- AREAS OF STRATEGIC
RESPONSIBILITY AND U.S. ARMY OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT,
2 APRIL 1942

- 1. ALASKA
|
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
|
Strength |
|
250 |
|
|
Strength, ground |
26,500 |
|
33,200 |
|
AA regts |
3 |
|
4 |
|
CAC regts (155mm. gun) |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Inf div
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Strength, air |
4,300 |
|
9,000 |
|
Airplanes: |
|
|
|
|
Bomb (H) |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
Bomb (M) |
23 |
12 |
26 |
|
Pur |
27 |
23 |
50 |
|
Misc |
5 |
1 |
0 |
-
-
2. CANADA:
|
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
|
Strength, ground |
1,800 |
|
9,100 |
|
Maj units |
1 |
|
6 |
-
- 3. HAWAII:
|
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
|
Strength |
|
7,300 |
|
|
Strength, ground |
62,700 |
|
100,000 |
|
AA regts |
6 |
|
7 |
|
CAC regts (155mm.
gun) |
2 |
|
2 |
|
Inf div |
2 |
|
3 |
|
Maj
units |
1 |
|
0 |
|
Strength, air |
8,900 |
|
15,000 |
|
Airplanes: |
|
|
|
|
Bomb (H) |
36 |
5 |
96 |
|
Bomb (M) |
17 |
|
|
|
Bomb (L) |
9 |
|
24 |
|
Pur |
179 |
|
225 |
|
Transport |
0 |
|
13 |
|
Misc |
34 |
|
0 |
-
- 4. CHRISTMAS:
|
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
1, 700 |
|
1, 700 |
| Strength, air |
320 |
|
490 |
| Airplanes: |
|
|
|
| Pur : |
25 |
|
25 |
-
- 5. BORABORA
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
3, 850 |
|
3, 850 |
| AA regts |
1 |
|
1 |
-
- 6. CANTO:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
1, 300 |
|
1, 300 |
| Strength, air |
40 |
|
50 |
-
- 7. SUVA:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
10 |
|
10 |
| Strength, air |
700 |
|
720 |
| Airplanes: |
|
|
|
| Pur |
25 |
|
25 |
-
- 8. CHINA, BURMA, INDIA:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength |
|
3,700 |
|
| Strength, ground |
0 |
1 |
100 |
| Strength, air |
3, 200 |
|
6, 250 |
| Airplanes: |
|
|
|
| Bomb (H) |
6 |
10 |
50 |
| Bomb (M) |
0 |
|
30 |
| Pur |
10 |
|
80 |
| Transport |
|
4 |
100 |
-
- 9. PHILIPPINE ISLANDS:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground: |
|
|
|
| U. S. Army |
10,000 2 |
|
|
| Phil Scouts |
10,500 2 |
|
|
| Phil Army |
40,000 |
|
|
| AA regts |
3 |
|
|
| CAC regts (155mm.gun) |
3 |
|
|
| Inf div |
1 |
|
|
| Maj units |
4 |
|
|
| Strength, air: |
|
|
|
| U. S. Army |
8,000 2 |
|
|
| Phil Army |
500 2 |
|
|
| Airplanes: |
|
|
|
| Pur |
8 |
|
|
-
- 10. AUSTRALIA: 2
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength |
|
30,400 2 |
|
| Strength, ground |
16,9002 |
|
60, 000 |
| AA regts |
3 |
|
3 |
| AA bns |
3 |
|
3 |
| Inf div |
0 |
|
2 |
| Maj units |
3 |
|
1 |
| Strength, air |
17,100 2 |
|
24,000 |
| Airplanes: |
|
|
|
| Bomb (H) |
41 |
|
80 |
| Bomb (M) |
28 |
65 |
137 |
| Bomb (L) |
47 |
14 |
70 |
| Pur |
354 |
123 |
640 |
| Transport |
15 |
|
18 |
| Obsn |
5 |
|
10 |
-
- 11. NEW CALEDONIA:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
16,000 |
|
23,000 |
| AA regts |
1 |
|
1 |
| CAC bn (155mm. gun) |
1 |
|
1 |
| Inf div |
1 |
|
1 |
| Maj units |
0 |
|
2 |
| Strength, sir |
2, 000 |
|
2, 500 |
| Airplanes: |
|
|
|
| Pur |
40 |
|
75 |
-
- 12. TONGATABU:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
0 |
|
6, 300 |
