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Report 15
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PROGRESS REPORT
ON
NATIONAL DEFENSE PROGRAM
December 31, 1941
Prepared by
Bureau of the Budget
Executive Office of the President
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) and (6)
ome letter, 11-27-72
By SLR NARS Date JAN 22 19/3
Report 15
Copy 1
PROGRESS REPORT
ON
NATIONAL DEFENSE PROGRAM
December 31, 1941
Prepared by
Bureau of the Budget
Executive Office of the President
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 11552, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) and(E)
OMB Letter, 11-27-72
By SLR NARS Date JAN 2 2 1973
CONTENTS
Page
I. Summary
1
II. Defense Finances
2
III. Aeronautical Program
4
IV. Production Facilities
12
V. Army
18
VI. Navy
22
VII. Maritime Commission
26
VIII. Production and Price Controls
28
IX. Stockpile and Public Purchases of Basic
Defense Commodities
32
X. Employment, Labor Disputes, and Vocational
Training
33
XI. Progress Charts
35
I. SUMMARY
Financing: Approximately $72,000,000,000 has been authorized by
Congress for national defense purposes.
Aircraft Production: 2,116 airplanes and 5,520 engines were deliv-
ered for the Army, Navy, British, and Defense Aid programs during Novem-
ber. 1,158 of the airplanes were tactical and 958 were training planes.
Army Planes: The airplane inventory of the Army on December 1
totaled 10,797 planes of all classes, including planes of varying
degrees of fitness. 3,062 were classified as combat types.
Navy Planes: The Navy and Marine Corps had 4,959 useful planes on
hand December 1. 2,365 were combat types.
Production Facilities: Contracts had been awarded through the
middle of December for plant expansion of 787 projects estimated to
cost $5,195,000,000 - an increase of $498,000,000 since November 15,
1941.
Army Personnel: There was a decrease of about 3,600 in the active
duty strength of the Army during November, bringing the total on Decem-
ber 1 to about 1,646,000.
Navy Personnel: The active duty strength of the Navy and Marine
Corps personnel increased 9,800 during November, bringing the total to
394,000 on December 1.
Combatant Vessels: One 1,630 ton destroyer was completed during
November.
Merchant Ship Construction: Three standard cargo ships and two
passenger and cargo ships, aggregating 38,946 tons, were delivered
during November.
2
II. DEFENSE FINANCES
Appropriations
Through December 31, Congress had made appropriations and other
authorizations for national defense amounting to 72 billion dollars
for F.Y. 1941 and 1942. This represents an increase of 12 billion
dollars during December.
F.Y. 1941 F.Y. 1942 Total
(In billions)
Appropriations and
contract authorizations:*
Army
$13.138
$18.848
$31.986
Navy (including Coast Guard).
4.386
7.119
11.505
Defense Aid
7.000
5.985
12.985
Maritime Commission
.469
1.879
2.348
Defense Housing
.300
.300
.600
Other defense activities
.....
.744
1.798
2.542
Subtotal
$26.037
$35.929
$61.966
Estimated appropriations
required beyond 1942
for completion of the
expanded Navy
10.097
Total
$72.063
#The parts of appropriations intended to liquidate prior contract
authorizations are estimated and have been excluded. Amounts are
subject to future adjustments based on actual allocations of appro-
priations for the liquidation of contract authorizations.
3
Army, Navy, and Defense Aid Expenditures
Army, Navy, and Defense Aid disbursements were as follows to
November 29:
Disbursements
July 1, 1940
November
to Nov. 29, 1941
Army
$703,820,000
$6,912,780,000
Navy
441,811,000
4,232,585,000
Defense Aid
197,519,000
653,947,000
Total
$1,343,150,000
$11,799,312,000
Gross Debt
The gross debt increased $1,456,000,000 during November to a
total of $55,040,000,000 on November 29.
Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps
The Treasury Department reports that the sales of defense savings
bonds and stamps amounted to $2,040,000,000 through November 30. The
sales by months from May through November are as follows:
Month
Bond Sales
Stamp Sales
May
$349,818,000
$3,475,000
June
314,527,000
2,802,000
July
342,132,000
3,288,000
August
265,606,000
4,454,000
September
232,327,000
4,978,000
October
270,713,000
5,936,000
November
233,487,000
6,412,000
Total
$2,008,610,000
$31,345,000
4
III. AERONAUTICAL PROGRAM
Airplane Deliveries, by Types
The Army Air Corps reports that during November 2,207 airplanes
of all types were delivered by manufacturers of military types of
planes in the United States. This represented a decrease of 150 from
October. Two holidays in November undoubtedly account for most of this
reduction. The Air Corps has classified the November production as
follows:
Deliveries of Airplanes by Manufacturers of Military Types
(As Reported by the Army Air Corps)
Change
November
from
Type
June 30, 1940 to
1941
October
Nov. 29, 1941
Tactical:
Bomber, heavy
55
+13
279
Bomber, medium
36
-46
Bomber, light
1,033
238
-42
Pursuit, 2-engine
2,892
74
+71
162
Pursuit, 1-engine
521
-47
4,741
Total combat
924
-51
9,107
Transport and observation
237
+50
1,494
Total tactical
1,161
-1
10,601
Training
1,007
-150
10,754
Total tactical and training
2,168
-151
21,355
Unclassified
39
+1
1,315
Grand total
2,207
-150
22,670
5
Chart 2 at the end of this report shows the distribution of air-
planes, by customer and type. The following table shows a breakdown
of November deliveries, by type and customer.
Airplane Deliveries for November, by Type and Customer
(As Reported by the Army Air Corps)
Defense
Other
Commer-
Type
Army
Navy
Aid
British
Foreign
cial
Total
Bomber, heavy
25
-
--
30
-
-
55
Bomber, medium
17
11
--
8
-
-
36
Bomber, light
-
18
90
130
-
-
238
Pursuit, 2-engine
62
-
-
12
--
-
74
Pursuit, 1-engine
215
17
21
268
-
-
521
Total combat
319
46
111
448
--
-
924
Observation
113
70
--
--
-
-
183
Transport
14
28
8
1
-
3
54
Total tactical
446
144
119
449
-
3
1,161
Primary trainer
331
65
-
-
15
32
443
Basic trainer
233
-
-
-
I
-
233
Advanced trainer
173
57
-
99
2
-
331
Total trainers
737
122
-
99
17
32
1,007
Unclassified
-
-
--
-
-
39
39
Grand total
1,183
266
119
548
17
74
2,207
Airplane Engine Deliveries
There were 6,071 airplane engine deliveries during November, as follows:
Customer
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Army
2,325
2,763
2,364
3,048
Navy
521
462
600
526
Defense Aid
77
95
95
150
Great Britain
1,864
1,523
1,810
1,796
Other foreign
36
33
73
72
Commercial
561
539
587
479
Total
5,384
5,415
5,529
6,071
6
In addition to the foregoing, 800 airplane-type engines were
delivered for ordnance purposes.
Aircraft, Engine, and Propeller Production Indices
8,187,000 pounds of airframes were delivered in November by 25
U. S. manufacturers currently producing military airplanes. This
compares with 8,949,000 pounds delivered in October.
U. S. Airframe Weight Delivered, by Month - All Customers
(Source: Office of Under Secretary of War)
9.0
Figures in millions of pounds
9
8.2
7.5
6.9
5.5
. 5.5
6
5.1
5.2
4.1
3.7
3.3
3
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
0
N
D
1941
Half of the November production, based on airframe weight, came
from four plants:
Pounds of Airframe
Company
Delivered in November
Lockheed
1,135,000
Curtiss (Buffalo)
1,101,000
Boeing (Seattle)
1,013,000
Consolidated
7
There follows a tabulation which shows employment and productive
factory area for the airframe, engine, and propeller industries. These
figures have been compiled by the Aircraft Branch of OPM.
Airframes
Engines
Propellers
Employment in Man Hours:
Ultimate (incomplete)
83,561,000
18,072,000
2,415,000
November
35,835,000
12,215,000
1,185,000
October
35,769,000
10,163,000
1,251,000
Productive Employees--Number:
Ultimate (incomplete)
385,416
75,186
12,940
November
199,200
52,270
5,815
October
192,067
49,353
5,648
Productive Floor Space--
Square Feet:
Ultimate (incomplete)
32,155,000
10,188,000
1,772,000
November
28,380,000
10,760,000
1,661,000
October
26,302,000
10,597,000
1,661,000
Army Air Forces
A.
Airplanes
On Nov. 30 the Army had on hand 10,797 planes of all types:
Army Airplane Inventory and Deliveries
Required for
On Hand
November
2nd Aviation
Type
11-30-41
Deliveries
Objective
Tactical Planes:
Bombers, heavy
159
25
2,056
Bombers, medium
756
17
1,348
Bombers, light
367
0
975
Pursuit
1,780
277
3,963
Transport, observation, etc.
889
127
1,411
Total tactical
3,951
446
9,753
Training planes
6,846
737
12,686
Total planes
10,797
1,183
22,439
8
A summary of those tactical airplanes with protected gas tanks
and armor has not been made available for November.
