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Australian Navy, Australian Army, Netherlands East Indies Navy were under his operational command while being maintained under their respective organizations. Those assets were inadequate resulting in the creation of a large Army fleet unique to SWPA, the Permanent Local Fleet, under first USFIA, later USASOS and finally Army Forces, Western Pacific (AFWESPAC), starting with the retention of the
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366:, ordered Barnes to assume command as Commander, US Troops in Australia and take charge of all troops and supplies. On 22 December 1941, with the convoy's arrival in Brisbane, the command was designated as United States Forces in Australia (USFIA). It was renamed U.S. Army Forces in Australia (USAFIA) on 5 January 1942. Its mission was to create a base in Australia for the support of the forces still in the Philippines.
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Australia Base Section, as the Base Section had been renamed in February 1945. In New Guinea, Base D was closed in July 1945, and Bases A, B and E in September, leaving Bases F, G and H. Meanwhile, a series of bases were opened in the Philippines: Base K on Leyte, Base M on
1243:(USAFFE), under MacArthur's command. This had the same name as MacArthur's old headquarters in the Philippines, but its function was different. This left USASOS with logistical responsibilities only. The new arrangement was awkward, and required considerable adjustment before it functioned properly. In September 1943, Marshall was replaced by Brigadier General James L. Frink.
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799:, explaining that he would assume direct command of land forces when he reached the Philippines, and suggesting that Blamey could either go with him as an army commander, or remain in Australia as Commander in Chief. The new organisation went into effect in September 1944, with Lieutenant General Walter Krueger's Sixth US Army, Lieutenant General
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421:, discussed the matter of command arrangements in the Pacific in Washington, D.C., on 9 March. Roosevelt proposed that the world would be divided into British and American areas of responsibility, with the United States having responsibility for the Pacific, where there would be an American supreme commander responsible to the
495:, saw the Pacific lines of communication primarily as a naval responsibility and would not yield command to an Army officer and proposed a division placing all of the Solomons within the Australian area, but excluding the New Hebrides, New Caledonia, and New Zealand. While the Army planners, led by Brigadier General
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768:. Between them they controlled ten Australian and two American divisions. In August 1944, the Australian Army had a strength of 463,000 men and women, and there were 173,000 US Army ground personnel in SWPA. By late 1944, there were eighteen American divisions in SWPA, while the Australian Army had just seven.
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Philippines as well as Australia. For a brief time, due to the increased isolation of the Philippines and before the fall of Java, USAFIA was withdrawn from MacArthur's command and placed under
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Pacific Area faced the challenges of coalition warfare in several ways, with varying degrees of success. The benefits of the wartime alliances proved to be substantial, but required constant effort to maintain. For Australia and New Zealand, coalition
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499:, were willing to compromise on a divided command, they objected to placing Australia and New Zealand in separate theatres. The Joint Chiefs of Staff discussed the matter between 9 and 16 March, the result of which was a decision to adopt the Navy's plan, with only minor amendments.
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in April 1943, but was discontinued when the island was handed over to Sixth Army control in July. Meanwhile, Advanced Sub Base D was formed at Port Moresby in May. The sub bases became bases in August 1943. Advanced Base E was formed at
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with headquarters in Melbourne. That command included a naval element, some air forces but without responsibility for land defense. He was answerable directly to Admiral King. The most important force under his command was
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704:, did not pass to AFPAC control until 31 July 1945. SWPA, together with the Allied Air Forces, Allied Naval Forces and Allied Land Forces, was abolished on 2 September 1945, but GHQ remained as GHQ AFPAC.
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General Kenney Reports: A Personal History of the Pacific War
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1006:(centre left) with MacArthur (centre) on 28 February 1944 on
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intelligence was vitally important to operations in SWPA.
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as a replacement for Brett; MacArthur selected Kenney.
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Command Organization, Southwest Pacific Area, July 1943
3446:
A War of Their Own: Bombers over the Southwest Pacific
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550:, thence round the east coast of Sumatra (leaving the
3594:. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky.
3228:
The Ordnance Department: On Beachhead And Battlefront
3025:
High Command: Australia and Allied Strategy 1939β1945
1388:(ATIS), which translated Japanese documents, and the
3084:. The Years of MacArthur. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
373:
for USAFIA arrived Melbourne 1 February 1942 aboard
3452:. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Air University.
630:, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2; Brigadier General
523:, which never became an active theatre. The former
287:surrendered on 6 May 1942, while USAFIA became the
273:, and other Allied forces also served in the SWPA.
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986:replaced Streett in March 1945, and Air Commodore
939:in January 1943. His successor, Brigadier General
328:βretained responsibility for Allied operations in
217:. It was one of four major Allied commands in the
3136:Leighton, Richard M.; Coakley, Robert W. (1995).
