Index

Aachen, 6, 19, 22, 255
Abbott, Brig. Gen. Oscar B., 336
ABC Haul, 141-43, 146, 147, 396, 397
Adcock, Brig. Gen. Clarence L., 297, 299
ADSEC. See Advance Section, Communications Zone.
Advance Section, Communications Zone (ADSEC), 12, 27, 33, 35, 37, 90, 113, 183
ADSEC North, 380
ADSEC South, 380
ammunition build-up, 254
ammunition handling, 275
and Ardennes battle, 181-86
bridge construction, 149, 422
and civilian labor, 473-74, 476, 481
and coal mining, 441
depots, 113, 181, 254, 356, 398, 428, 434
effect of manpower withdrawals, 462, 463
engineers, 71, 406, 407
local procurement, 498
motor transport, 138, 421
operations east of the Rhine, 375, 379, 380, 434
POL stocks, 206, 208, 208n
POL storage, 207
rail restoration, 406-07
ration levels, 188-89
and regulating stations, 414, 421-22
relations with field commands, 349
requisitioning procedures, 358-59
supply reserves, 19, 178, 180, 428, 434
territorial changes, 35, 380
tonnage allocations, 173, 176, 177
AFHQ. See Allied Force Headquarters.
Air attacks, enemy
on ADSEC installations, 154, 186, 209
at Antwerp, 113-15, 396
on POL facilities, 183, 208, 209
Air Force commands and units
Air Force, Ninth, 28, 234
supply reserves build-up, 19
tonnage allocations, 175
Group, 46 (Br.), 162
Tactical Air Command, IX, 426
Tactical Air Command, XII, 29
Troop Carrier Command, IX, 162, 163, 425, 427
Air Forces, U.S., men withdrawn for retraining, 467, 468-69. See also Air Force commands and units.
Air Priorities Board (SHAEF), 162
Air transport, 6, 10, 18, 161-65, 424-27
administrative procedures for, 163, 425, 426
bombers used for, 161, 162
during Ardennes battle, 163
emergency uses, 163n
in evacuation role, 427
in last offensive, 426, 453
parachute drops, 163, 165
of POL, 161, 426
Airborne divisions
13th, 286
82d, 28
101st, 163
Airborne operations, 28, 139-40. See also First Allied Airborne Army; MARKET-GARDEN.
command organization for, 28
Albert Canal, 104, 113, 166-68, 424
Alençon, 195, 201
Allen, Brig. Gen. Wayne R., 472
Allied Container Advisory Committee, 203
Allied Force Headquarters (AFHQ), 24, 29, 40, 41
Advance Detachment, 29
Allied Naval Commander, 114
Allocations System. See Tonnage allocations.
ALPHA Beach, 120, 122
Ameri-can, 201n
American Red Cross, 497
American School Center, 311
Ammunition, 22, 25, 174, 178, 180, 184, 247-75, 441-52. See also Ammunition day of supply rates; Ammunition maintenance rates.
40-mm., 256
60-mm. mortar, 257, 442
81-mm. mortar, 257, 258, 259, 260, 263
3-inch, 256
75-mm., 256
76-mm., 256
90-mm., 256
4.5-inch gun, 442
105-mm. howitzer, 255, 257, 259, 263, 266, 266n, 268, 270, 271, 274, 444
155-mm. gun, 257, 259, 266n, 268, 271, 442, 444
155-mm. howitzer, 255, 258, 259, 266, 268, 270, 271
8-inch gun, 257, 258, 258n, 259, 268, 271, 448
8-inch howitzer, 248, 257, 258, 258n, 259, 271n, 442, 444
240-mm. howitzer, 248, 257, 258n, 259, 442, 444, 448
accounting practices, 261-62, 449-50
activity factors for allocations, 263-64, 449
allocations, 247, 248, 249, 252, 253, 263-64, 270, 450, 451
and Bull Mission, 268, 442
captured, use of, 256, 270-71, 445
expenditures, 247, 255, 256, 258, 259, 264, 267, 270, 270n, 446, 447, 448

handling at Antwerp, 114-15
losses during Ardennes battle, 183
lot segregation, 274-75
Ninth Army expenditures at Rhine, 448
October crisis, 247-57
order and shipping time, 261, 261n, 262, 443
port discharge of, 249, 250, 254
production in United States, 265, 269, 271
rationing and control system, 251-54, 272, 450-52
requirements estimated, 257, 265, 275, 400, 445, 449
reserves, 247, 442, 447
reserves policy, 272-73, 442, 448n
and September decisions, 12
SHAEF maintenance rate, 272, 273, 442
SHAEF reserve, 272
theater level authorized, 261-63
War Department contention with the theater, 257-63, 443-47, 450n
Ammunition Allocations Committee, 251
Ammunition day of supply rates, 260, 260n, 267, 272, 442, 443, 446, 447, 452
Ammunition maintenance rates, 267-68, 272, 273, 442, 443, 446, 447
Amphibious Truck Company, 821st, 72
Amsterdam, 51
Antiaircraft artillery cancellations, 291, 291n, 292
Antwerp, 5, 10, 13, 16, 18, 21, 24, 38, 48, 49, 50, 52, 104-15, 424
and ABC Haul, 141, 142, 396
administration of, 108, 109
air attacks on, 113-15, 186, 396
allocation of facilities, 105, 109
and Ardennes battle, 181-86
backlogs, 396-97
civilian labor, 480
clearance, 110-11, 141, 396
discharge performance, 110, 113, 115-16, 393, 396
estimated opening date, 18
facilities described, 104-05
and Memorandum of Agreement on, 108, 141
planned discharge, 110, 111
as POL port, 199-201
role in logistic plans, 9
as solution to logistic dilemma, 49
ANVIL, 117. See also DRAGOON.
Anzio, 219
Ardennes counteroffensive, 25-26, 113, 115, 181-87
and ADSEC depots, 181
air supply in, 163
ammunition expenditures, 256
and depot requirements, 182
effect on port operations, 132, 184-85
and embargo on forward movements, 182, 186
and evacuation of supplies, 182-83
and First Army installations, 181, 182
marshaling of truck transport in, 148
and northern depots, 181, 398
and POL stocks, 208-09
and Third Army's redeployment, 184
Argentan, 5
Armed Forces Network, 245, 386
Armies, U.S. See First Army; Third Army; Fifth Army; Seventh Army; Eighth Army: Ninth Army; Fifteenth Army.
Armored Division (Fr.), 2d, 298
Armored Divisions
2d, 237
3d, 165, 237, 423, 456
4th, 234
7th, 17, 423
9th, 281, 369, 456
10th, 281, 427
11th, 280
12th, 286, 293, 295, 298n, 465
13th, 285, 286
14th, 280, 299
16th, 286, 465
20th, 287, 298n
Armored Group, 10th, 238
Army Ground Forces, 343
Army Group, 6th, 16, 24, 26, 41, 229, 371. See also Devers, Lt. Gen. Jacob L.; Southern Line of Communications.
ammunition shortage, 250-51, 266, 270, 272, 442, 445, 451
control of transportation, 158
division slice, 301, 302, 303
and divisional build-up, 284
establishment, 29
operations in October, 24
relationship to SOLOC, 41, 46
replacements, 333, 334
service troop basis, 293, 297-303
strength in divisions, 25, 176, 302, 303
Army Group, 12th, 9, 17, 18, 26, 27, 170, 173, 247, 251, 293, 349, 387. See also Bradley, Lt. Gen. Omar N.
and air supply, 161, 162, 163, 425
ammunition allocations, 247, 248, 251-54, 263-64, 451
ammunition shortage, 251, 260, 266, 267, 442, 448
becomes operational on Continent, 26
casuals, policy on, 344
in command plan, 27, 29
and diversions through Marseille, 297
division slice, 301, 303
forward reserves, 180
maintenance requirements, 173, 431
plans for Rhine crossing, 373
priority over 6th Army Group, 299, 300
relationship to COMZ, 27, 163, 349, 362, 387
release of divisions to 6th Army Group, 17
replacements, 333, 465

and service troop basis, 293, 295, 299, 300, 303, 371
strength in divisions, 18, 19, 20, 25, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 371
supply consumption rates, 431-32
tactical plans, 9, 371
tank strength, 237-38
tonnage allocations, 170-71, 173, 174
and winter clothing, 234
Army Group, 21. See also Montgomery, Field Marshal Sir Bernard L.
air transport of POL to, 162
and Antwerp, 107, 110
and Ardennes battle, 182
in command plan, 27
and MARKET-GARDEN, 15, 139
and loan of artillery and ammunition, 271
and loan of tanks to U.S. forces, 240-41
October operations, 24
operations east of the Rhine, 372
November offensive, 25
and rail allocations over the Rhine, 412
and Red Lion Route, 139
and Rhine crossing, 370
strength in divisions, 176n
tactical plans, 8, 10, 14
on use of ports, 59, 98, 106, 114
Army Group B (Ger.), 371
Army Service Forces (ASF), 151, 268, 352, 354
Army Specialized Training Program. See ASTP students.
Army Talks, 230
Arromanches-les-Bains, 58, 60. See also MULBERRY B.
Assembly Area Command, 383, 385, 497
ASTP students, 466
Attrition rates, 235-36. See also Replacement factors.
Aurand, Maj, Gen. Henry S., 38, 380
Aviation gasoline. See Gasoline, aviation.