B. Construction at Air Stations
At the end of November the $708,000,000 air station construction
program of the Corps of Engineers was 67 percent complete. There are
134 projects in this program, including the four Government bomber
assembly plants. The following table shows a breakdown of this program
by type of facility:
Construction at Air Corps Stations by the Corps of Engineers
November 30, 1941
Estimated
Estimated
Cost
Value in Place
Percent
Type of Project
(in millions)
(in millions)
Complete
Air force
$212.9
$186.7
88
Observation units
10.0
5.8
60
Pilot schools
188.4
111.7
59
Technical schools
80.3
73.6
92
Air Corps depots
112.4
37.4
33
Engineering experimental depots
12.7
4.7
37
Aircraft assembly plants
72.5
41.0
57
Replacement centers
8.6
5.1
58
Ferrying command
10.0
5.3
50
Total - November 30
$707.8
$471.3
67
Total - October 31
691.9
418.1
60
November increase
$ 15.9
$ 53.2
9
C. Personnel of the Army Air Forces
The estimated active duty strength of the aeronautical personnel
on November 30 was 247,000 as compared with 476,000 required for the
second aviation objective. The following table compares by type of
personnel the active duty strength with the requirements:
Army Air Forces - November 30, 1941
Required for
Active
84-Group
Duty
Program
Strength
Officers:
With pilot rating, assigned to:
Tactical units
14,064
5,783
Training activities
10,353
4,090
Overhead
1,377
935
Total pilots
25,794
10,808
Lighter-than-air pilots
55
30
Bombardiers
1,713
184
Navigators
2,491
429
Aerial observers
1,277
72
Non-flying officers
11,090
7,899
Total officers
42,420
19,422
Enlisted men:
Specialists
246,631
56,232
Non-specialists
132,802
155,451
Negro
15,960
I
Flying cadets
38,403
15,693
Total enlisted personnel
433,796
227,376
Grand total
476,216
246,798
The pilot training class of November 8 had 3,189 entrants. The
26,000 pilot training program will require 4,460 entrants per class.
The class graduating on October 31 numbered 1,192. About 2,600 graduates
per class are required for the 26,000 pilot training program.
10
Navy and Marine Corps Aeronautical Program
A. Airplanes
The number of Navy and Marine Corps airplanes classified as
"useful" was 4,959 on November 30. This represents an increase of
2,958 since June 30, 1940. The Navy reports that it had 305 planes
delivered in November. This is 39 airplanes more than the Army Air
Corps reported as having been delivered to the Navy during the month.
Airplane Inventory and Deliveries
Useful Planes
Increase
On Hand
6-30-40
November
Type
12-1-41
to 11-30-41
Deliveries
Combat planes:
Bombing, 4-engine patrol
5
5
o
Bombing, 2-engine patrol
430
183
31
Bombing, torpedo
100
- 14
0
Bombing, scout
704
291
17
Fighting
507
311
10
Observation scouting
619
275
70
Total combat
2,365
1,051
128
Transport and utility
273
92
30
Training planes
2,321
1,815
147
Total useful planes
4,959
2,958
305
In addition to the above airplanes, the Navy has 491 others
which are not classified as useful.
11
B. Naval Aviation Personnel
On November 30, the Navy and Marine Corps reported 87,500
men and officers on active duty in their aeronautical organizations-
an increase of 4,100 during the month. The October increase was 7,400.
Active Duty
Increase in
Requirements
Active
Active Strength
for 15,000
Strength
During
6-30-40 to
Plane Program
11-30-41
November
11-30-41
Pilots, all grades¹
20,400
6,226
433
3,141
Other personnel, includ-
ing aviation cadets
189,600
81,298
3,666
52,241
Total
210,000
87,524
4,099
55,382
*Includes pilots assigned to administrative, training, and non-tactical
activities.
C. Pilot Training
The number of aviation cadets entering and completing training
in November as compared with the maximum rates planned was:
Planned
Percent of
Monthly
Planned Rate
November
Rate
November
Entering
679
700
97
Graduating
442
588
75
There were 5,756 students in training during November.
12
IV. PRODUCTION FACILITIES*
Total Contracts
Up to mid-December, contracts had been awarded by the War and Navy
Departments, Defense Plant Corporation, and the Maritime Commission for
787 production facility projects at an estimated cost of $5,195,000,000.
This amount includes projects financed from Defense Aid appropriations,
and it represents an increase of $498,000,000 since mid-November.
Production Facilities Contracted at Mid-December
Number
Estimated
Increase
of
Cost
Over Nov. 15
Type of Facility
Projects
(millions)
(millions)
Aircraft
177
$1,142
$ 51
Ordnance
289
2,327
334
Shipbuilding
201
940
56
Other
120
786
57
Total
787
$5,195
$498
Agencies Financing
The financing of these projects is divided among the four agencies,
as follows:
Obligations
Number
Mid-
Increase
of
December
Since Mid-Nov.