| AA regts |
0 |
|
1 |
| Maj units |
0 |
|
1 |
| Strength, air |
0 |
|
660 |
-
- 13. EFATE:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
450 |
|
4, 900 |
| Maj units |
0 |
|
1 |
-
- 14. NEW ZEALAND:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
0 |
|
15,000 |
| Inf div |
0 |
|
1 |
-
- 15. PERU AND CHILE:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
400 |
|
400 |
| AA regts |
2/3 |
|
2/3 |
-
- 16. WESTERN DEFENSE COMMAND:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
184,711 |
|
|
| AA regts |
13 |
|
|
| AA bns |
2 |
|
|
| Armd div |
1 |
|
|
| Inf div |
2 |
|
|
| Strength, air |
22,500 |
|
|
| AC Gps: |
|
|
|
| Bomb (H) |
1 |
|
|
| Bomb (M) |
2 |
|
|
| Pur |
3 |
|
|
| Obsn |
3 |
|
|
| Air planes: |
|
|
|
| Bomb (H) |
17 |
|
|
| Bomb (M) |
26 |
|
|
| Bomb (L) |
103 |
|
|
| Pur |
325 |
|
|
-
- 17. GREENLAND:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength |
|
378 |
|
| Strength, ground |
450 |
|
1,400 |
| Strength, air |
350 |
|
920 |
| Airplanes: |
|
|
|
| Bomb (H) |
0 |
|
13 |
| Pur |
0 |
|
25 |
| Misc |
1 |
|
0 |
-
- 18. ICELAND:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
14,500 |
|
38,000 |
| AA regts |
1 |
|
2 |
| CAC regts (155mm.gun) |
0 |
|
1 |
| Inf div |
1/2 |
|
1 |
| Strength, air |
550 |
|
4,200 |
| Airplanes: |
|
|
|
| Bomb (M) |
1 |
|
16 |
| Bomb (L) |
0 |
|
18 |
| Pur |
40 |
15 |
80 |
| Misc |
3 |
|
0 |
-
- 19. NORTHERN IRELAND:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
11, 000 |
|
122, 000 |
| AA regts |
0 |
|
8 |
| AA bns |
0 |
|
10 |
| Armd div |
0 |
|
1 |
| Inf div |
1/2 |
|
3 |
| Strength, air |
0 |
|
20, 800 |
| Airplanes: |
|
|
|
| Bomb (M) |
0 |
|
57 |
| Bomb (L) |
0 |
|
61 |
| Pur |
0 |
|
160 |
| Transport |
0 |
|
58 |
| Misc |
0 |
|
68 |
-
- 20. BRITISH ISLES:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
700 |
|
90,000 |
| AA regts |
0 |
|
13 |
| Maj units |
0 |
|
1 |
| Strength, air |
60 |
|
16,500 |
| Airplanes: |
|
|
|
| Bomb (H) |
0 |
|
175 |
| Bomb (L) |
0 |
|
39 |
| Pur |
0 |
|
150 |
-
- 21. NEWFOUNDLAND:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
2,400 |
|
4,900 |
| Strength, air |
730 |
|
1,600 |
| Airplanes: |
|
|
|
| Bomb (H) |
5 |
|
13 |
| Bomb (M) |
1 |
|
0 |
| Bomb (L) |
3 |
|
0 |
| Pur |
0 |
|
25 |
-
- 22. BERMUDA:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, round |
2, 400 |
|
2, 900 |
| AA bn (comp) |
1 |
|
1 |
| Strength, air |
90 |
|
1,400 |
| Airplanes: |
|
|
|
| Bomb (H) |
0 |
|
13 |
| Pur |
0 |
|
25 |
-
- 23. JAMAICA:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
600 |
|
760 |
| Strength, air 4 |
(30) |
|
(530) |
- Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
-
- 24. LIBERIA:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
0 |
|
2,400 * |
| Maj units |
0 |
|
1 |
| Strength, air |
0 |
|
1,000 |
| Airplanes: |
|
|
|
| Pur |
0 |
|
25 |
| Transport |
0 |
|
1 |
| Misc |
0 |
|
1 |
- * Includes construction force
-
- 25. PUERTO RICO:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
17, 000 |
|
32, 000 |
| AA regts |
0 |
|
3 |
| CAC refits (155mm. gun) |
1 |
|
2 |
| Inf div |
1 |
|
1 |
| Maj units |
0 |
|
1 |
| Strength, air 4 |
(6, 600) |
|
(9, 600) |
- Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
-
