was suppliedfor rehabilitation
of Navy utilitiesat Eniwdok.
‘hi r
dutieswere later extendedto incllldemaintenmoe of utilities” Na~
utilitiesdetachmentsashorein Army task Groupsshouldbe unnecessary
in fiture operations. They were supplied on this oocasion beoause of
th? ~v~f~ability of oompetent personnel and *e
urgenoY ‘f ‘medi*tO
~~ti~n. Navy personnel neoessary to operate tie mall boat pool were
troops,and
ess~gnedto the Naval Task Group (TO 7.3). Communications
Army port troops roundedout the list. The figure~of troopsfor the
~eration nt Eniwetokduringthis planni~ stagewere estimatedas follows~
~~hore
off
AGGREGATE
g
239
2069
4807
246
——
3646
3892
—.
486
5715
9699
TOTAL
The total foroeplannedis roughlynhat materializedexceptthe
foroeeashorewere considerablycut, and thosea~lontraised. It’ms
initiallyplannedthat ●bout 2600 Air Foroepersonnelwouldbe required
for Alr Foroeputioipationat Kwajalein. Thiswas laterout to about 1600
whioh -S adequate.
Planningfor water and air lift~ Estimateswere made of the Army
and Naval vesselsrequiredto eupporttie Operation. The following
vesselswere initiallyplannedas being required:
2 -Ax
2 - 4.V
1 - CVE
3-UT
4-I&I
1-U%!
1 - Al%
2-DE
1 - Yo
1 -Yw
~-AO
1 - MD
3 - DD
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