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THE SEVENTH INSTALMENT

CRUSADE IN EUROPE

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's Own Story Of The War In Europe

Conversations.

As a en

One problem that gave Cie War

quncer Department continuing

Ji rapid sequence came mes- |kages notifying us that addition

al airports would be developed in

was that of securing practica! Central and South America, and

battlefield experience for portiowi in Liberia under the supervision

of the Army before the whale of of the Chief of Engineers; that

it should finally be thrown into the Coast

Guard would assign

a life-and death struggle. In cach 24354 four

guards

vessei

Asia and Africs our Alles were fining Transit of Pe. Soa - Car!

conducting active operations atud. Lakes Superior and Reporters & General Offes 37312 between

I appeared leglent to take ad-. Afichigan, where we had long itataphones so placed us to pick, equipment vital to the execution, vantage of these elreumstances to (four Unem)

foured sabotage at the most cri-up every we uttered in ther of plans,. At the time, however, obtai experience on a wider tical transporation bottleneck in

ween thus the Navy was thinking only in scale than could be acompilatied the United States; that Lieutenant recorded an a machine just out- terms of restring the fleet. They through the mere assignment of General Jolin L. De Witt side my office where a secretary were not particularly interested American military observers 10 HK$18.00quested withority to #sue 3000 instantly transcribed

them into in landing craft for future offen- } various arens, rites to the Alaskan Territorial

rial notes and memoranda for, the | «ives, But if we didn't strea One morning we received a In the building we would never, attack suggestion that appeared so com- H.K.$38.00 | Guard; that Lieutenant General benefit of my astuciales

Delon . Emmons, having In-

About this time President Que- | pletely sensible that entire opern- Operations Divisions. K.K. 372,00|spected the

tions staff started to work on it. New Zealand sequence, and often without furzon became the head of yet an- defence ensures โทร the Fther reference to me, the staff ather government-in-extle when The Iden was to ship one of our, Staff, I called Patton to Washing- Islanda. found them Inade was able to translate every tlaci he Win reicantl from the armoured divisions to reinforce ton and, though I knew the na- quate staÍTIM 31 major Japaners sion and agreement into appro- Philippines by submarine before the British Army in the Egyptian swer in advance, askevi him whe attack: that General MacArthur priate action and to préserve, the Anal capitulation, He even- desert. Then when definite Am- ther he was willing to step down asked shipment BIRTH

of personnel to such records as were necessary, tually made his way to the Unit crican need for this division from command of his training organi Ave staging avera uni

habit to informed States. Within a week of his proze, we would bring out only corps to take a division into ac- DOWMAN. At Kowloon Hosplinl, one replacement camp in Austra- visitors of the system that we arrival he called at my office in the personnel, leaving its equlptual battle. His answer was in

13, 194, 10 Tin: that Major General Charles used to that each would under- the War Department and gave in on November

ment as replacement Items for pleasing contrast to that of an- In H. Bonestrel wanted confirma- stand its purpose was merely to me and my staff many of the in- the British forces. The proposi⚫ other Corp. Thelin Aller, wife of

commander who, sportor C. Dowinan. Hong|tion of a report that the convoy facilitate the execution of bus- timate details of the Philippines tion seemed all the more attrac- when asked to take command of

American Kong Police, a daughter. Both | bringing

reinforce Iness. It saved me hours of work mobilisation, campaign, aut final tive because we were then an American combat corps in the mid-Aprilin ments to Iceland In welt.

of dictation

notes defent. His gratitude to Ameries engaged in producing an improved Pacific, declined on the basis that would be used to transport re- and directives at relieved my wos profound; he clearly under-

der-tank, and by the time we should it was not fitting that he a senior Hewed British troops to the Unit- mind of is noċessity of remem-

stoort all the reasons why more be ready to use the division pur-corps commander, should serve "amateur" jod Kingdom; that the Caribbean] bering every detail of fact and effective help could not be ren- kelves, we counted on having the under nn Australian

Defence Command reconunended | opinion trẻ Was presented to dered at that moment, but he

new equipment ready for issue. soldier. was activating a new headquar

knew the

would Philippines

For commander of such a unil

The desert project for the em res the constal frontier along On April 7 there was also nguin live under Its own flag. my mind turned instantly to one ployment of Patton's division was live Gulf of Mexico, where it was conference of the Combined From this convletion he never of my oldest friends, Major Gen- defented largely by lack of aval- The great police crusade feared Axis submarine activity Chets at which I had to repre- wavered,

eral George S. Patton, Jr., who able shipping To transport Titi armoured division by see there to put an end to the reckless was likely to increase.

