Unification of the Armed Forces, Hearings ..., on S. 2044 ..., April 30- July 11, 19461946 - 351 pages |
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... Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean area . 277 305 105 Vest , Capt . J. P. W. , Chief , Aviation Training Section , Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations ( Air ) .. Wilson , Charles E .; president , General Electric Co .. 337 147 ...
... Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean area . 277 305 105 Vest , Capt . J. P. W. , Chief , Aviation Training Section , Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations ( Air ) .. Wilson , Charles E .; president , General Electric Co .. 337 147 ...
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... Pacific war was completely and utterly different from the Euro- pean war in its character and methods and in what you had to have to successfully wage it . Senator GERRY . And undoubtedly the success of the Pacific war in great part was ...
... Pacific war was completely and utterly different from the Euro- pean war in its character and methods and in what you had to have to successfully wage it . Senator GERRY . And undoubtedly the success of the Pacific war in great part was ...
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... Pacific War . I believe that the war against Japan would have continued many months longer if Admiral King had not been able to make such vigorous claims for the increased percentages of our total output for assignment to the struggle ...
... Pacific War . I believe that the war against Japan would have continued many months longer if Admiral King had not been able to make such vigorous claims for the increased percentages of our total output for assignment to the struggle ...
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... Pacific approach to the Philippines , and also lay on MacArthur's flank . Halsey , in August , conducted a series of strikes , and early September , against Mindanao and the Philippines , and the dwindling power of the Japanese air ...
... Pacific approach to the Philippines , and also lay on MacArthur's flank . Halsey , in August , conducted a series of strikes , and early September , against Mindanao and the Philippines , and the dwindling power of the Japanese air ...
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... Pacific war . They had , possibly , a score of pilots . The RAF went in and established , as you will remember , an airfield near Narvik . They were bombed , shelled , and finally just chased off the beach . A number - 16 , I think - of ...
... Pacific war . They had , possibly , a score of pilots . The RAF went in and established , as you will remember , an airfield near Narvik . They were bombed , shelled , and finally just chased off the beach . A number - 16 , I think - of ...
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administration Admiral COLCLOUGH Admiral HALSEY Admiral KING Admiral KINKAID Admiral NIMITZ Admiral SPRUANCE agencies aircraft amphibious antisubmarine armed forces Army Air Force Army and Navy Assistant Secretaries autonomy bill Cabinet CHAIRMAN Chiefs of Staff civilian command committee Common Defense Congress coordination Council of Common Department of Common EBERSTADT effective fighter fleet functions integrity Iwo Jima Japanese Joint Chiefs KENNEY land land-based planes logistic Marine Corps ment National Defense national security naval aviation Naval Operations Navy Department Navy's officers Okinawa organization Pacific personnel President procurement question reconnaissance Royal Air Force seaplanes Secretary FORRESTAL Secretary of Common Secretary of War Senator AUSTIN Senator BYRD Senator GERRY Senator MAGNUSON Senator MYERS Senator ROBERTSON Senator SALTONSTALL Senator THOMAS Senator TYDINGS Senator WILLIS ships single department statement strategic tary thing tion unification United States Navy VANDEGRIFT warfare WILSON
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