 1' bese men will engage in analytical projects, but it is recognized
that the r egular service personnel can and should do much of the analytical
work of a peacetime air force.
3. Present planning should assure that, at the moment when the next
Unlimited National Feerga1cy is declared, 1he following situation shall exista
a. All Air }'orce officers, and particularly those slated for
command of air forces and for senior staff poets therein,
should be informed about operations ana:cy.is and know
how to put a Section to its fullest use.
b. At least 100 civilian persannel should have received substantial
training with the Air Forces an and should !eel under
obligation to report for duty on call of the Commanding General,
AAF.
c. An Operations Analysis Division should be in existence at AU
Hq. staffed with officers and a few key civilians who have a
thorough understanding at operations analysis and its problems,
a conviction that civilian analysis can make important a>ntri•
buticns and a determination to expand and adapt an\IJ'IIi• to the
changing needs of the next war.
4. To attain tbe objectives stated in the preceding paragraph the fol-
lowing steps are r ecommended&
a., In all training courses and statf courses the \lurrioullDI should
include indoctrinaticn in Oper$t1ons Analysis and ita use. Tlw
Commanding Gener al, AAFTAC, should be directed to present a plan
designed to insure that each A.AF officer who remains in the Air
Forces after the war or who enters 1 t thereatter acquires this
indootrlnaticm.
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b. Aa aoao aa the .U. F 1a eet up on a peace time buia,
a program mou.ld be eatabliamd whereby civilima would
be brought into the Air • tor aa
Anaq.ta tor lim.ited periocb. At, an appropria te t.t•,
tt. Ca.manding General, AAFTAC
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sbould be direct.ed to
a plan for training ot operati on• anaJ.7ata.
c. 'l'bere should be brought into t he Analyaia
Dirtsion at t his time thr• o!ficere who plan to make
the AAJ' their career. Bet ere the end or the war the
ciTilla o1'ticen now i n char&• ot t he Dirllli.Cil abould
oocupy poe1t10118 aubordioote to theae r egular officers
or be t ransferred. 'I'hat ie, when peace oomee the D1-
Tis ion should be 1n the banda ot thoae who will permanmtq
rml it.
A cirtlian anal.Jat who bae hie abilitT in thia
war should be retaiDed in the AU peranm\17
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giTen the
title of Chiet 0perf.ltiOM AnalJBt AAF and directed to
maintain a emll per•Mnt eectJ.on (perhapa .5 to 10 JUD)
tor aenice throughout tbe 1!7.
T. J. Hanley, Jr.,
Major General, U.S.A .
China-Bur ma- India
Air Service Command
AP0671
Dear General Hanley:
HEADQUARTERS
IX BOMBER COW.iAND
APO 493
g October 1944
I have taken up the matter of delay in obtaining supplies fran Bengal
Air Depot, which you mentioned in your letter of 1 October 1944, with my
s-4 personnel.
The information that I ha.ve obtained from them is that the informal
discussion held with personnel of your Suppl y Section did not concern
A. P. O. C. or normal B- 29 ·stock requisitions . Our concern at the time waa
to obtain equipment, 0 . E. L. and s pare parts for my C-109 tankers which had
arrived and which we were endeavoring to place in operation as quickly as
possible.
Evan though much of the pr eliminary work required befor e your depot
could issue the necessary items had been covered by the joint ef f orts of
ASC and IX Bomber Command personnel, and certain supplies actually were
being !'Jhipped, our needs wer e so urgent that rrry personnel felt that it was
necessary to try to obtain faster handling and quicker deliver y of eaaential
i tems .
Both the s-4 and 22nd Air Depot Group Suppl y personnel tell me they
are receiving excellent service an A.P .o .C. i tea and are not being delayed
on normal requisi tiona . I have issued ina tructions to all personnel con-
cerned to check their requisitioning procedure and eliminate delays in
transmission or the wher ever they exist to assist you in sny
way that n can in obtaining suppliea.
As a ·matter of interest t o you, I am enclosing a £• exanrples or the
type that were diaeuaaed with your supply section.
Your help in reducing processing time of our requifit ions 11 appreciated
by me an:l the personnel or •Y o0111!D&nd.
3 Inc1s
Inol 1 - leqn 1 7D-45-2
Ino1 2 - Reqna lecd
Inol 3 - Reqn 19.l-45•17
Sincerely,
CtmTIS I. laMlY
Jlajor General, U.s •. l .
Co1111111.nding
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not received here.
5 shipped
2 shipped (only one
received )
5 shipped
5 shipped
5 shipped
4
s hipped (none reed)
1 extracted
5 shipped
5 extracted for Dec
5 shipped
g shipped
5 snipped (3 reod )
lO shipped
Extracted for Dec
5 shi pped
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g October 1944
lequiaitiana Received Froa
o-109 Proviaional Unit by 22 Air Depot Qroup and
Processed Through Bengal Air Depot Group
Date of Req
Aug 2S, 1944
Sept 5, 1944
Sept 24' 1 9 1 ~
Sept 24, 1 9 1 ~
Sept 5, 1944
Sept 5, 1944
Sept 5, 1944
Sept 5, 1944
Sept 23 , 1944
Sept 23 J 19144
Req No
191-45-17
191-45-19
191-45-24
19A-45-23
l ?D-45- 12
170- 45-13
l?B-45- 55
Ul-45-45
1 ~ 5 - 5 0
1S..45-53
Date Received
22nd Air Depot Date Shipped
Sept g, 1944 Sept 9
1
1944
Sept 15, 1944 Sept 16, l9W...
Oct 7, 1944 Oct 7, 1944
Oct 6, 191.!4 Oct 6, 1944
Sept 15, 191.J+ Sept 16, 1944
Sept 15, 1944 Sept 16
1
1944
Sept 2 7, 191.J+ Sept 2 7
1
1944
No Action
BAD shipped 9- 30* Not rec•d
BAD shipped 9-30* Not rec •d
* Record indicates that BAD shipped 9- 30-44. These shipments have not yet
arrived at t he 22nd Air Depot
Incl 2
no1oo
354000,
721CX)O
g(}5QOQ
Bar Aaaellbl7
Dolly uaembly
Ladder, atep
P<:M'er pl ant,
aecharger
Not received
Not received
2 shipped
12 ehipped
. 3 shipped ' g..31-L4
4 shipped
6 shipped 9-16-h4
5 shipped s.-31-44
5 shipped P-4-44
4 shipped 9-&-44
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HEADQUARTERS, CHUlA- BURMA- INDIA.
AIR SERVICE
Major General c. E. LeMay
XX Bomber Conma.nd, VH
A.P. O. 493, Theater
Dear Le:Mays
sc..
A. P. O. 671,
1 October 1944.
Sometime ago your A-4 in conversation with my Supply Section made the -
statament that it took fourteen (14) days for the Air Service Command
to process an APOC requisition from the XX ·Bomber Conmand . Upon receiving
this report, 1 directed my Supply Section to run a cheCk on
the first fifteen (15) regular requisitions and on all APOC requisitions
received after the 21st of September. I am enclosing the informal report
on this investigation.
You wil l note. that on requisitions there have been seven (7) WhiCh, in my
opinion, have taken too much time for processing. I have not yet been
able to determine the reason for this delay, but it is most probable that
it was volume of requisitions processed at that time. This 'vill be
followed up . The APOC picture is much brighter . Action has been taken
by us in a.n average of 1.6 days . I believe this a.mou."lt of time is all o,.,-
e.ble •
. I am taking action to reduce the amount of time required to move requisitions
from the Bengal Air Depot to the stock contr.ol section and to expedite the
processing of requisitions at the 5317th Air Depot . The fir st of these I
can accomplish easily. The second problem is more difficult since it in-
volves the training of personnel and as volume increases the obtaining of
more personnel .
If the total time is as great as your A-4 reported, it is probable that
some of the del ay exists your the 22nd Air Depot before
forwarding to the Bengal Air Depot and also there may be some delay after
receipt of the material at the 22nd Air Depot .
I assure you that this Headquarters will do everything possibl e to expedite
your requisitions.
TJHanleyJr: nlw
Inol: R & R fr MSX
HEADQUARTERS
38th FLYING TRAINING WING


Williams Field, Chandler, Arizona HSS/bz
29 March 1945
Ma jor Gener al Curtis E. LeMay
Commanding General
XXI Bomber Command
Clae
1
APO 234 - c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
l1Qo. e t1oatt
b
o.
Dear Curt:
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Many thanks for the manual on air-sea rescue. As you know,
I am vitally interested in the and progres s of the
XXI , and this i s obviously a fine in the right direction, and
a great improvement.
I recently wrote to J . B. Montgomery and asked him for some
additional copies of the Combat Crew Manual, and any other de-
tail s that reported changes in t actics and technique. I have a
B- 29 transition school at Roswell, New Mexico, and it might just
as well be kept as up to date as possible, so that the gr aduates
will fit into the existing scheme of things in the combat zone.
I have been watching your operations with great interest and
admiration. The decision to go into Japan at such low altitude,
at night , was cert ainly a very courageous one, but obviously it
was a correct one. Personally, I believe we will have to return
to daylight bombing of selected target s, before we beat the Jap-
anese down to t he level needed. However, the successful bombing
and burning of the great population centers has certainly offered
a tremendous contribution.
I also have two BTO schools, in which I am trying to empha-
size the importance of precision in all the technique,
especially the great importance of determining ' by radar, navi•
gating precisely to the IP, and turning so as to put the
exactly on the axis of attack, with the drift killed, and assist-
ing the bomber t o the maximum, by establishing the telescopic rate
and putting the telescope on the target at the forward limit of
travel. I believe that these things are of great value, whether
or not the conditions are overcast.
Please give my best regards to everyone in the XXI, and let
me hear from you occasionally.
USA
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20 1915
Gener al A. A. J r . , 0-ll903,
Legation,
1175, c/o
New York, N. Y •
.
Dear Aar ona
Received your l etter of 4 May se-veral deys two c. rw nts h::.p
1
1y
to hear you 0r ce " gain.
Pith the increcs ed tempo of our op. r etions , everyone in t he coa-
• is being kept busy anci ·· e continue ·to make Our force
i s incr easing in s i ze • soon as complPte con-
- st ruction of our ooaes, .,.e wi l l be abl e to concentrate on the j ob or
dropping even great er l oc.de on t.n than we h '1'2 been to d: te. On
each of our 16-llt twc oporati ons we e.ble t o . ut up '! force of
more t han 500 29' s , eo you e-n see we nre rredtall y approaehtDg t he
poi.Dt wher e the ni1e of our force "Will be ble to thr.t oft', the
8t h Jir Force mi ssi-;ns. Our t onnage 'Aill be thr ee t imos t hr>t •lSed
to carry on miaaions OYer Europe.
f.Yeryone is doing c. fi.ne job snd we lool·i ng forr , rd t o the
dey \'!hen out fit s of t he eth wi ll join us in bombing out or the
wer.
I a ppr eci!lte your desi re t o .i (lin us c.nd l ish t.o t hank yr-u t or
your to 5ssist us i n ef fort the Jap. At the pre-
sent •,i T hr.ve all ay J.'ing Comrua.ndera lrey staff perso i n
olr· :e, rut T!'e wi l l be a ffected .by r )t at ion bc r0re too much longer
eo should I have i n I cculu ut llire your aer.i cea ,
I :·ill most a ssuredly keep you in '!lind.
I Aurie lett er cncl he hae askec me to hi s
T Pr.Y 'best
l eap us on your and 'h':ree.'bout s fro:n timF t o
tim7. I not ify you shoulcl un tht ng rreak.

CURtiS !' .. LeDY,
laJor Geaeral, U. s. ' ·•
Collmandina.
\'o
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HEAD U RT lXI BOUB.IR CO;JKA!ID
Operations Section
M·o 2J4, c/o Poatmaeter
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cian Francisco, Cal i fornia LA!Vha&
Class1t1oation cancelled by
DOD D.!BECfiY.I Xo. effective 28 1945.
ti&t0RANDUM FOa CHI Lr OF , TA.FF, XXI BO!WER CO .ai1 PfU.
JtJJJJEC'r : Review ot Activities of Operations Analysis Section a t
XXI Bomber
1. The tollobint brief review of the activities of the
Operations Anal7eis Section, XXI Dombor Command for tranamittal
to General Uoolittle and General Partridge is oubmltted in r ea-
ponse to ycur ver bal r equeet · of this morning.
2. The Jection was for .t&d early enough to spend several
months with the XXI 8o1nber Co.llllll8lld ..lt&!t prior t. o traa
Colorado dprings. Or. uonal d H. Loughridge was Chiel of the
oection which consisted of tl*elve ·(12) civil ian analy•t•, one
officer analyst and nine ( 9) enlisted •uen. J-,arly in :Vece:11ber 1944
the uection arrived in the Theater it suiferco the
pains 1n•vitable for a new in a new in a new
However .nost of the r oughnesses have been worn ott and
Jection is functioning quite smoothly, having boen able aon-
lribute in a number of ways to the progress of the Co.'imland. in ita
continuing of .11\or o mort:t efficiently on Japan•••
targets.
..
). The f i elds at ot the dection area
a. Revision, extension and construction of table•
tor old and new bo .be, aueh as the 500 lb. G. f' ., the W.7 l. B.,
the !US incendiary cluster, tbe Leaflet. Jomb '1'3 &nC1 the ia-
provised 55 gallon drum I . B. Theae t ables in many caae• in-
clueied a new treat m{; ut of the effect of ballistic wiml.
b. Roviow or the ba."Ubing or the .Ul Bo.nber
CoT.m:md to date. This work bus proceeded &ornewhat slowl.T
until reet ntly, due t o laak or pe-sonnel, ., ••
but ex; erienced analysts and enlisted men f rom E. T.O. haTe
requested and all are expected to arrive \be
next t ew w"ks. -'a an time IIUCb pro¥ress has beon made in
out the flow of uata t.o tbe
Section.ao that full- s cale proau.ct.ion can be&in ae loell u
the ad a t 1onal per·sonnel arri ve•.
. . . '""

An analysis o£ t he bOlllbing accuracy or XX:Nl0t41be.z
Colailland t o U.a.t e wa.s early t nia month, using the
exi.stlng dat a . Consi der able im.provetnent.o both in normal
a1mings and in porcent of bAmbB within 1, 000, feet of the A. P.
w&re indicated n:s t he aver age .altitude of attack waa reliuced
! r om about 29,000 f eet to between 1;,000 and 20
1
000 teet.
CoJupa.rison J i t h the i•,i ghth Air Force at both altitudes wa•
f avorable.
c. A cr uise control analysis was intended to
(1) the band. o! ru,l consumption variation
bot weon- ship--crew units.
{2) Lower total average fuel conswn9tion.
(3 ) Al low heavier bomb lo•d•.
(4) - ln ·r ease the use of cruise contr ol methods .
The QCCtion .parti cipated a.nd is participating in t11e recent extensive
experiment s wit h the fully ins'Ll'UI:lent ed B-29 anu in reducing the l.iata
and writing t he report. A cruise control sli de rul e for uae by the
flight engineer i n f l i gh.t has been by-the >action and is
beiJle pr oduced in quant ity by t.he Co!Mland.
d . Much frOrk has been done in gunnery anal.ysis. A ot .
t he of!enaivo fire power anJ. zone search ·ce3ponsibi l it.y o! each
gunner was made ., This r esulted i ri t•ecoCllllendat1ons ·Which -... ere
adopted by t he Co:711lian.d; the .Jection participated i n their im-
pliment ati
A of t he har monizati on of t he C. f . C. waa
also made and r ecomnondatiorls were made t o t he groups.
e. Sfstem of battle reportln6 h 8 oat abliauid
t.o i'urniah data. on the a.etual location of the lncurrec.t.
This data is being accumulated with tha &X!Jectation the.t it M7
r eveal inror .. .J.ti on l t. ading t o reduction i n lossea, t.tt.er tactics,
etc.
na1 ysts of damage and los$ dat a to di scover et!eo\ ot
altitude, route nnd over the taraat, etc. ha•• been made.
It was revealed t bat i n the early night incendia.r,r .-tt.acka no
110re damage \'tae incurred bet 'W\len 5, 006 and 7
1
000 !eet than
"t" een 7,000 and 9, 000 .feet. It waa also soen t hat, in t.he dat
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attaok.a oYer Honshu t.otal l.oases were r.aduced by coming d.own
bet fr'een 15, 000 and 20,000 feet i 'rom the earlier altitudes aboYe
25, 000 teet, &lt )lou.gh losaee t o enemy action were slight}¥
a.nd flak. duage, particularly .:A1.110r flak damage, wu
much gr eater. ·
r . · Tbe :..ection taaa participated and is participating ac-
t ively in mia.) i on planning, its betng principally
in the £1e1ds of atruohural of the target , • eapon
reeOll.llltendati on, for ce and · analysis of weapon
effectiveness. . Ao.ditional experienced have been re-
quested t o enabl& s rea.t.er usefulness of the -.Jecti on in this
work. They expect ed s oon •
..
g . A number or the of the &ecLion have wor kea aa
individu.1l ai ,x:ectly t.he sections . ol the co:nmand.
':the sections t hus ,ttelped. directly have been t•lak iilla}¥sis of f\,..2
1
Target Uection of ,,-2, COIJIIJlunica.tions. J.ectiona.nd t he of!ice ot
· the Deputy Cldef of .)tai.f , ' Operat&ons . The t.o.m.7Wld . and the
Je. t ion are in agreement that t.he policy of of
Operations 1\nalysts 6hrectly to staff sections shoula be dia-

4. The Jection now has a. total- t}f eleven (11 ) civilian
and eleven (ll} rr•n. A. Brothe·re re,.. laced Dr. Loughr1d.ge·
as on Friday thir\ Qent h o! There have been· several
"dditional in personnel. durint the next few1eeka are
ten {10) additional analyet:; :dld t en (10) additiot\ll enlieted .llleAe
M. uaoTHtid$,
Chief,
Oper ati ons An&lysia Sect10D.
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HE(\.DQUt: RTERS XXI BOMBER CO\fJ.tlf.JD
Orfice or the General
A?O 231. , c/o Postmaster ·
San Franci sco, Cr. l ifornia
General Harold !. McGinnis,
Deputy Commander, ·
Second Air Force,
Colorado Springe, Colorado.
Dear Maca
7 May 1945
I appreciated your letter of 1.3 April f or its of
genuine in our procedures.
Please ext.end my best regards to Gener al Willi au • .
Sincerely,
CURTIS E. LeMAY,
Major General, u. s. A.,
Commandi ng. .
HEADQUARTERS SECOND AIR FORCE
OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL
COLORADO SPRI NGS, COLORADO
Dear Curt:
13 April 1945
Pleace Addreu Reply To:
COMMANDING
Seeol\d Air Foree,
Colorado Spring1, Colorado
Your letter of 28 February with its inclosures , on the subject of:
"Combat Maintenance Proceduresu, has been forv.arded to this Headquarters. I
note with consi derable interest that both the Xl and XXI Bomber Commands have
felt it necessary to adopt a more modern and efficient method of B-29 maint-
enance. The necessit y for such a method was apparent to me when I arrived at
this Headquarter s in June, 1944, and took over the job as Deputy for Mainten-
o.nce and Supply.
I think our f r iend, Irvine, will inform you that this Air Force y..as the
f i r st organization which applied Speciali zed Maintenance to i ts B-29 program.
It was a plan which I have long sought to have applied elsehwere, but the l ack
of for esight of old men in the Air Corps served to interfere i ts appli -
cation. Our 2AF Reg. 65-16, was published in October, 1944, was immediately
accepted in toto by the Fourth Air Force, and has subsequently been accepted
in all of its essenti al and basic princi pl es qy the First Air Force, Third
Air Force, and the Sixth Air Force in Panama. Specialized Maintenance, Me.int-
enance Scheduling, Production Control, Mai ntenance Personnel Control, and
Abortive Supervision, are all merged into our Second Air Force plan. I know
you will be interested to learn that B-29 combat units, including squadrons,
gr oups, and wings opposed our plan mighti ly for a considerable period of time
after it was appli ed, on the basis that such units must at all times retain
their respective unit iotegxity. You and I, and any others who have served
in theaters throughout the world, know that the old crew chief system of
maintenance and logi stics breaks down under the str ess of war .
after F'r a.nk Armstr ong and Tonuny DuBose had visited your headquarters ana some
of your installations, they r eturned entir ely sold on the necessity for rigid
adher ence to our system of maintenance. Vie are training the maintenance per-
sonnel Vihich will subsequently come to you in a manner which will permit them,
and any units to which they may be assigned, to f it into your .Maintenance and
whether it pert ain to Aircraft Maintenance and 6upply or
any of the other Maintenance and 6upply problems inherent in a major command.
The point of this letter i s t o assure you that the Second Air Force is
mindful of your Maintenance and Supply problems and that it i s doing every-
thing possi bl e, even to an extent beyond what you would reasonably expect ,
tq f urni sh you the trained personnel on the M&S side that you r equire.
·Moreover, i f you will for give 'my immoaesty, I to point ?ut that
the Second Air Force which f irst evolved, appl1ed, and organ1zed a Spec1al1zed
Maintenance and Supply methodology. Years ago I f irst evolved the distr ibutive
1
point method or service command method of supply in the ltlr Corps; subse-
quent ly, I br ought t o light and f i r st or ganized a
11
Service Command
11
with
t ask forces . I found as time went on that many other people claimed t hat they
were the author of these maj or logi stical adventures into new f ields . Hence,
I cannot permit this l ast evol vement of a mijor plan which is affecting logis-
tics mightily all over the world t o be claimed as t he handiwor k of other s and
l eave such claim t o go unchallenged. For gi ve my ego and immodest y. Irvine
will bear out my claims, as well as Tomm.y Powers or any of the other seni or
officers who passed through the Second Ai r Force during my tenure of duty
her e.
We her e ar e proud of the accomplishments which have taken pl ace and
continue to take place subsequent to your taking over the helm of the XXI .
Please know that at all t imes you, have t he full and unquali f i ed suppor t of
everyone in the Second Air Force in t heir endeavor to aid you in the precise
manner in which you feel they should. May I urge you and have you urge your
staff t o make known to us any defi ciencies which you observe in the pr oduct
we ar e furnishing you and that you point out to us wherein we can do better.
Maj or General Curtis E. Le May, U. S. A.
Headquarter s XXI Bamber Command
APO #234, c/o Postmast er
San Fr anci sco, Cali fornia
OLD A. McGINNI S
Brigadier General, u. S. A.
Deputy Commander
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MaJor O...ral h* D. llirrul,
lesMt7 !h•ter
Statee ,. ...... ,
t.t1a Bu• Th•ter,
uo ass.
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14 J8h&l7 1945
!haik JV11 tor 7011r 141t.t.r of 7 ia11a17 acl't'ijlng • ot the
•ro.sts ti.Jiitll )'Ou bad bat.U. credit far.,
Ch Ind.
II 1ft klllill'
1
I aa uno• to - that &11 ot -r
-.lte recei w bat\l.e partic1pat.lce crecl1t beoa1188 ot the factcr
U.al. -"• We haw deWlopad beN a aplrlt ot the lltelllfl . OIIB of -r
-.ill ie to 11Wt1ll the teeliug 1ft J1f¥ •nice el-nta that tbljf
are iiltegral Mibere of tb1e cCIIIIIJat t••• .Uid the battle
pirt.iC1s-.tiall credit to tbe• el• d·• will go a J..oDa..,. ill achiwins
tMe eJa. I readiq 1.1Dder.t.a4 JOW poeitt. ill thie •tter. !be
iq1alatlone 011 tbie Abject WJajD wre writtea oert.ai.nq dld Dot
coat.....,Ute the fwatieth All" PotM tJ]l8 ot organisatioll. tour analog
WwiiMIB aa r.r.-17 aid ... uaite :l.e a gGOd the .tratepe
aatve of oper•tiorle ot thie C a Dt are not gow!Wid b7 S"OSra)idcal
locat.Stilil 1D the -- •mer •• are tho• ot ground tarcee or air .Ute
1D joillt. operatiaui. I haft adri.iiiMi the people back iD Wa.shiDgt.GD. to 'bl
ca the lookout tor 7our letter aDd haw giwa tb• the neceU&J'1 bacll-