1057:having a designated sub commander under Admiral
1002:Allied Naval Forces SWPA, commander Vice Admiral
3629:. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas.
2892:. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas.
775:, which moved to nearby St Lucia. Major General
291:, Southwest Pacific Area (USASOS SWPA). In 1943
53:South West Pacific Area shoulder sleeve insignia
3397:Strategy and Command β The First Two Years
2574:
2550:
1553:
532:
2997:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2917:U.S. Army Ships and Watercraft of World War II
2511:
1345:and decrypting Japanese message traffic. This
1250:in August 1942, and sub bases were created at
736:, based in Queensland; Lieutenant General Sir
3405:United States Army Center of Military History
3308:United States Army Center of Military History
3147:United States Army Center of Military History
2781:The Transportation Corps: Operations Overseas
811:'s First Australian Army, Lieutenant General
665:. The original intention had been to move to
8:
1224:, and Barnes returned to the United States.
1094:The Southwest Pacific Force was renamed the
467:to put their concerns before the President.
1592:
1246:The New Guinea Advanced Base was formed in
3667:South West Pacific theatre of World War II
3113:. New York City: Duell, Sloan and Pearce.
1045:. In June, Crace was succeeded by another
215:South West Pacific Theatre of World War II
47:
32:South West Pacific theatre of World War II
3511:The Royal Australian Air Force: A History
3262:South-West Pacific Area β First Year
2778:Bykovsky, Joseph; Larson, Harold (1957).
2646:
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1386:Allied Translator and Interpreter Section
1368:that carried out special operations like
1241:United States Army Forces in the Far East
622:became Chief of Staff; Brigadier General
314:American-British-Dutch-Australian Command
293:United States Army Forces in the Far East
3492:MacArthur and Sutherland: The Good Years
2946:Gwyer, J M. A.; Butler, J R. M. (1964).
2239:
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1966:
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357:Chief of Staff of the United States Army
3139:Global Logistics And Strategy 1940β1943
2973:The Government and the People 1942β1945
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642:, Engineer Officer; Brigadier General
527:was divided between SWPA and the POA.
343:, was rerouted to Brisbane due to the
38:
3027:. Canberra: Australian War Memorial.
2980:. Canberra: Australian War Memorial.
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428:This resulted in the creation of the
308:Map of the South West Pacific Theater
289:United States Army Services of Supply
7:
2879:. Canberra: Australian War Memorial.
2864:. Canberra: Australian War Memorial.
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1440:became "South West Pacific Area" in
638:, Signal Officer; Brigadier General
530:An annex defined SWPA's boundaries:
415:Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1303:Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij
969:Australian First Tactical Air Force
890:, but MacArthur personally wrote a
481:leave the Philippines for Australia
3563:Wolk, Herman S. (September 1987).
1362:Services Reconnaissance Department
1235:When Lieutenant General Krueger's
1125:, New South Wales, and another at
1102:. Another important component was
283:The last command disappeared when
25:
2978:Australia in the War of 1939β1945
2877:Australia in the War of 1939β1945
2862:Australia in the War of 1939β1945
2843:Australia in the War of 1939β1945
2820:Organization, Troops and Training
1110:on 8 January 1943. It became the
982:was added as well. Major General
3199:Masterson, Dr. James R. (1949).
2884:Griffith, Thomas E. Jr. (1998).
744:in Victoria; Lieutenant General
261:and Australian forces, although
213:supreme military command in the
158:Philippines campaign (1941β1942)
128:
115:
103:
91:
79:
3662:Allied commands of World War II
2952:History of the Second World War
2872:Royal Australian Navy 1942β1945
2857:Royal Australian Navy 1939β1942
923:and Walker as commander of the
3346:Morison, Samuel Eliot (1950).
3274:. New York: St Martins Press.
2915:Grover, David H., ed. (1987).
959:. In June 1944, Major General
843:, as his chief of staff. Each
661:, where it was located in the
407:President of the United States
253:, and the western part of the
168:Philippines Campaign (1944β45)
1:
2637:, pp. Appendix 49, p. 1.
1374:Secret Intelligence Australia
1017:, at the commencement of the
943:, disappeared in March 1943.
845:United States Army Air Forces
505:Batchelor, Northern Territory
1207:U.S. Army Services of Supply
935:. Walker was shot down over
650:, Public Relations Officer.
456:representing Australia, and
436:(Deputy Prime Minister) and
257:. It primarily consisted of
209:) was the name given to the
3565:"The Other Founding Father"
3532:Wheeler, Gerald E. (1994).
3443:Rodman, Matthew K. (2005).
