Document Source: War Department, War General Staff, Organization and Training Division G-3, Washington DC. Subject: Manual on Weapons for Jungle Warfare. The enclosed manual which was prepared due to a special mission by Gen W. A. Borden should be of general interest. This should be called especially to Maj Link's attention as it contains information he requested me to get for him. Attention is called to a recent change in the text. The mount referred to is no longer of the same general type as the mount T9, as the test has shown that the 81-MM base plate is...

427TH NIGHT FIGHTER SQUADRON Arriving in India, the squadron cooperated closely with the 426th Night Fighter Squadron. The 426th, with only four operational P-61 Black Widows, needed additional aircraft for their Chengtu, China Operations. A deal was struck between the COs of the two squadrons in which the 427-NFS would give the 426-NFS eight of its twelve aircraft in exchange for the 426-NFS's aircraft at the depot at Karachi, where two were assembled and six were being assembled. At this time the 427-NFS was assigned to Pandaveswar Airfield in West Bengal. On November 28, 1944, another contingent of the 427-NFS...

✅ This post was reviewed and corrected as part of the 2025 Historical Accuracy Update.Reviewed by Doc Snafu on October 31, 2025. Document Source: Operations of the Y-Force Operations Staff, US Army, Salween Campaign, Yunnan, China, May 10 1944 – January 20 1945. (Personal Experience of a Long Range Infiltration Patrol Leader), Capt Wah G. Chin Foreword The Y Force was the South East Asia Command designation given to Chinese National Army forces that re-entered Burma from Yunnan in 1944 as one of the Allies fighting in Burma Campaign of World War II. The initial supreme commander of the theater was Gen...

✅ This post was reviewed and corrected as part of the 2025 Historical Accuracy Update.Reviewed by Doc Snafu on November 6, 2025. Document Source: Operations of the 3/5307 Composite Unit (Provisional) (Merrill’s Marauders)(Galahad), Battle of Myitkyina, Burma, July 27, 1944, to August 3, 1944. Personal Experience of a Company Commander, Maj John J. Dunn (Photo) Hsamshingyang (Burma), April or late March 1944: The international character of 5307 Galahad, is shown by groups (rear l to r) Sgt Harold Stevenson (Irish), Pfc Stephen Komar (Ukrainian), Pvt Geo D. Altman (German), Sgt Carl Hamelic (Dutch), Pvt Jose L. Montoya (Spanish), Capt A. E....

Document Source: This archive covers the operations of a provisional OSS Platoon, in a series of night landings made on the Arakan Coast of Burma during the period from Oct 1944 to Apr 1945. Provisional OSS Platoon in a Night Recon, Arakan Coast, Burma, Oct 1944 - Apr 1945, India - Burma Campaign, by Capt Martin J. Waters. (Definitive Version Oct 10 2022 by Doc Snafu) In order for the reader to understand the role of amphibious forces in the Burma Campaign, it will be necessary for him to become more fully acquainted with the campaign itself. The operations of American,...

Document Source, US Army Center of Military History, EUCMH research online (Photo NARA, EUCMH Collection) (Definitive Version, Doc Snafu, October 26, 2022) </a On December 1, 1942, Gen Sir Archibald Wavell (UK), the supreme commander of the Far Eastern Theater, agreed with Gen Joseph Stilwell (US) to make the Ledo Road an American Northern Combat Area Command operation (NCAC). This road was intended to be the primary supply route to China and was built under the direction of Gen Joseph 'Vinegar Joe' Stilwell from the rail-head at Ledo (Assam, India) to the Mong-Yu road junction where it joined the Burma Road....

Document Source & Purpose: This archive examines Claire Lee Chennault as a military theorist and campaign planner. It inquires whether Chennault's evolution of a theory of war assisted his planning of the China-Burma-India Campaign during World War II. The document is divided into four sections. The first section focuses on the historical background of Chennault and the war in Southeast Asia, emphasizing the war in China as this is where Chennault preponderantly fought. In addition, it identifies the aims of the major belligerents of the Sino-Japanese War and why the Chinese actions were important to the Allied cause. The...

(Document Source: EUCMH Archives CD #8 World War Two Monographs - China Burma India) At the beginning of 1945, less than eight months remained before the final surrender of Japan. Those eight months, however, were to see some of the bitterest fighting of the war. Although the final outcome was no longer in doubt, when and how the conflict would end remained unclear. The American naval blockade of Japan combined with a growing air offensive was placing a serious strain on Japan's economy. Yet any invasion of the Japanese home islands would most likely be drawn out and extremely...

Document Source: Operations of the 5307th (Composite) Regiment (Provisional), Merrill’s Marauders, (Codenamed - Galahad), in Northern Burma during the period of April to May 1944, (LRPM) Long Range Penetration Mission. Personal Experience of the Counter Intelligence Corps Officer, Maj Farris Hardin (Definitive Version, Doc Snafu, February 11, 2023) This archive covers the operations of the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) Merrill's Marauders (Galahad), in North Burma from April 27 to May 27, 1944, during the China Burma India Campaign (CBI). In January 1942, the Japanese invaded Burma with two divisions which they had concentrated in Southern Thailand. Moulmein was taken on January...

Document Source: Operation of the 2nd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment (Special) during the Battle of Knight's Hill in Burma, Jan 29 to Feb 2, 1945, Central Burma Campaign. Personal Experience of a Squadron Commander, Maj George B. Jordan. (Definitive Version, Doc Snafu, November 5, 2022) CHINA-BURMA-INDIA This historical analysis covers the operations of the 2nd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Special in the battle of Knight's Hill January 29 - February 2, 1945. To orient the reader it is first necessary to consider briefly the sequence of events prior to the commitment of the Mars Task Force, of which the 2nd Squadron, 124th Cavalry...

Document Source: Operation of Troop A, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Mars Task Force, in the Battle of Nam-Pak-Kha, Jan 28, 1945, to Feb 2, 1945, Central Burma Campaign. Personal Experience of a Troop Commanding Officer, Maj William A. Locke (Definitive version Doc Snafu November 7, 2022) CHINA-BURMA-INDIA Late in February 1944, the first phase of the Allied Operation for the reconquest of Burma began. The purpose of this Allied offensive was to regain control of the land routes across Burma so that supplies could be transported to China. The enormous tonnage of supplies that were required of the American and British Allies in...

In the thick of battle, the soldier is busy doing his job. He has the knowledge and confidence that his Job is part of a unified plan to defeat the enemy, but he does not have time to survey a campaign from a fox hole. If he should be wounded and removed behind the lines, he may have even less opportunity to learn what place he and his unit had in the larger fight. American Forces in Action is a series of documents prepared by the War Department especially for the information of wounded men. It will show these soldiers,...