,_aDd 70W' etalf haw bMB .,. cooparatiw, am- apprec!i&e
it rao e.S. I kiiDw the pre .. _.. of d11t1• ••.- • bGUl .acapS.d., bat I
laoplp 1D the wq D8U" Mun that. w eaa g.t. tcet.W aDd haw a cbat.. Jr
there 1e aiiiJthiug tbat I caa dD tor ,.., ctc•t beeit.ate to call upcp • ,
111111 o! ehc;a, th• 0111 70U and JOur bGJ'• are CD ill:&--.
1a a good orae, aDd I'• nre the dco•t appreciate it.
81ncereq,
HEADQUARTERS
UNITED STATES FORCES
INDIA BURMA THEATER
Major General Curtis LeMay
Commanding, 20th Bomber Command
A. P . 0 , 493
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FDM/myb
A. P. 0 . 885
7 J anuary 1945
Dear LeMay:
Claea1f1oat1cn cancelled by
DOD DIRECTIVE No. 5Z00.9. effective 28 Nov.
I have had one hell of a time on your letter concern-
ing battle participati on credit. I personally want you to
get credit for all of your unit s . It seems to me you are in
no different circumstances than .an I nfantry Divi sion, whi ch
if entitl ed to a battle credit, gets i t f or all attached and
assigned units . The reason that there i s no question on an
Infantry Di vi sion is that their rear elements are in a
combat zone.
If your outfit as a whole i s entitled to a battle
credit, i t would seem logical that your attached service
elements also get i t . However, due to the long- range from
whi ch you conduct operati ons, your r ear elements are not any-
where near the comba t zone in many cases . To my mind, this is
a technical distinction, but even with the best intentions in
the world, we cannot find a way to jus tify your reques t under
exi s ting regulati ons .
I have directed approval for your Headquarters and
your Wing Headquarters, which can be covered by a liberal in-
terpretation of .. authori ty
shortly. On the 14 can see no way
to interpret the r egulati ons s.o as to perm.i t granting your
request . Therefore, as I did not want to send it back wi thout
approval and wanted you to get credit for them, I have indorsed
your letter to the War Department. I am pointing out in my in-
dorsement the peculiar circums t ances of your or ganizati on whi ch
did not exist when ' the regulations wer e written, and that we
felt that an error of interpretati on would be harmful to the
units concerned and reque s ted a War Department deci sion. I hope
this will wo r k, and if you desire to pr ivately ask Hap Arnold to
wa tch for thi s l etter when i t arrives , we have not the slightest
objection.
We are not, thank God , narrow-minded and I know the tre-
mendous mor ale f act or s uch a thing i s to t he boys who work like
•
hell in the rear. I am writing this only to assure you that
if we could have possibly taken favorable action here, we
would have done so. Hope what we have done is satisfactory
to you.
Whi l e I am writing this, I want you to know that
should you ever have any matters which were on your chest but
which you hesi tated to bring up officially, I would be very
glad to help you in any way that I can at any time on the
basi s of an informal personal letter.
I have not been on this job long , but have felt r ather
badly that none of our people have ever visited your places in
this Theater. General Evans the Chief of Staff may be in to
see you in the near future . As soon as he returns, I am go ing
to make a trip to see your people here and find out if there is
anything we can hel p them on .
You' re having a damn good show, and we ' re all very
·pr oud to be in the same army with you.
S i n ~ : J
~ D. 1VlERRILL
Major General, U. S. A.
Deputy Theater Commander
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HEADQUARTERS !XI Bo.HE'R OOIIIWfD
Office of the Co.anding Geaeral
APO 234, c/o
San Francisco, Gal1fornia
2 Apr i l 1945
General L. T. Miller,
Arwy Air Forces,
Headquarters, Air Technical Service Command,
SU
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1ply Uivision,
Wright Field,
Dayton, Ohio.
Dear General Miller1
I received the two cases of sherry wine and both arrived in
excellent condition. I t hank you sincerely for your assistance
and trouble in seeing that these it .. s reached their destination.
I have located the name and address of the donor of t his gift
and am sending hill a note of tbanka OD behalf of Bill Irvine and
myself.
Best wishes and kindest regards.
Sincerely,
GURTI8 E. LetiY,
Major General, U. S. A.,
Comanding.
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ARMY AIR
HEADQUARTERS- COMMAND
OFFICE OF T H E COMMANDING GENERAL
SUPPLY DIVISION
Major General E. LeMay,
XXI Bomber Command,
APO 234, c/o Postmaster,
San Francisco, Californi a .
Dear General LeMay:

Wri ght Fi eld, Dayton, Ohio
16. March 1945
Sometime ago a representative of the Bulova Watch
Company left two cases of sherry wine here with me to
forward to you and Colonel Irvine. I packed them both
in a substantial container, had the package taken t o our
Pacific Overseas ATSC at Oakland, and have been informed
this date that it l eft on a replacement airplane Monday,
March 12, going directly to your Headquarters. I t hought
you would want to know who was the donor of this gift and
if you so desire to drop a note to Mr. Bulova, I suggest
that you get in touch wit h Colonel Irvine as to the proper
person and address to whom such a not e should be for-
warded. ·
With best wi shes always,
Sincerely yours,


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T. MILLER,
Major General , U.S.A.
Headquarters Communications Zone
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS
Un1ted States Army
Office of the Commanding General
15 August 1945
My dear LeMay,
May I tell you how happy your many friends in
this Theater are over your marvelous accompliah-
ments since leaving here. We have especially
enjoyed the fine publicity as done in Time 's
last number. dated 13 August.
Don't think of acknowledging this with all you
have to do. Just know that our congratul ations
and best wishes are yours
Always,
J O R N ~ L •
Lieutenant General, U. S. Army
Major General Curtis E. LeMay
Deputy Commander USSTAF
Pacific Theater
Guam
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U·\RTERS XX! BUMBEa CO'UW' D
Office of thb Com.m..mding
APO 234, c/o
San Francisco, California
Brigadier General :o.rneat Moor e
Co.aanding General ,
VII Fi ghter Command
APO 86, c/o PostlllllSt er
oanoellea by
c, a 6J ... ::;::·1..,
( orr:),
4 April l94S
San Francisco, Oulif'crniti
.. II&D11B Jo. 6200.9. • a.-.;a
MY dear G3neral Moor e ,
Prior t o D-Day at I wo J i ma thi s hb.d co•pl&ted la<ts combat
sorties against t he Jap Mainlt,nd . During the aua •3 period J5 B- 29 airora.ft
baa bean di t ched f or a per cent..ge or l.d . Since D-Da}' J.>?9 aort.:..ea have
been flown "Vhila onl,y 1.3 aircraft , or &. of • .38 , hl:iYe bi'Jen ditched.
Tbe explanation tor this enoouragil1t: lie& in the tact th6.t 105
B-29' 1:1 hav3 ude landL.gs at I 10 si r.ce D-DB.l- • Of th-:: se we eat1-
aat e that 65 aircra f t ilOuld havtt di t ched h .d Iwo not been
a?ai labl a for :.£.uding .
'
. .,e re. l i ze that these umer goncy l andings oonotit..1ted a
problem £or you and ;1our· eto.£1' . We r c:'alize 't.h,lt ude1_uat t.l
supplies were uot provided to t t hesu and tba.t. conae·)Aently
we for ced to call on you tor the se es .. a.it.i als. I am u.nxi owt to inTlte
f our a11tent ion to the r oduoed l oso .. s t hat huV>- 3 r ustll t 13d from your s ple.rdid
coopsr atioll ao tha t yo11 .1111 know t o what oxt dnt you · ad your s taff haft
oontributz.d to-warda i ncreasing the ohunce of survival f or our ooabat orewa.
ADother maJor factor i n our opar ations agrlinst the anem;y bas been an
increased of d Tb¥ r bf id r oturn or
the D- 29' s fr011 I wo ha.o h.elpad us to achieve thi s improvameut. We have been
dependent you for tho oquipment , sup )l i os , communicati on facilities ond
per ac)l.nel ndaded t o &c.:oapli sh the ser v ... ci n6 £1nd r epair of our By
providing t his !jorvice at ... t i lt·J \:hon I wo wus in the ini tW stage of deT'-'lop-
•nt, your ha s demons t r ted its exemplr,.ry e f f iciency and

I ·.v1oh to thank you f or your i nval uable assiat.aDce a crit ical
period 1n our
CURTI S E. Le'·IAY
Maj . Genoral , U. S. A.
Comt:l ... nd iq
HEADQUARTERS XXI BOIEER CODAND
Off i ce of the Commanding General
APO 234, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
2 April 1945
Brigadier Gener al E. Moore,
Headquarters, VII Fight er Command,
APO 86,
Int er I sland.
Dear Mickey&
I r ecei ved a letter yest erday f r om t he Gh&irman of the Gl eveland
ar Bond Auction asking me t o favor t hea with a war trophy (a Jap f l ag
pr eferred) assur inr me that same would arouse great interest ef -
fect a war bond sale of f l,OOO,OOO or
I am writinr requesting your assistance in t his aat t er and wonder-
ing if you could possibly procure a Jap t r ophy or t wo. I t is iapos- ·
sibl e to pick up any items of interest in t hes e part s but t hought you
a i r ht run i nto something out your way. Any assistance you aicht l end
would be appreciated.
BUl I rvine and St an Earick paint ed an excellent pict ure of con-
ditions at your pl ace and I am aware of t he hanciceps which
yo·l 'ire operating. I hope to get up t here myself as soon ! S I am abl e
to manage it . I 've been kQpt ai rhty busy t hese past few
Aug Kissner sends hi s kindest regar ds ann asked me t o t ell you
he hes a case of beer on t he way to you.
Sincer ely,
CURTIS E. LeMAY,
Major Gener al, u. S. A.,

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HEADQUARTERS VII COMMAND AAF
OFFIC£ OF COMMANDING G£NERAL
In r eply refer to:
Waj or General Curtis E. LeUay
XXI lk>mber Co.umand
AFO # 246
Dear Curt:
86
24 Karch 1945.
Thank you very much for the surprise package of .food. I assure
you that it was more than welcomed, and Mussett and I have already "wolfed"
a good portion.
B1ll Irvine and Stan Emerick were up yesterday and have probabl.T
given you a s;>od picture of ex>nditions here. We will be able to take care
of you insofar as gasoline requirements for weatbe r and recco planes go
provided the Island Coallander is able to keep sufficient gas in the storage
tanks. As I pointed out to Bill they are not succeeding at present, and I
am doing everything I can to insure tmt these tanks are kept tilled.
Jly ground and service people are caning in gradually and by the
twenty-sixth I should have the ground and service personnel .for two tactical
groups. I plan to send liussett and my Signal Officer to your Headquarters
not later than the twenty-seventh to confer with your people relative to our
first escort or strike, in the event that your very successful night bombing
tactics have made you decide to give up the idea of dq raids.
We are all set to go by the first, I feel sure, either on escort or
individual strike missions.
I hope you will be able to drop up and see us soon. I believe you
will enjoy staying with me the night of one of your strikes so that you can
see for yourself' what an oasis this place is for your toys.
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HmADQ.UAlt'l'ERS 7JBD BOMlW!DMDT WING
Office of the Cemmandinc General
APO #237 - c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
20 1945
Majer General Curtis I. LeMay
Headquarters, U.S. Army Air Force
APO #234 - c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, Calif.
Dear Curt,
Your splendid letter of commendation has been received
and ie very much appreciated.
My service in the XXI :S.mber Command has been the
satisfyinc of my career. It cave me an opportunity, not enly to
repay the humiliatinc experience which I suffered at the hands of
the Jape in the early days of hostilities, but alee to put in a
lick fer the many fine men who were net eo fortunate in cettinc
out of their clutches.
I am proud of my Wine and proud of its membership en
the team which yeu led to such eutstandinc achievement.
of your exceptionally fine war record, you will,
in days to come, be very much in the limelicht and consequently
be mere or lees en the spot. You are widely and. favorably known
and will be expected always to render a performance commensurate
to the reputation you have so well established. I knew you have
the ability and the •moxie" to meet these future demands and I
want you to knew that you will always have, fer what it is worth,
an ardent backer in me.
With all the best wishes,
Sincerely,
E. O'DONNELL
General, USA

c
n•DQUAI\HU
UIITID S'lADS AM ITilDOIO AI& lOIGII
.lJIO 234
17 August 1945
lripdier General Emmett O'Donnell,
a..dquartera, 73d lloab Wine,
!PO m.
lear lk>tJfiTI
I have obtained General Spaats's autograph on the en-
oloae4 •••- be sent to General Arnold shortly after u-
.,.1 ng C01IIIIlSJld here •
It is with pride I pass on to you thie 'tribute to our
work.
linoerely,
CURTIS 1. LeMA.I,
Jfajor General, U.s .A.,
Chiet ot Start •
1 inola 'l'eleoon Usa 1467
Similar letter to:
Generals: Kissner
Ramey
Davies
Power
Armst r ong ·
Col onels: Irvine
Mongt omery
Hill s
Storrey
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HI'J.DQ.UARTERS 73RD :BOMMRDMEI'r WING
Office e! the Cemmanding General
APO 1237 - c/e P•stmaster
San JTancisce, Califernia
3 June 1945
MaJer General Curtis J:. LeMay
Headquarters XXI :!ember C•mmand
APO #234
Dear Curt:
!hanks very much for the copy ef
1
Phase Analysis•,
which treated with the March incendiary missions. I think it
is a splendid idea te publish this type ef study and weuld appre-
ciate it if you weuld haTe your peeple include me en the mailing
list for any subsequent reperts.
Sincerely yours,
E. 0
1
DONDLL
:Brig. General, USA
HBADQ\JAR'l'IBS XXl BOMHlJ.l C<•.HJ.tAND
OF THE CO.ti'AN'T> I NG GENERAl
APO 814, o/o P. Y.
SAN FRAHCI8C0
1
CALIFORNIA
Brig. c-entral !mmt\
commanding Q4tneral
?3rd Bombardmtnt W1na
APO 113?
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c/o P.
n california
Dear oeneral O'Donnell:
12 rebruo.J"y 1945
aeneral Le uay ha• been aaked t o ottiolate a\ a
deoora tion and award• eereaony on . orn1ng,
lT February, to present the Lagion of t o one
ot thl ot our Fboto RIOOlln&ia•anoe Squadron.
there are no Lee1on ot meda le
aTalleble on the at t his tlme, The Adjutant'•
office has aekad .. to contact you the
loan ot your Legi on ot ••r1t medal t or tt1s oere mony.
In the eYent you et1ll have the medal in your poa•ese-
ton, • 111 • to l•nd 1t to ue for th1e ceremony,
a KQhlk,, ot the Sr4 Photo Reconnaiaeanoe Squadr on,
will make arranaementa to p1ok 1t llp trom you. and re-
turn 1t 1•med1ately af\er tbe
S1noerel.y youra ,
ftm()J)()Im I. BIOKEr.t!l.,;R
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Cap\aln, Alr corp•
Alde ••J• Gen. Le
I • a a omewha t late
a good oorreapoDdent.
I•• more than pleaaed to hear about the promotion ot Arohie
ancl rredclie. I auppoae 1::hey are atUl with you and turning out
their uaual aterling brand ot work.
l ••• by. the intelligence repone that you are still alui•
Iiiii it ou1a aqroaa the obamlel. ot oour1e,. I don•t 1ee any ot
the atat11tioal repone wt t•ll bet the lr4 11 atill on top an4
that d.aJm O • .t. 11 1-cill giYiD& you all the tough job1.
. I have juat reoeiYicS ord.era to Ouam .to take OYer the Zl•t
y iOaber Oomwnd,. wh1oh plea••• me. ot oouree, aa I •ill have more
ahipa ilo work with and unlWt .. p.e and bombl. kid artiol ..
_,...... are rather 1oaroe in China, aa you •¥ have b.ear'cl. the belt par1a
· of it all ia tbat Augial baa bMD proaijed to • ae Chief ot lwt,
/ bat I• 11 b&Ye ay fingers o roaaecl unt il he actually gets there.
Pleaee c1Ye ray regard.• to t!W a taft. I atill think ot tt.a
often aDd wiah I bacl. tbell out here w1 th •.
HEADQUARTEftS
XX BQ.M.JiE.R COMMAND
Major General Curtis E. LeMay
Hq XXI Bomber Command
APO 234, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
Dear
APO 493
21 March 1945
I ' m in about an unusual a position as I've ever
been in, in that I sti ll lmow nothing and haven't heard one damn
thing about I ' m going to do. I ' m going ahead and planning on
the move and the Wing Staff just as if I was going to bring the Wing
over, which I suppose will happen. I ' ve been unable to give the
par t of the Staff that i s over ther e now very much instruction be-
cause I r eally don' t know whether I ' m to have anything to do with
them or not and have no busi ness giving them detailed command in-
structions . I have told them everything I can think of that I woul d
have any business telling them and have tried to give them all avail-
able instructions on that Theater.
I think the Staff of the 58th is one . They have
been working for the past month or so in parallel jobs in the Bomber
Command and I have had all of them fly on all the missions . I be-
lieve they will tur n out a damn fine job. We ' ve kept up on the
t raining end of things and I believe you ''"ill find the \7ing in the
same good state that you left it and ready to go to work.
We ' ve been most pleased to read of your unqualified succes -
ses against principal cities and believe me , you have our every wish
for continued succes s . are history.
Please give my very best regards to Monty and Blanchard and
our other mutual friends . I hope bo see you at an early date .
Sincerely,
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HEADQUARTERS
XX BOMBER COMMAND
APO 493
Major General Cur t is E. LeMay
lfq XXI Bomber Command
APO 234, c/o Postmaster
San Franc1sco, Cal ifornia
Dear Curt a
Initials... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . , .
27 February 1945
I was glad to r eceive your l etter of the l Oth and have relayed
the enclosed congratulations to the groups . They have been doing part-
icularly good wor k and deserve any c ongratulat ions they get . I don' t
believe I have ever seen any outfi t
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of more than a group/ that dia such
consistently fine bombing. Since you were her e we have had a mission
against our old f riend " The Br idge", i n which about 84% or· tne oomos
were right on it . As t he result of some delay fuzing against the found-
ations , they were able to complet ely knock out the center span. Fr om
the sequence of pictures it was understandable vvhy it had been hit be-
fore a nd had not fallen, as the damn thi ng sagged for considerabl e time
even after the foundati on was knocked out . In addition to that, the
boys put tne f l oating drydoc k on the bottom, including a ship inside
i t, ~ ~ t h about 65% of the bombs wi thi n a thousand feet and a o o u ~ f i fteen
direct hi ts . Since we sank that damn thing the Li meys started sc reaming
and we had to give up Si ngapor e as a target . Since then tney have re-
lented to some extent and day before yesterday we had one hell of a f ine
mi ssion against the commercial dock ( t h a ~ being one oi' t ne few targets
they agreed to let us hit). Today we got permission from them to bomb
the Navy installations i mmediatel y adj ac ent to tne 010 drydock you took
out once before, PROVIDED we did no damage to the drydock. .Those butts
must know t h a ~ It is impossible to guarantee there won't be any damage
to the drydock, but I have a mission pl anned anyhow and I half way hope
they knock the damn drydock c l ear out of existence . Another mission
wort hy of note was a mission against the railroad snops at Kuala Lumpur
in which the boys destroyed about seventy odd percent of the target and
did another f ine job of bombing.
i haven't let up at a ll on the t r aining, realizing that our
targets here are of r elativel y small value and that probabl y the t rain-
ing would be of more importance than the actual r esul ts .
I got word f rom Larry to the effect that I would proba bl y be
given the Wing and that some two star general from Europe would pro-
babl y take the Bomber Command at a later date . So f ar nothing more has
been said about i t , but I rather i magine it's quite def
Larry' s permission, I have picked a damn good staff for
with the idea in mind that whoever takes over the Bomber Command wiil
undoubtedl y want to fi ll some of the jobs with his awn people .
I thoroughl y agree with you on the sub,ject of Denny' s pr o-
motion and am l ooki ng into forwarding i t without de lay. He not only
has done a par t icularly godd job on the maintenance end, but has
supervised the move well enough to draw a great number of fine c om-
ments f rom the various theater elements .
I wil l follow you r advice on McNeely and bring him over wi th
the 58th.
We continually hear of your work, Cur t , ana it l ooks damn
good f rom her a . We are l ooking forward to joining you in adaing our
bit to the show. Best of l uck to you and unti i the next change I am
pl anni ng on see ing you at an early date .
Sincerel y,
XXI BOMBER COMMAND.
OftioA of the Coamandinr General
APO ?34, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
10 February 1945
Brigarli r General Roger Ramey,
He"dqunrt era , XX Bomber CommRnd ,
APO 493, c/o Postmaster,
N"'"' York, N. Y.
Dear Roger ,
! 'a to hear t hot everything is progressing in Inrl ta.
came l ast ann brourht us up to date. I don't have
to tell you how pleased I aa about the successful •iasians the XXt h ran
lAst month, to say nothing of the record in hours florn, etc. As I
was r at her atinry with praise while I was there, will you pass on to
the Groups my congratulations f or t heir
Much or the r f or the incr ease in maintenance and sup-
ply efft ci( ncy was Dlnty's, and he hPs done a good job. I hope you see
tit to r ecommend hia for promotion as soon as he i s el ei bl e in tiae.
Thi nr a ere progre1aing aatisfr ctortly ovPr here. The mi ssion run
on the day I ar rived was f 'l ir, but e hl'YE>n't done anything since. I
have started the r all r olli nr on traininp, etc ., so \e should begin to
show result• in three weeks or a month.
Upon learning or the inexparience of the staff here, I hl V8 writ-
ten Lar ry r ecommending t hat the XXth ove her e ork i th us until
the forward bai C"I are ready. I think it wo1.l c benefit us both in that
you wouldn't atagnote and we would p,et poin& a lot sooner . It is es-
pecially important that the t a.rr et section and topo outfit come. \"e
need their oxpPrience an l hen they move f orward they should be
equipped i th the t arprt material they need. If t hey stay 1ft India,
'" hey ill h•· ve all that ll'ork to a4-'t er t hey ar rive o.t their ne" hc.e.
I hope they n cine on Al for the I h te t o think of iaoort-
ing some de dhead fro• the 1to.t ea f or the job.
McNeeley ie due to ret'lrn home but aai n be woul d stoy on f oroi('ll
eorvioe ancl come o?er i f he coul d. He is t o you c nd i f
he still wanta to come over here, o.seirn hi• to the end I'll t ake
care or him arter he errivea.
I don't reaeaber anythinr about t he chf i r e, Royer, so dOD't bot her
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AAF Evaluation Board
HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR FORCES. PACIFIC OCEAN AREAS
APO G58
!lajor Genen.l Curtis E. Le14ay
Connm ding General, XXI Bomber Command
APO :/;246 .
c/o Poetaster
San Francisco, California
Dear General LeMaya
16 March 1946
I have been directed by the Commanding General, Army Air Forces, to
evaluate the effectiveness of air attacks by the Twentieth Air Force and
to differentiate between the damage done by the Twentieth Air Force and
the Naval Air Arm. I a.m sending Col. Roger Williams forward with part
of this Evaluation Board to start work on this project. The Navy have
agreed to give us full cooperation in the matter. I will appreciate very
much your giving Col. Williams and members of the Board as much assistance
and cooperation as possible. They will be particularly interested in
examining pre and poet-strike photographs and mission reports.
In order to determine who does damage to certain targets it will be
necessary that we have photographs of all targets hit by both
the Twentieth Air Force and the Navy, and as the Navy will probably not
be able to take these poet-strike photographs I hope that your Photographic
Aircraft will be able to do so. I will greatly appreciate whatever help
you may be able to give ua, and I shall be coming forward myself in the
Tery near future.
Sincerely yours,
JIARTIN F. SCANLON
Brig. Gen., U. S.A.
Chairman
ottioe of the O••Mi.Dg <Jenere.l
APO '91
l ase .
J>QD
oalloa
!rig . Oen. G. P. Sohulgen, Jlo.
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Hq. S. i. A. o., APO 411, Oo.
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Tlwater. '


Jnoloae4 are tm pioturea o£ t» OJca,..a Airoraf'11 »••bl7
Plailt, Olcayaa, ronaoaa, taken before an4 afwr our aoat reoent
awU.a. M you oan aee toze your•lf', they bear out the atat.-
.ata I Jaele on 'lll'J reoent viait 1lo your plaoe. aen.ral Wbaelar
•ntioned that be would like to aee theN pioturea
1
80 you mgh11
paaa the• on to hila when you ,have f'1niabe4 with them.
I oertainly eujo:,.d 'Ill'/ ahor11 •t&y at laluly, an4 &Jil gratetui
tor had the opportunity ot having llmoh with IAN
lloullt'-t'ten.
I • •peoting you to drop in on • u aoon aa you oan eee
olear to make the trip. I'd like to have you watoh ODe of ouze
ope
1 lnola
De-ege A8aeaa .. nt
Repol""\ Wo. 11, clcl
IS "·
Simerely,
Ctll tla I • Leiii.T
Major Oceral, u. s. A.,
C owran ding.
ottioe ot the C• ""iJ;lc Oe:aeral
APO 1691
Brig. <Jen. 0. P. 8ohu).teD,
Bl• Alia COJIIIWd,
APO -612, Looal bater •
.otar George,
21 Oowber 1944
!hanD wry tor your 1Dv11ation to vi.tt Iandy.
I I.ft been plann.1 q: to pay my reapeo1aa to the jdairal tor
aa.e but bawn•t aa ,.t tel11 juat.1t1ecl in m:1 noae
traa tm ¢D4a ••.
I
aoeenblat,, ti'Oil tJ. 20th Air Poroe &taft,. rill be
oontimtinc hia vip- 15M tira' 1D Bonabel", aDd I ay be
able 1lo cet tb1 ._ time. It I u UD&ble w lean at
that tillll, I will be clown aa aoon aa olrol.mlt&DDea pel'llit •
.. haven't ..,h bo offer up »re, you will be
JIOI"e thaD wloc.e it you would lib to drop in and •• how w.
oook up 'beaduMa tor the •ipa.
Olll!JS J. t.JIAY,
Jlljor CleMral, U. S. A.,
Ca JMI1DC·
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Major General Curtis
20th Bomber Command,
APO 493.

