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J-4 Report - Operation Sandstone
1. InitialOrganization
Washin@cn Eohelon~ Zho J-4 Sectionwas activated in the Pentagon,
Washington,D.C. duringthe earlypart of October. The officeiniti*llY
consistedof Rear Admiral~llings, USN, Col. J. A, Morris fra SUpPlY
Division,Air Foroe,Lt Col Herriok,who cam from Plansand Operations
Division,Departmentof the Army, Lt Col. Gi~l~van,from ~giEtiC8 DiViOiOU,
Departmentof the Army, and Lt Col Brown,from PlanningDivision,OCT,
Departmentof the lrmy. Capt. herfeldt, USN, from Bureauof per80nnel,
of the Water Division,OCT, Departmentof
US Navy, and Capt.Je.ckson,
the Army, joinedlaterduringOctober. Sinoe R Adm Wllings expected to
dividehis time betweenthe Washingtonand O~hu headquartersCa@ Duerfeldt
was given dutyas AotingJ-4 when R Adm %llin~s was absent fromWashington.
The faot *at key membersof the staffwere from importantWkshin@on
offiaersoonoerned
planningassignments,facilitatedearlywork. ‘l’he
had ready oontactsand were able to uao their influenooto expeditetask
foroebusinoso. Lt Col Brownperformedthe dutieeof Transport~tion
Officer,JTF 7 in additionto his J-4 duties.
Mu
Eohelont The initialorganizationof the Oahu Eohelonof
J-4 oommeneodon 18 October1947 on the returnof Rear AdmiralWelling8
from Washington,9.C. On 23 Ootcber,Lt Col Keith assumeddutiesat
Ft. Shafteres a DeputyJ-4. ~e Iimitedsize of the J-4 echelcncontinueduntil mid-Deoemberuhen ●dditionalpersonnelreported.
The initialdutiesof the Oahu Echelonoonsiatedmainlyof the
rapid determination,
looation,assembly,preparation,aad loding out