T Outgoing instructions concern -

are required, entirely aside from gambling in raffles of various ing defence in the Pacific were

escorting combat vessels, a total kinds which has been cor-radioed to Australia and to our

of 45 troop and cargo ships. In rupting social life in Hongcommanders on Christmas, Bora-

this instance the convoy would Kong for years past goes leeland, directive was sent and Fiji Islands, Bora, Canton

have had to reach Cairo by the long route circling the Cupe of deeper even than we thought that Gerral Bonesteci would es

Good Hope. The absence of so possible.

No distinction of sume command

unny ships from other vital sup-

missions could not be toler any kind is apparently per- there when American units reach missible: the order is thated two thirds of the total troop

uled at the moment. there shall be no raffles, and strength on the island. To Gen.

પરે no raffles are there to be. Ital Wainwright we relayed Pro. sklent Roosevelt's congratulations was a mistake, for instance, upon the Bataan garrison's magnt-

resistance to Japanes to suppose that a special con- teent cession had been made in the mass assaults during the previou

work. To General Mc Arthur case of the King George V went 11 message asking informa School raffle for the Pianton on the inclusion of Duten Fund. A good many tickets offers on his stuff in the South- were sold before the police west Pacific.

A GRIEVOUS FAULT

the forens

The study of messages recely-

caught up with the promot- ed and the preparation of those ers of this iniquitous temptain be sent was interrupted con- tion to grievous sin, but as stantly by conferences on a mul- titude of toples with représentu- Soon as the grim facts came

armed services.

to the attention of the police, tives of all the

with government officials and in-

an order was issued prohibit-ustrial leaders, and with Allied ing the sale of further tickets agents.

me,

the

(UNITED STATES

TRANSATLANTIC

SHIPPING ROUTES

SPRING 1942

AXIS AND

AXIS DOMINATED WWE ILL

SOUTH JAMERICA

and the cancellation of the Most of the conferences were whole dark project. That held in my own office. Out of

Dusm were developed tecisions, sent OPD. Before we adjourned the object of the affair was

some of great the discussion covered toples us many minor but to provide a piano for a Gov-atnißleaner, Each required ac spectfle as the allocation of planes ernment school did not in- tion at some point within the

records

East Indies while reslatance cm-

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The incident WE A valuable lesson to me, however. 1- realis- ext that selection of personnel for key positions would, even in war, frequently be opposed only on the basks of routine consideration and commonly accepted stan- dards, and wond sometimes be influenced by nothing mare im- portant than the single factor of Also I learned that deportment.

combat commanders ་༥་ be

selected from among those who preferred a battle-lino position to any other, regardless of lesser considerations.

Development of the Operations Division went so well that my key assistanis and I gradually

by

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fluence the caretakers of our Operations Division or the War originally intended for the Durch decisions; movements, and actions «hoice Matly opposer by a con- Handy. Matthew B. Ridway, and inoral rectitude in any shape Department or at some remote uinues there and as nebulous as point where troops of the Army the German Intentions in Syria. or form." and it appears we

were stationed. To insure that Turkey, and Iraq. owe an apology to someone that none would be forgotten and for venturing to suggest that that

for subordinates By nightfall of April 7 an aver-

Guy hal been spint available, we age

by this thing could have been. would always be We gladly make this amende had resorted to an

everyone in Operations Division. cording system that proved most Directly or Indirectly, wo hai? honorable: though

effective.

been in touch with the principal should have been even more The metheut was a complete sectors of our war effort and with pleased to have demonstrated wiring of

war room with many distant places that.. year before had been only place names the existence of a chini in

we

1

automatie re-

the official armour, of a soft flew from London to Singa spot somewhere, which, work-

Ion -a -- map.