Back ordering, 359
Bad Kreuznach, 406
Barfleur, 51, 60, 61
Barker, Maj. Gen. Ray W., 306, 323, 324, 327, 388
Barnes, Col. Elmer E., 195
Barnes, Maj. Gen. Gladeon M., 456
Barr, Maj. Gen. David G., 298
Base 901 (Fr.). See Base Sections, Base 901.
Base Sections
Base 901 (Fr.), 379
Brittany, 28, 32, 34, 37, 378, 476. See also Base Sections, No. 1.
Central, 35
Channel, 45, 101, 106, 190
activation and mission, 36, 38
and Antwerp, 38, 108, 109
and express routes, 140, 142
and Le Havre, 101
and Red Horse Staging Area, 497
and Rhine crossings, 375, 379
Cherbourg, 34
Coastal (COSBASE), 38. See also Base Sections, Continental.
command problems, 380-82
Continental (CONBASE), 40
Delta, 40, 45, 123, 301, 428, 484
Eastern, 35
intermediate, 33, 35, 36. See also Base Sections, Loire: Base Sections, Oise.
Loire, 34-35, 37, 378
No. 1, 32, 34
No. 2, 32, 33, 34
No. 3, 32, 33, 34, 36
No. 4, 36
No. 5, 35
Normandy, 37, 45, 58, 85, 90
and Cherbourg's clearance, 87-88
command changes, 38, 88, 380
establishment, 34
and express routes, 140
territorial changes, 378
use of prisoners of war, 485
Northern Ireland, 35
Oise, 36, 37, 45, 375, 379, 428, 484, 485
planned organization, 32, 34-36
Seine, 32, 35, 45, 138, 148, 379, 476-77, 496-97
Southern, 35, 36
United Kingdom (U.K.), 33, 35, 36, 45, 379, 380
Western, 35, 36
Bastogne, 165
Battle of the Bulge. See Ardennes counteroffensive.
Bayeux, 139
Beaches, 17, 46, 51, 52, 53-60. See also ALPHA Beach; CAMEL Beach, DELTA Beach; OMAHA Beach; St. Raphael; St. Tropez; Southern France beaches; UTAH Beach.
Belfort, 24, 157
Bell, Col. Frank F., 99
Berlin, 10, 11, 15
Black market, 3, 31
Blankenberge, 106
"Boleros," 152
Bombers for air transport, 161, 162
Bond, Brigadier D. H., 198
Bonesteel, Maj. Gen. Charles H., 342, 384
Boulogne, 51, 106
Bradley, Lt. Gen. Omar N., 27, 104, 170, 371, 372. See also Army Group, 12th.
and ammunition shortage, 250, 254, 255, 266, 267, 273, 445, 447
attitude on logistics, 349

and build-up acceleration, 283-84
and September decisions, 11-12, 16
and service troop basis, 293
and tank allocations, 456
and tonnage allocations, 170
and winter clothing, 217-18, 220, 221
Bremen Port Command, 385
Brereton, Lt. Gen. Lewis H., 28. See also Air Force commands and units, Air Force, Ninth.
Brest, 11, 15, 16, 28, 34, 36n, 47, 50, 51, 52
British Chiefs of Staff, on MULBERRY B, 59
Brittany. See also Base Sections, Brittany.
and DRAGOON, 118
and OVERLORD plan, 4, 37
and Third Army missions, 6
Brittany Base Section. See Base Sections, Brittany.
Brittany ports, 5, 7, 13, 15, 16, 46, 47, 89, 94-95, 118. See also Brest; Cancale; Granville; Lorient; Morlaix; Nantes; Quiberon Bay; Roscoff; St. Brieuc; St. Malo; St. Michele-en-Grève; St. Nazaire.
Brussels, 139
Brussels Conference, 106, 108
Build-up, Allied forces, 9
Build-up, U.S. forces, 5, 276-86
acceleration of divisions, 276-86
advance shipment of regiments, 283-84, 285-86
arrival dates, divisions, 282-83
days of combat, 282-83
divisions on Continent, 5, 12, 276, 281, 285, 286
divisions in United Kingdom, 276, 285, 287
effects of acceleration, 278, 284, 290, 299
plans for (W, X, Y, and Z), 6, 276, 278, 281, 285
service troops. See Service troops.
theater strength, 276, 281, 285, 286, 288, 296, 433
training status of divisions, 279-80
Bull, Maj. Gen. Harold R., 266, 291, 292, 293-94, 295, 297, 306, 388, 446, 464
Burgundy District. See Continental Advance Section (CONAD).
Burpee, Brig. Gen. Clarence L., 82, 392
Byrd, Adm. Richard E., 235n

C Ration. See Rations, operational.
Caen, 210
Caissons, 100, 101, 102. See also MULBERRY; PHOENIXES.
Calais, 51, 106
Cambrai, 155
CAMEL Beach, 120, 122
Camouflage clothing, 496
Camps
Lucky Strike, 497
Old Gold, 497
Pall Mall, 498
Philip Morris, 498
Twenty Grand, 497
Cancale, 47, 51, 89
Cannibalization, 454, 489
Captured ammunition. See Ammunition, captured, use of.
Carentan, 60, 61, 62
Caserta, 38, 40, 42
Casuals, 340, 343-46
Casualties
battle, 307, 315, 316, 317, 321, 331, 333, 343n, 459n, 461, 462, 465
evacuation by air, 427
hospitalization experience, 343n
nonbattle, 316, 317, 321, 333, 461
from trenchfoot, 230, 316
CATOR. See Combined Air Transport Operations Room.
Central Base Section. See Base Sections, Central.
Châlons-sur-Marne, 195, 435, 438
Channel Base Section. See Base Sections, Channel.
Channel ports, 15, 106. See also Amsterdam; Antwerp; Blankenberge; Boulogne; Calais; Dieppe; Dunkerque; Ghent; Gravelines; Nieuwpoort; Ostend; Rotterdam; Tréport, Le; Zeebrugge.
Charleroi, 142, 149, 181, 184, 491
Chartres, 83, 146, 195, 356
Cherbourg, 4, 33, 46, 48, 51, 52, 53, 62-89, 476
civilian labor, use of, 476
clearance, 79, 81-84, 88
condition on capture, 63-68
discharge performance, 52, 78, 84, 88, 89, 393, 394
mining of harbor, 69
organizational problems, 79-81, 87, 88
organized as Area No. 1, 33
planned capacity, 63, 71, 77, 78, 85, 87, 88, 394
as POL port, 197-98, 198n
prewar capacity and use, 63, 66
prisoner of war labor, use of, 484
reconstruction, 71-77
salvage operations, 68-71
Cherbourg Command, 33, 34
Chief Engineer, 196, 472. See also Moore, Maj. Gen. Cecil R.
Chief Quartermaster, 294, 462. See also Littlejohn, Maj. Gen. Robert M.
Chief of Staff, Communications Zone. See Lord, Maj. Gen. Royal B.
Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force. See Smith, Lt. Gen. Walter B.
Chief of Staff, U.S. Army. See Marshall, Gen. George C.
Chief of Transportation, 138, 160, 382, 393. See also Ross, Maj. Gen. Frank S.
Chorpening, Col. Claude H., 78
Cigarette camps. See Camps.
Civil imports (Fr.), 166-67
Civil relief, 130
Civilian labor, 102, 297, 423, 424, 472, 475-86

