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HY 303 - Warfare and Modern Society Wayne E. Sirmon, M.A.Ed. History Department

The Arsenal of Democracy Logistics During World War Two. HY 303 - Warfare and Modern Society Wayne E. Sirmon, M.A.Ed. History Department University of South Alabama. The Arsenal of Democracy Logistics During World War Two. Material & design, development, acquisition

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HY 303 - Warfare and Modern Society Wayne E. Sirmon, M.A.Ed. History Department

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  1. The Arsenal of Democracy Logistics During World War Two HY 303 - Warfare and Modern Society Wayne E. Sirmon, M.A.Ed. History Department University of South Alabama

  2. The Arsenal of Democracy Logistics During World War Two Material& design, development, acquisition Supplies storage, distribution, maintenance, evacuation Personnel movement, evacuation, hospitalization Facilities construction, maintenance, operation Services acquisition, furnishing

  3. Classes of Supply

  4. Combat vs. Support “Tooth to Tail” percentage of Army assigned to service units (excluding Air Corps) End of WWI 34% 1939 11% 1941 33% 1943 52% 1945 53%

  5. Mobile’s War Effort

  6. Mobile’s War Effort 29 30 20 102 1 Minesweepers C-2 Cargo Ships Liberty Ships T-2 Tankers Landing Ship Dock USS Fort Marion (LSD-22) Launched, 22 May 1945, at Gulf Shipbuilding Corp, Chickasaw, AL

  7. Mobile’s War Effort 29 30 20 102 1 Minesweepers C-2 Cargo Ships Liberty Ships T-2 Tankers Landing Ship Dock SS J.L.M. Curry (hull #1) Delivered 15 May 1942 11 kts. 9,140 tons of cargo

  8. Military Production

  9. Naval Construction * Canada ** Canada & Commonwealth

  10. U.S. Ammunition Output

  11. Women’s Uniforms Why men should not go shopping WAAC - failed to make models for different sizes - use men’s wear manufacturers - design flaws: padded shoulders, flat chested, skirts narrow in hips, color of skirts and jackets mis-matched - low-heeled oxfords, men’s shirts and neckties give an unfeminine appearance Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps

  12. Women’s Uniforms Why men should not go shopping WAVES -designed by a well known women’s fashion designer and contracted with women’s fashion industry - WAVES revolt over hose: CNO impressed with WRNS in black stockings. American women objected to daytime wear - relented when told that dye was also used to make gunpowder Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service

  13. The Real Purpose of D-Day The direct military objective of Overlord was neither strategic not tactical, but logistical. The primary objective of the plan read: “To secure a lodgement on the continent from which further offensive operations can be developed.” Manufacture Global Delivery Tactical Supply

  14. Moving supplies to the front Manufacture Global Delivery Tactical Supply "My men can eat their belts," he [Patton] was overhead telling Ike at a meeting on 2 September, "but my tanks gotta have gas.“

  15. Moving supplies to the front Red Ball Express 6,000 Trucks 412,000 tons of supplies between Aug 25-Nov 16 1944 3rd Army averaged using 380,000 gallons of gasoline per day. By Nov. the Red Ball consumed 300,000 gallons/day

  16. Repair or Replace 3rd Armored Division 232 Sherman medium tanks Gas mileage 1mpg on road .5 mpg cross-country In 10 months of combat 648 Sherman tanks were totally destroyed. 1,100 need repair (700 combat related)

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