gamed more time for thinking *ས་ and study. We could safely leave. routine operations in the hands The history of those days" af þwas not only a tank expert but of a group of outstanding young the Paciße war will one day, bu an outstanding leader of troops. Į staff officers, supervised written in efetuli. The various i Was usionished to And my Brigadier Generals Thomas T

will all be brought into their siderable portion of the staff, but Robert W. Crawford and Colonels proper perspective. and might-lt was convinced that this was due John E. Hull and Albert C have-beens

will

Le weighed entirely to Patton's rather bizarre Wedemeyer, all of whom came against what was actually oc mannerisms and his sometimes into deserved Army prominence complished by Washington and unpredictable actions, He con-

before the end of the war. by commanders in the field. This tormed to no pattern-a circum- In the security of victory and brief resitation is necessary onlyance that made many fearful of with the benefi of hindsight it is brentise, in some of its aspects, his ability to fit into a team. Such easy to point out instances in the Southwest Pacifle situation doubts had no influence with me which, the War Department made hat a bearing upon plans for the hecause of my confidence in his mistakes. But none of us. not conduct of war.

in the Atlantic fighting heart and my conviction even the most sincere and analy- theatre, with which was to be that he would provide effective tical, can recapture in his rin closely associated. But, strive sentiership for combat troops. I hear

heart and mind the fcura and we did, we could not save the felt that I knew him well be worries ̈of those days. These ̈ Philippines. The epic of Bataan

first were reflected in the intensity rause, at the end of the tragic end on April 9 World War, he and I hnet formed

emotional and mental strain t which responsible officials were Naturally I saw and conferred include heated, sometimes almost subjected. Time

Come to

of

ed on carefully might have pure en route to Borneo.

When the clearing of thelon of landing craft. Landing craft Corregidor surrendered on May 6. a fust friendship that coukl even produced a little common-

jungle site is completed ac-

with General Marshall periodical- screaming, argument over mat-cisions had to be made promptly sense. As it is, the numer tual building work will begin ous beneficiaries of the good

As early as February 1942 we were worrying about the produc

ure primarily designed for often- sive operations; it was deuli to develop a widespread interest in

with

defence.

was

vital-de-

We fell into a practice of tecs that more often than • not on whatever estimates and infor- were doctrinal and academic ra- mation were available at the time.. view a week, during which wether than personal or material.

With approval of the Chief of!

Be Continued

that the

the form of a

works of the Society St. Vin. on the hew town, and on the hem when everyone was desper- holding at least one general re cent de Paul, already inform- erection of a 4,000 ft. caneretetely concerned ed that the subsidies grant. jetty out to sea from which Although the Navy would have to often sat alone to evaluate the sometimes ed to them will have to be the under-water drilling for take charge of building landing changing situation;

craft, It informed us that it could others were called in, so cut in half owing to the de- oil will be carried out.

Altogether some 750 houses, not even provide crews for them. conference took

General Somervell promptly re general orientation for key mem- pletion of the Society's funds,

reconcile varying from bachelor bed-torted that he would do so. Wita bers of the staff. Marshall's must apparentiv

sitting-room quarters tonracteristic

ha energy themselves to the thought family 3-bedroomed houses, about the task and performed it mentals of સ a presentation, his that our benevolent govern- ment knows best what is are to be built, capable of successfully. Months later, when decisiveness, and his utter refusal entertain any thought of fal- Lion to the Navy. We ran up

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ARTISTS' with the MANUFACTURING slovenly practice of merely ignor~ ing an unpleasant situation in WHOSE CENTURY OLD TRADITIONS ARE

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authority not only expedited work What a difference it would but impelled every sub-ordinate have

ve made if we had had a co- to perform beyond his own mis-

und ordinated policy a single pected capacity.

Throughout head at that time! the spring of 1942 attempts wore made, through joint conferences and interoffice visits, to reach un agreement on the character and volume of our needs in landing craft and to get some one person to assume the responsibility for procuring them. Naturally such a programme had to be articul- but are always quick to blame ated with generat naval construc- and punish the poor sub-ordinate tion so that it would develop who, while attempting to do both Own and "bla commander's with interfering fatally with the his

the hope that some-one else will handle it. The men who operate thus are not only

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