Unification of the Armed Forces, Hearings ..., on S. 2044 ..., April 30- July 11, 19461946 - 351 pages |
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... ships , and the policy after the marines landed , so as to save ships from air attack . Secretary FORRESTAL . Yes . Senator GERRY . For example ; you had to take air stations , and whether the important thing was to take an air station ...
... ships , and the policy after the marines landed , so as to save ships from air attack . Secretary FORRESTAL . Yes . Senator GERRY . For example ; you had to take air stations , and whether the important thing was to take an air station ...
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... ships congregated on the Downs , which they had convoyed in , if they had made a destroyer attack they probably would have wiped out so many more ships than it was possible to wipe out with the whole sub- sequent submarine campaign of ...
... ships congregated on the Downs , which they had convoyed in , if they had made a destroyer attack they probably would have wiped out so many more ships than it was possible to wipe out with the whole sub- sequent submarine campaign of ...
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... ships -—————— Senator TYDINGS ( interposing ) . This is after we had won the battle ? Secretary FORRESTAL . No ; we had lost the Battle of Savo . Senator TYDINGS . I mean at Guadalcanal . Secretary FORRESTAL . We had landed and had our ...
... ships -—————— Senator TYDINGS ( interposing ) . This is after we had won the battle ? Secretary FORRESTAL . No ; we had lost the Battle of Savo . Senator TYDINGS . I mean at Guadalcanal . Secretary FORRESTAL . We had landed and had our ...
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... ships and aircraft in there , and into that pit went a tremendous amount of the Japanese power which otherwise could have been applied in one of four or five different places . Senator TYDINGS . What do you mean there I appreciate what ...
... ships and aircraft in there , and into that pit went a tremendous amount of the Japanese power which otherwise could have been applied in one of four or five different places . Senator TYDINGS . What do you mean there I appreciate what ...
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... Ships , Aeronautics , Personnel - do their business in consonance with the desires of the Chief of Naval Operations , but they have access to me . The im- portance of that is that on questions that deal with business , with contract ...
... Ships , Aeronautics , Personnel - do their business in consonance with the desires of the Chief of Naval Operations , but they have access to me . The im- portance of that is that on questions that deal with business , with contract ...
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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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