HEADQUARTERS
SOUTHEAST ASIA COMMAND
LeMay,
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APO 432
15 October 1944
Colonel Rosenblatt, a member of your s t aff of the 20th
Bomber Command, has written to Admiral Mountbat ten informing him
that he has been ordered back to t he s tates t hrough Kandy and
desires to meet him.
Adndral Mountbatten has expressed his desire to meet
you, as he knew K. B. Wolfe quite well. Al Wedemeyer suggested
that you with a view of finding out you could
possibly come down at the same t ime. I do not knowwhat t he
express date was, and t he Admiral now will be away for a short
time, so I imagine the trip will not take place inside of the
next week.
On top of all t his, Al Wedemeyer and I would like to
see you at any time that you have a few spare minutes to spend
at this very fine summer place in Kandy.
Brig. Gen. G. F. Schulgen,
Hqs. Southeast Command,
APO 432, Theater .
Sincerely yours,
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• 1ajor Gen. C.
.AI'-.1 l Y ..UR FORCES-
I NDIA BURliA 'T1EE.A.TSR

P.IR CvlJ ID ( S.::. A. )

, Date.
};20 of/:671.
11 January 1945 .
C. G. , ;{;'{ Bomoo r Cototmena.,
.APO ,493.
Ray Clro rk "'.S no"' completed his investi r ation of
t 'he incideD+. i n which S/Ldr . Horri son shot down a B-29 and
made r ecommendati ons f or a ction t o be t aken t o
furt er elimi nate the possibility of a reoccurP-nce. All of +h.e
action he reconr1ended has been taken exceDt of a closer
tie in between China cont r ol of f i cer s and f ilt er roans on
side. Personnel of my not r eturned from Ch.ina
so I al!l un:"'ble to give you f i ncl arro.ncement s .
,
Your offer o: the use o: s :or ni h.t ,.,or?.: is
gr atef ull y a ccepted . I have di rected Group Captain
RAF Station Bai gachi , to contact your oper a tions rer sonnel direct
i n a r ranging f or r ecognition flights at ni ,crht and for f urther
educat i on of his pilots and radar oper at_or s on aircraft r ecognition.
Si ncer el y,

GAXJRG..:: S':IRATE: EYER,
Ma.jor Gener al , U. S. A.,
Co mmandi Il€.
Ot'fioe of the General
APO ' 93
llajor G•eral Georse I· atrate•yer.
lllaclquarteN • J.rw¥ Air Foro ...
India Burma !heater.
APO 571. Theater.
Classtfioation can .:.200"" 9 28 Bov. 5a
l)QI) lo. v • ·•·
thia boy Korriaon muat be a bal l at fire with bia guna, but
I oaDDot aay the aame tor hie aircraft reoot;nition. W111h t he aoca
almoat full and with the B·2i having all ot ita li&hts on, I think
he ahould have been able to reoogni&e it .
Perbapa • haYe tal len dOWD on t he job by not lett iDe
Jlicht tigh\era aee liON ot ua. I auggeat that you otter thea the
uae ot the B•lt•a tor aome night work. •1nl y reoognitiOD. I be•
lieYe thia ia neoeaaary it we are to take every preoautian to pre-
Yet a reooouii • He of thil type ot aooident. I will tui"Diah 1-Zt•a
em oall from the tighten tor thia purpoae,
Ctmfli 1. t.MAt.
Jlajor General. u. 1. A·•
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26 December 1944.
o. 6200 ..,,
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Dear LeMay:
lrot-...
my rettrrn from your ceremony this morning, I found
t ha t 224 Group, through the energetic action of Squadron
Leader Morrison flying a Beaufighter, destroyed t wo of t he
bombers tha t were in the air l ast ni ght and one of which hi t
Kharagpur . . You ha ve been informed in more complete detail
through pearl information reference l ast night ' s action by
night fighters of 224 Group .
I particularly desire t ha t you know t het Squadron Leader
t!orrison vre.s the unfortunate -pi lot who vra s directed by ground
contr ol t o shoot down your 29 about a week ago . As you knovr,
thi s pilot wes not to blame . He si reply carried out orders.
I did f eel , however , tha t you should know that the boy who
eot t¥ro of the bombers l ast night i s the same pilot . ·
Major Gen eral Curtis E. I.eMay ,
Commanding General , ·
XX Bomber Command ,
A. P. O. 493 , C/o U. S. Army.
Sincerel y ,

GEORGE E. STRATEMEYER,
Ma jor General , U. S. A.,
Commanding.
ER , XXl B0MBER COMMAND
Office of the Commanding General
APO 234, c/o Pos.tmaster
San Franciaoo. · california
Major Gene ral St Clair
Commanding General
Continental Air Forces
Washington 25 , DC
Dear General Street:.
Street
••

14 J une 1945
visits to this command by of
Twentieth Air Force have revealed to me that you, General Born and your
staff were instrumental i n formation of plans whereby t his command will
receive additional combat crews during the next six- month period. Need-
less to say, your. aggressive efforts on our behalf are greatly appreci-
ated since stepped-up crew flow enable greater ut ilizati qn of each
B- 29 aircraft assigned and will assure i ncreased bomb tonnages on tar-
of the waning Japanese Empire.
Headquarters Twentieth Air Force aas indicated that increased crew
f l ow to this command has been possible only by shcrteni ng the training
period, thereby acceptance of l ower quality crews. In review-
in& quality l i mitations which will affect crews deliver ed to us i n Aug-
ust , September and October, I believe eleven (11) weeks of CCTS training
will be adequate for all crew positions with the possible exoept1on of
the flight engi neer and radar operator .
Flight engineers pose the most difficult probl em·, since engi neers
on other aircraft have neither neoessary ,engi neering background ex-
perience to make them r eadi ly adaptable to VLR operati on. Flight engin-
eers that are sent to us should be completely and thoroughly Tersed in all
phas es of cruise control , coveri ng fuel consumption at various gross
weights, altitudes and power settings. · must know the ai r craft so
int i mately that they can readily dias nose malfunctions and perform neces-
sary in-flight maintenance. Particularly, thew must know every piece of
equi pment , its location a nd function, in the fuel transfer system. And,
other systems are hardly less i mportant . Wi th realizati on that his in-
struction must be intense and that the schedule will not parmi t any but the
strictest if he is to accomplish required training satis-
factori ly, I believe the flight engineer can meet our requirements.
' .
Also, I feel that every possible effort should be made to provide us
with BTO operators (MOS Gunners given on-the-job radar traini ng
are not oonsidorerl aoooptable . I t is most essential that eaoh orew sent
to this thee.tor have a thoroughly oompetent radar operator-navigator tea.
This team must bo able to naigate aoourately and acoompl i sh area bombing
by radar.
Knowing that you are familiar with our problems , I feel sure you
understand t he importance we attaoh to radar . Our assemblies are often
aooomplished off tho Japanese mainland, out of s i ght of land with
to pin- point the coordi nate but radar and lor an. Our ni ght missi ons re-
quire aoourate radar navigati on to bring eaoh orow to tho des i,nated land-
fall point , thenoe to t he I P with a radar turn to the briefed axis of at-
taok, a radar run and " radar release. ' unfortunatel y, t his training oo.n-
not be aoo•omplished in the t hea tor if we are to oontinue to inorease the
tempo of our attaoks. Wi th this in mind , I would apnr eoiate your estimate
of tho flight engineer and radar operator capabiliti es and , partioula.rly,
spootfio thereof .
It i s not believed that sub-standard training of bombardiers aod
gunners will seriously aff eot indiyidual orew pr ofi oienoy. Our indoctrin-
ati on program and oontinued profioi enoy t rai ning of t hese orew members
should suffice.
For your informati on, I am inolosing oopies of my replacement orew
traini ng settin& forth t ho mini mum orew member profi oienoies
to be aooomplished before a orew i s oonsidered qualified f or oombat.
Thes e have been used suooessfully to aupplement reoeived in Lhe
United States and to oheok the orew bef ore sendin& it aga1nst the Empire.
I attribute the ourrent low l oss rate of this oommand , as well as ability
to know out targets , direotly to our traini ng pro&ram and to the high
oali bre of tho o rewa that have been fur nished us. It is novr apparent
that only bast efforts of our oombinod program oan hope to sustain
this reoord.
We now have two wings (the 58th and 73d) whioh wi ll begi n relieying
oombat or aw mombe t·s from aotive duty this mon·th . These orew membors have
completed tough, arduous tours whioh, in some i nstanoes, began a year ago
and most of those men have exporienoed bail-outs over enemy territory,
ditoh1ng at sea and everything the Jap has i n the way of fi ghter attaoks
and flak fire . They are t irod after· having done a apeDdid j ob or initi-
a,ing and sustaining oombat operations against t he Japanese homeland.
With a row except i ons, these oombat orww mombers will be retur nod to the
United States for duty i n your n.rious B-29 trai ning establishments. Th•y
have t ho •know- how" and should prove valuabl e as augmentations to your
expaDdin& B- 29 training system.
..
.A· ... ..
In olosing, it ooourredto me that, in your new organization,
you may at find yourself slightly at a to understand tully the
reasons behind oertain of our polioies , partioularly in the 9ases where our
theater-tested methods may differentiate from oonoeptions at home. Wi th
this t hought in mind and with an eye to olosest possi ble oooperation in
oollaborati•e efforts, I wish to enoourage freQQeat oommunioation,
wit her formal or informal, between us personally, as well as betweenthe
respeotive members of our staffs.
•
HEADQUARTERS, CONTINENTAL AIR FORCES
ANDREWS FIELD
CAMP SPRINGS, MARYLAND
T£MI'ORAlt'l' MAILING Aoottus.
Major General Curtis E. LePM.y
Commanding General
Dear Curt:
XXI Bomber Command
APO 234, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, Calif'.
16 May 1945
BOL.LING Fln..D
WASHINGTON 20, D. C.
As you know, the Continental Air Forces is charged with
the training of all your folks out there in the Pacific for B-29•s.
It has been our growing conviction that what we need badly on our
staff is someone who has had B-29 experience in the field, pref-·
erably from your Command and someone in whom you have' explicit
trust.
If you are unable to provide such an individual, we
will naturally have to do the best we can with the talent avail-
able to us in the United States, but I am reluctant to select
such an individual until I have first found out whether you are
in a position to furnish s omeone to head up the Very Heavy Bomber
Section of our A-3 Division.
I had fondly hoped to be abl e to return from the Philip-
pines to the United States with a stopover at your Headquarters;
however, the temporary grounding of the C-54' s at the particular
time that I was required to get back forced me to take the southern
route through Biak and Tarawa, rather than the northern route where
I would have had an· opportun.i ty to see you.
We're watchi ng the work of you and your boys with a great
deal of admiration and hope.
I'm waiting advice from you before I fill the Very Heavy
Bomber section.

ST. CLAIR S
Major General,
Commanding.
,
USA,
,- .
'
• • WAR DEPARTMENT
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY AIR FORCES
WASHINGTON
15 March 1945
Dear Curt:
Want to thank you and Augie for a
very pleasant and instructive stay at your Com-
mand. I realize how these feather merchants
from Washington must get in your hair, but you
kept your feelings well hidden because there
was no indication from anybody in ;your Command.
Keep up the good work as we came home to
find Washington buzzing with praise of the B-29•s.
Again, thanks a lot for your splendid
hospitality.
Best of luck,

Brigadier General, U.S.A.
Major General Curtis E. LeMay,
A.P.O. #234, c/o Postmaster,
San Francisco, California.
•
I . n n ~ to thank you .,.t limerely for baTing aent over
a oopy o£ the lteW York !1Jne1. ! hil ha• always b4!en one ot my
f&Torite newapaP,r•• e•peoially the Sunday ldi t1on, . and oon.e-
quently, I mi11 i 1; very muoh over here. When I reoej.ved the
111ue you aent., &Dd a very reoent ,one at that, I read it from
•oover to oever.•
It. thil 11 a regular. aerv1oe ot your or,aniaation, I would
like 'bo oona1der .y1elf' one of' your regular• on the reoeiTing
end. I u lookil'l! torwa'ni ~ &Jly tuture deliveriea you may be
kind e n o ~ h to ate. ·
-
5 JUL 1945
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·•·
HEADQUARTERS SECOND AIR FORCE
OFFICE OF T H ~ COMMANDING GENERAL
COLORADO a PRINGa . COLORA DO
Major General Curtis E. LeMay
Headquarters XXI Bomber Command
APO 234, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
15 June 1945
Plea .. Addreu Reply To:
COMMANDING GENI:RAL,
H .. dquerters, Second Air Force.
Coloredo Springa, Color.OO
Classification cancelled by
DOD DIUC1'IVE No. 5200.9. e:ffectiv&
28
.lov .. ae
Dear Curt:
I have received and read with considerable interest your
"Phase Analysi s of Incendi ar y Operations . n In fact, I have made
i t required reading for every seni or officer in this Air Force
connected with:the B- 29 Program. Please i ncl ude me on your
distribut ion list of future similar Analyses.
Bowdi tch is back but I haven' t seen him yet as he is out in
Culver City getting his film processed. Am glad you consider his
missi on of some val ue .
I appr eciate your suggestions and have taken acti on on each
of t hem. Thei r status i s as follows:
a . On t he green card showing the profici ency of the
Mickey operator dur ing t r aiping, have al ready started that, but
we will not get the most benefit out of i t until we get more 584
sets i n operati on. I am pushi ng that and the outl ook is bri ght .
The wor st obstacle is that we ar e not receiving the r adar oper ator s
unt i l about two months of the training per iod has elapsed. That
gives him a scant month with his crew and i s entirel y i nsuffici ent .
I' ve r aised hell about i t , but so far no impr ovement .
b. We have alr eady wri t t en i nto our t r ai ning progr am
provisions for offset and perspective bombing. We can' t gi ve
t hem much of it yet, but at least they will know what it is.
c . As a r esult of Evans st ay with you, we have r ewritten
our ent ire traini ng di rective to make i t more along the lines of
your requirements . I consider i t very desirable to have a r epre-
sentative f r om our t r aining section visit your command about ever y
sixty days for closer liai son between training and combat. Requested
that Colonel Bohnaker from Operations, and my top r adar man proceed
out your way the middl e o ~ June for thirty days t empor ar y duty,
but Washington turned i t down., If you think it worth-while you
might put in an' oar. Of course , there are lots of people goi ng
back and forth between Washington and your headquarters, but the
stuff they bring back takes too long to reach me and often gets
di stor ted in the process.
As you have probabl y noticed, our replacement crews are now
goi ng out with an average of 150 hours B- 29 time and we believe
they ar e pretty good crews . We are not so happy about the radar
man, but until such time as we can get him for the full three
months course, not much can be done about that .
Am enclosing a copy of our daily staging report. I could get
crews and planes out to you f ast er if I could get them on the way
when they are r eady. As you will see by the report , I had nineteen
ready yest erday t hat I could not dispatch because ATC could not take
them. Presumably because t he pi pe line is f ull. As you know, when
you get a plane ready to go and then l et i t sit around a few days,
it is likely as not to develop ailments and need more work to get
it going . Don't quote me on the latter point, say you picked it
up from the crews .
Up until recentl y I had hopes of coming out your way, but all
the plans have r ecently changed and my prospects do not look very
good at present . Still have hopes, however.
\
expect CJ'(,P;-
I see where General A is out your way.
a blitz shortly.
Best of l uck .
Major Gener al,
Commanding
Guess we can
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STATUS OF DELIVERIES:
BEHIND 2.4 DAYS -20.2 1./C'AON. 86
COMMITMENT
COMMIT-
PROJECT II MENT
cc ATC
DATE
REPL. B- 29 June I 156
REPL. F-13
98255S
(WEATHER)
aru
June
June
98215- 315 WGII June
98250-315 WGII June
98253- 316
TarAL
1
11
51
30
249
11
11
ATC cc ATC
CATION
CENTER
46 110 16
1
11
I
50 1
30 9
96 153 25
AT TRAINING STATIONS
CC AIRCRAFT
COMPL. , I
ACCEPT. IN CORRECT.
SHAKE- I SHAKE- TOTAL AND
SHAKE- MAl NT.
DOWN I DOWN I
II 100 HR. DOWN AND
INSP. FLIGHT
I ,.,.A.I'\1 .. 1,.
23 ·1 22 17
8 c 8 2 8 3
12 D12
20 20 25 30 20
I
READY
El5
A 1
F 3
19
INSP.
AND
LOAD
Al
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REMARKs: A - 1 held per agr eement with ATC . B - Includes ofews asgd as passengers. c- 5 at Grand !slana., a't l
at Pratt . E - 15 held per agreement with ATC. F - 3 held per agreement withAIC . Not included above are 5 aircra1J
del ivered in May. -
this month or 8.3 A/C per day.

22is oamputed on the following basis:
'
Average
HEADQUARTERS SECO

C?FFICE OF THE COMMANDING
COLORADO aPRINGS, COLQftAIJiq
DAif:
1 June 1945
Ple .. e Addreu Reply To:
COMMANDING
Headquort:err, S..:ond Air Foree,
Colorado Springt , Colorado
rJaj or Curtis E. LeMay
Headquarter s XXI Bomber Command
APO 234, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California Claeeitioation oanoe11ed
DOD lfo. 9, VQ 28 Jov ...
Dear Curt :
I agree enti rely with t he i deas expr essed in your letter
of 26 r.tay und have, in f act , anticipated some of your suggestions .
This command has in operation, at the pr esent time , two St;R 584
sets ,,i th automatic plotting board for the purpose of accurate
scoring of radar bombing runs . One of these sets is l ocated in
Kansas City, Hi ssouri , and the other in Fort Worth, Texas . Both
were selected in order t :bat four or five typic&l industr h-.1
t ar gets may be designated as t he ai ming point and t he r esults of t he
run scored. I have one mor e 584 set an automatic plotting board
going into Denver in the near future . In addition, we rill have tv,enty
584 sets without the automatic plotting board distr i buted t hroughout
the continental United States . The only difference betv;een these and
the orieinal set s is that the s coring is a little mor e complicated.
I can assure you that with these i nstallations our r.tickey operators
will have considerable in operating against industr ial
targets .
I like your suggestion of a pr oficiency card with each
f,f ickey operator and have t aken steps to see that that i s carried out .
I you will fi nd the 315t h Wing the best trained unit
we have yet sent to your command . The 316th will probably be even
better , but I understand i t goes to tne XX Bomber
We are confront ed a ma jor probl em in the conversion of
the Heavy grou s returning from the ETO and the i mpact of thi s may
affect the quality of our entire output for awhile . Hov1ever , you mtty
be assured that we will do the best we can under the circumstances .
I hear t hat you are making a trip back her e this month and
certeinly hope you will find to pay us a visit at Colorado Springs . •
'i.o
(-f. \> ('" (l.
(loll
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I believe if you and I could get toget her for awhile, it V10uld pay
dividends t o the whole B- 29 Pr ogram.
Certainly admir e the job you and your people are doing and
wish you the best of luck.
y,
ROBERT B ~ WILLIAMS
Major General , USA
Commanding
fO
HFAUQlJ/ fl T''"RS YJI <.;();,, , Nt
Office of t \1e commandi nr
APO 234 , c/o


San Fr ancisco, Cul iforni e
27 }. pril 1945 • r;:,;.
r.da
• I' l l -
Mnjor R· p.
Heaoiquar t ers
1
,
Colorado f, pr i nr s ,
Classif i cation cancelled by
DQl) D.IB.IlCTIVE No. 5200. 9 . effec-tive 28 lov .. 68
..
r ear Bot ,
I heve t aken ;to properly r eceive ut1v ncq p11 rty o" IPQ- ,.,
people. We will do everythi ne ·we can· to eee t hat they the
thP.y to fl O t }(eir o.b • them OV"'T ef r l y i!" f' f"OOr
1
'i ' nrl
will i nsure. Clmplo:vptent t he ":ll '>t h much soon•r th n v;oul r
1
ot'tPT'Wl S9 e oos s ibl e •. ·
I t hink Fvuns have r i ven you on crpw t r, : ni nr .
Generally s per.,k;tng, t hey are not too b,;d . I . .P.,el T · 1,
l et you dmm t .y · not senr' i n;:r you more t ion 1 l "' tt"r. : 11 ve
everyone work\ nr s.uch lone nours f nr4 oven tliE>n t ''tClra· :·v Pn
1
t t ""'n t' me
f or I st .i.J,.l t he 1; "'.. n nr f nm('Jone
l ike or evi?Il a ... t _eam from t ho t r ei ninr P.St " r l srment s t o. , . ..,t
.f'irst han<i al l t he l,atest i nforma.t i on. J It' ' you r * mhcr, WP r?Lt oo
i n En&laDVl t out were never abl e to ret i t
over here an0 I' m sure he answer
questions o, I hopft 70U can d_uplicat e his mi s sion i n month or s o.
On Mickey I still they are for
small unles13 have su "fioient ira tninro t o e.rtist c o
I, therefore, a r r ee with you that our l ead • bCl t he
possibl e, even at & i n qual ity o.f' the run of t he alll opP.r ator.
. '\ .
You probabl y know by now t hat I havt:> i n ret t i n" f! l .,.nc1
est abl isherl i n t he st at es . This f or r erlar 1
t rainin&r . I am sendi n.,- only the ber.t people l':Pok to s c\1 ool : nr4 I
hope t hat .J oe Preston will sen<l me crews t hr t · t; r !:' r ot l l y - r t;
I earnest l y hope that you can keep by !'!Om"'
of your people ·oyer here occassionally . not us
Si ncF> r el y ,
CIT'rTi r ... .
Maj or u. Q
n-11n -.
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,
OFFI CE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL
COLORADO SPRI NGS. COLORADO
Major General Curtis E. LeMay
Commanding General , XXI Bomber Command
17 April 1945
PleoH Adclr .. • Reply To:
COMMANDING GI:NI:RAL,
Heoclquorters, Sec.oncl Air Force,
Coloroclo Springs, Co Ioredo
APO 234, c/o Post master
San Francisco, california
Claaa1f1oation oanoellga Y
DOD DIRECTIVE Bo. 5200.9 , e ~ ~ e ~ ~ i v e 28 Nov. 58
Dear <.:urt:
As you undoubtedly know, the 315th and 316th Bombardment
Wings are to be fully equipped with a radically new radar bombing-thru-
overcast equipment known as "Eagle" (AN/APQ- 7). In order to prepare
pr oper radar briefing material , it has been consider ed desirable to
outfit two air craft, complete with superior crews and special equipment,
to arrive in the theater as soon as possible in advance of the combat
groups , to take radar scope photogr aphs of all your principal target
areas and approaches .
In order to properly give some brief training to these
cr ews and to supervise the shake-down of their new r adar and photographic
equipment , I considered it necessary to assign two of my best technicians
to help with t hi s proj ect. They are accompanying the two airplanes on a
temporary duty status . I believe that for the crews to properly perform
their missions these two officers will have to fly the majority of the
missions , particularly during their initial operations . Their names :
Captain Robert S. Bowdit ch, AC, 0- 431018, an excellent pilot and a very
high- level electr onics engineer, and Captain Richard H. Hamilton, AC,
0-497086, who i s also a radar maintenance officer of the highest order.
The project has been knO\m her e as the "BOWDITCH PROJECT", and is leaving
t he States as Shipments Nos . 0816 CZZ and 0816 HZZ .
Considering the difficulties t hey have run into during their
training and formation her e with this new equipment , I would consider it
a personal favor if you would keep your eye on this project and give these
two boys any help they might require. Inasmuch as we are so short- handed,
at the present time, of talent, I would like to urge that you make sure
these two officers are released in time to arrive back in the States within
forty-five (45) days .
I am a bit more encouraged of late about our overall radar
bombing program as it applies to the B29s . The number of qualified Mickey
operators required is, as you know, enormous, and far beyond the
capabilities of the Training Command t o produce in the time all owed.
However, I think I can safely assure you that the Mickey operators ot·
the 315t h Wing will be far better trained than any Mickeys you have
seen arrive in the Eighth Air Force or in the XXI Bomber to date.
Fifty per·cent of the 316th Wing Mickey operators will be even better
trained. However, we are not yet satisfied with our Mickey boys, and
every effort is being made to i mprove their quality.
I had your note concerning Lt. Colonel Evans. I ~ ~ 1 1 go
over his r eport carefully and adjUst our training program accordingly.
I can assure you t hat we are doing our very best to s e ~ d
you crews who are qualified ~ o do their job. We realize they still
have a lot of shortcomings, but they are much better now than they
were a few months back. I am sure we will be able to keep the trend
in the right direction. I will welcome any suggestions you may have .
Best of luck.
ROBERT B. WILLIAMS
Major General, USA
Commanding
taj or Gener &l R)bert B. •
Co "lFlluing Gcncri!l,
Second Air Foree,
Colorndo Springe ,
tear Boba
I ' hP.ve your lett er or 18 t o ""'hich H t H e ttvehf'd 1.1. ,e- t udy
r eder treirtlnr t tnncar <" & tith t he
o:s.ent.s establ.ir.hcd b) our Lead Crew f. ehool t-,urvey ter. m. .llthnugh
the 1n ectual hourE ic t ime alone
c&n be: ''1idearltnr er Lt erii)D. For EXt.m;-1-r-· , if the tS hours or
red£r sot time is divided bot .een the main end scopes ,
the nt rnoar J of ill not be obt ained. I
bell,ve thot by cont inued lir1son 1.t 1'11+.1 ho possible to make our
tre ining morP
For inst·.ooe, our hbVP not hcd onough trs ini.ng ln
eith,.r rarlor bombing or in the of indu t t rrttte.
!'hie ot.n be to l"ok of suf:fl ci ·nt trt: i ni ng tn r. cope int -- r-
.;tret 6tion find t o training mer ely on corner r eflectors Lnd pin-
t argets er e eyeellont for incoctri-
netin& tl}loto bombirw . ehedul e • i t h eccrine ff eiltt iee should
be set u9 011 nri.,us induntrit:.l tbrgets. ,.Jte-r loncifell , our till•
t o terget js ahort nd of an
brcomPe a u jor f t. ctor . · cir.nt tr( ini.nr on lnt
tt-rg-'' • " r adtr o eennot find hie ob,let't i Te ru\ ( ean-
n..:;t t..eOIIpltah a eutit.factoey r ad! r and r eloese. Ho :•uet be
or bombing ct mecium, end high l€vels var ied
around Apee e from 200 t o LOO mile& per coroll.ry to ef-
f tlctiTf. radf·r bozblng here, operatwa...need lUUch prtwius trts.inina
rrn urtun 81'ebS DC !_nrtuctr l l na o .. eible.
t o thP t ion trLinuti \ n
11ircr K ft , •' i.t.h letc
1
crews &bGorbtnr. the eyeept i n!ll y trt. ined
.:>peN tor . , I oul '- supgeet the use of t proflcit:·ncy f'or
tor . ! hit t Eobul. ca r d would be r ent .., itb c!.ch oper&tor.
It 1 ould lt16 tT"aini.na, , .. ,.p .. ri ... nee, and pr oticloney; l i8ting hi•
al •i .. .. 1poC., or !air. re·r el t hut rttdt r trt1n i nJ time
and. ft:.cilities sho .• 1d· bo !'pret.d \"enly for all ::>pf' r atore r thtJr thaD
JO
givinf the b6t tPr opcrutors tiDe. ptionel oper tori
will nboorb the of radar t echniguE"S nsare t horouyhly thf.ln
tho st ud£'nt , and consequently they will be tett••r t rtined
ln the s• me or t i me. If addit ion61 tLme giTcn to the
operutorc , it r eruce the t raining ·vnilarle t o thG poorer
Etucent e.
In the lead crms must lc selected on the bLsi•
of their ability t o d under combat condltl ')nf , 'e f ou.."ld
no adequate for combnt in tha ot
lesJ crer.s, I ,.,ould be in a bettP.r pof)ttlon to solect rud r '"'O"'r et orl
for lei- d cre'i s and ;lr thfinfers if the records you sene int' the!.r
r cl tive proficlonay and of training.
l i t h the inoree,aed qucntJty e.nd impr oved qmtlity G({ui;mcnt
and fut ure f or redar i& certc i nly enc1urcying. !ur
objectiYe ir:. i •. entic1.1 . t at ' & ccnt inua t o exeho.nge t def a in an ef -
t fort to hrrmoni7.e combat crew trsinlnfi with
Sincerely,
CURTIS E. LeMAY,
Uajor u. s. A.,
CoMending.
OII'II'ICK 011' THK COMMANDI NG GKNK.-AL
COI.OitADO COI.OitADO
Major Gener al Curtis E. IeMa.y
Conuno.nding General, :XXI Bomber
APO 234., o/o Postmaster
San Frnnoisoo, Califor nia
Dear Curt '
Conmand
18 Apr i 1 1945
Pt .... Addreu Reply Tot
COMMANDING GENERAL,
HHCiquertert, Second Alt Force .
Co foredo Sprlno•, Coloredo
Lt Col onel W. S. Evans., my Deputy Director of Traininb, has
reoontly returned f rom a visit to your Command. I appreciate all
courtesies extended to Lt Col one l and the hel p he was gi ven by
a l l eohe l ons of your 9omrnand in observin{; your activi t ies .
One item particular ly interestinr; to us is contained in a
r eport from t he XXI Bomber Conunand lead Crew School dat ed 27 February
1945., addressed to you. Paragraph 4 of this communi cation outlines
the training recommended to attain your desired proficiency level of
Liok"Oy operators. I have had a study prepared how c losely vre
are appr oaching this desired training. I am incl osing this study in
itemized form.
On the face of it, thio study a ppoars most encourar; ing. Act- "
uo. l ly, hcrwever, in the case of the standa r ds of the Training Command,
these items are me rely copied from their Trainitl(; Standar ds and do not ,
I believe, represent the t rue state of affairs . For instance, tlte ir
twenty- five bomb runs t urn out t o be approximatel y eight runs on a
pin- point corner reflect or tar get. I fully believe, however, that the
Training Conmo.nd is doing the ver y best they can in the time a l lowed to
them and with the relat ively meager equipment and faci l iti es available
to them. -
We, in the Second Air For ce, fee l that a bomb rtm on an in-
dustrial target i s almost wor thless f r om the t raini ng standpoint unl ess
properly scored, analyzed and presented to the student l.:ickey oper at or
in the form of a proper cr iti que . Bomb scor i ng facil iti es in this
countr y are almost non- existent with the exception of Vi ctor ville ,
where a very exoe llent and uniq\.le system of photo bomb scor ing is in
operation. The only other bomb scoring device in the country i s our
new SCR- 584., set up to score bomb r uns on the industr ial tar gets of the
Kansas City area.
'
The bombing-thru-over oast training facilities here in the
States are growing dai]¥. I am optimistic in that we ar e on
the r ight t rack., hovrevor, as our f acilities increase the demand for more
and more l.tiol."Oy operator s ino1·ease , so at the moment , we find ours elves
Hq 2AF, Lt r t o CG XXI BC, 18 Apr 45, contd.
in the position of never being able to "catch up." I would much ap-
preciate your views on the general proposition of having a fairly
well- trained Mickey operator in every aircraft, but vnth exceptionally
we 11-trained Mickey operators in your l ead crew aircraft. · ·
1 Inc l - Study of
Radar Training Ac -
complishments
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-( . '1,1 . - . .
RADAR TRAilHNG ACCOII.PLISBMENTS
XXI ;3 C!. &iur