- 26. ST. THOMAS:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
520 |
|
-- |
-
- 27. ST. CROIX:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
170 |
|
-- |
-
- 28. ASCENSION:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
1, 500* |
|
840 |
| Maj units |
1 |
|
0 |
| Strength, air |
20 |
|
790 |
| Airplanes: |
|
|
|
| Bomb (M) |
0 |
|
4 |
| Pur |
0 |
|
17 |
| Misc |
0 |
|
1 |
- *Includes construction force
-
- 29. ANTIGUA:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
500 |
|
550 |
| Strength, air 4 |
(280) |
|
(420) |
- Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
-
- 30. ST. LUCIA:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
260 |
|
260 |
| Strength, air 4 |
(190) |
|
(190) |
- Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
-
- 31. TRINIDAD:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength |
|
180 |
|
| Strength, ground |
3,000 |
|
10,000 |
| AA regts |
0 |
|
2 |
| CAC regts (155mm.gun) |
0 |
|
1 |
| Maj units |
1 |
|
1 |
| Strength, air 4 |
(1, 760) |
|
(6, 000) |
- Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
-
- 32. DUTCH GUIANA:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
660 |
|
820 |
| Strength, air 4 |
(340) |
|
(340) |
- Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
-
- 33. BRITISH GUIANA:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
290 |
|
290 |
| Strength, air 4 |
(200) |
|
(200) |
- Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
-
- 34. CURACAO:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
1,170 |
|
1, 350 |
| Strength, air 4 |
(50) |
|
(50) |
- Airp18nes (see Carib Air Force)
-
- 35. ARUBA:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
1,020 |
|
1,050 |
| Strength, air 4 |
0 |
|
(70) |
- Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
-
- 36. PANAMA:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
35,800 |
|
51, 000 |
| AA regts |
4 |
|
6 |
| Maj units |
7 |
|
7 |
| Strength, air 4 |
(14, 400) |
|
(20, 000) |
- Airplanes (see Carib Air Force)
-
- 37. VENEZUELA:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
290 |
|
290 |
| AA regts |
1/3 |
|
1/3 |
-
- 38. EASTERN DEFENSE COMMAND:
| |
Present |
En Route |
Projected |
| Strength, ground |
80,300 |
|
|
| AA regts |
10 |
|
|
| Inf (C) teams |
4 |
|
|
| Strength, air |
24,000 |
|
|
| AC Gps: |
|
|
|
| Bomb (H) |
1 |
|
|
| Bomb (M) |
2 |
|
|
| Pur |
3 |
|
|
| Obsn |
4 |
|
|
| Airplanes: |
|
|
|
| Bomb (H) |
13 |
|
|
| Bomb (M) |
73 |
|
|
| Bomb (L) |
89 |
|
|
| Pur |
168 |
|
|
| CARIB AREA: |
|
|
|
| Strength |
|
3,943 |
|
| Strength, air |
23, 900 |
|
37, 400 |
| Airplanes: |
|
|
|
| Bomb (H) |
31 |
13 |
105 |
| Bomb (M) |
56 |
|
57 |
| Bomb (L) |
28 |
|
13 |
| Pur |
239 |
29 |
400 |
| Transport |
7 |
|
13 |
| Misc |
51 |
|
38 |
-
- NOTES
- 1 CG WDC ties authority to temporarily increase air garrison of Alaska from units available in WDC.
-
- 2 Exclusive of casualties.
-
- 3 Location of airplanes of Carib AF as directed by CG, Carib Def Comd.
-
- 4 Included in Carib Air Force.
-
- "En Route" consists of those departed from the United States.
- "Projected" includes those for whom definite plans
have been formulated.
- Dashes (--) in column indicate "Unknown."
-
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