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R-E-S-T-R-I-C-T-E-D campaign, the ardGS JWq,UeSted ClQSS I1 and IV Supplies by requisition. In September 19b4 the policy was chaoged, Requlraments were included on the dally telegram, with no formal requisition required. Some confusion resulted due to the arrival of supplies in the army area without edvsnco notice and in quantities which could not be checked against the dally requests. Also some shipments were duplloated due to failure of units to remove items from &€ly telegrcns after the intiRl request. 7 b. In December 1944, due to the unsatisfaotory results obtained, Class I1 and IV supplies were deieted from the daily telegram. Requlsitions were submitted instead to the Quartermaster, Advance Section, Communications Zorlo, for roquireme nt s coverinE a t en-day period. o, Early in 19C5 other changes were instltuted. The nalntenance of the backlog record of items not available was discontinued. Requisitions were submitted every 20 day8 ror requirements computed on a jo-aay basis. This assured the .?rmy Quartermaster of et least a 10-day etook level Rt all times. To sFn,plify and coordinate supply, a conference was kald eaoh requisitioning period. Those attending inoluaeil the 4rmy Class If and IV officer, supply offioers of Csnmunications Zone depots and representatives of the Chief Quartermster, European Theater ot Operations. 165. Stock Levels and Allocations, a. The 12th ArmxvGroup authorized a 30-day level of 01 8s I1 and IV suppliss for tho armies under ita control.8 The 6th Array Group authorized a 15-day level.9 Those levels were never constant due to the short supply of m y items and to the necessity for increasing or deoroasing the mount of stock on hand as the tactioal situation progressed from statio to mobile and baok to statio. b. Class I1 and IV supplies received a low priority on shippinp and Zronsportetion. This caused many items to fell short of requiredlents, and the lack of supply dtaoipline ariong all troops resulted in further shortages. The Army Groupe, therefore, instituted the orocedure of’ allocating criticfll and controlled Items to the armies, based on the missions and needs of en0h.l The srn5es in turn aoptrblled issues to the u s i ~troops, c. When transportation was short a system of control by ~llocattngtonncge was introduced. This restriction requirsd the .2p4 :uarternaster to submit his requirements by tonnage, listinq the ftems bv class requJ.red, Due to the low priority gtten to Claas’II and IV rqply and its resultant low toonage allocation, n further shortage of’ this class of supply developed. 8. In Cictober 19L4 the Seventh US Pxmy foresaw the need for winter clothing and raised tho priority of Class I1 and TV supply to e level equal to that of Class I and 111.11 In December 1944 the heavy combat losses s1.istained by the Uni$ed States forcea, w3th the resultoh% urgent need to reequip the units, caused a first priority to be given to Class I1 and IV supp y. The neaessary shipmsnts were acoomplished in ten days. 3
SECTION 3 WXRATIOM OF AFW CUSS I1 AND ZV DE-3 166. Mission. The &my Class I1 and IV depot, operated by the Quartermaster depot oonipany, supply, under the direc- tion and teohnical supervision of the army Class I1 and IV Zfioer,L2 wns ohsrged with the responsibility of carrying model stocks of supplies for a oertain nmber of troops for a eiven period of tine; to supply, Either directly or through distributing points, all troops assigned to tke depot for supply; and to receive, store and iesue additional BUppliW over and above model stock levels in order to fully utilize all storage foclllties.l3 The normal delivery of Class I1 and IV supplies to the using units was elads at the Army Class II and IV depot. Under unusual cjrcumstances, delivery was ma e to units if transportation faoilities were a~nllable.~4 During one phase of th6 Third US Army‘s operations, sub-depots were cstsblished for the pmpose of receiving, consolidating and forwarding to the main depot unit requisitions for supplies. The supplieo were trucked to the sub-dopots and issucd to the units at those points. 167. Location of the Depot. a. The looation of Class II and IV depots p e oented Q problem throughout the continental cmpaign. 5- Factors considered in selecting a proper sitc included:l3 (1) Type of terrain, drainage and accassi- bility. (2) Sufficient amount of open find closed storage, (3) TransportRtion f’acilities, rail Rnd road. (4) Security (dispersion and camouflage). (5) Layout plans, to include aisles ond roudways. b. Even should a Rite be found to meet a ll theae conditions, it was still unsatisfactory IS tt was not withln easy reach of the using units. The denot oompmy is not mobile without the attmhnent of addit?onal trucks, and tho low priority given to Class JI and IV eupplles Eade the move- ment of the depot difficult under the best of ciroumstances. During August and 98pteRber 19k.4, the round-trip distance between the combat troogs and the %raydepots amounted to FIS mucb as 360 uiles, and even then 50 perocnt of tbe unit trucks dispatc d to the depots were wasted beoause of lnodeciuate stockB,p3 In April 19C5, many arm depots were completely out of reach of the units that hed crossed the Bine. The units were utilizing their own avalluble transportation for Class I, IT1 and B supplies and round trips to the depots were as much as 500 miles.lb Bridge faoilities were also lnedequste at this time. On 31 March 1945 the Quartermaster, Beventh US Army, decided to move the army depot, starting with the immediate novement by truck of certain critical items. Transportation shortago, however, necessitated the use of slower rcil facilltles and the move was not completed until May, by which the the troops had mcved so far abeag thnt even at Its new location the depot was out of reach. - log - R-E-5-T-R-I- C-T-E -D
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