Piercing the Fog - Air Force Historical Studies Office

Notes to Pages 274-288
228-229.
see also Miller, Cartwheel, pp. 335,348-
56. Ltrs, Kenney to Whitehead, Oct 21, 349.
24, 1943, in Kenney Papers; Craven and
Cate, vol 4, Guadalcanal to Saipan, pp.
68. SIBs, Apr 1-6, 1944, SRH-203.
69. Ibid., Apr 8,9, 1944; Itrs, Kenney to
246-255; SIBS, Oct 1943 (tracing Japa- Whitehead, Mar 6, 1944, and Whitehead
nese air and naval activity and reinforcements
of aircraft to the region), SRH-203.
to Kenney, Mar 9, 1944, both in Kenney
Papers; Kenney Reports, p. 377.
57. Ltrs, Kenney to Whitehead, Oct 19,
21, 24, and Nov 2, 1943, in Kenney Pa-
70. Memo, 5th AF A-2 to Whitehead
and Kenney, subj: Reduction of Wewak,
pers; SIBS, Nov 1943, SRH-203; Craven Mar 29, 1944, Kenney Papers; Kenney
and Cate, vol 4, Guadalcanal to Saipan, Papers, entry for Mar 26; Kenney Reports,
pp. 317-328; ltr, Twining to Arnold, Nov pp. 374-377; Craven and Cate, vol 4,
14, 1943, LC, Twining Papers, box 121. Guadalcanal to Saipan, p. 589.
58. Memo, Air Comd, Solomon Islands,
Dykes, Jun 1944; Memo, subj: Brief History
of the Thirteenth Air Force, 750.006;
Memo, 13th AF Intel Sec, 1943-1945, Jul
71. Kenney Reports, p. 374; msg, Cmdr
5th AF ADVON, to Kenney, Mar 31,
1944, Kenney Papers; Kenney Papers,
entries for Mar 30, 31, and Apr 1. For
1945,750.006; Kenney Papers, entries for
June 10-20,1944,
Kenney’s information on the indications
of Japanese aircraft replacement, see his
59. Kenney Papers, entry for May 17,
1943; Gideon intvw; Feldt, Coast Watchentry
for Apr 17.
72. Kenney Papers, entry for Apr 18,
ers, pp. vii-ix, 270.
60. Feldt, Coast Watchers.
61. Ltrs, Kenney to Whitehead, Aug 16,
18,20, 1943, Kenney Papers.
1944.
73. Craven and Cate, vol4, Guadalcanal
to Saipan, pp. 598-609.
74. SIBs 496,497, and 502 for Septem-
62. Kenney Papers, entries for Aug ber 15/16, 16/17, and 21/22,1944, respec-
16-18; ltr, Whitehead to Kenney, Aug 21, tively, SRH-203.
1943, Kenney Papers.
63. Ltr, Whitehead to Kenney, Aug 21,
1943; Kenney Papers, entries for Aug and
Sep 1943.
75. Craven and Cate, vol4, Guadalcanal
to Saipan, pp. 601-602; Kenney Reports,
pp. 378-379,419,426.
76. Wesley Frank Craven and James
64. Kenney Papers, entries for Feb
23-24, 1944; ltr, Kenney to Whitehead,
Feb 24, 1944, Kenney Papers; see also
Lea Cate, The Army Air Forces in World
War Zl, vol 5, MATIERHORN to Nagasaki
(Chicago, 1949), pp. 316-322; Kenney
SIBS, Jan, Feb 1944, SRH-203; John Reports, pp. 436442; SIBs 517, 519, Oct
Miller, Jr., CARTWHEEL: The Reduction of
Rabaul (Washington, D.C., 1959), p. 321.
65. Kenney Papers, Feb 28,1944.
66. Craven and Cate, vol4, Guadalca-
617,819 1944, SRH-203.
77. Kenney Papers, Sep 16, 17,1944.
78. Ibid.; SIBs 511, 522, 523, 525, and
530, Sep 30/0ct 1, Oct 11/12, 12/13,
nal to Saipan, pp. 555-567; Miller, CART- 13/14, and 19/20, 1944, respectively,
WHEEL, pp. 339-349.
SRH-203.
67. Kenney Papers, entries for Mar 6-8, 79. Craven and Cate, vol 5, MATIERincluding
Itr, Kenney to Whitehead, subj: HORN to Nagasaki, pp. 357-372.
“Outlining the Hollandia Preparations,” 80. bid.; Kenney Papers, Nov 24-25,
Mar 6, 1944; Craven and Cate, vol 4, 1944; SIB 551, NOV 9/10, 1944, SRH-
Guadalcanal to Saipan, pp. 571-573. 203.
Some of Kenney’s misgivings are re- 81. SIBs 532, 534, 542, and 543, Oct
counted after the fact in a somewhat am- 21/22, 23/24, 31/Nov 1, and Nov 1/2,
biguous two-page summary of activities 1944, SRH-203.
for the time of the Admiralties planning. 82. SIBs 532, 534, 542, and 543, Oct
Although the summary’s author is anony- 21/22, 23/24, 31/Nov 1, and Nov 1/2,
mous, it was clearly a person very close to
Kenney, perhaps his aide. Kenney Papers;
1944, SRH-203; Kenney Papers, Oct 28,
Nov 10,11,1944.
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