t'J.aastfica tion cancelled bY
DOD DIRECTIVE Bo. 5200.9, effective 28
St andards of the
Recof'.Dl ended Training
At lea st four weeks
Ebmbardier Training
Six week training a s
DR Navigator
Eight course Lll
radar traini.ng before
011!2 is given
45 hours study of set
operation and air
maintenance
60 hours of Radar
Navi gation and Radar
:Bombing
50 hours of target
study and scope
i .nterpret Ption
40 hours of super-
sonic tra iner

St endards of the
Training Command
Must be a Reted Nm iga-
tor or Rated :Bombardier
Must be a Rated lTPviga-
t or or Rated :Bombardier
Ten week course i n
trai ning before
V.OS 0142 is given
32 hour s of m; .APQ-13
description, f amiliariz-
ation, operat i on , cali-
and tune- up.
58 hours of Radar Navi-
gat i on and Radar :Bomb-

46 hours of t arget
stuc.y and scope inter-
pretetion
28 hours of super-
sonic tra iner
Standards of the
Second Air Force
Determined. by
Tng Command
Determined by
Tng Command
Determi ned by
Tng Command
15 hours set
operation on
mjAPQ.-7
15 'hours of Radar
and
Radar :Bombi ng
15 hours of target
study and scope
interpretation
12 hours of super -
sonic tra iner
Percent of Recomment-
ed Tng Accomplished
10<ifo
-1


100"/D
0
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\
'""'
ll')
:ds of t he
ining
rs of air
ne
hts of 12
duration over
nd water
.s using .. Radar-
.eht t ie-in pro-
StandPr ds of the
Command
30 hours aver aee r

25 runs average ?
Standards of the
Second Ajr For ce
#
6S hours of air
set-time
5 flights in
stripped aircraft
2 flights in
standard
15 Radar-Norden
synchronous
attacks
Percent of F
ed Tne Acco
12'5/U
250% StrippE
100% S tandall

development of suitable scoring facilities and the increase in t he number l
percentage be increased.
will

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; INDEX TO CONTENTS
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE
1. Reply (29 Dec 45) to of Mr o. A. Bartholomew,
Union City, Ind. to Personnel Section
War Department.
2. Reply 29 Nov45 to of Mrs J . E. Kragle, Philadelphia,
Pa. (Oct 27, 45) relative to her son ' s return from overseas
(India) .
3. Repl y 29 Nov45 to l etter from Lt Col Winton R. Close,
Kirtland AFB , Albuquerque, New Mexico (15 Nov 45) , seeking
assistance of Gen LeMay in obtaining assignment to Russia
and the Balkan countries as Air Attache.
4. Reply (29 Nov 45) to Thomas P. Sherwood, hospitalized
Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver, Colorado, seeking
Gen Lellay' s aid in obtaiiU.ng a promotion. Letter forward.ed
to A- 1 of the Air Force .
5. Reply (29 Nov45) to letter Capt Thomas H. Pollock i n which he
seeks a citati on for services . Enclosing p6rtion of Colonel
Norcross reply on the matter . (12 Nov 45) (6 Nov 45)
6. Reply 5 Nov 45 to invitation-Mr . Ni kol ai v. Novikov, Soviet
Embassy, Wash D. c. re g-etting inability to accept invitation
to an affair on 7 Nov 45 beacuse of absence from the city.
7. Reply (6 Mov45) to letter S/Sgt Roy E. Walker, 413th Signal
Co., Avn. APO 902 (2 Sept 45) relative to the award of
battle stars .
8. Reply (5 Nov45) to Mr . George A. Schneide r, Cleveland, Ohio
(17 Oct 45) seeking rotation to the States, Major Frank E.
BoydJand assi gnment to Wright Field, Ohio.
9. Acknowledgment (5 Nov45) t o Colonel Harris Hull, Hq AAF
wash D. c. of r eceipt of u.s. Strategic Bombing Survey &
latest issues of IMPACT.
10. Recommendation for assignment to Latin America of Capt v. D.
Photo Tech Unit, SAAF, Kansas , 5 Nov 45o Letter
v. D. Taylor 8 Oct 45.
11. Letter (10 Sept 45) to Col Joseph Preston, CO 20th Lead Crew
School, Muroc, California offe ring him opportunity to return
to 20th AF if he so desires .
12o Reply (6sept 45) to Mr . Allen T. Hupp, Douglas County Chairman,
War Finance Committee, Omaha, Nebraska (24 Aug 45) relative to
Super Fortress "City of ().naha
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which participated in Tokyo Bomb-
ing being flown to Qnaha to spark Victory Loan Bond Drive . On
above letters to: J . E. Davidson, President,
Knights of Ak-sar-Ben, Omaha, 6 Sept 45, Mr . Dale Clark, Omaha,
6 Sept 45, and Mr . Charl es D, saunders, Chamber of Commerce,
Cmaha, 6 Sept 45.
13. Reply (5 Sept 45) t o letter f rom Air Marshal Sir Hugo P. Loyd,
RAF, Aylesbur,y, England (20 Aug 45) relative to deployment of
British Heavy Bombers at war ' s end and acknowledging congratu-
l ations on the work of Gen LeMay' s former Paeific Command.
14. Reply (31 Aug 45) letter of Hajor Char les w. Harbaugh, Hq, 8th
AF APO 902 ( 25 Aug) acknowledging his praise of XXI Bomber
Command performance and sending requested autograph.
15. Recommendation (30 Aug 45) for RA appointment for Colonel
David A. Burchinal, Hq 20AF.
16. Letter (30 Aug 45) from Lt Commander D. G. McNeely USNR
praising his association vdth XX and XXI Bomber Commands .
17. To whom it may concern recommendation (29 Aug 45) for Major
Daniel E. Teberg.
18. Reply (26 Aug 45) to Colonel Chester P. Gilger' s request
(23Jul y 50) for duty with Gen LeMay's Command.

19 . Reply (25 Aug 45) to request of Lt H. M. (8Aug 45)
returned P. o. w. seeking assignment in Gen LeMay' s command.
20. Letter (20 Aug 45) from Lt Col A. B. Tenold AGD furnishing
lists of personnel in selection of officers for 8th AF.
(Inclosure not included) .
21. Letter (19 Aug 45) Asst Secty for Air Mr . Lovett to Gen Spaatz
Hq., USSTAF praising Air Forre and Air Power.
22 . Letter (15 Aug 45) to Colonel Sturdivant Liaison Officer FEAF
on arrangements for Press Party and Scientists to enter Japan.
23. Letter (30 July 45) to CG AAF Wash D. C. recommending Lt Col
Clifton Pyle for a RA Commission.
24. Let ter (26 July 45) to Comdr L. s. Dozier, 136th Naval Constr.
Battalion, San Francisco, California expressing gratif ication
f or Seabees ef forts in behalf of Airmen' s Service Club.
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25. Letter (undated) from A. W. Kissner, C/S Hq 20AF APO 234
to Lt Col John Norvell , Hq USSTAF (Rear) at'trg letter from ainnan
seeking transfer to XX AF. Also letter on suqject (19 July 45)
Capt Beckemeier, Aide to Gen LeMay, to Cpl John I Anderson,
Pope Field, N. c.
26. Letter (9 July 45) from Col Alfred F· Kalberer, CO 462d Bomb Gp,
APO 247 t hanking Gen LeMay for authorization to keep red tail s
on Group ' s A/C.
27 . Carbon copy of Efficiency report on B/G A. w. Kissner C/S XXI
Bomber Command.
28. Reply (undated) to letter Sgt c. R. Hazelton, Maxwell Fiel d
(2 July 45) requesting transfer to Pacific and his forme r
organization.
29. Reply (28 June 45)by Gen Kissner to l etter sent to Gen LeMay
(18 May 45) by Col Joseph J Preston, Muroc, California , relative
t o obtaining Ol 42' s for l ead crews now training at Muroc.
30. Letter (13 June 45) f r om Mr . Chester H Lang, Vice President ,
General Electric Co., re viewing the cotmputer situation on the
B-29.
31. Letter of appreciation (11 June 45) from Col W'illiam Westlake)
Asst to the Director for AAF, on excellent treatment afforded
party of newsmen during visit with Gen LeMay and his command•.
32. Reply (5 June 45) to letter of Colonel John Felix Guillett,
Maxwell Field, Alabama, service in Gen LeMay' s Command
(20 May 45) .
33. Reply (1 June 45) to letter Maj Mark H Brovm, Hqs 3rd AD APO
559 (13 May 50) desiring service in Gen LeMay' s Command.
34. Letter (30 May 45) to Lt Comdr Donald G. McNeely, Naval Dept ,
Wash D. c. outlining job opening in Command.
35. Letter (7 Uay 45) to CO 3d Photo Recon Sq APO 234, expressing
concern over a/c l.!aintenance in the Bomber Command.
36. Letter (5 May 45) from Colonel o. F. Carlson, CO, Guam Air Depot
i nviting Gen LeMay to participate in exercises dedicating Harmon
Field on 8 May 45.
37. Reply (5 May 45) by B/G Kissner to letter (11 April 45) of Col
T. J . DuBose, Hq 316 Bombardment Wing (VH) Colorado Springs , Colo.,
to Gen LeMay concerning advanced detachment of 50 officers and
men to Hqs XX AF. (SECRET)
38. Letter ( 5 May 45) to C. G. 315t h Bomb Wi ng APO 2 1 . ~ 6 , expr essi ng
concern over a/c Maintenance in the Bomber Command.
39. Letter (1 May 45) to C. G. 313th Bomb Wing APO 247 (do) .
40. Letter (l May 45) to C. G. 73rd Bomb Wing APO 237 (do) .
41. Letter (1 May 45) to e . G. 314th Bomb Wing APO 246 (do) .
42. Letter (1 Uay 45) to C. G. 58th Bomb Wing APO 247 (do) .
43. Letter (11 Apr 45) to Mr . M. Hertzberg, Oakland, california
enclosing samples of leaflets dropped by B- 29
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s on Tokyo.
44. Letter (3 Apr 45) from Lt Col Stanley R. Place, Executive
Off icer Army Garrison Force .tPO 246, dealing with the operation
of a sales commissary for General Officers only. Similar
letter to B/Gen Kissner (31 March 45) .
45. Letter (24 Mar 45) to Col A. Sullivan, Hqs XX Bomber Command
pointing out he would be· more useful with the XXth.
46. Letter (20 March 45) by Capt Beckemeier, aide to Gen LeUay,
to Col Leo I . Herman
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i x Bomber Command
1
APO 493 relative t o
Battle participation awards . First Ind. (13 Apr 45) .
47 . Letter (20 March 45) f r om Robert L. Stearns, Chief Operat ions
Ana;Lysis Division 20th AF, \lash D. c . expres sing appre ci.a tion
for courtesies shown to him during visit to Gen LeMay' s Command.
48 . Expression of thanks to Gen LeMay (12 Uarch 45) from c. A. Lockwood,
Commander Submari ne Force, u. s. Pacific Fleet upon receipt of
Air-Sea rescue manual .
49. Letter of introduction (26 Feb 45) for Lt Col A. P. Ga.gge, Chief
Biophysics Branch ATS Command, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio,
interested in B- 29 operati ons .
5o. Letter (16 Feb 45) to Col A. L. Harvey, Hqs 444th Bomb Group,
APO 215 citing unavialability of Jim Garcia for t ransfer to the
58th Wing.
51. Reply (14 Feb 45) to Lt Comdr McNeely, Hq XX Bomber Command,
APO 493, a cknowlEidging receipt of XX Bomber Command' s mining
missions (SECRET)
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52. Letter (7 Feb 45) from Lt Col Ernest E. McMahon, APO 958
dealing with censorship of officers mail .
53. Letter (7 Feb 45) to e. G. 73rd B. W. APO 237, on "Diversion
of VLR Personnel . "
54. Letter (31 Jan 45) f r om Col . A. L. Harvey, CO 444th Bomb Gp
APO 215 reference to selecting personnel to fill T/0 for
the future 58th Wing.
55. Carron copy letter (27 Jan 45) f rom B/G Lauris Norstad C/S
Hq, XX AF and lst Ind by Gen LeMay (10 Feb SO) dealing with
Pre- Raid Jap Knowl edge of XXI Bomber Command Strikes .
Forwarded to e . G. 73rd B. 1tg. APO 237 . (SECRET) .
56. Letter (24 Jan 45) to e. G. XX AF Wash D. C. on t r aining
literature, Mining Program.
57 . Repl y ( 21 Jan 45) to Maj J. D. Garibaldi, Hq AAFWFTC,
California, reference to an assignment with Col DuBose
as Judge
58. Efficiency report (17 Jan 45) on B/G John E Upstron.
59 . 1st Ind ( 16 Jan 45) re cxxnmending L t Louis H. Glickman, for
a position in the B- 29 program.
60. Letter (8 Jan 45) from wm. B. Christian of the OSS, APO 879,
expressing appreciation of court esy and invaluable aid
afforded him during visit to the command.
61. Repl y (2 Jan 45) to Col R. c. Wr iston, Army Air Base,
Alamogordo, New Mexico rel ative to reassi gnment of an officer
(8 .Nov 44) .
62. Letter of appre dation (27 Nov 44) by RAF officer Wilensh
to Gen LeMay for the use of a command airfi eld during long
r ange mission to mine PENANG.
63. Request (14 Nov 44) by Captain John Davia for pilot-training
wa.i ver, and lst Ind (8 Dec 44) by Gen LeUay recommending
wai ver on Capt Davia ' s overage be granted.
64. Letter (4 Nov 44) from Col Ho·wa.rd E. Engl er, Hq, AAF Wash D. C.
on his r eturn trip to nashington and discussions 1vith General s
Gil es, NoFstad and Coombs .
65. Reply (29 Sept 44) to Mr Harold Brown, Field Supervisor
American Red Cross, listing Red Cross Field directors in
XX Bomber Command (26 Sept 44) .
66. Letter (25 Sept 44) from Col William M. Garland A. C. Langley
Field, va., introducing mem l::ers of two ( 2) bombing teams ,
trained in the techniques in the use of H2X as a bombing
and navi gation aid.
67. Telecon A488 {conf 15 Sept 44 and l etter 25 Aug 44) of Major
Walter D. Ordnance Dept, request to serve in
Gen LeMay' s command as Ordnance Officer. Also Capt Brockemeier
1
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l etter (15 Sept 44) to Maj or Rogers.
68. Letter (8 Sept 44) from Edward L Bowl es, Special Consultant
to CG AAF, concerning Dr William B. Shockley, associated with
the Very Heavy Bombardment program.
69. Letter (11 Aug 44) manner of performance of Lt Col James H Gay.
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INDEX CF CONTENTS
Commendations and Recommendations
1 . Commenda.ti on of the 2oth Air Foree, 25 July 1945
2. Conrnendation of the 314th Bomb Wing, APO 246, 1 May 1945
3. War Department Distinguished Unit Citation recommendation for the XXI Bomber
Command of the 2oth Air Force, ·4 April 1945
4. Reeommerxiation for Assigrunent as Air Attache for Lt Col Close, 29 Nov 1945
5. Recommendation to the Secretary of Appointments, Columbia University, of Mr
Alex Green, former member of Gen LeMay's staff, 28 Nov 1945
7. Request for a reconunerdation by Gen LeMay for Maj Daniel E. Teberg, 8th AF,
APO 902, 25 Aug 1945
Gen LeMay's recommendation for Major Teberg, 29 Aug 1945
8. Commendation by Gen LeMay of officers am enlisted men of 35th Photo Tech
Unit, APO 234, 31 July 1945
9. RecOIIlllenda.tion for RA Corrmission for Maj Allen E. Gaston, AC-Res, 30 July 1945
10. Check sheet of all officers and enlisted men who received letters of
commendation from Gen LeMay, undated
11. Letter of Commendation for Capt Donald Shaw, undated
12. Conmendation for CG and enlisted men of 73d Bomb Wing, APQ 237, undated.
13. Acknowledgement of General Wedemeyer ' s commendation of Capt Brown and
crew for their courageous ani resourceful la.nding of B-29,
1 Jan 1945
Acknowledgem!lnt of Ambassador Patrick Hurley' s commendation in the above ,
1 Jan 1945
Aclmowledgem.S'lt of Naval Attache Capt H. T. Jarrell's commendation in the
above , 1 Jan 1945
14. Letter (28 Dec 44) to CO, 462d Bomb Group, APO 220, forwarding commendations
to Capt Brown and crew with addition of words of praise and
appreciation of Gen LeMay
15. Commendati on for Commanding Officer and men of the 3401 Ordnance Med Maint
Co, APO 493, 14 Dee 1944
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16. Commendation of Gen Arnold, 13 Dec 1944, with let Ind by Gen LeYay, 31 Dec
1944, to Lt Nordhau.sen and Radar Training Unit, T/3 Atkinson,
T/# Folger, T/3 Salmans, T/5 Martin.
17. Commendation for Sgt Olga M. Huncbak, WAC, 13 Dec l91J.
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ADDR&aa TO . -
)MMANDING GENERAL. ARMY AIR FORCES
WAaHINGTON, D. c:.
WAR DEPARTMENT
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY AIR FORCES
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Major General Curtis Le May
Air Technical Service Command
Wright Field
Dayton, Ohio
My dear Curt :
30 October 1945
The United States Strategic Bombing Survey has published
two reports on the European War which I believe will be of
interest to you . I am sending them along, two copies of each,
together with the latest IMPACT . All three of these publica-
tions are unclassified. I presume that you have already been
supplied copies . However, to be sure I am sending them to you .
Copies of the U. s. Bombing Survey are being furnished to news-
papermen to-day, so you can feel free to let anyone read them.
I hope this address I am using is O.K. Would like to know
if you these .
Drop in and see when you come to the Pentagon.
Col Harris Hull
Sincerely,
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HARRIS HULL
Colonel, GSC
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Colonel Harris Hull
Office, Asst. Chief of Air Staff' - 2
Headquarters, Army Air Forces -
Room JD-139, .Pentagon Building '
Jfaehington 25, D. ·c.
Dear Harris:
Uany thanks for sending me the lat est issues of'
DIPAC '1'. I just missed receiving thea at the time I
left Guam. I also enjoyed reading the reports pub-
lished by the United States Strategic Bombing Survey;
they were most
Looks as if A1SC address will be peru.nent,
although it's still a bit early to tell. lt any rate,
you can reach me here any tilae during the near future
at least. ·
With kindest personal regards, I aa
Sincerely,
CUR f.tS E. LelllY
Major General, U.S.A.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
WAR FINANCE COMMITTEE
::E OF STATE CHAIRMAN
Augus t 24, 1945
Lt General Carl Spaatz,
Commanding General
United States Army
Stra tegic Air Force
A P 0 234
San Francis co Ca lifoPr. ia
Dea r Gen eral Spaa tz:
Word cone s to the writer as Dougla s Count y Chairman ,
War Fir.an ce Conmittee, tha t pe rmis s im might be gran t -
ed for the B- 29 Supe r Fortress
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City of Omaha
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Victory Loan Drive.
The Super Fortress "City of Omaha
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was built a t the
Gl enn L l11ar t in- Nebr aska pl an t, l oca t ed in th is city
and i s the pl ane in which .r Ray Cla rk , War Corres pond-
ent for Radio Stati on W 0 W flew ov er J apan and describ-
ed for N B C listeners an actual ·oof!l'oing run a nd nat ur ally
al l Oma ha i s talking about th is sensa t ional broadcast .
If permis81on was
the tr i p to Ooaha
a id us grea tly in
Loan Drive.
grant ed for the to Eake
and br ing ii' Cla r k th it
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it. would
ass i s t ing ·w1 t h our Ei ght h or Victory
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If this permissi on coul d be gr anted you nay rest assured
that :proper ceremonies will be hel d , hon oring t..he crew
and Cla r k , on hi s homeconing.
ATH: lr
l1 sire erely ,
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All en T Hup ,.-
Dougla s County Cha lrman
Wa r Fi nance Committee
1-fr.JJ)..UJU\ 'I'ERS
UNI't'ElJ AIDa STRATEGIC AIR
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Ur. Allen T. Hupp
DougJ.as COUDt7 Chbil'll&ll
Finance Committee
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Dear Hr. Huppa
6 September .L 945
Yt)ur letter conceming t he 8uperf'ortresa •City ot Omahu"
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ita ere .. and Kr. Ckrk, ra.t.do correspondent., in your
Yicto17 La&n Drive at Omaha hae bem receiveci.
This matter is well received by this heade:uilrt.ers.
Siadlt..r let ters have been aent t o us by Ur • Cr..arles D. oaundera,
Preeidmt., Omaha Chamber of Commerce and a D.Wilber ot others.
Action was initiateu upon t.{r. Saunders' 1..ott r it wa5 the .
tiret to arrive. T, .. e matter Nas tumeft over to Headquarters, Artq
Air Forces At Washington w.:t h the re'1ueat t.hat notify llr. launders
ua to their decieioo. It ia augJeated therefor, that 7ou contact Mr.
la.undere tor -:-ny further information.
CURTIS !..JiiJAI
Major General, USA
Chie r oi St•tf •·
KN I GHTS OF AK-SAR - BEN
August 23, 1945
Lieutenant General Carl Spaatz
Commanding General
United States Army Strategic Airforce
APO 234
San Francisco, California .
Dear General Spaatz
The approaching Victor.y Loan Drive, which is to start
October 29th, would be greatly stimulated locally if
you could see your way clear to pennit the B-29
"City of Omaha" , which was built at the local Glenn L.
Martin pl ant, to come here with its crew and participate
in the campai gn.
This would be particularly true if it could be arranged
for Ray Cl ark, correspondent of l ocal Radio Station WOW
to accompany the crew as he did in a bombing run over
Japan which he described so vividly to NBC listener s on
July 28th.
I can assure you, General Spaatz, that the entire com-
munity would be proud to do homage to this gallant group
of men and to the Army Air Forces of which they are so
representative. Furthermore, it would pr ove a great
inspiration t o prospective purchasers of war bonds.
Your early and earnest consideration of this request will
be greatly appreciated.
Ver.y cordially yours
Te/ep#tone leclcson 4JJJ
OMAWA 2, NEBR .
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KNIGHTS OF AK-SAR-BEN
August 23, 1945
Lieutenant General Carl Spaatz
Conunanding General
United States Army Strategic Airforce
APO 234
San Francisco, California .
Dear General Spaatz
The approaching Victory Loan Drive, which is to start
October 29th, would be greatly stimulated locally if
you could see your way clear to permit the B-29
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City of Omaha", which was built at the local Glenn L •
Martin plant, to come here with its crew and participate
in the campaign.
This would be particularly true if it could be arranged
for Clark, correspondent of local Radio Station VlON
to accompany the crew as he did in a bombing run over
Japan which he described so vividly to NOO listeners on
July 28th.
I can assure you, General Spaatz, that the entire com-
munity would be proud to do homage to this gallant group
of men and to the Army Air Forces of which they are so
representative. Furthermore, it would prove a great
inspiration to prospective purchasers of war bonds •
Your early and earnest consideration of this request will
be greatly appreciated.
JED- p
Very cordially yours
J .
(, ,J. E. Davidson
President
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OmAHA, nEBRASKA
D . S A UNDERS, PRESIDENT
RT H. STO RZ, VIC£ PRESIDENT
AND C HAIRMAN OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
F, PETTIS, TR£AIIURit R
August 21, 1945.
Lieutenant General Carl Spaatz
Commanding General
United States Army Strategic Airforce
APO 2.34
San Francisco, California.
Dear General Spaatz:
The B-29 Superfortress "City of Omaha" is a
product of t he Martin- Nebraska Bomber Plant here in Omaha
and a gr eat many of our people worked on this job.
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I t is the plane in which Ray Clark, Radio Station
• War Correspondent, flew over Japan and described for
r adio listeners t hr oughout the world a bombing run made over
Tokio on July 28t h. Naturally we in Omaha have a great deal
of inter est in this plane, in the broadcast and in the crew
who have been handling the job.
The Victory Loan Drive starts October 29th. We
would like to extend an invitation to have the "City of Omaha"
its crew and Mr . Clark sent here so that we can honor them at
t hat time . You may be sure that if this request can be granted,
we will do everything possible to honor the crew for its fine
wor k and to r eflect all credit due the Army Air Forces for their
spl endid wor k in this war. It will be a great help to the morale
of the people and will assist materially in the sale of Victory
Bonds .
CDS
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Sincerely,

