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1/I presented my paper "World War II Expeditionary Logisitics and Support in the Pacific" at the 2022 Virtual Expeditionary Warfare Conference.
The focus was on early WWII Pacific naval logistics, specifically oil and repair from Dec 41 to Feb 43...
The focus was on early WWII Pacific naval logistics, specifically oil and repair from Dec 41 to Feb 43...
2/Most histories - @navy1944 & #IanToll - focus on the exploits of the fast carrier task forces and the six @USNavy carriers: Enterprise, Lexington, Saratoga, Yorktown, Hornet & Wasp.
Yet, behind the scenes, these fast carriers required an extensive logistics network...
Yet, behind the scenes, these fast carriers required an extensive logistics network...
3/Built for commercial service under Merchant Marine Act of 1936, these tankers included national defense features: high speed, twin screws & provisions for guns/comms.
Six of them served as fast oilers in the Pacific: Neosho, Cimarron, Platte, Kaskaskia, Guadalupe & Sabine...
Six of them served as fast oilers in the Pacific: Neosho, Cimarron, Platte, Kaskaskia, Guadalupe & Sabine...