Projects
(millions)
(millions)
War
295
$2,342
$322
Navy
360
1,226
49
Defense Plant Corporation
291
1,834
146
Maritime Commission
18
111
10
Gross total
964
$5,513
$527
Less: War and Navy over-
lap with Defense Plant
Corporation
177
318
29
Net total
787
$5,195
$498
*Data are taken from reports available nearest the middle of the month.
13
War and Navy Funds and Obligations
At the middle of December the War and Navy Departments had obligated
by contracts 70 percent of the five billion dollars available for expan-
sion of production facilities and plants.
Available
Contracts
Funds
Awarded
Percent
(millions)
(millions)
Contracted
War
Aircraft
$ 490
$ 411
84
Ordnance
2,556
1,818
71
Other
128
112
88
Unallotted funds
155
--
-
Subtotal
$3,329
$2,341
70
Navy
Aircraft
152
134
88
Ordnance
504
327
65
Shipbuilding
1,094
765
70
Subtotal
$1,750
$1,226
70
Grand total
$5,079
$3,567
70
14
New Army Ordnance Facilities
Smokeless Powder, Tetryl & Azide, TNT & DNT, and RDX
Progress as of November 30, 1941
Source of Information: Ordnance Department & Production Branch, OUSW
Construction
Equipment
Location
percent Completed
Percent Delivered
% o 20 40 60 80 100
% 0 20 40 60 80 100
Radford, Va.
99#
100#
Charlestown, Ind.
99
100
Sylacauga, Ala.
57#
66#
Choteau, Okla.
1
0
Merrimac, Wisc.
o
0
Joliet, Ill.
99#
99#
Weldon Spring, Mo.
94#
95#
Sandusky, Ohio
78#
58#
Chattanooga, Tenn.
12
o
Geneva, Pa.
o
0
Newport, Ind.
0
o
Estimated Cost
Product and
Planned
November 30, 1941
Estimated Month
Plant Location
Capacity
Actually
Initial
Full
Monthly
Total
Obligated
Operation
Operation
(Thous.)
(Thous.)
(Percent)
Smokeless Powder:
Radford, Va.
4.2 tons
$ 57,000
95
4-410
12-41
Charlestown, Ind.
9.8 tons
118,300
73
4-416
1-42
Sylacauga, Ala.
4.2 tons
60,450
55
3-42
6-42
Choteau, Okla.
4.2 tons
64,000
8
9-42
2-43
Merrimac, Wisc.
4.2 tons
65,000
-
10-42
3-43
Tetryl & Azide:
Joliet, Ill.
.5 tons
-
-
11-416
3-42
TNT & DNT:
Joliet, Ill.
6.7 tons
58,600
89
9-416
3-42
Weldon Spring, Mo.
6.7 tons
49,000
65
10-416
9-42
Sandusky, Ohio
6.7 tons
43,000
71
12-41
9-42
Sylacauga, Ala.
2.0 tons
34,025
31
7-42
10-42
Chattanooga, Tenn.
6.2 tons
46,000
11
10-42
3-43
Geneva, Pa.
5.6 tons
45,000
-
11-42
4-43
RDX:
Newport, Ind.
1.4 tons
53,500
-
-
-
# Original project only.
$ Operations actually started.
15
New Army Ordnance Facilities
Bag Loading, Shell Machining and Forging, and Small Arms Ammunition
Progress as of November 30, 1941
Source of Information: Ordnance Department & Production Branch, OUSW
Construction
Equipment
Location
Percent Completed
Percent Delivered
%
o
20
40
60
80
100
%
o
20
40
60
80
100
Charlestown, Ind.
97
99
Pulaski, Va.
93
99
Talledega, Ala.
86
52
Flora, Miss.
20
1
St. Louis, Mo.
92#
81#
Lake City, Mo.
99
84
Denver, Colo.
99
92
St. Paul, Minn.
36
0
Des Moines, Iowa
52
7
Salt Lake, Utah
70
0
Kings Mills, Ohio
0
0
Gadsden, Ala.
100
91
Estimated Cost
Product and
Planned
November 30, 1941
Estimated Month
Plant Location
Capacity
Actually
Initial
Full
Monthly
Total
Obligated
Operation
Operation
(Thous.)
(Thous.)
(Percent)
Bag Loading:
Charlestown, Ind.
4.1 tons
$ 33,000
85
9-410
11-41
Pulaski, Va.
2.7 tons
17,032
78
9-416
1-42
Talledega, Ala.
