dependent upon the type, make, q~ntity and nodel of the equipnent
or vehicles involved$ they could not be computed similarly to normal housekeeping and office supplies. During the build-up phase,
Si~I

Corps major items were req~sitioned by J-4, JTF SEVEN upon

advice fron the various task groups. Although Task &OUp

7.2 ~S

advised of all such requisitions, the makes and models were often
left to the discretion of the Chief&Q@

Officer, Department of

The Army or Bureau of Ships, Department of the Navy.

To counter-

act an imminent shortage of running spares, many of the items were
provided with six months spare parts,

However, spares for Or&ance

vehicles were not so provided andthe total nunber of vehicles to be
in use wfisnot . finalized until January 1956.

The make and serial

number of commercial vehicles was not known until the arrival of advance documents. There was a resultant shortage of sone spare parts.
This situation could hve

been alleviated if equipment ad

vehicles

were furnished with spare parts kits based on lists prepared by the
r
Offices of the Chief of the respective Techni~l Services determined
~

type of usage and climatic conditions in the Pacific kroving

Ground and if assemblies and sub-assemblies were maintained and
stocked by TG 7.2 &sed on the density of the equipment or vehicle
population.

(2)

Consumer Funding: DurinG October 1955, Task

Group 7.2 commenced requisitioning under the Consumer Funding fiogram.

However, since all Army units, world-wide, were placed on a

consumer funding basis as of 1 July 1955, the requisitions in the
pipeline were delayed as muchas

six months beyond the norml

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