American Operations in Middle East Were Not Publicized
Peter Edson reports on British and American wartime logistics in the Middle East and Asia. He notes lend lease support, air ferry routes, Ninth Air Force formation, and U S materiel shipments to Russia and China as strategic moves shaping the war effort through 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
Meddie
Far East
Uper - Bosic
K W Pew
Italy
Méditerranean
Middle East
Ubig
Burma
Chine
Ana
Ges
George C Marshall
Pstaff
Marshal
Pearl Harbor
Marshall
Egypt
Iran
Russ
India
China
Bejtisa
Eighth Army
U. S
United States
Athohe
Africa
Cairo
U. S. Ninth Air Force
Mediterranean
Sicily
Naples
US. & Ordnance
Eritrea
Nile Delta
Lesant States
Montgomery
Russia
Tran
Asiatic Theater
Claire Chennault
General Marshall
Curtisa
Colpa
Ims
Tarhio
Burme Road
Post Library at Napier Field Aids Army Recreation
The Napier Field Post Library established in November 1942 provides a full recreation program for soldiers, with a main library and sixteen branch libraries in day rooms. The hospital branch holds 600 books, staffed by a distributing enlisted man, and the facility features comfortable furnishings, murals, and a wide range of reference, technical, history, science, aviation, languages, fiction, periodicals, and newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napier Field
Grady B Gray
John Ripley Forbes
Jharge
Brance
Clause Peacock
Napier Field Named For Alabama Major Napier Field Named For Alabama Major
Napier Field, the Army Air Forces Advanced Single Engine Pilot School site, was named for Major Edward L. Napier of Alabama. Napier, a World War I Medical Corps veteran and Air Corps officer, died in a crash at McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, on September 15, 1923 while training as a flight surgeon. He was born in Union Springs, Alabama, into a prominent family. his father, Captain Edward I. Napier, served with Confederate forces.
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Napier Field
Army Air Forces
Alabama
Edward L. Napier
Naier
Air Corps
McCook
Dayton
Ohio
Napler
Union
Sykings
Edward I
Roy Nepler
European Invasion Depends On Critical Items Of Supply
A NEA dispatch from London explains that any invasion of northern France hinges on securing the last ten percent of critical supplies. Gen John C A Lee notes vast stockpiles exist, yet essential tools like medical scalpel and hospital equipment must be rushed. The piece details the immense OSS and transport challenges across depots, port handling, and diverse corps needs ahead of any invasion.
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Tom Wolf
U.S Army
Americas
United Kingdom
Theas
John C A. Lee
British Isles
China
Detroit
Tom Pate
England
Signal Corps
Chemical Warfare Service
Quartermaster Corps
Engineer Corps
Bordeaux
Gay
le Havre
Penalty Lines and Supply Data For Invasion Depots
The text describes penalties and supply procedures for wartime depots. It discusses storage of crated ammunition, the need for proper coning and labeling, and how depots receive transport data to determine ship loads. It warns that mismanaged materials can lead to large repair costs and logistical issues at depots and depots’ storage facilities.
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Transportation Corps
Napier PX Expands With Growth Of Field
Napier PX at Napier Field has expanded with growth of the field. From a small store it grew into a present day post exchange with shops and a gas station serving personnel. Major Kedeinc Gives and Majer Given lead the strong upgrade praised as the finest in the Eystere Fiyteg Training Command.
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Tes Post Exchange
Napier Field
Hes
Atl Reem
Kelly Bernese
Kédeinc
Advanced Piet School
Cal Daale
Majer
Eystere Fiyteg
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K. Forrester
Dothan
Mre
Reva Spears
Newton
Post Library
Himalaya
Mountang
Solomons
Joseph Stilwer
Washington
Ollie Crab
Ape Perel
Cobra
Fabrica
Hazel-Hurst Laundry & Dry Cleaners
B. Main Street
Luftwaffe
America
Napier PX
Crosby
Harden
Ers
U. S. Seabors
Candy Company
N. Colla
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