N O T E S T O P A G E S 2 7 4 - 8 0
General Marshall was so disturbed about 30. Buckner, quoted in History, Elev-
the “investigative complex” after Pearl enth Air Force, pp. 86-87.
Harbor that he twice called attention to 3 1 . cola E.W. ill, Observations, on
it in War Council meetings. (See Min- flight Alaska, c14Oct. 1941.
Of Set* Of War’s Conference [war 3 2 . Ltr., Col. E.S. Davis to Lt. Col.
E.S. Kiel, 5 Dec. 1941, quoted in His-Councill, 16 Mar. 1942.)
11. “Since the Japanese attacks on the tory, Eleventh Air Force, pp. 84-85.
3 3 . Radg., Marshall to DeWitt, 1 1
Pacific Fleet in Hawaii had uncovered
the entire west coast of North America, Dee. 1941, quoted in Fourth Air Force
the reinforcement of garrisons along the Historical Study I-I, p. 284.
West Coast, Panama, Hawaii, and in
Alaska was given first priority.” Biennial 34. The order became effective 24
Report, C/S to Sec. of War, July 1941- December I94I. First Air
Force, I, Organizational Development,
Northeast Air District and First Air
30 June 19439 P. 7 .
Force, 19 Nov. 1940-31 Dec. 1943, p. IS.)
35. See History, Third Air Force,
Defense Activities, 1941-44, p. 10.
1-1, pp. 244-46.
37. Detailed account in Fourth Air
Force Historical Study Ill-I, Defense
Plans and Operations, 1941, pp. 153-65,
38. For full treatment see Fourth Air
Force Historical Study 1-1, chap. ix, and
15 Dec. 1941. Fourth Air Force Historical Study 111-1,
chap. vii.
39. History, 4th AA Command, Jan.
194z-July 1945, p. 87 et passim.
4 4 6 5 0 .
Dec. 1941. 40. A-2 Daily Summary of War
News, 8 Dcc. 1941.
460-65.
Hiaory’ Caribbean Air Force’
May 1941-Mar. 1942, pp. 450,467.
13. Ibid., pp. 450, 464.
Arnold’s Office, 9 Dec. 1941.
‘4. Minutes Of Meeting in 36. Fourth Air Force Historical Study
15. History, Caribbean Air Force, p.
16. Ibid., p. 458.
18. Ibid., pp. 446-50.
19. panamacanal ~h Traffic R ~ ~ . ,
20. History, Caribbean Air Force, pp.
21. Minutes of the Joint Board, 10
22. History, Caribbean Air Force, pp.
23. Ibid., pp. #off.
24. For the general background see
AAF Historical Study No. 4, Alaskan
Air Defense and the Japanese Invasion of
2 5 . History, Eleventh Air Force, Aug.
194o-Sept. 1942, pp. 8687.
26. For a summary of status, see 1%
Hq. Alaska Defense Command to CG
WDC, 14 Jan. 1942.
27. Ltr., Lt. Col. Dale Gafhey, Ladd
Field, Alaska to Col. E-W. Hill, OCAG
20 Dec. 1941.
28. “Unless Alaska is provided with
detector equipment.. .it is subject to
possible and probable surprise attack.”
(Ltr., Lt. Gen. J.L. DeWitt, CG WDC
to CG Field Forces, 27 Jan. 1942.)
456.
17. Ibid., p. 554. 2 5 0 .
41. Ibid.
42. Ibid., 8 and 9 Dec. 1941.
43. Sun FrQflcifcoNews, 10 Dee. 1941.
44. Ibid., 9 Dec. 1941.For a full dis-
cussion, see Fourth Air Force Historical
the Aleutians. Study 111-1, pp. 296-97.
45. A-2 Daily Sum., 8 Dec. 1941.
46. Ibid., 9 Dec. 1941.
47. F o m h A h Force Historical Study
I - ~ ,pp, 2 ~ 2 .
48. Ibid.
49. Based on A-2 Daily Sum., 9 Dec.
IwI,and New York Times, I. Dee.
194’.
5” New
51. Ibid., 10 Dee. 1941-
5 2 . A--2 Daily Sum., 9 Dec. 1941.
53. See the repeated warnings from
Western Defense Command (in particu-
” Feb* ‘94”
29. Lu., as cited in n. 27.
696