Chart 3
U.S. Army Overseas Deployment and Theater Boundaries, 31 December 1942

			Present	En Route	Projected
1.	WESTERN DEFENSE COMMAND:
	Strength, ground		110,650
		AA regts	14
		CAC regts (155-mm gun)	2
		AA bns	5
		Bar bln bns	6
		Inf C teams	3
		Inf div	2
		Cav brigs	1
	Strength, air		35,160
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (H)	3
		Bomb (M)	34
		Bomb (L)	47
		Fighter	226
		Obsn	12
	AF units:		Gp.
		Bomb (H)	1
		Bomb (M)	2
		Fighter	4
2.	WESTERN CANADA:
	Strength, ground		15,660		31,000
3.	ALASKA:1
	Strength			160
	Strength, ground		77,860		86,650
		AA regts	6		61/2
		AA bns	2		2
		CAC regts (155-mm. gun)	2		2
	Strength, air		13,910		14,740
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (H)	34	4	30
		Bomb (M)	58	3	40
		Bomb (L)	6
		Fighter	166	2	145
		Obsn	13		33
		Trans	27		32
		Misc	5
	AF units:		Sq.	Sq.	Gp.
		Bomb (H)	3	2
		Bomb (M)	2	2
		Bomb (L)	1
		Fighter	7		1
		Obsn		1
		Trans	2	2
4.	CENTRAL DEFENSE COMMAND:
	Strength, ground		6,760
		AA regts	1
		Bar bln bns	1
5.	SOUTHERN DEFENSE COMMAND:
	Strength, ground		8,390
		AA bns	1
		Inf C teams	1
6.	EASTERN DEFENSE COMMAND:
	Strength, ground		121,510
		AA regts	12
		CAC regts (155-mm. gun)	2
		AA bns	2
		Inf C teams	2
		Inf div	1
	Strength, air		36,250
	Airplanes:*
		Bomb (H)	18
		Bomb (M)	125
		Bomb (L)	33
		Fighter	351
		Obsn	71
	AF units:*		Gp.
		Bomb (H)	3
		Bomb (M)	3
		Fighter	7
7.	BAHAMAS:
	Strength, air		120		100
8.	BERMUDA:
	Strength			70
	Strength, ground		3,340		3,590
		AA bns	1		1
	Strength, air		310		1,440
	Airplanes:
		Fighter	0		31
	AF units:				Sq.
		Fighter			1
9.	NEWFOUNDLAND:
	Strength			760
	Strength, ground		5,720		7,230
		AA bns	2		2
	Strength, air		1,190		1,650
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (H)	5		15
		Bomb (L)	6
		Fighter			31
		Trans	1
	AF units:		Sq.		Sq.
		Bomb (H)	1		1
		Fighter			1
10.	GREENLAND:
	Strength, ground		2,170		4,140
		AA bns	1		1
	Strength, air		480		1,610
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (M)		8	8
		Trans			2
	AF units:				Sq.
		Bomb (H)			1
		Fighter			1
		Trans			2
12.	EASTERN CANADA:
	Strength, ground		1,390		1,270
	Strength, air		610		1,750
	AF units:			Sq.	Gp.
		Trans		4	1
15.	PUERTO RICO:5
	Strength			880
	Strength, ground		24,870		23,910
		AA regts	2/3		11/3
		AA bns	1		1
		CAC regts (155-mm. gun)	2/3		1
	Strength, air4		(6,350)		(9,090)
16.	ST THOMAS:
	Strength, ground		540		650
17.	ST. CROIX:5
	Strength, ground		170		*
	Strength, air4		(100)		*
	* Included in Puerto Rico projected
18.	JAMAICA:5
	Strength, ground		780		860
	Strength, air4		(470)		(350)
19.	ANTIGUA:5
	Strength, ground		660		850
	Strength, air4		(130)		(560)
20.	PANAMA:5
	Strength			280
	Strength, ground		44,390		50,000
		AA regts	71/3		8
		Bar bln bns	1		2
		Para regts			1/3
	Strength, air4		(16,790)		(22,910)
22.	GUATEMALA:5
	Strength, ground		260		180
	Strength, air4		(1,100)		(400)
