�This Page Declassified lAW EO12958 Notes USA1 ? ?STOR?eAL ?TUDIES- ?15 Corps personnel As a result of the investiga- tion these conditions were corrected and the War Dep?rtment instituted court martial pro- ceedings against the officers involved m these !rregularlties See Smith, Araertca? Deface- racy a? ?htary Power, D 220, and twnaI Report of fhe Specie! Commzitee Inves- tigating tke Na?ona[ Defense Program, (?enate ?Dort NO. 10 ?Y8 Cong, I Sees.], ?t 16, pp. 110-11 80. S?th, Am?rzea? De?eracy and Mfi?ta? ?ower, pp ?I A?-16, Leg?ation Eel?ng to She ? Per- so.el Progr., 19S9-1945, D, 1, 82 AHS-16, p 10, 53 Star 55?-59 83. AHS-16, pp 14-16. ?one ol these bfils omgi- hated ?n the War Dep?rtment. ?4 ?3 Star. ?55-?6 ?5. 53 ?t?l. 1213. 8?. ?$-16, pp I1, 1?-18. 87- AHS-16, pp. 17-20; 54 Star. 713. This authvrl?y was ?defi?tely extended in !942. See 56 Star 314 85 AHS-16, pp 20-21, 35; Craven ?d Cate, Thd AAF ? W?ig War II, I. 110; 54 3tat, 963, 89 AHS-16, PD 11-13, ?o, lbzg,P 13 91, ?S-% ?, 20-21. 53 Sta? 555-56 On 3 ?s. was ?m?aed ? rer? the derrot personnel o? ?h? ?my o? ?e United ?t?$e? the Al? ?or?s as well as ?egal? A?y ?er- so.el. 93 A?-?, pp 2i, 35-36. ? 1941 ?rig Gert, D?venpo?t Jonson, C?eI oi ?he Tm?mg Operations D[ws[on, OCAC, s?ted that o? 1? per cen? ? ?he ci?h? p?o? tra?g pro- gram ?raduates were e]?ln?ed in A?r Oorps elementa? schoob as ag?i?t 39 per cent ?hose ?out such $4, 53 ?t?t 95 54 Star 96. A?-?, P 34; 54 ?ta?, 599. 97 ?-?,p ?9. 98. 54 Star. 25. Th? was ?t contract cost plus eo? of raekmg and handl?g 99 ?S-69, Devdopmen? of ? ?se ?amhtms ? ?he Urnted S?es, 1939-19i5, p. 54. [00 Ibtg, p 55-56 101. ?ig,, p. 59 102 Ibrd. pp 4?-4?, 60 103 lb?g, p. 39; 54 Stai 1039, 55 Star., ?81, 689. ? co?ec?ton with the sec?ng oi s? ior tarfields, it should be mentinned tha? Pubhc Law 205. ?g Oong. I Sets (approved 16 Augusb 1941) ]ncr?sed ?he ?c?age 1? on pubhc lan? leased for use as ?ubhc, ?Vl?t[on fields from 6i0 ? 2,560 (55 Star 6212 104 ?-69, pp 39, 66; 55 E?t. 82?. 105, ?5-?9, p 51, 106. Ltr, Brig Gert B K. Yount, AC/AC to TAG. 20 Aug, 1940, subj.: Legrelation to place A? Corps Awerich Cadets on a parity with Naval Awat?on cadets, m DRB, 032-K, Legislation 10? ?emo f?m Col Warren S Ego, Chief Legis- lative 8?vices, to C/AS, ?dated, subj.: Pro- posed Avlatmn Cadet Le?lation, In D? 032, Legida?on 108 AHS-16 (revised), pP, 109 55 Star 239-49 llO ?-16, pp 32-42, AHS-?, PP 58-67 11i 55 Star. 241. 112 A?8-7, p 6? 1!3 ?a? ?fi. Pers DIv W ?lans Dxv, lgil, in DE 0?2-?, Leg?slatlon 114. AHS-16. DD. 46=53 Only ?5 ?eser?e omcers out of 172 who were eligible Wok ?he exam?ation, and onl? 11 o? these obtained commaore 1?5 L?r., 5/W ?enry Stimson to Hon. ?rold D Smith, Director. ?ure?u o? ?he Budget, 25 Sept, 1941, in DRB, 032-? ?gtslgfion 116 Ztn, S/W ?en? St?son to ?p. ?drew J. ?y, Chairman, Corn. on Mfi. ?a?s, H. of E, 5 ?ay 1942, in DE? 032-N, 11Y. ?=16, pp. 30-31. 118. AH8-16, pp ?-8. h 193? e?isted m? of the Air Co?s had been placed on fiy?g the d?scretion of their squa?on co?ander, ?cc[ving 50 per ?nt of ?e? base pay as e?tr? ?mpen?lon. Ertlbred men of other ?r? and serv?es ?ttached to the ?r CorPs re- cefved ? fl?ns p?y Rescue o?cers and o?- cers ?nd e?lsted men of the Ngtwn?l Guard received ?ymg pay when on aymg status In the course of aetxve duty and ? training perils 119 53 ?ta? 596 120. 545 Stai 354 Pmo? to ?is ?xme fi?ht sur- geons and nonflying o?eers were req?red m?ke 30 or more ?ghts tot?l?g 9 hours ?r mon? or W be m the ?tr ? least 12 hours m order to draw fiy?g pay. See ?-16, p. 12? A?S-16, pp 85-88. 122. 54 Siat. 963 123 54 Star !008-14 12? A?-18, pp 76-77 Public L?w ?2, ?Y Cong, i Se? (?Dproved 29 J?e 19t5), provided that ?ny o?cer who served 4 years ? chi? or ?smian? chief oi a branch or as a eomm?nd- mg general In ?e ?Q Air Force should be rotted w? the prerequisi? allowe? him by ?w for ?he ?ghest grade hdd by ? as ?u?h chiel, assm?nt ?ief, or comm?nd?g gener? 126 ? E?rl McCl?aon, The ?uestwn o? Auton?y ? the Un?le? States A?r Ar? 1907-1945, AU Doc ?s Sbu?, ?, 185-87 See ?-10, pp 2-1?, lot a more det?led study of tional ch?n?as in the a?r arm. 127 Ltr to Sen Robert R ?ynol?, Committee on Mfi?t? Affa?s, U?ted S?ates Senate, ?dated, p?p?red from ?af? by Gem George C Marshall, ? U8? ? 14591-36 General Martell also took the p?lt?on that the recent reorgamzati? of the ? Corps as the ? gave the ?my a?r ?rm ?u?clent autonomy. THIS PAGE Declass(lied lAW EO12958