Charles D. Saunders, President .
HEADQUARTERS
UNITED STATES ARMY STRATEGIC AIR FORCES
. APO 234 .
Air Marshal Sir Hugh P. Lloyd
The Thatched House
Lacey Green
Aylesbury, England
Dear Sir Hugh :
5 September 1945
I wish to t hank you tor your k1Dd letter ot con-
gratulations on the work of my former command out here
in tbe Paoifio.
I am sorry you were unable to deploy your force
ot Heavy Bombers before ihe warts end. I was anxiously
looking forward to working with th .. in the hope I
could return some of the courtesies and assistance
they so treely lent me while I was in England.
I teel sure our paths will erose in the yeara to
come. I do hope you will look me up it you should
happen to visit the Unite4 States. I should v e ~ much
like to entertain you as my guest in the e ~ e n t you do
come. ·
Warmest regards and best wiaheal
MOat a1noerel7' yoare,
CURTIS E. LEMAY
Majol' General, USA
Ohiet ot Statt
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e That ohed House ,
Lacey Green,
};ylesbury.
20th August , 1945.
I am writing to offer you my
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heartiest congr atulations on the marvellous
job of ·work done by your good self and your
corrnna.nl in the Paci fic . It is truly
magnifi cent .
Yfe were a bit late in deploying our
British Bombers and we wer e looking
forward i mmensely to working -vv 'th y ou.
However, I am more than delighted it is all
over.
Your operations have been a great
triumph for air power a.ril one day this '\Vill
· be recognised .
I do hope ,,ve meet agai n which I f e el
sure we will do . },Ieanwhile , please accept
this note of sincerest congratulations
on a brilliant perf·ormance .
General
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:APO 234
MaJor Charles w. Rarbaagh
Headquarters, 8th Air 7oroe
APO 902, o/o
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I wiah to th8.Dk you tor your kind letter ot congra-
tulations on the job we have done out here. Actually
much ot your praise belongs where it origineted. Bat
tor the fine work ot the ni Bomber Command end ita ex-
cellent reoord.l our acoompliahmen ta out here could not
have been real zed as quickly as they were.
I consider it a pleasure to send the attached auto-
graphed cover ot Time magazine with my beet compliments.
Continued to you in eyery endeavor.
CURTIS B. LeMAY
Major General, U.S.A.
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EIGHTH AIR FORCE
APO 902
Major General CUrtis E. LeMay
Chief of Staff
United States ArmY Strategic Air Force
Dear General LeMay:
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Enclosed you will find the cover piece of the 13 August issue of Time
magazine upon ·which appears your picture. May I have your autograph oil'fliis
cover piece? It was with great joy and pride that I, along with all other
members of the old XX Bomber Command, read t he article in this issue of
Time magazine wherein your activities in this war were related. We have all
re:rt it our privelege to have served under your command Tdlile stationed
in India.
May I submit my personal congratulations upon the unequaled record
established by your Command in the Marianas. The acknowledgments of the
accomplishments of the xn Bomer Comnand and the Twentieth Air Force by
high military and governmental authorities are oonuments in themselves to
your record ani si gnificant contribution to the successful
victory just consumated.
I extend my warmest personal greetings to both you and llajor Beckmeyer
and thank you sincerely for your trouble in making the autographed magazine
cover ava:iJ.abl e to me.
pl /7 Respectfttlly yours,
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CHARLES
Major, Air COll>S
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)rd Ai r Division,
APO 559, c/ o Poat maat er,
ltew York, N. I .
Dear lajor Browna
1 June l9.G5
I have your l etter of the 12th and enj oyed heari ng about
your and sine• my departure.
I do not need t o tel l you. that phot o ia play-
ing a ir:aportnnt r ol e in our aga · nst the Elll?ire,
and the auocess of our strtkea is almost directly dependent on
the informntiCD r eceived frca source.
Conoernin1 the possibility of to thic ca.-
ae.nd, the prf'sent ":Par Depcrt mmt nolle)' of not 1:1aking ErO per-
sonnel! &Tai labl e t o a second t heatre·aa l ong ea nre or-
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t i cera 1n t he Z I r.ho boTe not been been st r
reit er at ed in r eply to r ecent req'.lest s for personnel by name. ·
.ls a r es, tlt, further requests for perscnnel "ho hu.Te served in
the F!O are not being init iated.
I suggeSt t hat, af\ cr having had and rest in t he 5\at e•,
you apply f or a ?Oii t ion on t he stef'f of one of the VHB Winge
being organized in the Twentieth Ai r Forc9. It be possible
\hat the Readqunr t era, Twentieth .Air Force, .also, will have a
8 \'iO\ tor you.
Kinde1t per sonal regards.
Sincerely,
CURTIS E.
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HEADQUARTERS 3D AIR DIVISION
APO 559
lhjor General Curtis E. Le Mly
Hq 21st Bomber Command
APO 234, San Francisco
Dear Gener al Le May:
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The completion of the work 1n th1.s theatre has brought to some of us the
problem of how to get to the Pacific Theatre. The general impression prevails
that those who desire such s ervice will probably not have any troubl e along
that line, but I prefer not to leave my future ass:t.griment to chance. In the
first place, I have always hoped to be able to serve under you again, and in
the second place, it takes time to bu:t.l d a reputati on as a reHable photo
interpeter and I hate to take the chance of losing what I have worked hard to
acquire.
It is opinion that I have gained considerable valuable experience,
since you l eft t his command. The plotting of bomb patterns was continued and
brought to a hi.gher state of perfection as the f lyi ng of 40 to 50 operational
squadrons per day presented more difficult problems . With the increase in
operation& during bad winter weather, we increased our activity in plotting
bomb f alls from very s1mll amounts of ground detail. Th:t.s also has involved
some work with H2X photographs .
As f ar as I know I am the only interpeter :tn the E:t ghth Air Force who
made a serious effort to determine the actual effect of bombing from ground
obser vation. I spent 4 days last October studying targets in the vicinity
of Paris and about 10 days last February going through all the r eports on
various tar gets pr epared by the ground crews of the Air Forces Bomb Evaluation
Board. In addition I expect to spend a week or oore ill Germany in the near
future studying some of our targets. It is hoped that th:t.s material will be
published as a Photo interpeter
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approved by Ei ghth Air Force and the manuscript has been almost completed in
rough f orm. ·
In addition to this work, I have flown a few missi ons to observe the
operational problems involved :tn an attack. As a foundat i on for all this,
I had over eight experience mapping a wide var1ety of terrain on aer i al
photographs for the U. S. Dept. of Agr1culture before coming into the
It was thi s experience whj ch gave me a background for my work that I have
always felt no desk trained men could begin to match.
If you could use me 1.n the 21st Bomber Command, I would greatly appreciate
your r equest for my transfer. The Gener al here is wi.lling to release
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HEADQUARTERS, TWENTIETH AIR FORCE
OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL
WASHINGTON 21, D. C.
20 March 1945
Major Gener al Curti s LeMay,
Commanding Genera l ,
Headquarters , XXI Bomber Command ,
APO No . 234, c/o Postmast er ,
San Francisco, Cali forni a .
My dear General LeMay: -
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This is j ust a note to express to you and General Kissner- my
very gr eat per sonal appreciation of your courtesies to me while a
r ecent visitor to your Command . I cannot imagine a hi gher degree
of cooperation than you have afforded me and to the Operations Analysis
Section whi ch I att empt to serve .
An appraisal of the situati on, as the result of my vi s it , i ndicates
that the member s of that Section are competent, eager and l oyal . I feel
- as I infor med you when I was there - that in all fairness to Dr .
Loughri dge he should be pl a ced in a position where his professional
capabiliti es can be used t o a greater advantage and accordingly have
r ecommended hi s return upon the ar r iva l of Mr . Br other s . I can use Dr .
Loughri dge ' s services to excellent advantage her e for the durati on of
hi s connection with the Air Forces .
We have this morning received your concurrence in the sending of
Brothers , and I think i t might be of value to you and General
Ki ssner to know somethi ng of his quali fi cations and background: In
civil life he is professor of str uctural engineering and engi neeri ng
design at the Dr exel I nstitute 1n Philadelphi a . Upon the outbreak of
the war , he was selected to work wi th Dr . Burchard ' s group at Princeton
on the subject of ter minal ballistics which i nvolves bombs and thei r
capacities, and the analysis of damage of tar gets .
Upon the compl etion of an intensive period of study i n this
fjel d, he was sent to Gener a l Str atemeyer
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s headquarters where he
wor ked for some ei ght months , during a large part of which t ime he was
Chi ef of the Section ·of the Operations Analysis Secti on . In that
ca!)acity he exhibited adm:ini s tra tive capabilities of a hi gh order and
made distinct contributions to the headquarters i n relation to target
selection, target damage the choice of weapons .
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On his return f r om the CBI, he spent time in England
where he becawe fanriliar with the techniaues employed i n that Theater.
He hac bePn with us this head1uarters s i nce October , durine
which time he has studied all of the operations of the XX
XXI Bomher is acqu: inted with the entire target system and has
worked very closely with the representatives of the J oi nt Target Group .
He i s a very thouehtful , able and considerate per Ron , and I feel
sure will be an asset to your headquarters staff.
He wilJ be accompanied by Dr . Richard G. Gettell who is Deputy
Chief of this headquarter s Secti on and closelJ familiar your oper-
ations . Dr . Gettell spent t'\'10 years with the VIII Bomber Com!"'and,
attenti0n particularly to the subject of battle damage where
cc1wed by flak and gun fire. It is my thou3ht that he will add a con-
siderable degree of r ealism to inforll ation i s desired in rela-
ti on to the studies now in progress on your own battle dai"'Bge results .
Since connection with this organization in Washington, Dr.
Gettell hac pupervi sed clorely participeted in a that has heen
trede at the Mount Wilson Solar Observat9ry on the subject of forr"ati ons
and defensive gun fire . In opinion, this is one of the most significant
contributions to the scientific art of Perial warfAre that has made
on the theoretical ?ide. He will be able to oresent this inforrration to
you for such uce as you may be able to rrake of it. He will elicit your
for close coordination to the trai nine program o: your
field crews in formati on .flying and defensive gunnery.
I am convinced that each of these wen be of assistance to
your operations which are progressing so satisfactori ly.
May I trouble you to give Lt . PncGee (U . S. fll , R.) the inforT"ation
that Mrs . Ptearns and I had the pleasure of the company of .Mrs . McGee
at a recent gathering in our home at which time I waF able to inform
her of her hushsnd ' s health and '":elfar e .
With respect, I am
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Operations Analysis Division
Twentieth Air Force
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HEADQUARTERS lii BOMBT":R
Office of t he Commanding
APO .234, c/o Poatm,. st er ·
San Francisco, Ualifornia
20 1945
Battle AY·ard
!0 a XX Bomber Comnand, .APO 493, o/o
. • Yor k, w. Y • . Attna Colonel Leo I. Herman.
1. It 1a understood b.T the undersiP,ned t hat letter, Headquartera,
Uniterl Forces , India-Buraa Theater, f i l e (!warda), dated 9
J'anuary 1945, subject a •Battle Parti cipat i on ! warda•, be l b·een effected
pPrsonnel who either aasipned or attached to the XX Bo.-
ber (VB) or 58th Boabardm9nt T1nf (VH), t o wear oae bronze star
oD the Theater Ribbon for each of the follor ing ca.pairnat
China OffPnsiTe, ·apaBJ enc Air coaba\
(Palel1\bunp).
2. I f t r ia n1thority hae not been f orwarr ed to the
l isted in XX Bomber Command Order s No. 18, nat ed 18 19L5,
now Ofl duty with tl-tia Ree.do.1artera, it is request ed t':lat same be accoa-
pltehed eo the proper entries can be Marl e on the officer s• 66- 2 And
in the enllsted mens' sarYice records .
FOR THE CO,.IUBDIIfG GENER!La
SUBJ ECT1
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HEADrJARTF.RS T E¥T!ETH AIR FORCE
of the Commanding General
25, D. c.
Pre- Raid Jan Knowledpe of XXI
V. 0. Johnson,.
Maj or William R. GSC
Captain J ohn · AC
Lieutenant Harcid K. V' nrlry, SC
27 J nur· ry 1915
Strikes
1. You hbve heen nesier.eted es n group to rnd re 1ort on
of this lett;r. You hf ve been pickPd t o
edee r nd tO\·ard o'Ptaininp best re; ort T ossible 1n conjunct i on
with speciali sts in the theater in the XYI Bomber Coro'lland .
2. There thot communicetions of YXI
nre susceptibl e to by the enemy. It is furt·1er thet
certain co"unand codes mny be read. Inform••tion as to the extent to trhich
the enemy may be raini ng 1ntellirence from snurces , r s nell As ot her
ecurce• , is not avatlable r ePorts hr ve come in f rom the fiel d
V"hich thf; t the e...,emy 1f"&rninE' net ht8 some knowl ec,..e of
an operation pr i or to actual sight ing of the r>l cn(?S over spotters or with-
i n the of their rader install ations.
J. Preltminary anal yf!ie of the information nt this Ho•dqus r -
t.-rR t hE t a study of the communicetion of P.I Bollb"'r Co· and a.-.,.d
information is necess ry to cetermine reemesse-s - s st reo-
t ypr->tl t nd volumes , tnessagE>s in cora:u<tno

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operctional pr t'\c, ret ory i nstructions, etc ., l' nd
fixed chsr e.ct erietice of tr .. •-hich r e subject to • r inrr"'r •-rint-
ing.• Upon of thef;e stu(H.es certotn action may 1 r in-
d1 ca+ed o!", tn the ebsonce of eT:.oent ''"eaknees'$s , '"1;-eceutione reco ended
mny be adopted in e.rldition to now i n use .
4. You upon to tho XI •
and acquai nt hi m i th t he of the mission. You 111 oper ate
under hi& gener al 1Up9rvleion 110 to be or Maxl mum 6Ssistence to t he COli-
sand in the • ucceesful compl etion or the mission. V assist-nee and
adYi ce froa et AAFPOA , naJ be obtained.
5. Upon compl&t i on of the a. re l Ort ann reco:rtm'1ndat 1ona
• 111 he t hrouph pt"oper oha:mel s c.nd i n accor rJ . t<'e> i t h the" ter pnl ic7.
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c/o Postmester , San Franci Bco, CDlifornia , 10 1945. '
'To; Co:1manc1ing Genere.l, 7)rd 13ombH•drnf nt 'ring, JIPO 237, c/o PostrnPetr.-r ,
San C<liforni n.
1 . Attached is copy of l atter oripincted General ''orat ed which is
self- exolnnJtory.
2. It irs impAretivP t hPt t his study be s peedlly CO'!'lcluded so t h! t cor -
recti ve measures be initicted imme1i <tely. ,
J . tt i s my deoire th( t e.l linf orl!lbti (ln Dnr fc.a .tlttii?'S of your rasr,mc-
tive cormv.mclp &.re needen by the or offi cers be •ade
aveil ebl e so thE; t their mission c•
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Union Ci t y, Indiana
Dear Mr. Bartholomew:
> November 1945
I rea1ise the anxiety you and other parents of boys
reported "llisaing in action" our experiencing is great, espec-
ially now that the war is over and former prisoners of war are
being returned to their bomes. Officers and men of every branch
of the service are being returned imaediately upon their release
provided they are physically qualified to travel. No preference
18 being given of rank or branch of service in the system estab-
lished governing return of these personnel.
'!he War Department has been notifying the next of kin
imaediately upon the release of interned individuals. So.e ot
the camps are so located that of necessity time is required in
transporting these people and reporting them as found. List8
are coapiled and sent out as soon as this reporting on any group
is accurate and complete.
United States authorities were never supplied with
Usts of prisoners of war by the Japanese, and up until the time
prisoners of war are actually- found and liberated, it is impos-
sible to know whether or not they are alive.
Your son may have reached the ground safely, and may
have been taken prisoner by" the Japanese. I hope and pray that
he wae. If he was taken ae a prisoner of war and survived the
bardahipa of prisoner of war camps, we can only wait until he
is found and liberated. It he is so liberated, ~ t e con-
tinlation of this fact will be transmitted to you by the War
Department.
I • forwarding your letter to .. to the Co-.nding
General of the 2oth Air Force for fUrther investigation and
action. He aay perchance have .ore concrete inforaation to
supply you relative to your son • s welfare.
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Kr .• 0. A. Bartholomew
Union City, Indiana .
S lfovellber 194S
2::.!
I sincerely hope your son turns up alive and well.
greatest thrill I receive ·these days 1e when I read of former mem-
bers cot my Command whom I had considered dead being rescued and .
returned 'to their homes and loved onee •. I hope you have the thrill
ot· joining me in a
MOat sincerely yours,
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ottice ot b Oo-.ndiDa Qeneral
.APO 2"-• o/o ·poatmaater
san }l'ranc!aco, Oal1fon1a
J.llaa Margaret }.t)UMr
414 MYrtle s t reet
rlint, U1ch1gan
I am in re .. ipt ot your 19 1\IU 191l5, whlela
hU been torwara.a to • troa waahiDgtoa, D. o.
'1'he TexaUon u4 beark.U ,ou on aeelpt
of word ot your brother be1Dg 4aelan4 •m1•a!Dc' la aoly reallset.
NO man likes war, bowtrrer, -•r the toul 1apmaeM attaak at
Harbor, • haYe been punui.Dg the p-ia bualu• ot we, :oeoeeur117
dacreel by our people tbroup the Ooap'U8.
our ldealoDa ewer the 1apue• •ire are planM' ami
euoute4 to cleetroy the enemra ability to oarry OD tU nr. It 1a
GDly atter careful atd;r ot eaoh objeeUn tlaat the altitua. of ettad
1• .. tei'lliMA. I nail to auure ,.u that ,._ altltuta len! 1• •t a-
tel'lli.t without fl'ter'Y' ooulcSeraUon tor the aatety of the-· oar low
level at taob haTe wzooupt hsYOO lQ)OD the ....,, a l'J.'Oiuotloa
ta•111 tiu, eerloualy his output of ftl' aa4 tlwa ·
reaultlac 1a tM aanzaa of eouaUeu liTea. tJDfortunately,
aerial warfare bean DO ,_,.,V to the haurda or battle and cSeQ1te
acloption of l ateat •feparb tor pfttteetion of peraozmel, cuual ties
u. auata1M4. .
I real! .. DOWDa can be doD& or aaid to take plaM
of yov brother ia hie faall7• !be loYe aa4 attectioa tor Dleabera of
oDe'a f..U7 oauUtute tile to'Cm4e.t1on tJt tlae Americu :tr.o.. ad the p-eat-
usa of our zw:Uoa. I to Jlope, bowft'el', \hat - aolaoe _,.be hal 1a
the a-1eaae tiw.t eel-. 1au p181'14 a ealtut role b7 the •au ot hie
•• ahGo81Jts 1.11 atrlkha a n tal blMr to * __., of ov an r.
Pleue • to en..l rq to you aD4 otller
Mllbere ot Sel4ea• • fallJ' ud u;pn•• tie hDpe that S.lcJea ,.et ntaa
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SUBJECT:
TO:
HEADQUARTERS, TV:ENT IETH AIR FORCE
Office of the Deputy Commander
Pacific Ocean Areas
APO 234
Commendation.
16 JW1e 1945
Major General Curtis E. LeMay, Commanding General,
XXI Bomber Command.
1. The total effectiveness of your striking force, expressed in
terms of damage to enemy targets, has continuously increased since
you assumed command. This is only partially explained by the normal
augmentation in aircraft and crews. It is largely due to the success
of your tactical decisions and to your training program which has re-
sulted in increasing the effectiveness of each sortie by improving
bombing accuracy. More efficient operation of each aircraft has per-
mitted greater bomb loads, increased flying time per aircraft assigned,
and lower abort rates .
2. I desire to commend you for the specific operation conducted
against the .Japanese Empire on 10 June 1945 as being indicative of
the results you are obtaining. The versatility of your planning as
well as the flexibility of the command relationship with your subordi-
nate units were demonstrated by the fact that six precision targets
were attacked simultaneously with excellent results while only one
aircraft was lost of a force exceeding 300 aircraft.
3. Each individual of every XXI Bomber Command organization is
likewise to be commended. The frequency and intensity of your strikes
against the enemy depend upon the proficiency of everyone in your
command, and all of you have repeatedly demonstrated your ability to
meet sustained battle conditions without
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1st Ind.
HEADQUARTERS, XXI BOMBER COMMAND, APO 234.
TO: Commanding Gener al, 58th Bomb Wi ng , APO 21,7.
Commanding Gener al , 73d Bomb Wi ng , APO 237.
Commanding General, 313th Bomb Wing, APO 247.
Commanding Gener al , 314th Bomb V7ing, APO 33L.
Commanding General , 315th Ramb Wing, APO 246 .
Commanding Officer , 3d Photo Recon Squadron .
Commanding Officer, 655t h Weather Recon Squadron .
AWK/mws
Commanding Officer, Y.YI Boml,er Command St agi ne Center ( Prov) .
The Commanding General takes pleasure expressing to you a ~ d t o
the off icers and men under your command his deep appreciat ion f'or the
cooper ation and splendid team v:rork which formed the basls f or the ex-
cellent commendation from General Giles .
BY COMMAND OF rAAJOR GENER.t.L LeMAY:
/s/ A. W. Kissner ,
A. V' . KISSNER,
Br igadier General , USA ,
Chief of St aff .
HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR FORCES PACIFIC OCEAN AREAS
Offi. ce of the Commanding General
A.P. O. 234
4 June 1945
MEMORANDUM TO: Maj or General Curt is E. LeMay, Commanding General,
XXI Bomber Command, A. P.O. 234
SUBJECT
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. A n ~ s i s of March Incendiary Missions .
l. I have finished reading through in its entirety
your analysis covering the incendiary missions performed by the
XXI Bomber Command during the month of March. This report is ex-
ceptionally well prepared. The conclusi ons reached are sound, and,
in li\1 opinion, will contribute greatly to the success of future
missions.
2. Please arrange t o send subsequent reports of this
nature to me .
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Classiflca iOn c 5200 9 effective 28 ov.
DOD DIRECTIVE No. . ' J 3 19
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bjoota too tion or XXI Bom r Co. nd
ur1 noilla.1·y Uni ta.
itu tion
noadquartora XXI Bou or Coauu: ad
Haadq rt rs Arwy Air Foro s, PaoU'io Oo re •
in pl OQ on ounm. P.oquirom nt for oxt naive ion or Hq
o rly d to 1a utio1pated. Hoa.dqu.p-t ra ev nth Air 'oro
un1 t r o lee tod on Saip n b11t GOll$d\:.l for ov o tlon t
• a olution to the probl or provi additional
Hq PO it h b n ; at d t liq C .1
r olooatod on saipiul, utilit.in t.he o..r r o1l1tl
7th lr Foroo.
}. t. r at 11t
rv wUl: 1s '135 u.t tioera
orrtoora
1 ry coat of'
• To Jlow.e tb popY.l.atioll ot t JUa ea4qu.o.rtar
lary units to provide th o .. aar.v 1 lldinus
hwtallatlona requ.1r • au a.rea ot 54 aorta, d. etruotu.r•• ( er, List
of ntaum truoturea Required, lnol ). oourate info tiou oono rn1
are nd 11 1D&• repr aente y Head uart r a ev t Alr Foro• aollltl••
on aipnn ie uot aTailnble &t thio it 1• ettim ted that pr t tly
a• 11 ble aroa o:1 fa.ollttlea t oreat "PrtltD.'\ u.ot _,r han .292.-tlllrd ot
th01 tot 1 requ1 rementa. AlllllliD& t
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troops nd m tor1al t
d yu would be
by thi hend Ut.U'tora
:i.t ia sti
3• reg to GUthorizod alroraft etr of thi U&r•
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tor , 3d Photo Rooun Sq (VH). 41 t Photo Reoon q (f ) cn:1 65St)!.
GOOD. q (li) 1 6 paoe ror theJG niroratt is
Isely F1 1 , n, mth.out displao.tn& combat airami't of e 73d o
1 (VB). Ie ly F1· ld h b en do eloped to 1 maxi p rklr. o • o1ty.
o 1 r F1 ld, 1\lp n, is u.1 telble for a.ll tho o eJ rora.L't pt •13 •
4• F1 n't 1nor· 111 nta ot thta h dq; rt r
unit• ar rived t G m in rly ber 1944· l tl :a 9
atru.otion. inlll ud1nQ ereot1 on or otttoe ild.t 11 aa ,
aooompli od by unlt OllU 1 d <i1d not pp1·o oh at1 to.otory oom-
plet1ou until 1 arok 1945· During that p r1od, e •o l• of vo b t oper a•
tiona ou y a fraction or th,t pre••ntly pr vaill , yot, tho noao- tty
11 hi adquart re oon truot1ou precluded 1attafaotory taft
.5 . Phy loo.l lo t1on or h1 ea.dque.rt n o.
un1t in proxt tty to tho ou tr Depot d aertu1n th t r ro-
aporaiblo tor uppoi't of tbi o d•e •ot.1rit1ea is sc t1
oloso r onal ll leon, vhto contr1but· 1 ly to olut1on
or oountl 1s probl • Tho ext nt n4 1cportano o1 tbla p r o 1 11 1 on
1 1Ddtoatod by the in •
h b en f'Q neooaa r to k o i nformed
cern to th1c oo . nd and to a.oooll\!}11 h hookinz:.s
ent or oon-
lfl d turf oe
port tion nd for 11 aohodul d atr tr nsport tion.
6. Thia fa cr! t1ol'll ud.
oombll C effort J. b 1 ulllle
next 90 dnys. ted
uporvlaed from thi
o .. 1· t1on C)f 1.'1V(J
pres ently on duty at rtora ia
denocd by t ho f ot. that ourrent propc. 1
t 1 ho dqun. rtera ro reo 1 v1n ravc;x•a.ble oon&1 oration.
1t 1s tb ·t any diver iou or ho dQuarter errort t o
t k oth r t .. n .uppo1 t or 1 combat 1 ould b · t. i l- dvl fi} O ' l t 1a
oons1dor o t h t to rnovo t 1 h dqunrt ra an1 it noill Ty ucit1 oon. 1-
jor divorsion of otrort W 1oh WOUld hQVO 1r. d m w1
rrellt on n dquo.rtera i'u.notioni na; , thereby seriously ourta111DJ;; fts au.p-
port or 1 t rin c . 'J'hi ia oondd&r d p rly true or opar•.t ion
function t 1oh
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in t hi