3366:The Fall Of The Philippines
2919:. Annapolis, Maryland USA:
2575:Leighton & Coakley 1995
2551:Leighton & Coakley 1995
2030:GHQ Operations Instructions
1554:Leighton & Coakley 1995
1436:"Southwest Pacific Area in
1390:Allied Geographical Section
854:Royal Australian Air Force
797:Western New Guinea campaign
564:Prime Minister of Australia
326:Commander-in-Chief in India
3693:
3672:Queensland in World War II
3494:. New York City: Praeger.
3272:Battle of the Bismarck Sea
3107:Kenney, George C. (1949).
3080:James, D. Clayton (1975).
2512:Bykovsky & Larson 1957
1382:Far Eastern Liaison Office
1358:Allied Intelligence Bureau
1325:, and it absorbed USAFFE.
1214:Birdum, Northern Territory
1019:Admiralty Islands campaign
1013:during the bombardment of
752:in Western Australia; the
572:Royal Australian Air Force
29:
18:South West Pacific Command
3259:McCarthy, Dudley (1959).
2838:The New Guinea Offensives
1360:(AIB). This included the
1127:Toorbul Point, Queensland
805:Eighth United States Army
479:. He had been ordered to
46:
3490:Rogers, Paul P. (1990).
2993:Hayes, Grace P. (1982).
2869:Gill, G. Hermon (1968).
2854:Gill, G. Hermon (1957).
1237:Sixth United States Army
1073:Chief of the Naval Staff
866:(right) in mid-1945, in
754:Northern Territory Force
702:Tenth United States Army
538:around the coast of the
509:Combined Chiefs of Staff
507:. On 24 March 1942, the
3538:Naval Historical Center
3515:Oxford University Press
3509:Stephens, Alan (2001).
3297:Milner, Samuel (1957).
2847:Australian War Memorial
2747:Barr, James A. (1997).
1593:Gwyer & Butler 1964
1267:and Advanced Base F at
1131:Landing Ships, Infantry
957:310th Bombardment Wings
716:'s Commander in Chief,
203:South West Pacific Area
42:South West Pacific Area
3394:Morton, Louis (1962).
3363:Morton, Louis (1993).
2835:Dexter, David (1961).
2755:Maxwell Air Force Base
2565:, pp. viβix, 242.
1232:
1085:Royal Netherlands Navy
1049:officer, Rear Admiral
1022:
880:Chief of the Air Staff
871:
693:
615:
560:
534:From Cape Kami in the
521:Southeast Pacific Area
345:attack on Pearl Harbor
309:
173:Borneo campaign (1945)
3270:McAulay, Lex (1991).
2948:Grand Strategy, Vol.3
2921:Naval Institute Press
1230:
1070:Royal Australian Navy
1001:
903:or Brigadier General
853:
807:, Lieutenant General
691:
681:in October 1944, and
632:Stephen J. Chamberlin
628:Charles A. Willoughby
620:Richard K. Sutherland
613:
562:On 17 April 1942 the
515:(POA), under Admiral
423:Joint Chiefs of Staff
307:
245:, the Territories of
3625:Dean, Peter (2018).
3536:. Washington, D.C.:
3403:. Washington, D.C.:
3306:. Washington, D.C.:
3212:on 30 September 2014
2802:on 27 September 2012
2427:, pp. 380, 441.
2107:, pp. 207, 353.
1201:Battle of Leyte Gulf
1180:on 21 October 1944.
1112:VII Amphibious Force
965:Thirteenth Air Force
782:operations in Borneo
764:under Major General
756:under Major General
591:General Headquarters
322:Sir Archibald Wavell
221:. SWPA included the
3225:Mayo, Lida (1991).
3191:The Final Campaigns
3082:Volume 2, 1941β1945
2733:, pp. 123β124.
2709:, pp. 237β242.
2697:, pp. 226β230.
2685:, pp. 181β182.
2649:, pp. 368β380.
2613:, pp. 321β324.
2601:, pp. 319β318.
2589:, pp. 317β318.
2577:, pp. 390β392.
2553:, pp. 195β196.
2487:, pp. 250β251.
2475:, pp. 404β406.
2463:, pp. 494β496.
2451:, pp. 343β344.
2415:, pp. 364β366.
2374:, pp. 346β349.
2350:, pp. 245β246.
2302:, pp. 520β521.
2254:, pp. 537β538.
2242:, pp. 168β170.
2227:, pp. 174β175.
2203:, pp. 216β217.
2143:, pp. 168β169.
2095:, pp. 276β277.
2059:, pp. 350β353.
2020:, pp. 309β310.
2008:, pp. 594β595.
1969:, pp. 74, 159.
1773:, pp. 206β207.
1758:, pp. 264β268.
1643:, pp. 244β249.
1631:, pp. 244β246.
1607:, pp. 227β228.
1583:, pp. 242β245.
1520:, pp. 151β152.
1489:, pp. 145β148.
1477:, pp. 240β242.