2.7 tons
16,500
59
1-42
3-42
Flora, Miss.
2.7 tons
17,000
25
5-42
7-42
Shell Mach. & Forging:
Gadsden, Ala.
210
7,571
75
8-416
3-42
(rounds
S. A. Ammunition:
for S.A.)
St. Louis, Mo.
200,000
110,000
81
12-41
2-42
Lake City, Mo.
65,000
38,390
80
10-416
1-42
Denver, Colo.
100,000
42,117
78
10-416
4-42
St. Paul, Minn.
65,000
36,500
58
4-42
9-42
Des Moines, Iowa
65,000
36,800
59
4-42
9-42
Salt Lake, Utah
65,000
36,500
54
4-42
9-42
Kings Mills, Ohio
62,500
8,000
-
4-42
9-42
# Original project only.
$ Operations actually started.
16
New Army Ordnance Facilities
Shell Loading and Bomb Loading
Progress as of November 30, 1941
Source of Information: Ordnance Department & Production Branch, OUSW
Construction
Equipment
Location
Percent Completed
Percent Delivered
%
0
20
40
60
80
100
%
o
20
40
60
80
100
Wilmington, Ill.
93#
75#
Ravenna, Ohio
87#
90#
LaPorte, Ind.
92#
70#
Burlington, Iowa
95#
77#
Milan, Tenn.
95#
90#
Jacksonville, Ark.
20
1
Crab Orchard, Ill.
9
o
Parsons, Kans.
3
0
Texarkana, Tex.
10
1
Minden, La.
34
23
Huntsville, Ala.
5
o
Bridgeport, Conn.
-
No report
-
Wahoo, Neb.
0
0
Estimated Cost
Product and
Planned
November 30, 1941
Estimated Month
Plant Location
Loading
Total
Actually
Initial
Full
Capacity
(Thous.)
Obligated
Operation
Operation
(Percent)
Shell loading:
Wilmington, Ill.
4 lines
$49,000
84
7-416
6-42
Ravenna, Ohio
4 lines
66,500
83
8-416
5-42
LaPorte, Ind.
6 lines
46,000
85
8-416
2-42
Burlington, Iowa
4 lines
50,509
82
7-410
3-42
Milan, Tenn.
5 lines
38,000
88
9-416
3-42
Jacksonville, Ark.
Fuzes &
33,500
22
4-42
8-42
Boosters
Crab Orchard, Ill.
3 lines
40,000
24
5-42
10-42
Parsons, Kans.
3 lines
35,000
23
6-42
11-42
Texarkana, Texas
5 lines
45,500
26
3-42
9-42
Minden, La.
4 lines
36,000
39
2-42
7-42
Huntsville, Ala.
Chem. shell
8,000
9
5-42
9-42
& bombs
Bridgeport, Conn.
225
-
-
-
Bomb Loading:
Wahoo, Neb.
100# bombs
28,000
-
6-42
12-42
# Original project only.
$ Operations actually started.
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New Army Ordnance Facilities
Ammonia, Ammonium Nitrate, Ammonium Picrate, Toluol and Oleum
Progress as of November 30, 1941
Source of Information: Ordnance Department & Production Branch, OUSW
Construction
Equipment
Location
Percent Completed
Percent Delivered
%
o
20
40
60
80
100
%
o
20
40
60
80
100
Morgantown, W. Va.
88#
89#
Henderson, Ky.
34
13
Muscle Shoals, Ala.
-
Started
-
Louisiana, Mo.
3
0
Monroe, La.
1
o
South Point, Ohio
0
0
El Dorado, Ark.
o
0
Baxter Springs, Ks.
-
Started
-
Marche, Ark.
25
o
Baytown, Tex.
100
100
Copperhill, Tenn.
35
0
Estimated Cost
Product and
Planned
November 30, 1941
Estimated Month
Plant Location
Capacity
Actually
Initial
Full
Monthly
Total
Obligated
Operation
Operation
(Thous.)
(Thous.)
(Percent)
Ammonia:
Morgantown, W. Va.
14.6 tons
$59,300
47
11-416
3-42
Henderson, Ky.
4.5 tons
14,677
63
6-42
10-42
Muscle Shoals, Ala.
4.5 tons
-
-
4-42
5-42
Louisiana, No.
4.5 tons
18,425
3
11-42
3-43
Monroe, La.
4.5 tons
13,750
17
11-42
3-43
South Point, Ohio
4.5 tons
20,000
-
5-43
9-43
El Dorado, Ark.
3.0 tons
22,500
-
5-43
9-43
Ammonium Nitrate:
Baxter Springs, Ks.
6.0 tons
24,200
4
10-42
1-43
Muscle Shoals, Ala.