1nGlu1o also ocmunio lions,
t .or, p'hot.o,;r phy end i nt elli enoe. peotfioally, mov t o a ipfl..ll ould
r uire:
a. CO UNIC Proouro nt ud oompleto 1n.et l la-
t 1on t s 1pau, prior to the movo, follo
(1 ) HF tr nsmitti!l{; and r coeivi st t1on o p bl
or two-wny oommunioat1on to .a6h1 ton.
(2) HF tr n tlittin aa.d r eo 1v1n st tion o pable
of two-w y oo anioat1 on 1 .. h I o J1ma.
(3) T :o addi t 1 onal IGTOT oonf r e oo fu.oi U. t1
for o ::rr.un1oat1on '\l1 tb .314t d 315th tn:
and 1 o J1. a .
One oomplot TC-10 ix-poa1t1on
lth sui bl d1atr1but1on y t ...
(In hiG oonn otloo, 1t shoUld be empftaj iaed tl t tho tor
1 not l ocally ay
ippe o e U rlanaa d in1t llei. It
y 111 e required to tht s . )
b. Th _. It 1 as tum d t t
Contr l would b ret !ned Jn i ta pre•ont loa t Jon.
oat faotl tty ould bo required at nooea
aa p 1 nd ul prunt trora th 1D.l d.
or1ty aooor d uoh proj ot, l t 1• ••
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ould bo required for its uomplbtton. In add1tlon, tho 6S5th
qaadron (H) would have to be movod, thus restr1nt1u,r; th?1r
·nor Reoou
tion.a tor
t.t loe.at 30 daya .
(1) The .3d photo Recon. Squt.dron ( iJH) a.lrea.dy het.a
beon rnovod, requ1r1n& per so. o.ol or that
u.nit to bu.1ld two oomps tn th$ MU"ia.nas . Thla
tmt t ta jus. t no a pproo.oh1 xieu.m oapao1 ty.
'l'o move the uu.it would aorio\l#ly
ror 60 to 90 days. Even a "Jump"
move to would oroAto a or work
tor proaes.s1J1G, tntorJ'rota.Gion ' Alld reptoc uot.l. on
e.eouQ!es months to lovol arr.
(:4) To dbmantlo and move oqu1pm-:#nt of the 35th
Photo Teoll Unlt and 949t EUG1noer lvu Topo
'iTfoW.d requ.tre a rninimwt or thre oka. -
fao1l1t1ua ready for at
D"'r1Dfi tbta poriod. no targot material
bo prodUGod, photo 1ut er pretatJ. on o\.lld
nil tor ona k ani r ostr1otei for two d-
di woeks, tbua aortously 1ntor£ r1n;
with. hom d_lliDil!O a.ases:lmant and targ()t solGc\..ion.
In tbJ.a oon.neot1ou, it should bo emphas i zed that
produocion or t&r,et mater! 1 is etill below
further to production woul
havo aertoua oonaequenoes.
IV. ona
l . oloarly aa the only possibl soluti on
to ot proVi dtn& suitabl e faoil1t1es tor hi her headquartora, it
is earnaetly r oo.mooded that the ptopoaed ovaouat1on or this ho dqQ&Ztora
aud anoillar.1 troa thotr proaent l oostl on not bo conai1 r . •
c. In 't e ovent i t ia cleoid.od to JaOve ... h1a he dqu.un.ers and
ano1llary uuita frca their p.c-eaGnt 1 t 1a reoommttnded th t tbo .avo•
ment bo cade aubjoot t o o£ all neo•••ary fao1l1tioe at the caw
looat1on. inoluat u all neoesatry buSld1Dga. ut1l 1t 1ea , teohnioal 1nat&rra-
t1ona ana. hou.s1nc. prter !:P ooml!!eoemost. o£ tb! !9!1 and, ill vent, that
M aove sot bG ado prior to 1 septombor 19ll5.
a laolal
Iuol 1.

CURTI E
•ajor Oenoral,
1 tr tab'llat101l.
C nd1JIC
Li•t ot .ldaa!._. •qa&I'W.
PERSOIOIBL STR2llotB
Uq 1Jr:l Bomber COII'MDd tuUl Aaatll•ey Uldta
(.30 .., 1,45)
II!!f:BGTH
!Dill
XXI goeber Co-ail!
Operattoaa !DAlJ•l• Seot1ou
Stll Veter1JUU7 DetullMat. An&
11\ll Collbat Oazaen trait .
17ta · Ra4lo SeeYr1tJ s .. tton
18tla Radio , .. "rtty seotJ.on
Hlator1eal
-llcl Statlatleal coatro1 UD1t
. '.Stll I'Ut.o TMamioal ua.t t
Arwj Poetal UA1 t, tJpe F
· .,,th .. aoal Dtapauar.v, An
J8J4 Sl(.D&l AYI1
S1pa1 COIIp&llft A.Yil .
t47tll Sb&l••r A.riattoa toposraplllo CC"'P''W
16oou QU&nel'lli&R•r car CoapaDJ
J4 .Plaet.o &Moaadaa .... o 84ll&&di'Oia ( VH)
41n ,_to •••Oauat•••• Squa4roa (TE)
6.S.Sta W•U..r JleaoiUialaauo• stloldroa (B)
l27tll Claoaloal OO"'f"''¥, Alr OperaUou
190\Jl c..,._,, Air Operatloaa
OJPP
197
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UlD.laua str"o\urea R•quired
B!l Rq XXI Bollbor ad ..\1\Alllaey Unite
(lot Inolu<Ua.c PttnODilol Bout )
30' X 100• bu!ld.lrap
40' X 80• lNllcllaca
ore ... n.oka
40' X 100
1
Motor •lateiiiUlM aJaea
l..SOO.Waa lfHI a,lll
UTlJI& alld app&rte-•• tor 135 o..Q4 3, 457 .:o.lta1:114
-.. auta.ortaed.. Ia uditloa, a 25f la ottJoera will haft to be
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HEADQUART JW • Y.XI BOMBEH CO. ' D
Offtoo of t h Commmd1ng General
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Classification 5 .. 00 9 . effective
DOD DIRECTIVE No. J:. • '
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' 0 A DUM FOR 0 :JJERAL Gl LES 1
f;\lbjeota Add1 t1onal un1 ta 1 n Pal'..
I · situation
Presently s cheduled fot· deployment 1u tho ari nd
UNKHOUSE r s e.ro a total of forty...one B• 29 gro11p • Propo tor ad•
d1ont1l deploymcrat in POA are f'orty ( 40) RAF a c1ua.drons it;h pproximatBly
6oo new 1 L!\noaater u rora.rt . t.aokl moro .reoent data, t i s study
is based upon availablG oonoornlng t ho 'odel lilt
airoratt.
n . Problem
To determine the plan or deploymont or tho tot 1 111
Foroo above, in the Yarlanaa nd aroo., .hiuh w1 l
ke posaiblo maximum tonnagoa on 1ro targets th hort at
JPOSG1blc time .
Ill. Fetots Boar1;gg sa, Tho rroblea
l . Typ&a or &lroraft oonoern ar diT•t"t nt 1n oa b1lity ,
as iwdioatod below.
Typo of A1rora£t
oaator, d 1 III
iT Max Dolllb Load , tax mb Load
.r' r ora Tho I A IAS Fr Ar
17, 000 1 •
6, 000 lba
20, 000 l b
14. 000 1
2. f'or planu.l fti pllrpos• , He dq rt r tl th ,\lr Foroe
as umos ra.to or uttl1aat1oA tor t.llo B- 29 or t n (10) ort1 • ; L;"' air··
oraft rnoul.h.ly wht!ln opore.ttns from t.ho arl nat 4 alxt en ( 16) aort1oa
aon+:lt\y •n -D operattug tToa he BONKHOUS£ ar a . The aasumpttou w--e
&aopto hor in for LAQoaeter atror..rt.
IV. Co!lOlUIIOM .
1. Prom preoed1Di paracrapka 1t lt evident that for .ul
B.-29 a1roraft redoployod trom tn• BtfN:KIIOUSE UH to the arut re•
plaoM in the BUNIBOUSE area by a r..anouter af.roratt, a not 1a1n ot aewn
(7) bomb per 110oth aooruea (See Inoloaure l . ). A• an exnmple, lt tb.e
.316-.h Bolllba.r daaoat Wltae (VH) wro ndeployed 1n the '4&rianu t\Qd repla.oed
by a comparabl e number at r.anoa&ter atrord't depl oyed tn BUNZHOU\E
eu·oa, etgbt bwl4red torty (840) adcltt J.onal tons of bombs could be 4ropp41d
on Japan••• targote eaoh month.
2. By t..anouter a1roraft thr ouLh IWo J1ma the bo1lb
l oad J>l'lr f:\itor aft 1'10U.ld bo approx1!Wl.tely a. 000 lba. preaent
oa.p:letty o£ two Jtraa. f or •tapng oom.bat atrlkot is approxlmatuly 1, 000
t ortiu aonthly. It ., , , therefore, eY1d.ent that to le'.I\U'& -.xta.ua utili•
aatton or 200· tano .. t er a1ror&tt 1n V.ar1anaa, w.OQld bo neoea-
aary to \.ldlize OB.p&o1t y Of • J1ma for ataglDj; thue a i roratt . Un-
der these oolldittona Iwo Jim wo\lld be a.vdla.ble tor uraorconoy lAnd1nga by
3-49 airoraft
3· It 11 oonai<iered that epa.oe 11 aftilu.ble i n the HUl&DU
u.oeaaacy acfd.1tioaal ooutrl.\otlOil oould. b• a.oooapl hbed withi n t1•
ulowt. • tQr adcl1t1onal VlW wlJabl t .. tollows .
a.. Nortla Pi old., T.f.atan.
b. •vy Weat F1old• T1Di e.a.
o. Navy ,A&&DIL G\lf.llle
'Of thoae tbne locaatloDil oal;r lfaY)' w .. t Pleld, Tiuiau, md tlavy A&an&
rtolcl, ll\l.fJie • • oODaldered 1'1&1 table tor LM.euter atror.rt. Thla oouolu•
alon i a baaed on tlae taot th&t an add1t i 0Qal or a1roraft oould
be aoeo.odated on NorUl Field, T1a1ea, \Jy OOJIIIM)Il ua• or exiatin&
auppl y aDd -.lnt6na..aA6 'bl11ld1u ... a aDd l •tallatioMI whenu, this ooDIDOJl.
• would uot be po .. lble to 1.ae - • ext•t l f the airor&ft • cuv or a
typu otlaor than In oU..r woi'Wt , tt 1a oouldered the.t, whereaa,
Pl ald, oaa aoooaaoclate ·"1? to 200 add1t1ou.l a irar att, tt
ean &0Nr!04late 1••• tbu. 100 ad41 tiollf.l I.Aaeutttr a1rorai't. .
4• Porty (40) RAF Lanouter 1qu.drone are oonsidere4 to
r epr•ent m agrep-te or approx1Mtoly 600 airoratt. By radeployiQ&
from the ntmmousc arsa to the Marlanu, • tor 2 o RAP I.AD-
euter alrontt would be .Ue aYailable ill the area, bj l ooatlac
the •ln& at North Flbld. T1nha.n
1
maxi-.ua ut 1Uzat1ou ot
ft ct ld mt&ld be aoooapltahe.:l.
5.- By lmaediate ly dlapatoblng the J
1
000 P. AF oq,la.er
to N&Yf w .. t Piold. thereat. oan bt prepued tor b¥
200 RAF LBD.oUter droratt. TAla would l ... Y a require•llt tor the loea-
•l• or tile ..... ilahc aoo Laaouter a1roratt ot ta• total t o ..... tMM
ooaU. .-., eiaor Nav A&M• n el4, aa.a. or,
•• ' la 11lo IURIJIOUSI ana.
v. RHpPaJatio•
1. That t.Ae Jl6t.h Wi ne; be redoployed to North Flelc.\
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T1Dtan.
2. That RAF oqineer trc>opa be 1.-diatoly diapatohed to
TiDiaA tor tAo p&&rpo.e or P ... l*1'1QC laY)' W•t Flalcl thereat for r ... ptiou
of a LaDoutor \&ILl 't oL• a.pp.r"Oxinaat •l¥ 200 t.1roratt.
J . TA&t We» RAP' t&Dlt.l ot Qprox1 mately 200 Laaoaater &lr-
oratt. eaah be deplo,ecl 11& tile BUHIHOUS ana.
1 laol oe u...-a
::aol 1. Coap&riaou ot A1 ro ratt
C'WltiS LeiAAY
MaJor USA

Hf'.ADQUARTERS XII DO SER C()!fll D
ott!o• or tae Depllty c/s • Pleaa
0 234. o/o Poat ... tor
sm Pre.uoieoo, Cali.t.'orula
cancelled by
COMPARl 01 .No. 5i:;00.9.L e:f.fective. 28 Nov.
Mleaioae per -so.b LOad per Total Tonnace
Alroratt U§ A/o per M leeatiou ).d.aelon(Toua) f "r Month
BUNIHOUSE 10.0 160
10 MARl AS
16 BUHIHOUSS 1. 0 112
10 l WU HAS
Ret pia ot ..... {7) per UE alroratt per 1110atb by
•• B-29 trOii BU!flllOUSi for ttpen.tloa troa Varlaau ADd 1a
BtndiiOUSE ana - Lr•-ter, \IIIIa (7 X 120) 140 adell tloaet.l tou ot
,...... M U.pfed • J'&J·-•· -..a.u eaoh math by llolDet1 t&lt1D& a
LN8Utel' U.S\ et 110 aiNRn Wt&l •v--.ta tor oa. B-4 w1JaC wkiola
Ia pJM•tl)' to area.
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Lieutenut General Barney M. Gi l es,
Headquar t era, Ai r For cea,
Paci f ic Oce&D Area8,
APO 234.
Dear GenPr al Gilesa
15 lay 19L5
I to t hank you f or your kindness and
in presenting me with a case of whiskey. Our source of
supply on t his •critical i t ea• is liait ed and s pace to
t r r. nsport it sc rce, s o I appr eciate your gesture t.mensely.
I f I can be of any aesistance i n you
any i t •, you may not haTe brought with you and are in need
of,__ pleas"' don' t hes i tate to let me know.
Kindest per sonal r egarda.
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Sincer ely,
CUR!IS E. LeMAY,
Major General, 0. s. A.,
Col!lmanding •
/ ADDRESS ltiEPLY TO
GENERAL. ARMY AIR FORCES
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
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ATTENTION:
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY AIR FORCES
WASHINGTON
General Curtis E. LeMay
XXI Bomber Command
A.P.O. 234, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
Dear
Mr. Frank Lloyd and Major \'.'hi tley, with additional personnel
pursuant to cabled concurrence, are reporting to your Headquarters.
As ·already explained in previous correspondence, their mission is
to photograph, in color. motion pictures of the various activities
of B-29' s under your command. This Headquarters feels that a pro-
per picturization of the effectiveness and conclusiveness of air
pO\ITer is urgently needed. therefore this mission is of great im-
portance.
It is requested ' that personnel and equipment of combat
camera units now in the area, as well as transportation facilities
as needed, be made available to Major Whitley and his party, that
arrangements be made to provide them with sufficient information
and over-all coope-ration as will eff ectively expedite t he comple-
tion of the mission.
neral, u. S. Army
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FCfjiCTORY
BUY
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GENERAL. ARMY AIR FORCES
WASHINGTON lS, D. C.
ATTENTION:
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY AIR FORCES
WASHINGTON
Major General Curtis E. LeMay
XXI Bomber Command
A.P.O. 234, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
Dear
Recently I received your concurrence in sending a party of
motion picture specialists to visit your Bomber Command. Major
William bas been selected to lead this party, under the
control of Mr. Frank Lloyd, eminent motion picture producer.
My object in sending this party to you is to supply techni-
cal aid and assistance in the use of color film in bomb spotter
and other cameras. The party is traveling as fast as possible and
bas the necessary color film plus additional equipment with it.
This party is to produce a color film for the :B-29' s
para.ble in qua.li ty to the recently released Navy film "Fighting
Lady". In addition, film obtained will also be available for a
second picture J.ir. Lloyd is to make on an Air Force film covering
the entire Pacific area.
Major Wh1 tley will have a print of the film "Fighting Lady"
with him. By all means take time off to see it for it is the most
spectacular picture of air action in this war, not only because it
is in color but because cameras - steady cameras - are taking pic-
tures of the right things at the right times. I think you. will
agree that stupendous, colossal and other extravagant adjectives
fail adequately to describe it.
We are not getting this sort of camera shots or at least if
we are they are not reachin& Washington. It is a crying shame
that we do not have color movies of the actual destruction of the
many targets in Japan as well as color movies adequately portray-
ing the many other sensational phases of the war in y ou.r area.
Mr. Lloyd and Major Whitley are especially selected, highly
capable motion picture and color photography experts. If you will
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give them full support I am confident they will waste no time
getting down to business. J.fa.jor Whitley will also bring to you
a pr i nt of "Target Tokyo" which it is anticipated will soon be
released to the theaters.
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eral. U. s. ~
d.er, A.rmy Air Forces
IN REPLY REFER TO:
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WASHINGTON
2 0 APR
Major General Curtis E. LeMay
Hdqrs . , XXI Bomber Command
A. P. O. 234, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
Cl assification oancelled by 58
DOD DIRECTIVB lo. 5200.9, etteotlve 28 lov.
My dear LeMay:
General Arnold is on a trip to the European Theater so I am
answering for him your fine l etter of the 5th of April .
I have followed your work very closely and have been greatly
i mpr essed with the ever- increasing effort you are able to put out.
The rate of your operations and their effectiveness clearly indi-
cate sound organization and one that is well led. The record of
the 73r d in flying 1,331 sorties in the month of March and the
one mission on which t hey carried maximum bomb load of 20,000 l bs .
is most impressive . As you know, this has even our most
optimistic plans up to six months ago.
Your incendiary operations against Tokyo are bound to have a
signi f icant effect on the Japanese ability to wage war. Due to the
peculiar setup of the Japanese industrial targets and urban areas,
the great capabilities of the B- 29 and the fine manner in which
t hese aircraft are being handled, I am convinced that t he Air Forces
have an opportunity of making a major contribution in the Pacific
war. How critical this contribution may be we are unable to fore-
cast now, but time will give ample proof of the part the Air is
pl aying.
I believe that you now have detailed information on the status
of some of the particular items to which you referred in your letter.
However , I will touch upon each of them briefly. The problem of
developing a successful radar target marker beacon is being worked
on but at present the results are not too encouraging. The AN/UPN- 4,
weighing approximately 75 pounds, is now under extensive development .
This beacon is capable of operating in conjunction with either the
APQ- 13 or the APQ- 7 on the X band and can be picked up on the scope
at the maximum 25 miles . 100 sets of the AN/UPN- 4 beacons will be
out of production by October 1945, and if no operating deficiencies
are uncovered, the instrument could be available in 6 to 9 months to
permit extensive field operations .
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100 reflex sights were shi pped f rom Chicago on April 14 on
No . 1 air priority. You should r eceive them about April 17th.
Another group of 100 will follow in about a week and the third 100
should be shipped in time to arrive in the Theater by May 1. I am
fully cognizant of the supply problems which have been caused by
the i ncreased rate of operations , the increas ed tonnage carried,
and by the gr adual expansion and elongation of the suppl y lines .
General Breene and Gener al Powers, as well as representatives from
ATSC , are meeting in San Fr ancisco this weekend to discuss t his sub-
ject and to take such corrective action as may be required. You may
be assured that everyone is interested in speeding up the suppl y
procedure so that we may avoid any unnecessary limitation on the
operations of the Twentieth Air Force.
Every effort is being made to procure marker bombs from the
British for immediate delivery by air. We are hoping t o get 50
immediately which should t ake care of 10 to 15 missions , and t hen to
provide for a regular flow if we find that they successfully meet our
requirements .
As you probably know, I am departing here the l atter part of
the month to take the posi tion made vacant by General Harmon' s un- /
timely loss . I am looking forward to seeing you again with great
pleasure. My main purpose in the Pacific will be to facilitate the
fine work of the Twentieth Air Force.
Sincerely,
~ - · · a n t Genera Army,
Commander, Army Ai r Forces
RFI Dt·U" I RTt'P.S 7.11 t;nMBJ.:!( ct) rt.A.ND
Or f1oe of t ne
).l'O • C' I c · ,,Qat.w. st er
San Yr ."lei «'' eo, CtLltfomifl .. .
I a,. np1 'to 1-.ve horl yr.mr u of Y'\Ui' .olune
t or t he ne• Blue l bOs AJ.P•.
r »dio r Pport fig i n thi ter
e.nd h.r l' guo t t a t or k. I hhve i nstruct"d al l S f! C't i. '::'ns to c!f.t-r
full • .. t o tea -:r.eftlbf!re, t,t • .,_ns-
f il!"l d ,- t n char t • of the: un,tt, hE>e ttus.t flre b• inr
til l ed eoet • !Ie iff tAlt:ing hie t.- t o f or nt os i-
t i on t otiay t o .,... .,e • r ecor ding for yt"'ur f' l r 8't ahii'.
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• thot I •hall Yery r eal in
t hl!l . or t he brol.c!Or..at. It p-e,.tly to t he
ruhl:tc•a increoaed undfir-StllnJing of t he ArJ/1' Air- Porces.
RFJ OCU' I RTe-RS YII t4'lllBl''.K
· Otfice of t he Co""mendi nfl Censr f.' l
1?, stftr
San Californie
L1cut t"onant Cenoral ! arn.y a.
Dep11ty Co ... '!lancf'r, Artlrf .Air Foroes,
c • D. c.
Gileaa
I a11 h6.npy to have hod your l er'vi aing me ,.,f' Y"u:t' .plune
r or ne• B)ue rMUo ahott •The· Pi phting J..AP•.
Y:"'ur r arl io ttol':' AJTf.Yr c in .._.nr on l$
hrl' l·Pgun tts or k. I ;,•ve instructed a1t secticne t o
full .. nd t o "":e;nbf"rs, F·
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'H. t..t .
t'tlf!ld , · ln of the unit, has r e ··wrted ths.t nf"ecl s a.r·e be inc
til l ed t'!IO&t l ly. He is hie teeRt t o t1 f' or · rd os i-
tion t o a r ecordine ror y ur f i r s t anew •
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?lettse 'te aa&UT'ed thot I lhall t s ke {· yery r@lel 1ntr or"E": et in
t h• or th• brC?t.dct st. It f'bOtlld C"\ntribut.e fTe<.. t ly to t he
incr•eaed underatan !ing of the Air Forces.
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Slncerely ·Y·=>ur•,
CUFTTS E. LeMAY,
M&jor General, n. S.
Co!m'WI.ndinf!' •
IN REPLY REFER TO:
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY AIR FORCES
WASHINGTON
Major General Curtis E. LeMay
Commanding General, XXI Bomber Command
APO 234, c/ o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
Dear Curt:
J8 MAR
Arrangements recently have been completed with the Blue Network
of the American Broadcasting Corporation to carry an official Army
Air Forces half hour radio broadcast each week to be known as "The
Fighting AAF".
The program will present around the world pickups from our most
active air fronts and will also serve as a medium for interviews and
statements by our general officers. Combat personnel will be inter-
viewed on these shortwave broadcasts to introduce their exploits to
the people of the nation. Human interest anecdotes will be dramatized.
At times wire recor4ers actually will be carried into combat and a
running commentary of the battle action recorded and later shortwaved
to the United States on "The Fighting AAF".
The weekly broadcast will act as a f riendly avenue of contact
between the men in the AAF and the people of the nation. It will be
an honest reporting of the human details, as well as the overall
strategic and tactical meaning of our war in the air.
To ·accomplish this mission an AAF Radio Division has been activat•
ed by this headquarters, from which we plan to send a combat radio
reporting team to your theater to handle the production of broadcasts
aimed at telling the story of the fighting AAF to the people at home.
The team normally will consist of:
a. An officer in charge, who will also be either an announcer,
writer, producer, special events man, or any combination of these.
b. An enlisted man who will be an announcer and writer.
c. An enlisted man who will be the field engineer and technician.
It is requested that your command cooperate with these teams in
every possible manner, but particularly in the following

