1. 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

2. The Arsenal of Democracy Logistics During World War Two Material &design, development, acquisition Suppliesstorage, distribution, maintenance, evacuation Personnelmovement, evacuation, hospitalization Facilitiesconstruction, maintenance, operation Servicesacquisition, furnishing

3. Classes of Supply

4. Combat vs. Support “Tooth to Tail” percentage of Army assigned to service units (excluding Air Corps) End of WWI34% 193911% 194133% 194352% 194553%

5. Mobile’s War Effort

6. USS Fort Marion (LSD-22) Launched, 22 May 1945, at Gulf Shipbuilding Corp, Chickasaw, AL 29 30 20 102 1 Minesweepers C-2 Cargo Ships Liberty Ships T-2 Tankers Landing Ship Dock

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 AlliesUSAGermany Tanks227,23588,41046,857 Artillery914,682257,390159,147 Machineguns4,744,4842,679,840674,280 Trucks3,060,3542,382,311345,914 Aircraft633,072324,750189,307 Crude Oil (millions of tons) 1,04383362

9. Naval Construction USAUKUSSRItalyJapanGermany Carriers2214--16- Escort Carriers141----- Battleships85-322 Cruisers4832269- Destroyers3492402566317 Convoy Escorts420413/191*---23 Submarines42216752281671,337 Merchant (x 1,000 tons) 33,9936,379 / 6,445** -4704,152- * Canada ** Canada & Commonwealth

10. U.S. Ammunition Output Aircraft Bombs531,000,000 tons Depth Charges529,000 Torpedoes54,000 Artillery rounds47,000,000 tons Small arms rounds44,000,000,000

11. Women’s Uniforms Why men should not go shopping Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps 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

12. Women’s Uniforms Why men should not go shopping Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service 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

13. The Real Purpose of D-Day Manufacture Global Delivery Tactical Supply 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.”

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)