Belgian, 105, 115, 168, 440, 479-81
British, 485-86
Dutch, 481
French, 89, 102, 103, 124, 137, 475, 476, 482
German, 481
Luxembourg, 481
mobile units, 481-82
number employed in COMZ, 477, 486
policy on procurement, 472-73, 476, 482
Slav service units, 484
strikes, 115, 440, 480-81
wage scales, 473-74, 477-79, 481, 482
Clark, Lt. Gen. Mark W., 29n, 314
Clarkson, Col. R. Hunter, 123
Clay, Maj. Gen. Lucius B., 38, 88, 88n, 221, 266, 268, 385, 388
Clearance of U.K. depots. See Reverse BOLERO; RHUMBA.
Clothing, 218-28, 507
committee on winter clothing, 234
development of the 1943 uniform, 219
the "Eisenhower" vs. the M1943 jacket, 220-22, 226-27
emergency requisitions for, 225
field tests of, 234
footwear. See Footwear.
investigation of inadequacy of, 232-33
maintenance and replacement factors, 224-25, 226
tactical forecasts and clothing plans, 223-24
Coal
continental receipts, 210, 212, 213-14, 440-41
discharge at Granville, 90, 92, 210
discharge at St. Brieuc, 93-94, 210
effect of shortage on local procurement plans, 475, 500
local procurement
German, 441
labor unrest, 213
in liberated countries, 210-12, 213, 440-41
pitwood shortage, 212, 441
and reciprocal aid agreements, 471
mine supplies provided, 499
requirements and allocation of, 209-10
and U.K. coaster shortage, 125
Coal mining. See Coal, local procurement of.
Coastal Base Section (COSBASE). See Base Sections, Coastal.
Coasters, 100, 102-03
OVERLORD requirements, 124
return of to British, 152-53
and Reverse BOLERO, 402
shortages, 125, 212, 217
U.K. requirements for, 125
and use of small ports, 61, 91, 94, 96-97
Cobb, Col. Charles, 363
Cole, Col. Walter C., 317
Colglazier, Col. R. W., 363
Collins, Brig. Gen. Leroy P., 34, 35. See also Base Sections, Loire.
Colmar, 25, 26, 157, 445
Cologne, 423
Combined Air Transport Operations Room (CATOR), 425, 426
Combined Chiefs of Staff, 10, 14, 124, 126, 283, 374
Combined Military Procurement Control Section, 471
Command and organization, 350, 504-06. See also under major commands.
COMZ relations with field commands, 349, 505
COMZ-ETOUSA staff, 350, 504-05
Lee's position in theater command, 350, 504-06
SHAEF's position in theater command, 350-51, 504
Commodity loaders, 129, 132, 217
Commodity loading, 110
Communications Zone (COMZ), European Theater of Operations (ETOUSA)
and air transport, 162, 163, 425
ammunition shortage, 247-75, 442-52
ammunition stocks, 447, 448
and Ardennes counteroffensive, 113, 155, 182-86
boundary changes, 389
civilian labor, 478, 479, 481, 484, 485
command and organization, 26, 31-45, 347, 382-89, 415, 504-06
delivery capability, 18, 169, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180
depot plans, 398
and diversions through Marseille, 297-98
division slice, 299, 302
and divisional build-up, 277-89, 290
effect of pursuit on, 8, 86
effect of withdrawals on, 463, 467
establishment on Continent, 26-27, 31
general staff. See European Theater of Operations, G-1, G-3, G-4.
incorporation of southern France, 40-45
local procurement, 471-75, 489
Lutes-Somervell mission, 348-63
move to Paris, 31
movement control, 390-93, 413-14
pipelines, 198
planes for Rhine crossings, 373, 375
POL stocks, 194, 206, 208, 208n
and port plans, 7, 47, 49-50, 85-86, 98, 101, 102, 106, 114
posthostilities planning, 385
ration levels, 188-93
relations with field forces, 27, 179, 349-51, 362, 386-88, 505
replacements, 305-47, 459-69
requisitioning procedures, 358-59
responsibility for 6th Army Group support, 42-43, 263n
and Reverse BOLERO, 402-04

role as theater headquarters, 328, 347, 350, 386-88, 504-06
separation of COMZ from ETOUSA, 388
and service troop basis, 291, 295, 296-97, 299, 300, 302, 303
and shipping problem, 127
standing operating procedures. See Standing Operating Procedures, COMZ-ETOUSA; SOP's 7, 10, 29
and supply expedients, 359-63
and supply shortages, 3, 4, 244. See also Supply shortages.
territorial organization, 32-40, 578-80
tonnage allocations, 170, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177
withdrawals for retraining, 467, 468-69
Communications Zone, Mediterranean Theater of Operations (COMZ-MTOUSA), 42
COMZ-ETOUSA. See Communications Zone (COMZ), European Theater of Operations (ETOUSA).
COMZ-MTOUSA. See Communications Zone, Mediterranean Theater of Operations.
CONAD. See Continental Advance Section.
Connery, George, 218n
Construction
bridge, 149, 157, 216, 407, 408-10, 422-24, 453
pipeline, 196, 199, 200
port, 71-77, 90, 99-100, 102, 122
railway 81-83, 149, 155-57, 406-10, 412
road, 422-24
staging areas, 497
Consumption factors. See Maintenance rates.
Continental Advance Section (CONAD), 40, 44, 46, 159, 301, 378
and Burgundy District, 378, 379-80
civilian labor, use of, 477
coal mining, 441
control of transport, 159
depots, 428
operations east of the Rhine, 375, 379, 380
rail congestion, 186
and regulating stations, 414n
supply reserves, 180, 428
Continental Base Section (CONBASE). See Base Sections, Continental.
Conversion training. See Replacements, conversion training of general assignment men.
Corps, V, 30, 367
Corps, VI, 257, 427
Corps, VII, 264
Corps, VIII, 28, 34, 92, 170n, 183, 184
Corps, XII, 216, 264, 370
Corps, XV, 17, 186, 251, 298
Corps, XVIII Airborne, 28, 234
Corps, XX, 256, 264
Corps XXX (British), 264
Corps of Engineers, 191, 290
Coubert, 195, 205
Couville, 82-83
Crain, Maj. Gen. James K., 241
Crawford, Maj. Gen. Robert W., 60, 98, 174, 177, 221, 254, 260, 294, 297, 306, 348, 388, 425
Crerar, Lt. Gen. H. D. G., 24. See also First Canadian Army.
Cress, Col. James B., 72
Crothers, Col. James A., 85

"Danger pay," 480
Davis, Brig. Gen. Benjamin O., 384, 385, 389
De Gaulle, Gen. Charles. See Gaulle, Gen. Charles de.
De Lattre de Tassigny, Gen. Jean. See Lattre de Tassigny, Gen. Jean de.
Decanting. See POL, decanting of.
Dehydrated rations. See Rations, dehydrated.
Delta Base Section. See Base Sections, Delta.
DELTA Beach, 120, 122
Depots, 6, 84, 128, 181, 187, 355, 375
advance, 6, 154, 155
and Ardennes battle, 181-86, 398
base, 8, 356, 397-98
control of, 382
effect of pursuit on, 8, 356
inadequacy of system, 397-98, 509
intermediate, 6, 137, 187, 355, 357
and movement plans, 390-93
Normandy, 84, 86, 97
OVERLORD plans for, 356
plans for echeloned structure, 398
plans for final offensive, 375, 428
replacement. See Replacement depots.
Devers, Lt. Gen. Jacob L., 16, 17, 29, 272, 280, 302, 306, 314, 333, 345, 372, 384, 445. See also Army Group, 6th.
Dieppe, 98, 106
Differdange, 149, 498
Dijon, 40, 42
Displaced persons, 460, 482
Divette, 61
Division slice, 289, 296, 486, 510
6th and 12th Army Groups compared, 301-02
effect of accelerated build-up on, 278
northern and southern LofC compared, 299, 299n, 301-02
plans for, 289, 299, 299n
size in July and August, 290
supply requirements of, 18, 169, 173, 373, 374, 430, 431. See also Maintenance rates.
Divisions, See also Airborne divisions; Armored divisions; Infantry divisions.
arrival dates, 282-83
build-up of. See Build-up, U.S. forces.
build-up east of the Rhine, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377
days of combat, 282-83

diversion of through Marseille, 17, 280-81, 284, 297
number supported, 5, 6, 12, 173, 286
number deployed in World War I, 286n
planned employment in Berlin thrust, 11
training status of, 279-80
undeployed reserve, 279-80, 280n
Domfront, 195
Doriot, Col. Georges F., 221, 222
Dourdan, 205
DRAGOON, 8, 29, 117, 118, 118n, 294, 299
Driver shortages, 147n, 291, 292, 293
"Duck bill." See Extended end connectors.
Duisburg, 410, 413
Dukws, 56, 57, 80, 102
Dunkerque, 106

Eastern Base Section. See Base Sections, Eastern.
Eighth Army, 27n
Eisenhower, Gen. Dwight D., 3, 25, 27, 107, 108, 211, 220, 262, 263, 276, 284, 371, 372, 374, 402, 456, 461
and Antwerp's role, 107-08
and August plan for Third Army thrust, 8-9
and Berlin thrust proposal, 10-11
and build-up schedule, 276-77, 284, 285
on COMZ move to Paris, 31
on DRAGOON, 118
dual command role, 504
on manpower problem, 312, 323, 326, 331, 336, 505
and Reverse BOLERO, 402
and Rhine crossing plans, 372-75
and Schelde Estuary decision, 107-08
and September decisions, 3, 9, 11, 12, 13-14, 15
"Eisenhower jacket," 220-28, 227n
Embargo on movements, 182, 186
Engineer Aviation Brigade, 25, 426
Engineer Combat Group, 1186th, 58
Engineer Camouflage Battalion, 602d, 496
Engineer General Service Regiments, 290, 484
332d, 168
342d, 73
355th, 168
373d, 99
1301st, 423
Engineer Groups
A, 407, 410
B, 408, 410
C, 407
Engineer Port Construction and Repair (PC&R) Groups
1051st, 122
1055th, 90, 166
1056th, 72, 168, 407, 409
1057th, 94, 166
1058th, 90
Engineer Service, 494-96, 498
Engineer Shore Regiment, 531st, 58
Engineer Special Brigades
1st, 58
5th, 58, 110
6th, 58, 441
Provisional, 475
Englebert of Liège, 493
Epinal, 156
ETO Jacket. See "Eisenhower jacket."
ETOUSA. See European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army; Communications Zone, European Theater of Operations.
European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army (ETOUSA), 26, 27, 251, 265. See also Communications Zone, European Theater of Operations.
boundary changes, 29, 389
command and organization, 26-45, 378-80. See also Command and organization.
G-1. See Franey, Col. James M.
G-3. See Eyster, Brig. Gen. George S.
G-4. See Stratton, Brig. Gen. James H.; Gilland, Brig. Gen. Morris W.
incorporation of southern France, 40-45
Evans, Col. George R., 305, 335
Evans, Col. Ira K., 383
Express shipping service. See REX shipping procedure.
Extended end connectors, 491-92
Eyster, Brig. Gen. George S., 278, 295, 385, 462, 465