1. That, whenever possible and the situation so indicates, the
combat radio teams be granted permission to participate in actual missions
for the purpose of recording e,yewitnesa descriptions of the action.
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2. That there be made available to the teams such air and motor
t r ansportation as will f acilitate their travel to the various units
in your command.
3. That there be made available such other physical equipment as
radio equipment (both fixed and mobile ) , typewriters, etc. as required,
and such additional personnel as may be requested by the officer in
charge of the combat team.
4. That there be made available to the teams all facilities at
your disposal for the recording and transmission of broadcast material.
5. That the orders be issued to your public relations, A- 2,
and other officers involved to carr,y the foregoing into effect.
For your information, the orders issued to the members of each combat
team, while placing them on temporar.y to your command, will neverthe-
less speoify that these men should be assigned no additional duties, and
that their movement and the possessi on of their t echnical equipment be in
no wise restricted by unit commanders.
The production of
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The Fighting AAF" will be under the supervision
of the Office of Radio Production, Hq. AAF (AFORP) .
A letter is being written to your public relations officers regard-
ing these AAF radi o programs .
It wil l be appreciated if from time to time you wil l forward any
suggestions you have for improving the nature or quality of the pro-
grams . The men who comprise the radio teams have been carefull y selected
on the basis of their experience and abi l ity in this highly specialized
field. If you have other men with simil ar qualifications whom you
woul d like to work on this program in your theater , please advise.
I know that you will share my enthusiasm and my eagerness for the
complete success of this impor tant project and what it can mean to the
AAF.
Sincerely,

BARNEY .M. GILES,
Lieutenant General, cr. s . Army,
Deputy Commander , Array Air Forces.
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AOORESS ltEPLY TO
COMMANDING GENERAL. ARMY AIR FORCES
WASHINGTON 25, D, C,
ATTENT I ON :
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HEADQUARTERS, ARMY AIR FORCES
WASHINGTON
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r·!ajor General Curtis E. Lel-Iay
XX Bomber Comma.nd
A. P. O. 495 , c/o Postmaster
Ne\'T York, New· York
Dear Lel·!a.y:
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X,.ou wil·l be interested--to ,kn0\'J t.hat 40% tlte total
releas'ed b:{ the Army to commercic.l ne\'Tsreel s has- 'been prov14ed
by the Comba t Camera Units of the Army Forces.
The 2nd Combat Camer a Uni t i n your command has been pri-
marily concerned ,.,i th the bombing of targets , operational pro-
cedures and other requested materi al essential for study and
historical records . It is hi ghly desirable that this Unit also
photograph \·That might be called human interest stor ies of Air
Force personnel dealing with the constant and ahre.ys active in-
genuity of the men in devising ways of making life more livable.
This type of coverage is ah1ays anxiously sought by the commercial
newsreel companies .
\lith the increase in ground and naval activities , there is
danger of this percentage decreasing. Therefore , every effort
must be made to provi de interesting footage in order that the
story of the Army Air Forces be properly and constantly presented
to the public .
Are you receiving the t\·TO- reel weekly digest prepared by
the Hotion Picture Services Division and forv1arded to all coi:li:landa?
I t is most instructi ve and informative and is compiled from Conbat
Camera Unit material received f r om va rious theaters \<lith credit
given to the various Combat Camera Units . I f this digest is not
being received regularly at your Headquarters, cable me and I will
see that it t;ets into your pouch.
and,
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MaJor Ceural Curtis :1. Lella7
IX haber Co e•d.
A.P.O. 493, o/• Poat.aater
• .., York• •• York
. 1 1 NOV 1944
. Yma 1f111 be intereatecl to taw that fd the total
r eleased by the Ara7 to co.aercial awueela has be• prond.e4
117 the Oombat Camera Unite of the A:nq Air Jloroea.
!be 21ld Coa'bat Caaezoa Unit ln 70'U c111 ••d baa 'hea pri-
-.rlly concernecl vi \h the bou1Jae of \arpte, eperatiOD&l pro-
cedures and other requeated. •terlal ea•eatlal for •ftd7 aa4
hia\orical recorda. It is h1ghl7 dealraltle that tb.ia Vait aln
what micht be callel bgean iatereat atoriea ot Air
:roroe peraoan.el deallac v1 th the constant aad alWo78 actiTe iD-
g•u1t7 ot the JUD 1n cle'f'1e1Jac way-a of making lite aore llnble.
t ,pe of coverace is alaT• aaxioa.sl7 sougb.t lt7 the co.aerclal
n-r•l ccnapan1••·
With \he iacreaae ill grCRULd •d. D&ftl actirlties, there la
cJaacer of thle perceatace decr•aillg. ! herefore, "e'r7 .tfon
-.et be •de to proride int.reatuac tootap in order that the
ator,r of the Ara7 Air Yorcee be properl7 and conataatl7 presented
to the herloaa public.
Are 7011 r-.!TlBC the two....,..l veekl7 d!Ce•t prepared. -7
tlle Kotlca Plctlare Serrlcea lM.Tiaion aad forwarUA to all co_.n4a1
It la aoat laatnetln ad 1iatonat1Te ad is CGIIpile4 frea C••t
c...n lJDlt •terlal reoelnd fr• Tarlo•• thM.tera vlth are4lt
&ina 'o the ftl'lou Coa'M.t Ot•rra Ua1ta. If thia cUceat ia not
'beiq r.-l't'e4 recuJ,arl7 at yow Bead.quartera, cable • ad. I rill
•• that lt gets lato YOU' poull.
Sinoerel7 yoara,
Signed
VRDT K. GILa
Lleut-t Geaeral, U. S. Ara7
Depat7 0. r Mer, Arrti7 .UZ. lor•• 84,
Chl.t of Air Staff
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tor Record: In a personal letter to Gene I.eMa7
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dtd 11 .llOV 44
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n. d11e's ( ch!et of Air start, AAF) • tated that a two-reel weekl7
digeat ia compiled b7 the Motion Picture service Division, tram
camera material received tram various Theaters, and f orwarded
to all cammanda, He aaked if we. are receiving this weekly d1geat,
and, i t not, he requested Gen. LeMa7 to oable him and he will aee
that it geta into our pouch. statt Photo orticer adviaea that we
are not gett i ng these tilma.
ottioe ot the Oo sncU.ng Gene ral
DO '9a
Lieut enant General Barney )(. Gilea,
Headquarters Army Air Foroea,
Waahingt an 25, D. c. .
J)ear Oe!\e.-.1 G11ella . · !
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In repl y to your letter ot the 11th ot HOYember regarding
Combat Camera Uni t releaaea, I would like t o atate tnat • • are
more than anxioua t or t he 2nd Coabat Camera Unit t o go " over t he
top" in publioiaing the XX Bomber CODIDiaDCl.
We haTe already inatigated plana tor making hu-.n 1nter eat
ator1ea at our ao t 1v1tiea. It ia felt tnat atoriea pertaining
to t he way of livi ng and amua1ng t hat t ake plaoe every
day at our forward baaea, would be ot parti oular 1nter oat, along
with piot oral reoorda ot the preparat ic:aa t or lliaaiona, orew
aotivit iea dur ing miaaioaa, and paat miaaion aot 1vi t 1 ...
A• yet we have not reoe1ved tne two reel weekly digeat
pared by tne motia1. pioture Servioe Di viaian, u at&ted in our
•••ag• dat ed 20 November 19"· I a.m aure the reela are
intereat ing and will be very uaetul t o thia COJmand.
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Sincerely youra,
CURTIS 1 . lAMAY,
Major General, U. S. A·,
Comanding.
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IN REPLY REFER TO:
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY AIR PORCES
WASHINGTON
Major General Curtis E. LeMay,
Commanding General, XXI Bomber Command,
A. P. o. 234, c/o Postmaster,
San Francisco, Californi a.
Dear Curt:
11 June 1945.
I appreciate recei ving a copy of your analys is of March
incendiary missions. Whi le I have merely scanned it , it appears
to be very interesting and exceedingly well done, and I am looking
forward to the opportunity to give it further study. I would
greatly appreciate in the future reoe i ving copies of such material
for my personal files. They are going to be al l I will have to
keep me posted on the future.
I have now taken over as Assistant Chief of Air Staff,
Pers onnel, and find that I am to be entrusted with a lot of
problems concerning the future of the Army Air Forces . There is
a bi g job t o ba done here, and it .wil l need to entail the help of
all of us . I hope that you wil l feel free at all t i mes to make
notes on your thinking and t o pass those thoughts on to us he re.
Without such information we can neither keep abreast of the situa-
t ions in the theaters, nor incorporate the viewpoints of the
in the field into our future plans.
Thank you again for remembering me with this information.
Very best regar ds,
s. Army.
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MaJer Gen.at Fred .L. a4er.-,
Dep1t.7 CoJ:11U1nd , Operat1011a,
at.p'Ul Air loroa,
APO 634, c/o P l!ltar, New Icrk, U. I .
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Dear ll"edt
16 ;...,._., 1945
Your letter ot a> Deoiabe 1944 wae *> \road 1a ita OOftrale that
to ·do justice to 1011r questions I 1"1nd that I have h-.d to • • quite
aasa ol aatarlll inCloeed in aepan'• ••elopea
l ith rer.....-ee to nigkt the 146 pbotot'lull baab ...
uaed on t wo owr Japan, and 1n each case no eati&ractor;r pictUres
._.. obUiDed.. Sbortl7 t.hereatter \e pJ&CUoe llia.,Oila ._.. raa to det-
endae it and hOw we Oould uee this t1J)e boab. tor Tal'i<"ls alt1:t-
.._ ot 11111'8\ .... uatd, aa w.U u aoQJ.tiaatioDa ot the tiD aa••bl7
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bu.t
d.-,1 te th• faot ihat the bombs ._.. beli&Yed to have beeD in storqe leae
Ua• t.ha 'UioM ue.d on oc.lld ld.adoaa tale t'• pt.-• ..,.
'Yflllr7 poor 1n quali\J'. Since all of these Jd.seiona were n.om in \he I!J1Iilt•r
ad .._. u..t h8ll bee ltore4 for - U., ••• .-eluded "-t Incl1a
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. h•t had dettriorat.a·t be boaba to 11Uch an atent t hat t.M7 oould DOt produoe
the nqu.ired ....,t, of lJ,g)at. fhia ae further bol'De Gilt • pwand oba• ver1
durinc t.he praot1o•
W1 th retertr1oe to radar planning dmoet
a. Radw Dm•• (Air) Uldt oonaiaUDc ot S JAl otts. .. n
•4 •• 1aa1 otne .. , act1Da -. lld't'l.- aad ftatd-.hell b7 tM
lpeai&l. Devioea D1 naioD, u. s .R., arriftd at \he u Boabtr Co• ..S, IO'Yalber
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19.44 tor ot oonstruct1nc radar ..,,_photo-
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.,uMna up the time ot ot taoa'Jdl1•• which wezoe llacte
•' la.llaboratoriea in l'fa•h1Dgton1 D. o.
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phOtographs which ,_... to diiDODatrate the ctCilparieon of Ma.lawd
nta1aa obtained fttom R.P.D. model s ot a eiWD area with reail.t. obtained
"' pllotogr.,h!ng the • .,pe or an DQ-13 flom onr the aam• ar a b7 the XX
Bo!liber Co d. Some ot \be d.taU ot the aotual. .ope pbOto i• loa\ !a t bl
r•proAieUC'IIl.
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llhioJlf0\1 .-UonecS will aow what the IX lo&b• COIIRaa4 haa done ad ia
• sat• Aa 70'1 aq haft I han been ordered to 'the m m. le I
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pa ... a ew .. 1n \M blud.e applioat1on ot tH VLR .ftcm \he wq it bae.
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a 01w l)'ld to wb:leb I • aasig11ed to 'beoome rcatine ed '.t there is a mems
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UNITED STATES STRATEGIC AIR
EUROPE
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMANDER, OPERATIONS
APO 633

General CU1· tis E.
Commanding Gener al
XX Bomber · command
.APO 493, U. S. ARMY
Dear Curt :
ZO 1944
oanoelled b.r
IBEcTrVE No 5200 9
• • •· e:tfeot1 ve 28 lro'V. stt
I have studied your "Tactical Doctrine, XX Bomber Command" with
i nter est and appreciate your effort in keeping us informed concer ni ng
your activities. In vie\f of t he prospect of redeploying some of our
groups t o the Pacific and the possi bility of re- equippi ng others with
very heavy bombers , i nformation concerning your oper ations , procedures ,
problems , and equipment are invaluable to our commanders . As your
tactical doctrine develops and t he scope of the document increases, I
would l i ke t o receive copies of t he revised editions .
Section VI, "Formation Defense" , will be par ticularly instructive
when it has been revised and is ready for publica tion. The effecti veness
of defensive fir e , extent to which central control is utilized, and t he
effect of hi gher on defensive tactics, are all interesting points.
In order to amplify our knO\.,rled.ge of conditions existi ng in your
Theater , I have some questions to ask concerning communications, photog-
r aphy, and air- sea rescue .
communications , additional information on t he following
points woul d be helpful :
A statement concerning equipment employed, both in t he air
and on t he ground. are the SCR- 695 IFF set, SCR-729
interrogator-responsor , and AN/ART-13 lia i son transmitter , but
i nformat ion is needed on equipment employed for airdrome contr ol,
air- to- air communications, and gr ound sets used for long- r ange
air- to- ground communications .
Radio and radar navigational aid facilities and procedures ,
incl uding r acons , r adio r anges , compas s- locator stations, LORAN,
and instrument approach f acilit ies (such as SCS- 51 or GCA) .
Information concerning facilities pr ovi ded, if any, for
early-warning and ground control of aircraft by r adar .
Information concerning empl oyment of AN/.APQ,-13 (H2X) for
bombing through ove1•c a.s t .
•
A statement of conditions affecting provision of point-to-
point radio and land- line communications· in the China- Burma-
India Theater.
In reference to photography, I woul d like to .hear about your experience
\·lith night photography and scope photographs , and about any ne\tr methods or
developments you have been abie to work out. Also, any changes in equipment
and installation that your experience may i ndicate to be des irable are most
\·Telcome. In this theater, the Allied Central Interpretation Unit is now
issuing a special report on PFF missions in l-lhich scope photographs are
used to plot the approximate location of bomb strikes. This mi ght prove
to be of i nterest to you.
In connection with PFF operations, and your radar progr am in general ,
I should be glad to know what use has been made in your theater of the
Radar Planning Device (RPD) for siting ground radar and planni ng PFF
missions . ife are now investigating the possibilities of applying RPD
techniques in this theater and \·/e could put the lessons you have learned
to good use .
As you will recall, the question of air - sea rescue technique and
practices are continually under study here. I understand that you have
developed an extensive system of rescue , which functions \-tell under very
unfavorable conditions . I would like to know about your me t hods and pro-
cedures in this field.
I have been following with enthusiastic interest your raids on Japan,
and take t his opportunity to congratulate you on the fine work.
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S. A. ,
Operations.
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UNITED
IN EUROPE
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMANDER, OPERATIONS
APO 633
17 Dec ember 1944
Chl8ft1
cation oanoelled by
Ge neral Curtis E. Le I"'-' DIREcTIVE No. 5200. 9 en t -
Commanding General, XX Bomber Command ' · eo 1ve 28 J'ov. 88.
APO 493, %Postmaster
san Francisco, California
near Curt,
I received your letter of November and have
passed it on to other members of t h is Headquarters, includi ng
General spaatz , who have read it with bl'eat interest . We are
also receivinB the more detailed reports of your operations
directly from the a ir Porce and are f'ollowing your
activities and experiences very closely. We are most cogni-
zant of the many problems t hat are facing you and are parti-
cularly interested in t he way i n wh ich you have surmounted
t:te m.
Undoubtedl y your previous experience wi t h heavy
bombers i s standing you in g ood stead and I am sure that
time will enable you to get things runnin
6
t here in t he ef-
ficient manner which used to the Third Bombard-
ment Division. Although many of problems appear to be
different ; tactically, strategically and logistically, I
feel t hat you will find t hat most of them are basical l y t he
same and can be sol ved .
Regar ding the r edeployment to the Pacific , I hear -
ti l y indorse your desir e to h ave our tactical organizations
redeployed in t heir entirety. In s pite of the fact that
,A; ashington ruled otherwise , we are doing everything in our
power to change this pol icy and redeploy complete divi s ions .
We shal l not be satisfied with anything, less t han combat
·.:ings . At the present time the Ei ghth Air Force is consider -
i ng reor ganizing the Combat Wings to include an admini stra -
tive staff . s uch an organization t hey can control mor e
Gr oups , and the number of c omoo t would be decr eased from
14 to 9. This , I believe , is a s t ep in the rioht direction
and if it becomes ne cessary to redeploy by Combat ·,lings , these
units wi ll a lready be accustomed to handling all t he fUnctions
of their subor dinate cotnmands .
lie are receivints constant reque sts from Hashington
for key personnel , to be used with the very heavy bombers .
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to have recognized that previous experience with
heavy bombardment is most desirable and, wh ile I am sure they
wi ll continue t heir efforts to give those people in washing-
ton an opportunity to get into t he war , I believe that you
will soon see an increase in the personnel that you are re-
ceiving who have already had some experience . I can assure
you that we will cooperate in every possibl e way in an ef-
fort to release key personnel to you . ! s you well know, the
constant requests that we have received during the past two
ye ars has gradually drained the system. However, many of
t he younger men are developi ng vis ion and solidity wi·th ex-
perience , and I feel tha t many of t hem will , a s t hey become a
bit more seasoned and available to you, provide a most suit -
able source of material . Obviousl y we mus t continue our ef-
forts to give you some· seasoned veterans to lead t he m and
t his we will do •.
The VIII F' ighter c ommand has been pretty much bro-
ken up and the Groups assigned to the BOmbardment Combat
Wings , Orville Anderson is supervisine the remnants of the
Fi ghter Command, Kepner has the Second Division, Slim Turner
has now replaced Bob Williams , who has taken over the Second
Air Force , and Pat is doi ng an outstanding job wi th the Third .
You probably hear d tr1at sammy Samf ord has returned to the
states and Jack All ar d has stepped into his shoes .
We have just completed the move of USSTAF to the
c ontinent where we can operate in closer proximity to SHAEF ·
At the present time things are st ill a bit disorganized but
are coming along, and I believe that we can make it work .
Of course , Jimmy has remained in the U. K., as we ll as a small
liaison section from t his Headquarters .
The past two months have been most discouraging in
that the weather has been typical of prophesied
winter months and we have had but very few visual days . Oi l
remains as our f irst priority and with present devel opments ,
we are concentrating somewhat on transportation in an effort
to further aid t he Ground Forces . At the present t he situa-
tion on the ground is but fair . weather has been a tremen-
dous di sadvantage to them and the terrain is in such a state
t hat it is almost impossible to move with armor . Bradley '
slowl y continues h is advance and at the present time we are
coordinating with them to see if we can't do something to
speed up t heir a dvances . I sincerely hope that t hey will be
be tter able to visualize how effective · ir can be and take ad-
vantage of the offer that ·we are extending to them.
I have read your Tac tical Doctrine with interest
and will pass it on to the Operations people for further study
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and we will pass on our comments at a later date .
Keep up the good work. My very best to you and to
the XX Bomber Command •
.


ajor General , u.s .A.,
eput y commander , Operations
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Ottioe ot General
29 September 1944.
Major General Fred Anderaon,
Bq. u. s. Strategic Air Foroea in Europo,
.AP0:/;613,% Poatmaater, New York, N. T.
Dear Fred,
I have been trying to get a letter off to you f or aome time, but aome-
thi.ng alwaya interferea. I have been hore juat a month and feel that I
have been able to aocompliah quite a bit. I found the outfit 1n very poor
ebape compared with U.l. Standards. Plenty of flying experienoe, but not
111.ny people with combat time , and none from the U.l. I am uaing all the
•thode we found aound in the U.K .. that oa.n be applied to the B-29 'a, aDd
they are beginning to work. 1'he Japs haven't bothered ua DILlCh so tar. but
tbe operational an4 aupply problema are terrific. On the ai11ion run dun
before I arrived, there were no combat lo11ea, but then waa a 15% opera-
tional lo11. By hard work on everyone' 1 part we were to out the loa a
rate to aero on the la.at misaion, and I believe that I can hold them to a
figure until Winter .
It looka aa though we will have to make blind take-offa and landing•
1t w are to opera• out ot China during tbe Winter month8. Right now
bliDd tat.-otta with heavy loada look impoasible with the B-29, however,
! hope we find a solution.
Opera tiona are eaay to the adminiatra.t ive battle. The diffi-
culty of aupply and the complex col!1In8. nd aet-up in tho theater make it almoat
blpotaible to get anything done. Perhapl thing a will be better atter your
lhow tolcla up, but by that time, we DBY be driven clear out of China. Jly
geatapo in the forward area are very peaaimiatio about tbl ability of
to hol4 the but, and he turni•he• the only oppoaition. !be ChiDI&a Jrtq
11 apparently through, although it did put up a good fi&ht at Moat
neryo:ae DOW f.e•l• tM.t -the Jap• can go anywhere they ohooM in China. I teel
Bl)'Hlt that it we pulled out everything we have up there, that the final oourM
or the war would be -very 1 i ttle o banged. ·
.. hope to haTe a •hare in tuture Pacifio operationa, but the 81#rength
ot our ettort clependa on the tonnage the theat.r will ,in u•.
OYer be" clepeDda upon •upply. BverytiDIII I bear the 110rcl, I ou•• the clay I
lett a nice olean war in the u .! •