9.0 tons
9,425
-
12-41
5-42
El Dorado, Ark.
3.0 tons
-
-
5-43
9-43
Ammonium Picrate:
Marche, Ark.
1.1 tons
12,500
33
5-42
7-42
Toluol:
Baytown, Texas
2,446 gal.
12,900
100
10-416
12-41
Oleum:
Copperhill, Tenn.
13.2 tons
2,375
1
8-42
11-42
# Original project only.
$ Operations actually started.
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V. ARMY
Procurement of Equipment and Facilities
The recent increase of about 5.8 billion dollars brings the total
available to the War Department for the procurement of supplies, equip-
ment, and facilities to 24 billion dollars. Of this amount, 77 percent
had been contracted through December 26.
Deliveries of Selected Critical Materiel to December 1, 1941
(Includes Defense Aid and Navy items procured by the Army)
Current
Deliveries
Scheduled
Procurement
To
Novem-
for
Program
Dec. 1
ber
November
Antiaircraft
Guns, 90 mm.
2,284
99
25
29
Guns, 37 m.
3,195
488
7
26
Searchlights, 60 inch
3,907
1,569
85
138
Ground radio, SCR 268
523
313
50
32
Ground radio, SCR 270 and 271
255
125
4
o
Combat Vehicles
Tanks, light
5,885
2,506
338
300
Tanks, medium*
12,491
977
325
350
Personnel carriers, half track
11,313
4,407
713
900
Scout cars
3,440
2,720
61
50
Artillery
Howitzers, 155 mm. (high speeding)
1,584
1,266
80
120
Guns, 155 m. (high speeding)
853
243
49
85
Guns, 75 mm. (high speeding)
1,330
883
33
100
Howitzers, 105 mm.
4,297
242
75
118
Howitzers, 75 mm.
1,318
254
12
54
Guns, 155 mm.
493
22
4
19
Small Arms
Garand rifles
1,331,569
344,245
29,110
29,000
Guns, 37 mm. antitank
9,838
1,751
540
484
Mortars, 81 mm.
4,705
2,161
287
438
Mortars, 60 mm.
11,162
6,509
570
317
*Includes British and Canadian orders.
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Requirements and Inventory
The following table shows for a few selected items the initial
equipment for an army of 1,820,000 men and for one of 3,200,000 men
and the stocks in the hands of the Field Ordnance Service on December 1.
Requirements and Inventory of Selected Materiel Items
Inven-
Require-
Require-
tory*
ments for
ments for
Change
1,820,000
3,200,000
Inventory*
Nov.8--
Men
Men
December 1
Dec. 1
Antiaircraft
Guns, 3 inch and 90 mm.
1,177
1,856
638
12
Guns, 37 mm.
2,552
3,055
472
-15
Combat Vehicles
Tanks, light
2,389
4,946
1,023
135
Tanks, medium
1,046
2,827
337
92
Personnel carriers, half-track
7,930
16,543
3,746
754
Scout cars
2,083
4,299
2,368
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Artillery
Howitzers, 155 m. (high
speeding)
739
1,037
1,199
o
Guns, 155 mm.
95
283
17
0
Guns, 155 nm. (high speeding)
587
969
174
o
Howitzers, 105 n.
2,457
3,733
140
23
Howitzers, 75 mn.
177
254
204
0
Guns, 75 mm. (high speeding)
836
1,778
914
92
Small Arms
Garand rifles
836,601
1,539,512
317,923
14,688
Guns, 37 mm., antitank
4,892
9,523
1,516
13
Mortars, 81 mm.
2,340
4,566
2,176
218
Mortars, 60 mm.
4,747
7,929
5,943
575
Stocks
in
of
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Army Construction Program
A.
Construction Other Than Air Corps
On December 16, the construction activities of the Quartermaster
Corps were transferred to the Corps of Engineers. The following table
shows at the time of the transfer the general status of the emergency
construction program within the continental United States, insofar as it
had been transmitted to the field for execution.
Summary of Construction Program--Continental United States
Quartermaster Corps - Construction Division
December 15, 1941
Value of Work in Place
Percent
Number
Estimated
of
Type
of
Cost
Amount
Estimated
of Project
Projects
(millions)
(millions)
Cost
Troop facilities:
Camps and cantonments
73
$664
$624
94
Reception centers
47
9
8
98
Replacement training centers
29
119
111
93
Harbor defenses
48
28
26
96
Miscellaneous
203
173
148
86
Total troop facilities
400
$993
$917
92
General hospitals
25
25
24
98
Ordnance:
Manufacturing
64
1,073
663
62
Ammunition storage depots
9
109
73
66
Miscellaneous facilities
28
57
38
67
Total ordnance
101
$1,239
$774
63
Chemical warfare plants
12
67
27
40
Storage depots-other than
ammunition and explosives
32
118
77
64
Miscellaneous projects
42
45
8
17
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B. Construction at Air Stations
In addition to the construction of air stations set out in
detail on page 8, the Corps of Engineers is constructing the bases
on the British possessions for the Army. Progress reports on these
bases for the end of November had not been received at the closing
of this report.