Falaise, 5
Field Artillery, proposed inactivations, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297
Field Artillery Brigade, 32d, 270
Field Force Replacement System. See Replacement System.
Field jacket, M1943, 219-28, 234. See also Clothing.
Fifth Army, 218, 235, 314, 315, 372
Fifteenth Army, 30, 371, 378
First Allied Airborne Army, 28, 161
First Army, 6, 11, 24, 176, 369, 370, 371, 372, 378, 410
and air transport, 426
and ammunition supply, 248, 249, 251, 255, 260, 264, 270, 274, 447, 449-50
and Ardennes battle, 26, 181-83, 208-09
bridge construction, 216
captured rations, use of, 188
local procurement, 474, 488, 492-93, 496
logistics in final offensive, 430
POL stocks, 194, 205, 206, 208, 208n, 209, 438
preparations for final drive, 429
rail service for, 406, 412
rail transfer point, 137

ration levels, 189, 189n, 434
and Red Ball routes, 134, 135
relations with COMZ, 349
replacements, 337, 465, 468-69
September tactical plans, 14
strength in divisions, 19
supply consumption rates, 431, 432
supply priorities, 11, 170, 174, 175
supply reserves, 19, 172, 176, 179, 429
truck transport support of, 418, 419, 422
and winter uniform, 234
First Canadian Army, 24, 99, 107, 367
First French Army, 24, 29, 157, 264, 301, 371, 421n. See also Lattre de Tassigny, Gen. Jean de.
in November offensive, 25
service troop shortages, 301, 302
supply consumption rates, 432
Folliard, Edward T., 218n
Fontainebleau, 36, 331, 467
Footwear, 228-32
and trenchfoot incidence, 229-31
Forward deliveries. See Supply deliveries to armies.
Forward Echelon, Communications Zone (FECOMZ), 27, 31
Forward reserves. See Supply reserves.
Fourth Army, 27, 27n
"Franco's Revenge," 500
Franey, Col. James M., 318, 323
Frankenthal, 423, 437, 438
Frankfurt, 9
Franklin, Brig. Gen. John M., 130
French forces, See First French Army; Base Sections, Base 901; Service troops, for French forces.
Fuel. See Coal; POL; Wood fuel.

Gale, Lt. Gen. Sir Humphrey M., 59, 175
Garside, Col. Charles, 232
Gasoline, 8, 12, 174, 180, 183, 193-201. See also Pipeline Systems; POL.
aviation (AVGAS), 205n, 208
motor vehicle (MT80), 195, 200, 204, 205n, 207
Gasser, Maj. Gen. Lorenzo D., 326, 326n, 384
Gaulle, Gen. Charles de, 379
General assignment personnel. See Replacements, conversion training of general assignment men.
General Inspectorate Section, ETOUSA, 384, 389
General Purchasing Agent, 382, 471-72, 473, 474, 483, 499, 501
Geneva Convention, 481, 484
Germany, plans for advance into, 8-9, 10-11, 11-15
Gerow, Maj. Gen. Leonard T., 30
Ghent, 114, 184, 394, 395, 424
"GI Joe Diners," 421n
Gilland, Brig. Gen. Morris W., 40, 361, 363, 383, 399, 400
Gnome-Rhône motor works, 488
Goodfriend, Maj. Arthur, 342n
Goodrich tire plant, 245
Gorby, Col. Alvin L., 230
Graham, Maj. Gen. Miles H., 108
Grand divisions, 150n
Grandcamp-les-Bains, 51, 60, 61
Granier, Brig. Gen. Georges, 379
Granlieu, 67, 70-71
Granville, 51, 53n, 60, 89-92, 210, 212, 394
Granville raid, 394
Gravelines, 106
Gray, Brig. Gen. Carl R., 156, 161, 415
Green Diamond Route, 140-41, 159
Gregory, Maj. Gen. Edmund B., 221, 223, 233, 235. See also Quartermaster General, The.
GRENADE, 367
Grenoble, 156
Gross, Maj. Gen. Charles P., 243
Ground Force Reinforcement Command. See Replacement System.
Ground Force Replacement System. See Replacement System.
Group Control Council, U.S., 385, 389
Grower, Brig. Gen. Roy W., 35, 378
Gullatt, Col. Doswell, 110
Guns, captured, 270-71

Hadir Steel Works, 149, 498
Halifaxes in air supply role, 162
Hanau, 412
Handy, Lt. Gen. Thomas T., 314, 315, 320, 323, 324
Havre, Le, 19, 36, 38, 48, 49, 50, 51, 60, 97, 98, 99, 100, 103, 184, 356, 395, 497, 498
allocation of discharge capacity, 17
as POL port, 199
Hennecke, Konteradmiral, Walther, 63
Henry, Maj. Gen. Stephen G., 319, 323
High velocity armor piercing ammunition. See HVAP ammunition.
Highway Transport Divisions
1st HTD, 418, 419
2d HTD, 418, 419, 421
Highways, 422
rights at Antwerp, 109
Hinds, Brig. Gen. John H., 253
Hirson, 135
Hitler, Adolf, 9
Hodges, Lt. Gen. Courtney H., 221, 349. See also First Army.
Hog Islanders, 403
Hoge, Brig. Gen. William M., 100, 100n
Holly, Brig. Gen. Joseph A., 456
Houffalize, 26
Hughes, Maj. Gen. Everett S., 347, 384, 389, 404
HVAP ammunition, 456, 457-58

Indochinese labor, 124

Infantry divisions
1st, 342n
3d, 219
10th (Light Mountain), 280n
26th, 170, 234, 281
35th, 257
42d, 285, 302, 322, 334
44th, 281
63d, 285, 302, 322, 334
65th, 285
66th, 285
69th, 285, 322
70th, 285, 302, 322, 334
71st, 286
75th, 283, 284
76th, 285, 289
79th, 17, 298
84th, 264, 287
86th, 286
87th, 283, 284, 302
89th, 285
95th, 163n, 170
97th, 286
99th, 280
100th, 280, 299
102d, 281
103d, 280, 299
104th, 170, 281
106th, 283, 284, 465
Infantry School, 331, 466, 467, 468
Infantrymen
casualties, 307, 321
conversion (retraining) to, 310, 311, 315, 316, 318, 321, 324, 326, 328-34, 461, 463, 465
planning factors, 308, 309, 316, 319
stockage, 316, 317, 319, 331
Information and Education, 386
Inland waterways, 104-05, 165-68, 424
Inland Waterways Committee, 165
Intermediate Section. See Base Sections, intermediate; Base Sections, Loire; Base Sections, Oise.
Isigny, 5, 60, 61
Is-sur-Tille, 158, 159
Italian service units, 301, 302, 483-84

Jacobs, Brig. Gen. Fenton S., 36, 108, 142
James B. Weaver, 110
JB-2 missile, 271
Jerrican, 201, 201n
procurement on continent, 204
procurement in United Kingdom, 202, 203, 204
requirements, 202-03, 203n
recovery program, 204
Jodl, Generaloberst Alfred, 372
Joint Chiefs of Staff, 130, 131, 286
Joint Military Transportation Committee, 130, 131

K Ration. See Rations, operational.
Karlsruhe, 410
Katy mine, 69-70
Koenig, Brig. Gen. Egmont F., 380
Kruisschans Lock, 110
Labor. See Civilian labor; Prisoner of war labor.
Labor strikes
at Antwerp, 115, 480-81
in Belgian mines, 440
Labor, U.S., for munitions, 246
Ladd, Brig. Gen. Jesse A., 380
Laon, 149
Larkin, Maj. Gen. Thomas B., 38, 42, 43, 301, 302, 379, 383, 404, 462
Lattre de Tassigny, Gen. Jean de, 28. See also First French Army.
Layman, Brig. Gen. Walter G., 310, 334, 336
LCM's, 416
LCT's, 48, 100
Lead time (procurement), 352-53, 508. See also Requisitioning procedures.
Lear, Lt. Gen. Ben, 327, 328, 383-84, 387, 388, 461, 462, 464, 465, 466, 469
Leave centers, 497
Lee, Lt. Gen. John C. H., 27, 31, 43, 50, 98, 105, 244, 362, 379, 472, 504. See also Communications Zone, European Theater of Operations.
and ammunition shortage, 250
and Antwerp's planned use, 105, 108
and Ardennes battle, 184
command problems, 350, 382-89, 504-06
and COMZ move to Paris, 31-32
in dual role, 504
and Lutes-Somervell visit, 348-63
relations with field commands, 362, 505
and replacement problem, 306, 308, 329
and Reverse BOLERO, 403
review of port plans, 49-50, 98
on shipping problem, 128
Le Manoir, 167
Le Mans, 35, 83, 311, 356
Lend-lease, 130, 502
Liberty ships, 94, 102, 122, 131, 403
berths for discharge of, 61, 74, 75, 77, 78, 101, 105, 123
and shipping tie-up, 129
Lichfield, 334
Liège, 111, 142, 148, 154, 181, 207, 209, 252, 406, 407, 491, 493
Lighterage operations, 80, 127
Lille, 113, 155, 182
Limited assignment personnel. See Replacements, limited assignment men.
Limiting factors, 506-10
Linas, 205
Lines of communication, 4, 511
capacity, 49
length of, 4-5, 7, 13, 15, 16, 49, 115, 419, 421