23.	ECUADOR:5
	Strength, ground		340		340
	Strength, air4		(910)		(750)
24.	GALAPAGOS:5
	Strength, ground		350		350
	Strength, air4		(1,000)		(950)
25.	PERU:5
	Strength, ground		410		270
	Strength, air4		(620)		(520)
26.	CHILE:
	Strength, ground		110		110
27.	TRINIDAD:5
	Strength			860
	Strength,ground		9,810		10,480
		AA regts	1		1
		CAC regts (155mm. gun)	2/3		2/3
	Strength, air4		(3,520)		(3,850)
28.	CURAÇAO:5
	Strength			60
	Strength, ground		1,030		1,580
	Strength, air4		(300)		(180)
29.	ARUBA:5
	Strength, ground		960		1,570
	Strength, air4		(110)		(110)
30.	ST. LUCIA:5
	Strength			70
	Strength, ground		620		990
	Strength, air4		(180)		(440)
31.	SURINAM:5
	Strength, ground		680		1,110
	Strength, air4		(760)		(440)
32.	BRITISH GUIANA:5
	Strength			60
	Strength, ground		390		640
	Strength, air4		(70)		(370)
33.	VENEZUELA:
	Strength, ground		290		290
34.	BRAZIL:
	Strength			1,340
	Strength, ground		40		550
	Strength, air		1,280		2,180
35.	CUBA:5
	Strength, air4		(310)		(230)
	Strength, air				500*
	* Not part of Sixth Air Force
36.	ASCENSION:
	Strength, ground		1,260		1,260
	Strength, air		610		610
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (M)	5		6
		Fighter	16		36
	AF units:		Sq.		Sq.
		Comp	1		1
	SIXTH AIR FORCE:
	Strength, air		32,720		41,150
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (H)	51		120
		Bomb (M)	73		80
		Bomb (L)	21		20
		Fighter	255		520
		Obsn	104		105
		Trans	30		65
		Misc	15
	AF units:		Sq. Gp.		Sq. Gp.
		Bomb (H)	2		2
		Bomb (M)	1 1		1
		Bomb (L)	1 1		1
		Fighter	4		4
		Obsn	1		1
		Trans	1		1
40.	HAWAII:
	Strength, ground		115,110		117,920
		AA regts	7		7
		CAC regts (155mm. gun)	12/3		1
		Bar bln bns	1		1
		Inf div	3 1/2		3
	Strength, air		20,530		22,790
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (H)	45	1	120
		Bomb (M)	14
		Bomb (D)			44
		Fighter	262		435
		Obsn	20		27
		Trans	13		16
	AF units:		Sq. Gp.		Sq. Gp.
		Bomb (H)	1		2
		Bomb (D)			1
		Fighter	3*		3
		Obsn	1		1
		Trans	1		1
		*Each group less 1 Sq (F)
41.	FANNING ISLAND:
	Strength, ground		140		270
42.	CHRISTMAS:
	Strength, ground		1,620		1,850
		AA bns	1		1
	Strength, air		540		530
	Airplanes:
		Fighter	10		36
	AF units:		Sq.		Sq.
		Fighter	1/3		1
43.	CANTON:
	Strength, ground		2,070		1,810
		AA bns	1		1
	Strength, air		450		690
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (L)	3
		Fighter	16		36
	AF units:		Sq.		Sq.
		Bomb (L)	1
		Fighter	1		1
44.	BORABORA:
	Strength, ground		3,620		4,610
		AA regts	1		1
	Strength, air		130		270
45.	FIJI:
	Strength, ground		20,480		24,300
		AA regts a	1		1
		Inf div	1		1
	Strength, air		1,410		3,860
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (H)	2
		Bomb (M)	5		35
		Fighter	35		28
		Obsn	7
	AF units:		Sq.		Sq.
		Bomb (M)	1		2
		Fighter	1		1
46.	EFATE:
	Strength, ground		5,340		6,010
	Strength, air		1,150		1,540
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (H)	1