\
I auppoM JOU .han heard about BloDdie'a aooident . He f'lew into the
ground, apparently, in a B-26, ahortly after making a night take-ott from
OD8 of our baaea. I looa1;ed the oraah at dayli ght next aorning, and we
got through the to him about Sa 30. While he waa being brought out,
I wnt ahead and got the beat aurgeon in the theater f'lown in and he
arrived whi l e out atation dootora nre still working on him. Sinoe he cannot
be .mtd, I have had the beat apeoialiata in tbe theater her e , but in spite
ot all w are doing, w , are apparently looaiDg ground. !he doo tor• are all
rather ?O••Watio, but we haftn't given up the tight, and hope that his
vitality will bring him through. Be ia the toughoat damned Iriahman I have
ever aeen. Anyone elae would have been dead long ago.
I had hoped to get 4ugie out here with me , but I Me you have beaten.
• to tba puaoh. Will you pua thia letter on to hia.
t ...
Regarda, .
CUR!IS B. I.BIIlY
)(ajor,General, U.s.A.,
Commanding.
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IIDBX OF CONTEITS
Unotticia1 CorreapoDdence
Letters trom 27 June 1944 to 26 IOTember 1945.
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unottici&l eorre•poDAenc•
J,etten troa 'Z1 J .... 1944 to 26 a.,..abar 1945·

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power must be given · co-equal
status with the land and sea
forces.
"No air attack, once it is
I au n c h e d, can be completely
stopped. '
"Thprefore, unless we want our
ftl'6r( leveled, our · homes de-
iJ.-1> ... our people killed in
attacks from the air-
which could be launched
great distances-we must be
I cannot stress that
'prepare' strongly enough."
, who directed the B-29
which laid waste the war-
potential of the Japanese
IIR':'J.i::l.ud, said Nippon lost the war
use its military failed
erstand the potentialities of
e
render came 157 days after the
20th Air Force started its massive
fire bombing attacks, LeMay said
the B-29s literally wrecked Japan
in that period. He said:
"In five missions in nine days
we had burned out more than
29 miles of Japan's chief indus-
trial center with a rain of bombs
that totaled more than 10,000
tons.
"By c om p a r i s o n, Germany
dropped only 200 tons in its
greatest fire raid on London.
Also by comparison, on the 8th
Air Force's record strike at
Berlin on D;c. 3, 1945, over· 1000
heavy bombers made a 1000-mile
round-trip to drop 2250 tons.
"Japan was finished long be-
fore either one of the two atomic
· bombs were dropped. The atomic
bombs were the "coup de grace"
ey were unprepared for the to a dying foe. They gave the
t marine mining operation Japanese an opportunity to sur-
tory," he said, "Which block- render without losing too much
their home islands and would face.''
starved them into submission . .
a few more months. Those that h1s words . were
1o1A 'hu .... 1-.n 'O_ 'lOa IJ spoken hghtly, LeMay added.
power fail their country. Upon
the encouragement given air
power in the next few years de-
the destiny of the nation.''
Jlr. H. Calvin Cook
Steubenville, Ohio
Dear llr. Cook:
7 November 194S
I am deeply impressed by your letter
ot 9 October 194$, expresaing eo forcibly your
staunch support of Allerican air power and set-
ting forth your understanding of ita true lli.s-
aion.
If your clarity of understanding ot
this vi tally important subject wre shared by
all the people, there would be no doubt as to
the future security of our nation.
Your generous offer to help where
help .. ,. be · ~ e d i a tely effective - Congreaa _,
- is sincerely appreciated. I aa sure that
llellbera of Congress w1ll ..elCOIIe expresaiona
of opinion t:rom such informed sources in de-
ciding the course of their official action.
Very truly yours,
CURTIS B. teat
llajor General, U.S.A.
ce Memorandum . uNITED sTATEs GovERNMEJS
Lt. Col. Waters
toM : Capt. Schaefer
JBJECT: Mr. H. Calvin Cook, Stetlbenville, Ohio
DATE: 7 November 1945
1. I called Mr. Blay, City Edi t o ~ of the Steubenville (Ohio) Herald-Star.
a.s infonned that Mr. Cook is one of the leading citizens of Steubenville, and j
l tere sted in civic affairs and is very highly regarded in the cormnuni ty. He,
,.mself, is the owner of a printing compall¥ there and "knows all in the know".
2. Mr. Cook, a man of about 4o years of age, has been preaching the impor1
r air power for a great number of years and has been a disciple of Serversky az
~ s t r o n g supporter of Gener al Mitchell
1
s beliefs since the very early days.
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JB[ . CAT.VI N COOK
STI!lUDillA"'VJLLE, OHIO
Major General Curtis E. LeMay , USAAF
Chief of Staff, Strategic Air Forces
Washingt on , D. C.
Dear Genera I LeMay:
October 9 , 19 45
Although It was a high hono r and one hard to
turn down, I was happy that you declined Governor Lausche's offer
of appointmnet to the Senate. I admire your courage for refusing
t h is high office. But a person of your proven courage, experience
and vision Is vitally needed In the Air Force and es pecially at
the p r e sent time while much desired reo rganization of our military
system Is being contemplated.
I have been a close student of Douhet's aerial
doctrines as ex pressed in his brl I I iant book, "The Command o f the
Air". And yet with alI th e exper iences and concrete less ons of
Wo r I d W a r I I , we a r e s t I I I con f r o n t e d w I t h m a n y d i e- h a r d s ( Navy )
who stubbornly refus e to accept the auxiom which was expounded
many years ago by Douhet: "The command of t he air is th e
factor of victor y."
The Navy post -war plan Is simply ridicul ous .
E v e n t h e r a n ge of p r e s e n t I a n g- b a s e d a i r pow e r h a s n u I I I f i e d a u x -
iliary carrier aviation. Carrier air power was effective during
this war because (I) we tailed to develop true atr power be fore
the war; (2) Japan possessed no air power worthy of the name; (3)
th e AAF wa s primarily res po nsibl e f or winning command of the air
f rom t he J a p s • C a r r i e r a I r power ha s had I t s day. I t I s now dead!
Likewise, we must face the tact that henceforth all auxl ltary air
power Is superf luous . All o f our energy,resources and efforts should
be directed Into the o rganization of the Independen t Air Force:
An Air Force which Is expressly organized and capable of
winning the battle f or the command of the air . Even ff auxiliary
aviation ex ists, It Its e lf Is entirely dependent upon t he success
of In dependent Air securing command of the air from the
enemy. Again I say, auxiliary aviation is su perfluous and harmful.
Not for the sake of any one of th e services, but
for t he futur e security of the country, alI possible effort
should be made at this time to bring about a reo rganization o f ou r
military system. land power and sea power still has a place; but
It must be that air power Is now the dominant
In warfare. Or as Douhet clearly expr essed it: "What would happen
to an Army or Navy to op,e rate against an enemy who has
conquered the command of the The Navy's answe r Is 37 large
carriers. Absurb!
I t I s a I r I 9 h t t o t a I k o f coope r at i o n and a I I t h a t
sort of talk. But this is no time for compromise. We cannot compro-
H. CALVIN COOK
OlliO
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with any post- war ml litary p lan which not
air powe r at least a posi tion with the Ar my and
th e Na v y. Air powe r rightfull y deserves th e dominant pos iti on .
Thi s reorganizati o n struggle Is no fight; It Is
a fIght for the I I f e or h of our country. must have the
courage of our convictions. We mu s t no t comp romis e a force which
is the ba st e security of our countr y .
All of us must carry forward th e fight f o r the
complete emancipation o f American air power--the s truggle f or
w h i c h Ge n e r a I B I I I y M t t c h I I g a v e h i s I i f e ! T h I s t f me we m u s t
no t fall.
If I ma y be of he l p fn an yway--rall y ing membe r s
of Congress and do not hesitate t o inform me .
Wfth alI be s t wi s he s ••••
1943 , 1 pe r s.l ly brough t Bill Hule he r .t my own expense ($300. J
r e fut e Michie wh o trie d to tel I us tha t we couldn't bomb Germdny
the daytime . I Knew Mi chie wa s wrong; and as t he record p r o ved he was
WESTMINSTER MEN'S FORUM
HCC
Steubenville, Ohio
You wer e winning t his flght ove r the s k l ~ s of Europe whl le we were
_just talk ing about It
HUIE ANSWERS MICHIEI
The Westminster Men's Forum is privileged to present to you
at a special meeting on Monday evening, February 15th, at eight
o'clock, the nationally-known author, lecturer and noted authority
on Air Power . .
WILLIAM BRADFORD HUlE
associate editor of "The American Mercury" and author of the recent
sensational best-seller, "The Fight For Air Power.'' which is the
subject of his Forum address. Mr. John Chamberlain, book critic of
"The New York Times," writing in his column of December 24th,
said, "this is a book of major importance . . and he makes claims
that must be considered very. seriously." Just back from North Africa
, where he interviewed the Allied war leaders, Mr. Huie is well pre-
pared to tell us about the "rim-of-the-wheel" plan to crush the Axis.
Mr. Huie has proven himself to be a worthy disciple of General "Billy" Mitchell and the small
group of courageous airmen who have waged the fight for the development of true American air
power. He has made an exhaustive research into air power advising with Colonel Hugh J. Knerr,
formerly Chief of Staff of the Air Corps from 1935 to 1939, and who is called the Father of the
Flying Fortress.
Although he firmly believes "Germany can be bombed to her knees," Mr. Huie differs with
the tactical concept of bombing as expressed by our last speaker, Mr. Allan Michie. He believes
the U. S. Air Force plan of cumulated daylight bombing with the improved Flying Fortress as the
instrument of destruction is the answer to the Luffwaffe.
Only those who understand the radical change in military tactics brought about by the event of
the airplane can clearly piece together the various land, sea and air engagements of this war
making them into an intelligible, purposeful picture. To 'those who do not fully comprehend the
basic principles of air power -this-war will continue as one startling surprise after another.
We invite you and your friends to be present
Monday evening, February 15th, at eight
o'clock when . . . HUIE ANSWERS MICHIE!
5 Jfoveaber 1945
Jliss Carolyn A. Leech, President ,
The Louisville Cor.mruni t y Comi t tee
for t he Perpetual Observance of
Amistice Day, I ncorporated,
Louisville, Kentucky.
Dear llias Leach 1
After a certain aJBOunt of delay, I am finally sending,
under separate cover, the flag I promised you soae ti•e ago. Un-
fortunately, the delay in f orwarding this flag was occasioned by
improper transmission, and it reached me only several days ago.
1he story of this flag is as follo11'8: 'lhia flag began
flying over the Headquarters of the XII Bomber Coaaand when they
arrived in the Karianas Islands on November 30, 1944, first on
Siapan, and later when thia CoiDII&lld moved to Guu in Dec•ber,
1944. During t-his time, B-29' a of the III Beaber Comu.nd new
missions s t riking at the heart of the Japanese Empire. On llarch
10, 1945, with the first. attack on Tokyo, the low level night in-
cendiary missions inaugurated, which caused the
complete destruction of the industrial sections of each ot Japan's
maj or cities. After these cities wre aucces•tully attacked, the
medium sized towns and finally a.aller towns fell victill to the
increasingly successful blows of the B-29. Later, on 17 July 1945,
'When the I.li Boaber Command waa redesignated 2oth Air
Force, this nag continued to fly proudly and freely over this Head-
quarters, and was lowered for the last t1ae at retreat on Septellber
1, 1945.
I consider it a privilege and pleasure to forard this
flag on to you, 'Where its glorious memry will be perpetuated.
Best wishes for your continued aucceaatul achieve.ents.
Yeey 11incerely }'Ours,
CUR!I:S B. t.lllY
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OR .AIR FORC!S OFt leERS '1'0 S uati 't 07
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GUSTAVE A. BREAUX, RECORDING 5ECRE1'A•'I'
LO VILLE COMMONIT·Y CO
FOR THE
PERPETUAL OBSERVANCE OF ARMISTICE DAY
INCORPORATED
LOUISVILLE MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, U.S .A.
HONORARY COMMITIEE
'L ERNEST J. KING
IANDER·IN·CHIEF,
' ED STATES FLEtT
GENERAL HUGH A. DRUII . U.S. A.
'L CLARK H. WOODWARD, U.S.N.
EL N. BUTLER BRISCOE, U.S. A.
£L GEORGE P. JOHNSON, U. S. A. A. F.
IIAJOR GENERAL PRESTON BROWN, U. S. A., RET.
IIAJOR GENERAL B. F. CHEATHAM, U.S.A., RET.
IIAJOR GENERAL DENNIS E. NOLAN . U. S. A., RET.
IIAJOR GENERAL CHARLES P. SUMMERALL, U.S. A., RET.
IIAJOR GENERAL BLANTON WINSHIP. U. S. A., RET.
ADIIIRAL WAT T. CLUVERIUS, U. S. N., RET.
ADMIRAL THOS. P. CRAVEN, U. S . N., RET.
ADMIRAL EDWARD C. KALBFUS. U.S. H .. RET.
ADIIIIIAL RICHARD H. LEIGH, U. S. H., RET.
BRIG. GENERAL DION WILLIAMS, U. S. II . C., RET.
Major General CUrtis E. Le Jlay
Chief of Staff, Strategic Air Forces
War Department
Washington, D· C·
Dear General Le Kaya
COMMITTEE
IRVIN ABELL, II . D. II ISS MARY CHURCHILL HUMPHREY
MRS. PETER LEE ATHERTON E. A. JONAS
MRS. HERBERT F. BOEHL EDWARD S. JOUETT
MRS. HELII BRUCE IIRS. J. BRIAN IICCOIIIIICK
MRS. GEORGE D. CALDWELL W. E. IIORROW
IIRS. ROlliN COOPER IIRS. F. M. NELSON
CREDO F. HARRIS LUTHER R. STEIN
WM. B. HARRISON R. C. BALLARD THROSTOH
R. LEO HAWES REV. HORACE CADY WILSON, D. D.
HOH . WILSON W, WYATT, IIAYOll OF LOUISVILLE
August first 1945
By direction of the Louisville CommtDity Committee for the
Perpetual Observance of Armistice Day, Incorporated, I have the honor
to address you and to present a request.
The enclosed briefly marked booklet concretely indicates
Louisville•• unique and entirely international episode, "The Observance"
and affiliated interest The Flag Room - now in their twenty-fifth year.
For the coming November the Comadttee ·respecttully ventures
to ask from you the gift ot a flag of War significance that will permit
in this preeence, opportunity tor permanent reMmbrance . of you and your
COJIIID!Uld•
The Flag Room is a stately and reverent place - even
to commemmorate the Pacific.
The Committee acts under rulings of the Department of State
u.s.A. and the British Foreign office.
While the Committee is deepl7 sensible of each distinction
conferred, the intent of the Observance and Flag Room is to bestow honor
rather than to receive it.
The Committee asks acceptance of high regard.
Address a
llias Leeoh
The PUritan
Louisville 3,
yours.
Apperaon Leeoh
President
Ur. J . E. Schaefer _
Boeing Airplane Company
Wichita, Kansas
Dear Yr. · Schaefer:
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5 November 1945
U&ny thanks for the last three issues of Boeing
"Plane Talk" • I have kept a complete file of each issue
you have so kindly sent on to me, and ay tile is now com-
plete. I also wish to assure you that your kind letter of
appreciation for the part the boys "over there" played in
bringing about the end of this war is greatly appreciated.
On behalf of every lad who has fiown in a B-29,
I -.ish to thank you and heartily you for your
splendid record of achievement . But tor your miraculous
overall productive record, we would have been unable to
achieve the results we did. Our hats are off to yout
With sincerest wishes for continued success in
the postwar achievements. of I re.ain
Sincerely,
CUR!IS B. Lei&Y·
Jlajor U.S.A.
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Major General Curtis E. LeMay
Hdqs. 20th Air Force
Office of Commanding General
APO 234
o/o Postmaster
San Francisco, Calif.
My dear General:
August 27, 1945
In Reply Reier to
JES snl
We at Boeing-Wichita would indeed be amiss if in closing out our part in the B-29
program we did not recognize the important role you played in our success wi tb
that program.
The production record made at Boeing-Wichita, not only in the construction of
B- 29's, but with Boeing Kaydets as well, was possible only through the cooperative
influence of many forces. Countless individuals played an important part, m&qy
agencies of City, State, and Government; newspaper and magazine editors; radio
stations; and especially the hundreds of vendors and sub-contractors made outstand-
ing contributions. To enumerate them all would indeed be difficult, but all are
included and recognized. No finer example of private enterprise, working with free
men in an open labor market can be found than the miracle of our over-all productive
effort in this war.
As we pass to peacetime production, we at Boeing-Wichita feol a deep debt of grati-
tude to people like you for the record it has been our privilege to accomplish
during this war. Without your help, without your efforts in our behalf, an4 with-
out your understanding consideration of our probleme, we never would have made this
record - a record which we have tried to set out in the last two issues of Plane
Talk, our employee publication. In order that you may know of this record and take
proper credit for the part you played in it, I am enclosing copies of the issues to
which I have just referred.
In writing "finistt to this war job at Boeing-Wichita, - do so with a heart full of
thanks to you and those working with you, and a feeling of humbleness and gratitude
to those men in the armed services who have come through to a glorious victory with
the equipment it baa been our privilege to build.
Sincerely yours,
BOEING AIRI'l..UE COlfPAHY
Wichita Division
In spite of all the "hell and high water" through which we
privilege to work with "youse guys". What
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llr. J. B. Sebaef'er,
Boeing Airpl ane eo.puy,
Wichita Division,
Wichita, Ka.neu.
Dear Mr.
1'1 August 1945
Your note of' August 7 juat arrived. I preSUM •inoe
events taldng place on AUBU4t 13 your worries are ovar •
The whol e command joins me in thanking you and J'OUI' people
f'or furnishing the weapona to finish the job.
81noerel7,
CUR.l'IS I. WIT,
Major OeDer&l, U.S.A.,
Chief' of' start.
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My dear General:
The accompanying letter I thought would be of
interest to you and might suggest same ideas for
helping us in the States keep these people on the
job until they finish their job - which is to say
until you have all the equipment you need to finish
your job.
Human nature being what it is, these people
can't help but get "itchy feet" when the reports
oontinwe to come in as o p t ~ i s t i o as they are • .
Just add a word or two to this optimism, to the
effeot that it can't continue unless the equipment
is supplied by people on the home front. With this
one addition, we oan keep these people in line until
you have all it takes to whip the Japs.
Best of personal regards.
JESthn
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General H. H. Arnold
Caaaanding General
A'ITiq Air Forces
ltaahington. D.c.
Dear liapa
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J ESahn
Severa! days ago. after s ame strenuous thinking about ha. to keep
people on the job until they finish the job, I was moved to Mnd the fol low-
ing wire to Seoretary Pattersona
"We are beoaaing incr ea•ingly concerned OTer our inability to
maintain and obtain the required personnel to fulfill current
B-29 delivery requirements. The situation ia appro. ching a
aeriou. stage. Exit interTiew reports disoloae an unrest and
the desire to become established in postwar j obs. Then, too,
.. are beginning to beaeiged with requests traa buaineaa
ttnaa to release empla,reea to these jobs. I auggested this
aorning that Kr. J. P. lfur.ray contact you concerning dotaila
ot this problas and to suggest by way 'of partial r emedy tnat
General Spaatz, General Le ay, and others in the Pacific urge
their c in wri ting hc.e to iJr, on everyone the necea-
ai ty of staying an the job until it is finished. There s hould
be no l et up on the hc:ae front aa long aa there ia need on the
battle front.
Paottic news releases could and should remain ·optUuiatic
whenever ia justi£ied, but couldn't t hey carr y a word
of admonition to the effect that the soldier can't QUit unt il
the job ia done, and people on the haae front should not quit
until their job is done.
"I abould also like to suggest that all aenice representatives
of companies like ours and others, as well aa all rlaitora to the
theaters, be urged b,y all commanding officers to upon
these people the &eed for £low of materials from tbe
haae front so t hat · t he&d aervice men in t heir reports t o t heir
factories will oarry tbia meaaage or urgent neoeaaity for contin-
ued support tram the haae tront.
"I am ·arraid WJ are rapidly approaching the poi nt where we need
thia kind or help, hence our &pP' al tor action and an ear ly aud-
ience with Yr . Uurray f or details ."
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Yr. Yurray call ed on the Secretary seTeral daya l at er and r e- orted on
hia call as f ollowaa
"In connection wit our moat recent t elephone converaation, pleaae
be advised that I bad a pleasant Tisit with Judge Patteraon yes ter-
day at which time 1 aet f orth your proble:n in r etaihing our key
peraonnel aa well . as othera on tho j ob.
"Judge Patteraon your of hnving the Theat er Caa-
aandere properly tmpreaa t he oaaual viaitors, such a• Zi pp and Hr own,
with the necessity of ' the home people s taying on the job waa an
ezoellent one. He peraonally will undertake t o paaa the word on to
the varioua Theater and took Flet cher Brown and HQrold
Zipp ' s names, ao that he would be sure to catch t hoae two gentlemen .
"Be alao said he would undertake to have General Arnold, or if not
General Arnold, t hen· aaae other officer on the staff, paaa t he word
on to t he rheater Commandora r equeattng that t hey aak their men and
otticera when writing home to trv t o blpreas the hcae tolka with the
neoeaaity of staying on the job bui lding the munition• with which to
bring an early end to conflict i n the Pacific . "
lt occurred to me that you or Ira mi ghtwant to fol low up this i dea,
bapresaing viaitora to the Pacific with t he necessity tor continued produc-
tion ettort on the home f ront. I still think it would be a good i dea for
CcweancHng Officers to to ever yone t hat t heir lettera contain an urgent
request for the haae f ront to stay on the job and finish the job, if opttmi etic
nporta are t o continue to OCD.e f r cn the fighting fronta.
For example, I received t his morning a l etter froa a B- 29 baabardier. Here
1a a aentenoe .frca it• "The anly t rouble 1a that we ue r unnin.: out of towns to
baab." Another let ter received several daya ago wae to the etfeot that it wae
not unoCllllllon to ocaplet ely wipe out a town ot 100,000 peosle and at that rate
•the Japa couldn't laat m.uoh louger . "
All of that 1a tine, and I woo.1ldn 't han t hem change a bit ot t heir tb.i.Dk-
ing or a word in their lett ers, ezoept that. 1 would like to sugtreat that 1n
theao aue le t ter:s t 1e boya add •orda and phruea to indicate the neoeaaity
tor 9ontinued home tront production, i f t hese good reports f raa the tishtin«
front• are t o continue.
Beat regard• and beat wiahea 1 am
Faithfull y youra,
JISohaeter 1 hn Vice Preaident
ooa J. P. Murray
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WASHINGTON
Major General Curtis E. LeMay
Commanding General
XXI Bomber Command
12 July 1945
APO 234 - San Francisco, california
Dear Curt:
Inclosed is the new IMPACT with a summar.y of strategic air accom-
plishments. Also I am sending you four New Yorkers - June 9, June 16,
June 23, June 30. These issues of the New Yorker contain a stor.y en-
titled "A Reporter with the B-29s" which is published in four parts nnd
is ·
Enjqyed seeing you when you were here. I£ there is ever
I can do for you here, either personally or officially, let me know.
Give to Jim Garcia.
5 Incls.
Yours,
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HARRIS B. HULL
Colonel, G. s. c.
HUDQUARDRB !WENl'Imi .tm FORO!
Office ot the Commanding General
!PO 234
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8an Franoiaoo, California
Colonel Harrie B. Hull
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Headquarter• ~ Air Foroee,
Waehington 25
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Dear Harrill
21 July 1945
l&ny thante for your kindneee and thoughtfulneee in a.ad-
ing me the latest ieeue ot
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Impaot• and the f our ieeuee of the
•New Yorker• containing the etocy of our wort out here. I en-
joyed reading all t hese publieationa and baTe added th• to rq
pereonal filea.
I told lia Garoia you said •bel lo• and he asked me to
t hank you and extend his belt wiehee to you.
lindest personal regard••
Sincer ely,
CUR!IS I. LeMAY,
I&Jor General, u. s, !.,
Commanding •
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III&DQUAR!IRI ftiUTI!!H AIR lORCI
Office ot the Commanding General
!PO 234, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
lr. lul.iua W. lelley,
410 6\b bEue, N ••• '
Ardmore, Otlahoa.
16 Jul y 1945
I wi.8h to t hank you tor your kind letter of lay 28, 1945.
!he patriotic work done by t he faculty, alUIIIli and student• of
the UniYeraity of Oklahoma in purchasing a Superfortr••• t.o aid
ue in our aerial war apinst Japan ia most noteworthy. I con-
gratulate you on your eucceaatul reeulta.
I feel confi dent the B-29, •oklaho••
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will aohieYe t he re-
eult.e you expect ot it and make all of you justly proud of ita
noble pertor.ance.
Att.aohed 1a an autographed photo with my complimenta.
Good luck to you in the furtherance of your education and
beet wiehea.
Sincerely,
OUR'fiS I . LeMAY,
I&Jor General, u. S. A.,
Qommaading.
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Dea r Mr .
'the inclosed Japanese Battle trlag, capt \ired on Iwo J ime., was
sent down to me by Brigadier General E. Moore , who r eceived i t from
Colonel John K. Gowen. These gentlemen were happy to assist you
i n your effort to PQt over a Bond Auction.
I t hink you wil l find t he attached letter, transl ating t he
anese char acters on the tlag and describing the action i ll ,-hi eh i t
was captured , are equally as i nteresting as the i t sel f , I
woul d sur.:gest t he.t t his l etter be passed on to t he purchaser of t he
f l ag .
If T am abl e to obtain any other trophies from this action I
will gladly forwar d t hem to you . Trophies such as t hese ar e prtz.ed
by most of t he men who partioipate in t he action end ore quickly
patber ed up from t he tattle fiel d, so consequently t hey e.r e re-
l at ivel y scarce and not t oo easy t o obtain.
Wit h every wish or su.ceess i n your fort hcomi ne r elly, I am,
Sincerel y,
CURTT.S F. LeMAY,
Major Gener r l, U. S.
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