strictures or bottlenecks, 133
U.S. and British cross, 36, 37, 101, 143
Little Red Ball, 143
Littlejohn, Maj. Gen. Robert M., 192, 213, 217
and clothing controversy, 218-35
Local procurement, 213, 244-45, 440, 470-502. See also Civilian labor; General Purchasing Agent.
agreements with countries, 470-71
by Chemical Warfare Service, 494
by Engineers, 452, 486, 487, 496
extent and value, 502
of food, 193
limitations on, 474-75, 490, 500-502
from neutral countries, 500
of ordnance items, 488-94
payments for, 501
policy established, 471
potentialities for, 474-75
of quartermaster items, 487, 494-96
of real estate, 486, 496, 497
requirements for, 488
of signal items, 486, 499
Locomotives. See Rolling stock, locomotives.
Logistic estimates for thrusts into Germany, 8-15
Logistic planning, 508
for Rhine crossing, 374-75
Logistical Plans Branch, SHAEF, 173, 174
London Munitions Assignments Board, 241
Longwy, 184
Lord, Maj. Gen. Royal B., 31, 33, 171, 362, 383, 400, 403
Lorient, 16
Lot segregation of ammunition, 273-74
LST's, 48, 51, 74, 77, 85, 92, 93, 106, 125, 217, 403
Ludwigshafen, 423
Luetterode, 207
Luneville, 157
Lutes, Lt. Gen. LeRoy, 233, 348-63
and ammunition shortage, 444
criticism of depot structure, 355-57, 397
and rapid shipping procedure, 352, 401
on supply of clothing, 233
on tank replacement factor, 238-39
visit to theater, 243, 348-63
Lutes-Somervell mission, 348-63, 382
Luxembourg City, 184

M24 tank, 457, 457n
Maastricht, 200, 201, 435, 437
MacKeachie, Col. Douglas, 472. See also General Purchasing Agent.
McNair, Lt. Gen. Lesley J., 327
McNamara, Col. Andrew T., 207
McNarney, Lt. Gen. Joseph T., 29n, 240, 305, 306, 307, 308, 312, 313, 330, 389
McSherry, Brig. Gen. Frank J., 388
Magnatex Limited, 202n
Maintenance of vehicles, 144-46, 421
Maintenance rates, 169, 171, 176n, 373, 374, 377, 420, 431. See also Attrition rates; Replacement factors.
east of the Rhine, 373, 374, 377, 430, 431, 431n, 432
prospects for in October, 19
requirements in October, 18, 20, 20n, 173
Mainz, 410, 412, 423, 437, 438
Maizieres les Metz, 256
Major System. See Pipeline Systems, Major.
Malta Conference, 374
Mancieulles, 208
Mannheim, 410
Manpower, 304-07, 308, 323-25. See also Replacements; Troop basis.
theater overstrength, 311-12
MARKET-GARDEN, 15, 22, 139, 140
Marseille, 116, 119-24
condition on capture, 141
described, 119
discharge performance, 123, 393, 394
plans for use, 121-22
port clearance, 123, 133, 424
role in support of northern forces, 15, 108
ship diversions to, 132, 133
Marseille-Rhône Canal, 119
Marshaling yards
at Antwerp, 104, 109, 141
at Cherbourg, 82-83
Lison Junction (OMAHA Beach), 83n
Marshall, Gen. George C.
on ammunition requests, 262, 263
on closing out U.K. depots, 402
on manpower conservation, 304-05, 336-37
offer to advance ship regiments, 283, 284
and reliance on Antwerp, 107-08
on replacement system, 384
on Rhine crossing plans, 374
Matchett, Brig. Gen. Henry J., 341, 342n, 468
"Meat Ball Express," 406n
Mediterranean Theater of Operations, U.S. Army (MTOUSA), 42, 42n, 43, 330
aids European theater with replacements, 330
aids European theater with tanks, 240
Memorandum of Agreement (Antwerp), 141
Mersey River, 78
Metropolitan Rearmament Program, 501
Metz, 19, 22, 25, 149, 255-56
Meuse River, 25, 181
Middleswart, Brig. Gen. William H., 383
Middleton, Lt. Gen. Troy H., 93
Military Affairs (Mead) Committee, 246
Military government, 464
Military Labor Service, 482
Military Pipeline Service, 196, 199, 205, 435
Military police, 293
Military Railway Service, 150, 161, 415

1st MRS, 156, 158, 160, 410, 412, 415
2d MRS, 82, 148, 160, 412, 415
Ministry of Labor (Fr.), 478
Minor System. See Pipeline Systems, Minor.
Minton, Brig. Gen. Hugh C., 244, 489
Mons, 142, 148, 184
Montgomery, Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. See also Army Group, 21.
and Antwerp, 107
and Ardennes battle, 26
and October operations, 24
and September decisions, 15
Moore, Maj. Gen. Cecil R., 408
Morlaix, 47, 51, 94
Moselle River, 12, 22
Moses, Brig. Gen. Raymond G., 13, 18, 53, 162, 171, 172, 267, 268, 272, 273
Motor transport, 5, 6, 10, 49, 134, 144, 145, 146, 147, 415-24. See also ABC Haul; Motor Transport Service; Red Ball Express.
operations east of Rhine, 374, 377, 415-24
in port clearance, 12, 55, 56, 84
requirements for advance to Rhine, 10
role in the pursuit, 5
Motor Transport Brigade, 138
Motor Transport Service, 138-39, 146, 416, 417, 418
Movement control, 154-55, 159, 160, 357, 382, 390-93, 412, 413-14
Movements and Transportation Committee (Antwerp), 109
MT80. See Gasoline, motor vehicle.
MT ships, 48, 60, 125
MTOUSA. See Mediterranean Theater of Operations, U.S. Army.
Muenchen Gladbach, 412
MULBERRY A, 53, 124. See also OMAHA Beach.
MULBERRY B, 58-60, 100, 124, 129
Murrill, Col. Hugh A., 391

Namur, 111, 149, 155, 181, 192, 405
Nancy 19, 22, 49
Nantes, 16, 47
Napier, Maj. Gen. Charles S., 98
NATOUSA. See North African Theater of Operations, U.S. Army.
Naval Harbor Master (Cherbourg), 79
Naval Officer in Charge (NOIC), 109
Negro troops and units, 147, 322-23, 384-85
New York Port of Embarkation (NYPOE), 44, 131, 190, 353, 399, 400, 401
Nieuwpoort, 106
Ninth Air Force. See Air Force commands and units, Air Force, Ninth.
Ninth Army, 107, 134, 367-68, 370, 372, 378, 410. See also Simpson, Lt. Gen. William S.
and ammunition allocations, 264
ammunition expenditures, 448
ammunition levels, 447
and Ardennes battle, 26, 184
formation, 27
local procurement, 493, 496, 498
move to Continent, 28
November offensive, 25, 176
Operation GRENADE, 367-68
POL stocks, 206, 208, 208n, 438
preparations for final offensive, 429
rail service to, 406, 412
rail transfer point, 137
ration levels, 189, 189n, 434
relations with COMZ, 349
strength in divisions, October, 19
supply consumption rates, 431, 432
supply reserves, 19, 429
tonnage allocations, 170, 176
truck transport support, 418, 419
and winter uniform, 234
Nord mines, 441, 499
Normand, 67, 70
Normandy, 8. See also Base Sections, Normandy.
Normandy Base Section. See Base Sections, Normandy.
Normandy ports, 47, 51, 53, 60-89. See also Barfleur; Beaches; Carentan; Cherbourg; Grandcamp; Isigny; MULBERRY A; MULBERRY B; Port-en-Bessin; St. Vaast.
North African Theater of Operations, U.S. Army (NATOUSA), 28, 29, 263, 280. See also Services of Supply, NATOUSA.
boundary changes, 29
experience with manpower, 306, 336
replacement problem, 306, 313-14
support of 6th Army Group, 41-42
Nijmegen, 367
Northern Ireland Base Section. See Base Sections, Northern Ireland.

Office of The Quartermaster General, 219, 221, 222, 223, 225, 228, 232, 234, 235. See also Quartermaster General, The; Gregory, Maj. Gen. Edmund B.
Officer Candidate School. See Officer replacements.
Officer replacements, 325, 329, 330-31, 466, 467-68
O'Hair, Pvt. William G., 73
O'Hare, Brig. Gen. Joseph J., 323
Oise River, 166
OMAHA Beach, 51, 53-60. See also MULBERRY A.
OMAHA Beach Command, 58
"Operation OVERBOARD", 46
Oppenheim, 370, 423
OQMG. See Gregory, Maj. Gen. Edmund B.; Office of The Quartermaster General.
Order and shipping time, 238, 239, 261, 261n, 262, 351, 353, 354, 507
Ordnance Service, COMZ, 488, 492, 493

ORELOB. See Reverse BOLERO.
Organization and command. See Command and organization.
Osborn, Maj. Gen. Frederick H., 386
Ostend, 51, 106, 114, 184, 199
"OVERBOARD." See "Operation OVERBOARD."
OVERLORD, 4, 7. See also Post-OVERLORD plans.
command and organization, 27, 34
and DRAGOON, 117, 118
logistic plans, 4
port plans, 46, 53, 61
predicted development, 4, 5
Overshoes. See Footwear.

