.- !Fra7?m ments. Captain K. E. Jackson, USA, (TC), was obtained from the Chief of Transportationand reported on 15 October. It was determined that Maisonand assistance from Navy transportationcould be obtained through Rear Admiral Wailings, J-4, and his assistant Captain C. H. Duerfeldt,without the specific assignment of a Naval Officer to the TransportationSection. A field officer (Major Gibson) was obtained from the Army Chief of Transportationto accompany the initial echelon from Oahu for the purpose of organizing and operating the port at lhiwetok. Rear Admiral Wellings decided that he would return to Oahu and coordinate outloading of the initial water echelon from Oahu. He would be assisted by officers of the Joint Task Foxwe Seven (Forward) Staff which consisted of officers obtained for Temporary Duty from the local Oahu Army and Navy theater logistical staffs. It was planned to obtain another officer from the U. S. who would be briefed in Washington, and then move to Eniwetok with ships papers of the first water echelon from the U. S., and assist in dieche.rgeof these vessels. -. It was considered that no additional transportationofficers would be required at Kwajalein eince this was an establishedNavy port, although of course augmentation of troops would be neceesary. 3. It was realized that this was not the ultimate inan organ- --? L ization to handle all transportationproblems. However, it was impossible to obtain eufficiat persomel to set up an integrated transportation staff with echelons at all critical points. It was necessary to use personnel from existing staffs in Oahu with limited staff supervision . ... from Washington. 9 Section XVII