Military Personnel
During November the total active duty military personnel of the
Army decreased about 3,600 to a total of 1,645,533.
Active Duty Strength of the Army
Officers
Enlisted Men*
Total
Regular Army
14,933
555,428
570,361
Reserves
78,310
8,675
86,985
National Guard
20,464
211,682
232,146
Selectees
-
754,522
754,522
Army of the United States
1,519
-
1,519
Total November 30
115,226
1,530,307
1,645,533
Total October 31
114,734
1,534,419
1,649,153
Total June 30, 1940
16,630
251,139
267,769
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VI. NAVY
Combatant Vessels
One destroyer was completed during November, bringing the total
number of combatant vessels in service to 343.
Status of Combatant Vessel Program, November 30, 1941
Number of Vessels
In
Being
Built and
Type of Vessel
Service
Built
Building
Battleships
17
15
32
Aircraft carriers
7
11
18
Large and heavy cruisers
18
14
32
Light cruisers
19
40
59
Destroyers
171
191
362
Submarines
111
73
184
Total
343
344
687
The following chart indicates the size of the combatant vessel
construction program, gives an estimate of the value of work done to
date on undelivered vessels, and shows deliveries since June 30, 1940:
Combatant Vessels
November 30, 1941
Thousands of Displacement Tons
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
Total under construction or
to be constructed
2,107
Estimated equivalent of work
done on undelivered vessels
324
Delivered - July 1, 1940 to
146
December 1, 1941
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The following table shows the mumber of vessels in various stages of
completion as of November 30:
Combatant Vessels Under Construction
As of November 30, 1941
Number of Vessels
Type of
Projected
Percentage
Vessel
or Under
of Completion
Construction
0
0-5
5-25
25-50
50-75
75-100
Battleship
15
6
1
2
2
2
2
Aircraft carrier
11
0
7
4
0
0
0
Large cruiser
6
o
6
o
0
o
o
Heavy cruiser
8
0
4
4
o
0
0
Light cruiser
8
o
2
2
o
0
4
(6,000-ton)
Light cruiser
32
0
11
12
7
2
o
(10,000-ton)
Submarine
73
0
25
21
11
6
10
Destroyer
70
0
4
25
25
7
9
(1,620-ton)
Destroyer
121
2
68
43
8
0
o
(2,100-ton)
Total
344
8
128
113
53
17
25
Charts 8, 9, and 10 show the progress of individual combatant
vessels, and Chart 11 shows the cumulative deliveries and schedules of
future deliveries for destroyers and submarines.
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Plant Expansion and Shore Construction-U. S. Navy
At the first of December the Navy had an authorized program of
over three billion dollars for the expansion of its shore facilities
and the construction of new industrial plants at Government-owned and
private establishments:
U. S. Navy Plant Expansion and Shore Construction Program
At Government-owned and Private Establishments
December 1, 1941
Obliga-
Estimated
Percent
tions
Value of
of
Authorized
Nov.30,
Work
Comple-
Program
1941
Completed
tion
Plant Expansion Program
(Millions of dollars)
Shipbuilding and ship repair
facilities
$1,088
$ 747
Not available
Ordnance facilities
504
319
162
32
Aviation facilities
152
134
63
42
Total plant expansion
$1,744
$1,200
Shore Construction Other Than
Plant Expansion-Yards & Docks
Fleet facilities
190
1/1
47
25
Aeronautical facilities
497
462
292
59
Storage facilities
139
121
53
38
Marine Corps activities
45
42
20
45
Ordnance activities
75
63
27
36
Structures for naval personnel
64
60
33
52
Hospital facilities
29
21
7
25
Radio activities
8
6
3
43
Defense housing
67
66
57
85
Western Hemisphere bases
52
50
39
73
Section bases
20
17
7
33
Defense aid
100
100
38
38
Other
134
127
105
89
Total, other than
plant expansion
$1,420
$1,276
$728
51
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Navy and Marine Corps Personnel
On November 30, the combined active duty strength of the Navy and
Marine Corps was 394,000, an increase of 9,840 over October 31. The
October increase was 12,239 and the September increase was 14,215.