Page, Col. Carter, 363
Parachute supply, 163. See also Air transport.
Paris, 5, 7, 31-32, 210, 356, 496-97
Parsons jacket, 219, 221, 222, 227
Pas de Calais beaches, 17
Pas de Calais mines, 441, 499
Patch, Lt. Gen. Alexander M., 28, 370. See also Seventh Army.
Patton, Lt. Gen. George S., 12, 183, 349, 370. See also Third Army.
Persian Gulf Command, 417
Peterson, Maj. Gen. Virgil L., 312, 313
Petit Couronne, 199
Petroleum. See POL.
PHOENIXES, 59, 60
Pilferage, 415
Pilotless aircraft. See V-weapons.
Pipeline Systems
air attacks on, 208
cross-Channel. See PLUTO.
delivery capability, 438
Major System, 77, 195-96, 197, 208, 435, 438
Minor System, 196, 197, 198
Northern System, 199-201, 435, 437
PLUTO. See PLUTO.
and Rhine crossings, 436-37
Seine River System, 199
Southern System, 435, 438
Western System, 197n
Pitprops. See Pitwood.
Pitwood, 211, 212, 441
Plank, Maj. Gen. Ewart G., 33, 113, 349, 462. See also Advance Section, Communications Zone (ADSEC).
PLUTO, 198n
POL, 8, 12, 174, 180, 183, 193-209. See also Gasoline; Pipeline Systems.
air attacks on distribution facilities, 208, 209
air transport of, 161-62, 163, 426-27
in Ardennes battle, 148, 183, 208-09
bulk shipments of, 201, 438
consumption rates, 194, 194n, 438, 439-40
decanting of, 201, 205, 207, 208, 437
distribution system, 204-05, 207, 373, 374, 376, 438
intake facilities, 77, 97, 98, 106, 122, 123, 198, 205, 207, 435
levels of supply, 194, 194n, 435, 438
pipelines for Rhine crossing, 373, 374, 375, 376, 436-37
planning factors, 194
rationing, 194
and September decisions, 12
shortage in pursuit, 8
storage, 104, 198, 199, 207, 438
Port clearance, 7, 12, 79, 81, 96, 101, 123, 132, 148, 424n. See also individual port names.
Port Construction and Repair Groups. See Engineer Port Construction and Repair (PC&R) Groups.
Port discharge. See also individual port names.
capacity, 4, 7, 13, 18, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 124, 128, 130, 132, 248
effect of accelerated build-up on, 278-79
performance, 12, 46, 50, 96, 103, 116, 124, 132, 133, 254, 393
requirements, 4, 13, 14, 47, 48, 96-97
September decisions on port development, 513-51
shift to Antwerp, 49-50, 52-58
Port du Bouc, 119, 122, 123, 438
Port-en-Bessin, 51, 97, 197
Port Executive Committee, Antwerp, 109, 114
Port Jerome, 199
Porter, Maj. Gen. Ray E., 30, 324
Ports, 4, 5, 10, 15, 46-95, 96-97, 108, 117-18, 132. See also individual port names; Brittany ports; Channel ports; Port clearance; Port discharge.
4th, 33, 78, 476
5th, 93, 94, 110
6th, 124, 123
11th, 90, 102
12th, 78
13th, 110
16th, 92, 93, 94, 100, 102
17th, 395
52d, 102
backlogs, 396
Brussels Conference on, 106
changes in planned use, 49-53
role in DRAGOON plan, 117-18
Posthostilities planning, 385-86
Post-OVERLORD plans, 6
Portugal, local procurement, 500
Potter, Col. Harold E., 331
Potter, Col. W. E., 86, 111
Pounder, Capt. William F., 219, 422
Priorities for supply. See Tonnage allocations.
Prisoner of war labor, 89, 102, 103, 124, 169, 212, 213, 297, 301, 423, 424, 476, 484-85, 486. See also Italian service units.

Prisoners of war
number supported, 433, 460
supplies for, 225
PROCO. See Projects for continental operations.
Production of munitions, U.S., 246, 265, 269, 271
Projects for continental operations, 452

Quartermaster Corps, 190, 191, 232
Quartermaster General, The, 219, 221, 226, 235. See also Gregory, Maj. Gen. Edmund B.; Office of The Quartermaster General.
Quartermaster Group, 469th, 419
Quartermaster Service, 496
Quartermaster Truck Company, 3884th, 73
Querqueville, Digue de, 77, 198
Querqueville Bay, 69
Quiberon Bay, 5, 16, 34, 46, 47

Rail transfer points, 135, 137, 139
Railways, 6, 10, 14, 21, 49, 81, 83, 84, 86, 87-88, 148-61, 213, 374, 405-15. See also Construction, railway; Marshaling yards; Military Railway Service; Rolling stock.
at Antwerp, 109, 113
in Ardennes battle, 186
Belgian, 104
bridging the Rhine, 408-10
command and control problems, 87-88, 160-61, 415
east of the Rhine, 474, 375, 376, 377, 410, 412-13
extent of lines, 148-49, 157-58, 406, 410
in northern France, 148-56
operating units, 150n
plans for restoration and use, 149-50, 407
in southern France, 156-61
tie-up east of Paris, 153-56, 348
tie-up in southern France, 158-59, 160
transfer points, 135, 137, 139
"Rainbow Corner," 497
RAMPS. See Recovered Allied Military Personnel.
Ramsay, Adm. Sir Bertram H., 60
Ratay, Brig. Gen. John P., 40
Rationing. See also Tonnage allocations.
of ammunition, 247-75, 444-52
of transport, 169-80
Rations, 178, 180, 433, 434
10-in-1. See Rations, operational.
A, 189, 191, 192, 433
B, 189, 190, 191, 192, 433
balancing problem, 190, 191, 191n, 193
C. See Rations, operational.
consumption rate, 189, 430, 431, 432, 434
dehydrated, 193
K. See Rations, operational.
operational, 189, 191, 192, 433, 434
perishable, 191-93
stocks in combat zone, 188, 433, 434
theater stocks, 433, 434
Real estate, 486, 496, 497
Reciprocal aid, 470-502. See also Civilian labor; Local procurement.
Recovered Allied Military Personnel (RAMPS), 427
Red Ball Express, 134-99, 144
performance record, 135, 137
operational problems, 138-39
route changes, 134-35, 135n
vehicle attrition rate, 236
Red Horse Staging Area, 497, 498
Red Lion Route, 139
Redeployment, 385
Reefers
rail cars, 192
ships, 191, 192
vans, 193
Refrigerated transport. See Reefers.
Regulating stations, 413-14, 414n
25th, 182
attitude of various commands toward, 414n
Reims, 19, 356
Rennes, 28, 34, 184, 356
Replacement battalions
51st, 337
54th 338
Replacement depots
2d, 337, 339
3d, 337
9th, 338
10th, 338
11th, 338
12th, 338
14th, 338, 339
15th, 338
16th, 338
17th, 337, 339
18th, 337
19th, 338, 463
6900th, 338, 468
6960th, 338, 468
Replacement factors, 354, 507
clothing, 224-25, 226
tanks, 236, 237, 237n, 238, 239
tires, 244
trucks, 242
vehicles, 145-46
weapons, 236, 354
Replacement System, 310n, 334-47, 384, 389
battalions. See Replacement battalions.
casuals, policy on, 343-46
conversion program. See Replacements, conversion training of general assignment men.
depots. See Replacement depots.
operation of, 338-47
organization and command, 334-38, 347
planning for, 334-37
retraining courses, 321
Stilwell proposal, 343

