Zalif’ornia,
in February,1947. Thereforein Maroh a listingwas drawn
up of tiose still existing shortages which wers colisideredto r=preseab
to Air Wtmiel
Vitaland essentialrequirements;thesewers far~;arded
Commandfor ban?.ling
on an emergencyrequestbusis.
Tkersma no shortage of any essential supslies, and logistic support
of the Air Task Groupwas alwiyaadequate.
Supplyof’Class I (rations),III )petroleumproductso’~erthan
aviation)end Class iIIq (petroleumproducts,aviation): Supplycf Classes
1, III, and IIIa ?uringthis phase of the ~perationwas largslya problem
CT maintainingschedulbsof shipmentsalready setup in the initialphase.
Class I (food)
%Ith the arrivalaf the Naval Task Group,the irisreesed
reefercapacity due to the presenceof the largerships,made it practicablefor.the
Ifavyreefersfrom Oaklandto unloada share of provisionsfor Kwajalein
at Kwajalein,then proaeadto Eniwetokto unloadthe remainingsupplies
to TG 7.3 vessels. CTG 7.S then supervised the further distribution to
the variousislandsof the Atoll and the smallerships. All shipsdeparting from the West Coaiat
and PearlEarbor for the forwardarea were loaiied
to capacitywith freshand frozenprovisionsto furtheraugmentsupplyin
the forwardarea.
The supplyof food to Ihiwetokand Kwajaleinwas at all timesadequate and it is felt that the supplyof ice creamand liquidrefreshments
contributedmateriallyto the morale of the personnelin the forwardarea.
ClassIII and IIIa
After the arrivalof the main Naval Task Groupthe requirementsfor
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