United States Army Services of Supply
The Services of Supply or "SOS" branch of the Army of the USA was created on 28 February 1942 by Executive Order Number 9082 "Reorganizing the Army and the War Department" and War Department Circular No. 59, dated 2 March 1942. Services of Supply became one of the three autonomous components of the Army of the United States on 9 March 1942.[1] It was renamed the Army Service Forces on 12 March 1943, as it was felt that the term "supply" did not accurately describe its broad range of activities. From the day of inception (and even before) in 1942 through the end of WWII, the SOS/ASF was commanded by Lieutenant General (later General) Brehon B. Somervell.
Most theaters of war had their own logistical organization, usually also named the Services of Supply. The European Theater, and its SOS was subdivided into the ETO and the MTO (Mediterranean Theater of Operations) for the
Southwest Pacific Area
European Theater
The Services of Supply,
China-Burma-India Theater
The activation of Services of Supply, China, Burma and India (SOS CBI) was authorized by the War Department on 28 February 1942. The Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (Provisional), SOS USAF CBI, was activated as a subordinate command of USAF CBI at Karachi, India, 23 April 1942. Headquarters, SOS USAF CBI, was initially located in
See also
Citations
- ^ Roosevelt 1942.
- ^ Morton 1962, pp. 151–152.
- ^ Stauffer 1956, pp. 58–62.
- ^ Morton 1962, p. 403.
- ^ a b Dormon, Bob (24 May 2013). "INSIDE GCHQ: Welcome to Cheltenham's cottage industry". The Register. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Services Of Supply". www.cbi-history.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
General references
- Morton, Louis (1962). The War in the Pacific: Strategy and Command: The First Two Years (PDF). United States Army in World War II. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, United States Army. LCCN 61-60001. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (28 February 1942). "Executive Order 9082 Reorganizing the Army and the War Department". Executive Orders. The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Brbara. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- Stauffer, Alvin P. (1956). The Quartermaster Corps: Operations in the War Against Japan (PDF). United States Army in World War II. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, United States Army. LCCN 56-60001. Retrieved 27 February 2019.