stockage, 311, 312, 315-16, 317, 319, 464, 465
training centers, No. 1, 338
Replacements, 304-47, 459-69, 507. See also Replacement System.
allocations to field forces, 333, 334, 465
armored, 315, 333, 334, 459, 465
Bull mission, 319-20
casuals, policy on, 343-46
command problems, 505
conversion training of general assignment men, 305-07, 311, 315, 316, 317, 320, 324, 326, 328-30, 332, 461, 463, 464, 465, 467
December crisis, 321-23
infantry. See Infantrymen.
limited assignment men, 305, 307, 308, 309, 311, 317, 321, 330, 462, 463
North African theater experience, 306, 336
officers, 325, 329, 330-31, 466, 467
planning factors, 308, 309, 316, 319
requisitioning policy, 345-47
results of retraining program, 467-69
shipments from zone of interior, 307-08, 313, 315, 317, 318, 320, 324, 325, 333, 459, 460
stockage, 316, 317, 319, 464, 465
War Department conference, 323-25
Requisitioning objective, 353, 353n, 354
Requisitioning procedures
back ordering, 359
intratheater, 358-59, 360
on War Department and New York Port, 353. See also Lead time (procurement); Order and shipping time.
Retraining. See Replacements, conversion training of general assignment men.
Reverse BOLERO, 33, 402-04. See also RHUMBA.
Reverse lend-lease. See Reciprocal aid; Local procurement.
REX shipping procedure, 352, 401-02
Rex Theater (Antwerp), 115
Rhine bridges
Highway, 423-24
Railway
allocation of running rights, 412
bottlenecks, 412
at Duishurg, 410
at Karlsruhe, 410
at Mainz, 410, 412
at Mannheim, 410
plans for, 408-09
at Wesel, 409-10, 412-13
Rhine Coal Control, 441
Rhine River, 8, 9, 14, 15, 25, 369. See also Rhine bridges.
plans for crossing, 8, 9, 14-15, 367, 372-73
plans for logistic support across, 372-78
COMZ outline plans, 375-76
crossing sites, 372-73, 375
requirements laid down, 373-74
SHAEF directive, 373-75
Rhône-Saône, 168
RHUMBA, 286, 287, 402-04. See also Reverse BOLERO.
Ridgway, Maj. Gen. Matthew B., 28. See also Corps, XVIII Airborne.
Robinson, Maj. Gen. Clinton F., 232, 362, 392
Rodgers, Brig. Gen. Robert C., 326n
Roer River, 25, 264, 367, 369
Rogers, Brig. Gen. Pleas B., 35
Rolling stock, 150-56
freight cars, 150, 153
Allied imports to Continent, 414
at Antwerp, 105, 111
discharge facilities on Continent, 74, 75, 153
effect of Ardennes battle, 154-55
effect of shortage on port clearance, 84-85
effect of shortage on port discharge, 210
at Marseille, 123, 212
requirements, 87, 123
tie-up of loaded cars, 153-55, 158-59, 413
for "Toot Sweet Express," 405
locomotives, 150-53, 414
Rommel, Field Marshal Erwin, 511
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 118, 131
Roscoff, 94
Ross, Maj. Gen. Frank S., 82, 85n, 86, 126, 151, 155, 404
Rotterdam, 51
Rouen, 19, 38, 48, 51, 97, 100, 101, 102, 103, 356, 395, 497, 498
Royal Marine Engineers, 98, 99
Rubber Committee, ETOUSA, 489
Ruhr
in final offensive, 367, 370, 371
in OVERLORD plans, 10, 372
in September plans, 11, 14, 15, 24
in source of coal, 441
Rules of Land Warfare, 481, 484

Saar, 11, 441
Saaralbe, 435
St. Brieuc, 47, 51, 93-94, 212
St. Lô, 5
St. Malo, 6, 46, 47, 51, 89
St. Maxime, 120
St. Michele-en-Grève, 53, 92
St. Nazaire, 16, 47
St. Raphael, 119, 120, 156
St. Tropez, 119, 120, 156
St. Vaast-la-Hougue, 51, 60, 61, 62, 78
St. Vith, 155
Sandhofen, 437, 438
Saverne, 24, 157
Sawbridge, Brig. Gen. Ben M., 315

Schelde estuary, 24, 107, 110
Schroeder, Col. August H., 78
Seine ports, 4, 5, 13, 16, 49, 51, 97, 98. See also Havre, Le.; Rouen.
Seine River
and tactical developments, 5
and tactical plans, 4, 6, 48
as waterway, 166, 424
Seine River System. See Pipeline Systems, Seine River System.
Seine Section. See Base Sections, Seine.
Selective discharge, 125, 128, 131, 402
Service troops, 289-303
and accelerated build-up of divisions, 278, 290
allocation between north and south, 297-303
demand for additional, 7, 290, 292, 294, 296
for French forces, 301-03
planned troop basis, 7, 294, 296
on southern line of communications, 186, 297-303
Services à la Main d'Oeuvre, 478
Services of Supply (SOS), 334
Services of Supply (SOS), NATOUSA, 38, 43
Seventh Army, 5, 6, 26, 119, 156, 157, 158, 219, 370, 371. See also Patch, Lt. Gen. Alexander M.; Southern Line of Communications (SOLOC).
and air transport, 427
ammunition shortages, 250-51, 264, 447
and DRAGOON, 28
and local procurement, 493
and November offensive, 25
POL stocks, 439
preparations for final offensive, 429
replacements, 314, 323, 333
supply consumption rate, 431, 432
supply reserves, 180
truck transport support, 418
winter clothing, 231, 235
Seventh Army (Ger.), 5
SHAEF. See Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force.
SHAEF Maintenance Rate (ammunition), 272
SHAEF Mission to France, 211
Shannon, Col. Lyle T., 323, 327, 384, 459, 464
Sheppard, Lawrence B., 234n
Shipping, 108, 124-33, 277-78, 351-52, 398-402. See also Coasters; Commodity loaders; LCT's; LST's; Liberty ships; MT ships.
cancellations of, 399-401
effect of shortage on local procurement, 501-02
express procedure (REX), 352
selective discharge, 125, 128, 131, 402
theater requirements, 126, 128, 133, 399, 400
tie-up of ocean shipping, 124-33, 398-401
turnaround of, 125, 127, 130, 402-03
Shipping Control Board, ETOUSA, 131
Shoepac. See Footwear.
Shrivenham, 11, 463
Sibley, Col. Cleland C., 33, 78, 84, 85, 85n
Siegfried Line, 11, 15, 25, 369. See also West Wall.
Simpson, Lt. Gen. William S., 25, 349. See also Ninth Army.
Siple, Maj. Paul A., 235, 235n
Sisteron, 156
Smith, Lt. Gen. Walter B., 31, 32, 221, 315, 348, 374
Soissons, 134, 149, 184, 252, 356
Solbert, Brig. Gen. Oscar N., 386
Solglint, 67, 70-71
Solid Fuels Section (SHAEF), 440
Sombernon, 29
Somervell, Lt. Gen. Brehon B.
and ammunition shortage, 265, 268, 271
criticism of depot structure, 355-57, 397
on ETOUSA command practices, 390
and release of servicemen to foundries, 246
and shipping tie-up, 129, 130
and tank shortage, 241
and vehicle shipments, 243
visit to theater, 348-63, 390, 397, 403
Sommesous, 134, 149, 190
SOP 7, 358
SOP 10, 474
SOP 29, 472
SOS, NATOUSA. See Services of Supply, NATOUSA.
Sottevast, 82, 83
Southern Base Section. See Base Sections, Southern.
Southern France. See DRAGOON; Army Group, 6th; Seventh Army; First French Army; Southern Line of Communications.
Southern France beaches, 118, 119. See also ALPHA Beach; CAMEL Beach; DELTA Beach; St. Raphael; St. Tropez.
Southern France ports. See ALPHA Beach; CAMEL Beach; DELTA Beach; Marseille; Port du Bouc; Toulon.
Southern Line of Communications (SOLOC), 42, 301, 383
control of transportation, 159
dissolution, 46, 378, 383
division slice, 301, 302
forward reserves, 178, 180, 186
incorporation with COMZ, 40-45
relations with field commands, 349
relationship with other commands, 42-45, 263, 303
role in support of 12th Army Group, 17, 40, 123, 186, 263n, 297-98, 299
service troop basis, 297-98, 299, 302
tonnage allocations, 173, 186
Spa, 182
Spaatz, Lt. Gen. Carl, 461, 469
Spain, local procurement, 500
Spare parts supply, 8, 236, 430, 453, 454
local procurement, 489
Special Services, 386

Standing Operating Procedures, COMZ-ETOUSA, 139, 163. See also SOP's, 7, 10, 29.
Stars and Stripes, 230, 245, 342n, 386
Stavelot, 209
Stilwell, Gen. Joseph W., 343
Stock control, 358
Storage, 111-13, 182. See also Depots.
Strasbourg, 26
Stratton, Brig. Gen. James H., 18, 87, 162, 217, 278, 352, 383
Strikes, 213
Sullivan, Commodore William A., 69
Supply, 3-4, 8, 12, 22, 188, 215, 351, 433, 458. See also Rationing; Requisitioning procedures; Supply deliveries; Supply reserves: Supply shortages; Tonnage allocations.
Class I. See Rations.
Class II and IV, 108, 177, 215-46, 452-58
Class III, 178, 180, 434-41. See also Coal; Gasoline; POL.
Class V. See Ammunition.
expedients, 359-63
priorities for operations, 11, 173, 175, 176
requisitioning procedures, 353, 358-59, 360
Supply "bricks," 165
Supply deliveries to armies, 169-80, 182, 186, 428, 430
by air, 424-25, 426, 427
allocations system, 20-21
estimated for October, 18, 19
by motor transport, 416, 419, 421
by rail, 154, 158, 410-12
requirements for October, 20
in September, 12
Supply requirements. See Maintenance rates.
Supply reserves
in COMZ, 427, 428
in forward areas, 8, 108, 172, 177, 178, 179, 180, 206, 390-93. See also Advance Section, supply reserves; Continental Advance Section, supply reserves.
Supply shortages, 3-4, 169, 257, 351. See also Spare parts; Tanks; Tires; Trucks; Winter clothing.
engineer, 216, 452-53
ordnance, 235-46, 453-58
quartermaster, 216-35
signal, 215, 453
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force. See also Eisenhower, Gen. Dwight D.
and accelerated division build-up, 280, 287
and air transport, 162, 163, 425, 426
and ammunition shortage, 254, 259, 272, 273, 442-47
and Antwerp, 114, 181
and Ardennes battle, 182
and attrition rates, 235-36
on capabilities of SOLOC, 17
Chief of Staff. See Smith, Lt. Gen. Walter B.
and civilian labor, 478, 479, 481, 482, 485
and coaster problem, 126
command relationships, 28, 386-89, 504-06
and diversions through Marseille, 297-98
establishment on Continent, 27
estimate of Berlin thrust plan, 10, 11
estimate of logistic capabilities, 13-14, 20
estimate of supply requirements, 19
G-1. See Barker, Maj. Gen. Ray W.
G-3. See Bull, Maj. Gen. Harold R.
G-4. See Crawford, Maj. Gen. Robert W.
Logistic Plans Branch, 98
OVERLORD logistic estimates, 4
port plans, 50, 51, 59, 85-87, 98, 104, 105, 106, 108
and reciprocal aid, 471, 474, 489
relations with COMZ, 350, 386-88
and replacements, 322, 326, 327, 333, 334, 459
and Rhine crossing plans, 8-9, 10-11, 372-73
and service troop basis, 292-97
Solid Fuels Section, 210, 211, 212
and southern France forces, 29, 41-45
supply allocations system, 20-21
tactical plans, 8, 9, 367, 372-73
tonnage allocations, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 205
as a U.S. theater headquarters, 505
Surge pool, 141, 142
Switzerland, local procurement, 500