		Bomb (M)	7
		Fighter	33
		Obsn	3
	AF units (see No. 49).
47.	ESPIRITU SANTO:
	Strength, ground		7,780		10,820
		AA regts	1		1
		CAC regts (155-mm. gun)	1/3		1/3
		Inf div	1/3		1/3
	Strength, air		3,490		5,370
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (H)	44
		Fighter	17
		Obsn	3
	AF units (see No. 49).
48.	TONGATABU:
	Strength, ground		3,910		3,850
		AA regts	1		1
	Strength, air		330		520
49.	NEW CALEDONIA:*
	Strength			1,970
	Strength, ground		24,890		34,760
		AA regts	2		2
		Inf div	1		1
	Strength, air		3,550		8,710
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (H)		1	90
		Bomb (M)			35
		Fighter	48	42	169
		Obsn	9	6	47
		Trans	13		13
	AF units:		Sq. Gp.		Sq. Gp.
		Bomb (H)	2		2
		Bomb (M)	1		2
		Fighter	42/3		2
		Obsn	1		3
		Trans	1		1
	*Includes AF units in forward areas
50.	NEW ZEALAND:
	Strength			10
	Strength, ground		1,840		2,130
	Strength, air		90		90
	Airplanes:
		Obsn		6
		Trans	2
51.	TONGAREVA (PENHRYN):
	Strength, ground		490		490
	Strength, air		380		390
52.	AITUTAKI:
	Strength, ground		480		490
	Strength, air		380		390
54.	GUADALCANAL:
	Strength, ground		23,130		36,920
		Inf div	11/3		11/3
	Strength, air		--		520
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (M)	14
		Fighter	36
	AF units (see No. 49)
60.	AUSTRALIA:*
	Strength			10,260
	Strength, ground		78,150		136,910
		AA regts	3		3
		AA bns	3		3
		Bar bln bns			3
		Para regts	1		1
		Inf div	2		2
	Strength, air		30,480		52,260
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (H)	120	7	120
		Bomb (M)	93	2	132
		Bomb (D)	35		93
		Fighter	351	19	338
		Obsn	20	1	170
		Trans	53	3	130
	AF units:		Sq. Gp.		Sq. Gp.
		Bomb (H)	2		2
		Bomb (M)	2 1		2 1
		Bomb (D)	1		1
		Fighter	3		3
		Obsn	11/2		2
		Trans	1		2
	*Forces from Australia at other localities unknown
61.	PHILIPPINES ISLANDS:2*
	Strength
		U.S. Army	50
		Phil Army	14,400
	*And other losses
70.	BRITISH ISLES AND NORTHERN IRELAND:*
	Strength			670
	Strength, ground		121,690		269,430**
		AA regts			7
		AA bns	5		17
		Corps FA brigs	1		2
		Para regts			1
		Mtz div			1
		Armd div			2
		Inf div	1		2
	Strength, air		51,210		153,030
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (H)	245	22	875
		Bomb (M)	33	10	713
		Bomb (L)	22	5	71
		Fighter	635	49	938
		Obsn	123	6	236
		Trans	24	4	97
	AF units:		Sq. Gp.		Sq. Gp.
		Bomb (H)	8		20
		Bomb (M)			10
		Bomb (L)			1
		Fighter	4		10
		Obsn	1 1		3 2
		Trans	2		2
	* Estimated (no report on units to No. 71)
	** Projected figures submitted by CG ETO except airplanes. Airplanes at 1st Avn strength, with reserve, are not yet an approved commitment.
71.	MOROCCO-ALGERIA-TUNISIA:*
	Strength, ground		144,190
		AA regts	2
		AA bns	8
		Para regts	1/3
		Armd div	2
		Inf div	4
	Strength, air		33,590
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (H)	61	32
		Bomb (M)	66	81
		Bomb (L)	45	3
		Fighter	287	41
		Obsn	49	8
		Trans	135	12
