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Christiansen, H.C., 199
Christmas I., 125, 181, 192-93. 2 2 8 , 359,
43-32, 436-37
Chuchow, 440, 442, 444
Chungking, 78, 438, 497-98, 504
Church, Lt., 219-20
Churchill, Col. L.S., 182
Churchill, Prime Minister Winston, 133,
1369 141, 232, 235-37, 2409 2431 252-539
347, 559-61, 5649 567, .570-733 592
Civil Aeronautics Administration (Au-
thority), 55, 111, 125-26, 168, 304, 321,
352
Civil Aeronautics Board, 352, 361
Civil airlines: in air transport, 350-60;
plans for mobilization, 351-52, 364. See
also airlines by name.
Civil Air Patrol, 527-31, 542
Civilian Defense, Office of, 279, 290, 298
Civil Service Det., 637, 650
Clagett, Brig. Gen. H.B., 182, 222, 225-
Clark Field, 177, 179, 182-83, 186-89, 191,
Clausewitz, 42, 5 1
Clipper transports, 324, 331, 352-56
Cloncurry, 230, 385, 450
Coast Artillery, 289; 6oth, 214; zooth,
187, 214; Chief, 187
Coast watchers, 476
Cochin, 5 x 0
26, 230, 486
201-20, 2 2 3
COCOSI., 124
COCOSIS. (SWPA), 33-31
Coetivy I., 330-31
Cold Bay, 304, 3 0 6 7 , 464-65
Collins, Capt. J.F., Jr., 458
Columbia (S.C.) , 613
Columbia R., 272
Combat crew replacement centers, 627
“Combined,” usage defined, 253
Combined Chiefs of Staff, 234-67, 395-
557-61 I ; established, 253, 265; func-
tions, 254-55? 266. See also Anglo-
American chiefs.
Combined Intelligence Comm., 256
C o m b i n e d Military Transportation
Combined Operations Comd., 590
Combined Planning Staff, 253, 2 5 5 , 266
Combined Secretariat, 257
Combined Shipping Adjustment Board,
Combined Staff Planners, 43 I, 560, 563-
Cologne, 5737 597
969 408, 4197 430, 4349 4361 4449 5129
Comm., 256
256
64, 572
7 7 0
Combs, Maj. C.E., 189, 214-15, 219,
Command and General Staff School, 33
Command and staff exercises, 64
Commanding General, AAF. See Arnold.
Commands (numbered) :
I Air Support Comd., 523, 527-28,
542
I Bomber Comd., 523-53; antisub.
activities, 296; CG, 526, 528;
communications, 528, 544; con-
voys, protection of, 533; Hq.,
526; intelligence, 524, 527; joint
control, 524, 527-28; lessons, 532;
offshore patrols begin, 523; op-
erations, 531, 533; special prob-
lems,. 531-32; strength, 524, 537;
training, 524-26; types of air-
craft, 523-24, 530, 533. 537
I Interceptor (Fighter) Comd.,
‘55756, 293
111 Air Force Base Comd., 613
111 Air Support Comd., 612-13
4th Antiaircraft Comd., 296
I V Bomber Comd., 296
IV Interceptor (Fighter) Comd.,
V Bomber Comd., 182-83, 188,
V Interceptor Comd., 182, 186,
VII Bomber Comd., 454-55
VII Interceptor (Fighter) Comd.,
454-55
Vl’lI Air Force Base Comd.: Hq.
ik Hq. Sq., 6x3, 615, 639; redesig-
nated Service Comd., 616
VIII Air Force Composite Comd.,
616, 628, 648
VIII Air Force Service Comd.,
587, 616, 628, 637-38, 648-50;
CG, 648; service areas, 648
VIII Bomber Comd., 567, 587-88,
607-11, 622, 624, 628, 631, 6 4 6
49; first combat for heavies, 660-
66; G-3, 626; Hq. & Hq. Sq.,
613, 615, 639, 656; mission, 607;
wings organized, 633
VIII Ground Air Support Comd.,
587; CG, 646; Hq., 646; mission,
648; redesignated Air Support
Comd., 616
VIII hterceptor (Fighter) Comd.,
349, 587; Hq. & Hq. Sq., 613,
615-16, 6 9 639, 641-43, 646;
redesignation, 616
378-79
296
210, 378
207, 209, 218, 224-25, 405