T26 tank (Pershing), 456-57
Tactical Air Command, IX. See Air Force commands and units, Tactical Air Command, IX.
Tactical Air Command, XII. See Air Force commands and units, Tactical Air Comamnd, XII.
Tactical plans
for advance into Germany, 10, 14, 17, 173, 175, 176, 367, 372-73, 374-75
as affected by ammunition shortage, 255-57, 443, 444, 445
as affected by pursuit, 508
logistic implications, 9, 17
for Rhine crossing, 8, 9, 367
Talley, Col. Benjamin B., 85n
Tancarville Canal, 166, 175
Tanks, 22, 236
M24, 457
T26 (Pershing), 242, 456-57
conversion of 75-mm. gun, 457-58
engine rebuild, 488
German. See Tanks, Tiger (Ger.) vs. T26.
loan of by Mediterranean theater, 240
local procurement of parts, 488, 491
losses, First Army, 239-40
order and shipping time, 507
reduced T/O&E's, 236

replacement factor, 236-39, 454
replacement of 75-mm. gun, 241, 457-58
theater losses, 455
theater reserves, 236, 237, 238, 454, 456n
Tiger (Ger.) vs. T26, 456
Tarascon-Beaucaire bridge, 212
Temple, Commander John B. G., 70
Terneuzen Canal, 395
Thackrey, Capt. L. A., 85, 87
Thaon, 323
Theater Manpower Board, 306, 307, 465
Theater Manpower Section, 326, 327, 329, 384, 389, 464, 465
Theater Service Forces, European Theater (TSFET), 389
Theater troop strength
by component, 288
in divisions, 288, 433n
Thionville, 435, 438
Third Army, 3, 6, 16, 24, 107, 299, 369-70, 371, 372, 410. See also Patton, Lt. Gen. George S.
air transport, 163, 425, 426, 427
ammunition, 248, 255, 264, 270, 447, 448, 449-50
and Ardennes battle, 26, 183-84
bridge construction, 216, 453
and Brittany, 7
captured rations, 188
clothing, 227, 234
local procurement, 474, 491, 493, 496
logistics of final drive, 430
mission in September, 14, 16
and motor transport support, 416, 418, 419, 422
November offensive, 25
and OVERLORD plans, 6
POL stocks, 193-94, 205, 206, 208, 208n, 438, 439
preparations for final offensive, 429
rail service for, 406
rail transfer point, 137
ration levels, 189, 189n, 434
and Red Ball route, 134
relations with COMZ, 349
replacements, 322, 323
supply consumption rates, 321, 432
strength in divisions, 19
supply priorities, 11, 170, 174, 176
supply reserves, 19, 172
tactical plans, 8
Thompson, Brig. Gen. Paul W., 386
Thrasher, Brig. Gen. Charles O., 36
Tiger tanks (Ger.), 456
Tires, 243-44, 488
local procurement, 244-45, 489-90
preventive maintenance program, 245
Tirlemont, 142
TOMBOLAS, 197, 198
Tonnage allocations, 169-80, 206, 215, 217, 430
"Toot Sweet Express," 352, 405-06
Torgau, 372
Toulon, 116-19, 120, 121, 122, 123
Track router, 149
Transportation, 6, 10, 84, 134-68, 169, 251, 351-52, 373, 405-27. See also Air transport; Inland waterways; Motor transport; Movement control; Rail transport; Tonnage allocations.
embargo on, 113
and OVERLORD estimates, 7
and Rhine crossing, 373, 374
rights at Antwerp, 109
tonnage allocations system, 169-80
Transportation Corps, 78, 82, 83, 146, 147, 191, 192, 390, 405, 415, 416, 417, 424, See also Ports.
Trenchfoot, 229-32
Tréport, Le, 106
Troop accommodations, U.K., 287-89
Troop basis, 279, 286, 289, 290, 291, 292, 294, 295, 300. See also Build-up, U.S. forces; Service troops.
Troop build-up. See Build-up, U.S. forces.
Troop Carrier Command, IX. See Air Force commands and units, Troop Carrier Command, IX.
Troop strength, ETOUSA, 288
Truck driver augmentation, 292, 293, 294, 295
Trucks
assembly at Antwerp, 243
maintenance, 144-46, 421
replacement factors, 242
shortages, 242-43
Somervell arranges releases, 243
TSFET. See Theater Service Forces, European Theater.
Turnaround of ships, 125, 127, 130, 402-03
Twickenham Ferry, 75, 77

United Kingdom
effect of accelerated build-up on, 286-89
and Reverse BOLERO, 33, 402-04
and RHUMBA plan, 287-89
United Kingdom Base Section. See Base Sections, United Kingdom (U.K.).
United States Air Forces, Europe (USAFE), 389
United States Commercial Company, 499
United States Forces, European Theater (USFET), 389
United States Group Control Council. See Group Control Council, U.S.
United States Strategic Air Forces (USSTAF), 329, 469
USAFE. See United States Air Forces, Europe.
USFET. See United States Forces, European Theater.
USSTAF. See United States Strategic Air Forces.
UTAH Beach, 51, 53-60
UTAH Beach Command, 58

V-1's. See V-weapons.

V-2's. See V-weapons.
V-weapons
at ADSEC installations, 186, 480
at Antwerp, 100, 113-14, 115, 480
and "danger pay," 480
at Liège, 154, 209, 407, 480
Valenciennes, 148, 184
Valognes, 31
Vaughan, Brig. Gen. Harry B., Jr., 35, 380, 385, 403
Vehicle discharge, 55, 57
Vehicles
engine rebuild, 488
maintenance and attrition, 144-46
re-equipping program, 146, 417
replacement factor, 145-46
theater truck strength, 146, 417
Verdun, 149, 154, 184, 207, 252, 405
VERITABLE, 367
Versailles, 497

War Department
and ammunition shipment cancellations, 449
and ammunition shortages, 257-63, 267-71, 443-49
and build-up of U.S. forces, 276-86
and changes in troop basis, 289, 292, 293, 295-96
disagreements with theater, 507
jerrican procurement, 203
and munitions production, 246, 265
and replacement factors, 226, 286-37, 239, 507
on replacements, 305-13, 317, 323, 324-25, 330-31, 459, 460
and requisitioning procedures, 353
and responsibility for 6th Army Group support, 263n
and Southern Line of Communications, 44
and supply procurement planning, 352-53
on use of shipping, 126, 127, 128, 130, 131, 132, 192, 398-401
and winter clothing, 220, 221, 223, 225, 226, 229, 231, 232, 233, 234
War Department Manpower Board, 304, 326, 384
War Manpower Commission, 246
War Production Board, 246, 269
War Shipping Administration, 130, 277, 403
Warren, Col. Ross B., 418, 421
Washington Post, 218, 218n
Weed, Col. Thomas J., 100n
Wesel, 200, 201, 409-10, 412-13, 423, 435, 437, 438
West Wall, 26
Western Base Section. See Base Sections, Western.
Whipple, Col. William, 7n, 49, 107, 174, 278, 279, 298, 299, 300
White Ball Route, 140, 148
Willis, Pvt. Charles I., 72
Wilson, Maj. Gen. Arthur R., 38, 44
Wilson, General Sir Henry Maitland, 28, 118
Winter clothing. See Clothing.
Winterization program, 134, 217-18
of MULBERRY B, 59-60
Winterization supplies, 171, 173, 217
Wood fuel, 213
Wylie, Brig. Gen. Robert H., 126
Wyman, Col. Theodore, 33, 38, 78, 85n, 88

XYZ Operation, 415-22

Yank Magazine, 386
Yellow Diamond Route, 419, 421, 421n
Younger, Col. James W., 234
Yserburg Bridge, 113, 168

Zeebrugge, 106