	AF units:		Sq. Gp.
		Bomb (H)	3
		Bomb (M)	2
		Bomb (L)	11
		Fighter	5
		Obsn	2
		Trans	1
	*Estimated (no report on units from No.70)
72.	ICELAND:
	Strength			320
	Strength, ground		35,130		47,500
		AA regts	1		2
		AA bns	2		2
		CAC regts (155mm. gun)	1/3		1/3
		Inf div	1		1
	Strength, air		3,140		4,200
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (M)	1		20
		Fighter	75	3	73
		Obsn	5	2	5
		Misc	3
	AF units:		Sq.		Sq.
		Bomb (M)			1
		Fighter	2		2
		Obsn			1/2
81.	LIBERIA:
	Strength, ground		1,240		2,430
	Strength, air		60		840
	Airplanes:
		Fighter			36
	AF units:				Sq.
		Fighter			1
82.	GOLD COAST:
	Strength, ground		500		1,090
	Strength, air		1,850		4,390
83.	BELGIAN CONGO-FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA:
	Strength, ground		1,100		1,490
	Strength, air		220		60
84.	KENYA:
	Strength, ground				150
	Strength, air		280		270
85.	EGYPT-LEVANT STATES-ERITREA-ADEN:
	Strength			6,370
	Strength, ground		6,170		13,820
	Strength, air		10,460		29,950
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (H)	90	5	120
		Bomb (M)	57	8	180
		Fighter	189	220	870
		Trans	56	2	81
	AF units:		Gp. Sq.		Gp.
		Bomb (H)	3		2
		Bomb (M)	1		2
		Fighter	2		8
		Trans	1		11
86.	IRAN-IRAQ:
	Strength			10,810
	Strength, ground		400		25,590
	Strength, air		50		570
90.	CHINA-INDIA:
	Strength			2,010
	Strength, ground		5,020		14,410
	Strength, air		12,090		14,900
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (H)	32	1	80
		Bomb (M)	40	17	80
		Fighter	187	61	290
		Obsn	11	3	18
		Trans	1		16
	AF units:		Sq. Gp.		Sq. Gp.
		Bomb (H).	1		1
		Bomb (M)	1		1
		Fighter	2		2
		Obsn	1		1
		Trans			1
SUMMARY FOR ALL THE BASES:*
	Strength			36,960
	Strength, ground		798,590		1,133,110
		AA regts	34		432/3
		AA bns	27		39
		CAC regts (155mm. gun)	52/3		6
		Corps FA brigs	1		2
		Bar bln bns	2		6
		Para regts	11/3		22/3
		Armd div	2		4
		Inf div	15		16
		Mtz div			1
	Strength, air		227,090		405,480
	Airplanes:
		Bomb (H)	730	73	1,611
		Bomb (M)	466	129	1,375
		Bomb (L)	103	8	136
		Bomb (D)	35		137
		Fighter	2,618	437	4,299
		Obsn	367	32	688
		Trans	355	21	587
		Misc	23
	AF units:		Sq.-Gp.		Sq.-Gp.
		Bomb (H)	4-22		4-34
		Bomb (M)	7-6		9-17
		Bomb (L)	4-1		2-2
		Bomb (D)	-1		1-1
		Fighter	13-23		9-36
		Obsn	71/2-2		111/2-5
		Trans	5-5		12-8
		Comp	1		1
	*Less Philippine Department.
	**Present figures are used for projected at No. 71.

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NOTES

1. CG WDC has authority to temporarily increase air garrison of Alaska from units available in WDC.

2. Exclusive of casualties.

3. Location of airplanes of Sixth Air Force as directed by CG, Carib Def Comd.

4. Included in Sixth Air Force.

5. Airplanes. (See Sixth Air Force.)

"En Route" consists of those departed from the United States.

"Projected" includes those for whom definite plans have been formulated.

Dashes (--) in columnns indicate "Unknown."