1222:Richard J. Marshall
1121:was established at
1066:Arthur S. Carpender
994:Allied Naval Forces
858:, Air Vice Marshal
801:Robert Eichelberger
677:in September 1944,
624:Richard J. Marshall
601:Jonathan Wainwright
513:Pacific Ocean Areas
486:United States Fleet
430:Pacific War Council
163:New Guinea campaign
3572:Air Force Magazine
3477:on October 7, 2012
3430:on 21 October 2020
3246:on 17 October 2012
3172:on 20 January 2021
1945:, pp. 24, 47.
1442:Australian English
1233:
1055:South Pacific Area
1035:John Gregory Crace
1023:
988:Frederick Scherger
872:
819:and Major General
817:I Australian Corps
726:Lieutenant General
708:Allied Land Forces
694:
648:LeGrande A. Diller
644:William F. Marquat
616:
597:Commander in Chief
411:Franklin Roosevelt
397:Lieutenant General
377:President Coolidge
364:George C. Marshall
310:
3636:978-0-7006-2605-2
3601:978-0-8131-9105-8
3381:on 8 January 2012
2526:, pp. 66β67.
2071:, pp. 26β27.
1957:, pp. 46β47.
1870:, pp. 24β26.
1568:, pp. 40β41.
1532:, pp. 19β20.
1370:Operation Jaywick
1260:Goodenough Island
1193:William F. Halsey
1189:invasion of Leyte
1185:Thomas C. Kinkaid
1151:and the American
1015:Los Negros Island
1004:Thomas C. Kinkaid
980:Seventh Air Force
961:St. Clair Streett
921:V Fighter Command
831:Allied Air Forces
773:George Alan Vasey
698:invasion of Japan
536:Luichow Peninsula
497:Dwight Eisenhower
477:Douglas MacArthur
419:Winston Churchill
349:Brigadier General
318:Dutch East Indies
280:Douglas MacArthur
231:Dutch East Indies
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192:Douglas MacArthur
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1289:Admiral Halstead
1153:attack transport
1087:β²s Vice Admiral
1051:Victor Crutchley
925:V Bomber Command
838:Air Vice Marshal
762:New Guinea Force
585:Herbert F. Leary
352:Julian F. Barnes
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913:Ennis Whitehead
905:Jimmy Doolittle
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813:Leslie Morshead
784:in April 1945.
714:Australian Army
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636:Spencer B. Akin
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2721:, p. 246.
2711:
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2663:
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2647:Masterson 1949
2639:
2635:Masterson 1949
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2625:, p. 339.
2623:Masterson 1949
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1996:, p. 221.
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1802:
1800:, p. 342.
1790:
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1709:
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1682:
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1645:
1633:
1621:
1619:, p. 246.
1609:
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1595:, p. 437.
1585:
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1556:, p. 170.
1546:
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1339:Central Bureau
1330:
1327:
1275:respectively.
1208:
1205:
1158:Henry T. Allen
1059:Chester Nimitz
1039:Anzac Squadron
995:
992:
984:Paul Wurtsmith
917:Kenneth Walker
832:
829:
821:Oscar Griswold
809:Vernon Sturdee
790:Walter Krueger
777:Frank Berryman
758:Edmund Herring
746:Gordon Bennett
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706:
592:
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517:Chester Nimitz
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461:Mackenzie King
458:Prime Minister
434:Clement Attlee
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1916:McCarthy 1959
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1905:
1900:
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1893:
1888:
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1868:McCarthy 1959
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1458:
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1394:
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1343:codebreaking
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1329:Intelligence
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3186:Long, Gavin
2954:. H.M.S.O.
2731:Horner 2005
2719:Horner 1982
2707:Horner 1982
2695:Horner 1982
2659:Grover 1987
2413:Horner 1982
2348:Morton 1962
2288:Morton 1962
2264:Kenney 1949
2252:Kenney 1949
2213:Rodman 2005
2201:Kenney 1949
2189:Kenney 1949
2177:Kenney 1949
2153:Kenney 1949
2105:Horner 1982
2093:Rogers 1990
2057:Horner 1982
2042:Horner 1982
2018:Horner 1982
1994:Dexter 1961
1880:Dexter 1961
1810:Horner 1982
1798:Horner 1982
1786:Milner 1957
1771:Horner 1982
1756:Morton 1962
1705:Horner 1982
1678:Milner 1957
1641:Morton 1962
1629:Morton 1962
1617:Morton 1962
1581:Morton 1962
1518:Morton 1962
1487:Morton 1993
1475:Morton 1962
1415:Vietnam War
1269:Finschhafen
1197:Third Fleet
976:Harry Cobby
888:Ralph Royce
742:Second Army
738:Iven Mackay
568:John Curtin
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1156:USS
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1081:Guy Royle
1008:USS
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