Active Duty Strength
Increase
Nov. 30,
July 1,
7-1-40 to
1941
1940
12-1-41
Navy
Commissioned and warrant officers
34,973
10,823
24,150
Enlisted men and others
292,472
140,529
151,943
Total Navy
327,445
151,352
176,093
Marine Corps
Commissioned and warrant officers
3,980
1,801
2,179
Enlisted men and others
62,184
26,479
35,705
Total Marine Corps
66,164
28,280
37,884
Navy and Marine Corps
Commissioned and warrant officers
38,953
12,624
26,329
Enlisted men and others
354,656
167,008
187,648
Grand total
393,609
179,632
213,977
Chart 7 shows the active duty strength of the Navy and Marine
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VII. MARITIME COMMISSION
The Maritime Commission reports that November deliveries consisted
of three standard cargo ships and two passenger and cargo ships, one of
the latter ships being turned over to the Navy incomplete. These
deliveries aggregated 38,946 gross tons, which is 81 percent of the
tonnage delivered in October and 43 percent of that scheduled in Sep-
tember for delivery during November.
The following table reflects the construction status as of
November 30, 1941 of 878 vessels for which contracts had been awarded
since October 21, 1937:
U. S. Maritime Commission - Status of Ship Construction*
As of November 30, 1941
Number of Vessels
Type
Total
No Con-
Percentage
of
Completed
struction
of
Com-
Vessel
or Under
Progress
Completion
pleted
Contract
Reported
0-5
5-25
25-50
50-75
75-100
Standard cargo
304
15
144
19
8
11
13
94
Emergency cargo
352
40
207
46
33
18
8
0
Tanker
123
13
82
5
4
3
2
14
Coastal tanker
12
12
0
0
0
o
o
o
Passenger, and
passenger-cargo
25
0
0
2
4
1
3
15
Ore carrier
6
6
0
o
o
0
0
0
Tug
45
19
18
6
1
0
1
0
Concrete barge
5
5
o
0
0
0
0
o
Total
872
110
451
78
50
33
27
123
*Excluding four transports and two tenders being built by the Commission
for account of the Army and Navy.
27
Foreign Flag Ships Requisitioned
Up to December 31, the Maritime Commission had requisitioned
90 foreign flag vessels. In addition a number of French vessels
have been taken into custody by the Coast Guard but had not at that
time been requisitioned by the Commission.
On December 16, the Commission requisitioned 16 small craft
lying in the territorial waters of the Philippine Islands and trans-
ferred them to the Navy and War Departments, effective December 7.
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VIII. PRODUCTION AND PRICE CONTROLS
Supply Priorities and Allocations Board
During the first three weeks of December, SPAB issued public
statements describing the following actions:
1. It directed OPM to investigate all possibilities of
increasing copper production.
2. It issued regulations governing the requisitioning of
war materials.
3. It requested the Director of the Defense Contract Distribution
Division and a special OPM committee to work out a plan for
limited allocation of materials to small business men.
4. It urged Congress to build the Douglas Dam (TVA) without
delay.
5. It approved a national program to triple production of
100-octane aviation gasoline.
Contract Distribution
The Contract Distribution Division of OPM reports that its three
defense trains have completed their tours of more than 20,000 miles
during which they were visited by representatives of 25,000 factories.
The Division has certified a number of communities to the War
Department as being in need of contracts. These communities, which
are faced with severe unemployment due to shortages of materials,
include Evansville, Ind., Meadville, Pa., Kenosha and Racine, Wisc.,
Grand Rapids, Mich., Eatonton, Ga., Greenville, Mich., Ripon, Wisc.,
Mansfield, Ohio, Newton and Kellog, Iowa and Muskegon, Mich. In
addition the entire household washer and ironer industry has been so
certified and has been given $12,000,000 of orders for anti-aircraft
gun mounts.
29
The Division now has & total of 95 field offices at which specifi-
cations are distributed, "bits and pieces" displayed, and negotiations
facilitated between manufacturers and potential subcontractors.
Priorities and Allocations
On December 22, 46 commodities were under mandatory, industry-wide
control to direct their distribution. Tin, iridium, direct-consumption
sugar, hog bristles, and burlap were placed under control after Novem-
ber 22. Some of these orders impose drastic curtailments on production
for civilian use. During the past 30 days, steel plates, tin, burlap,
vanadium, and chlorine have been placed under direct allocation systems.
Limited blanket rating orders are issued to certain producers of
defense items and to operators of certain indispensable services, such
as mines, railroads, and municipal fire departments, to facilitate
their procurement of essential materials, parts, etc. As of December 22,
such orders had been issued to selected producers of 57 items. During
the month preceding December 22, orders to producers of the following
commodities were issued:
Armored half-track vehicles
Industrial explosives
Marine paint
Insecticides, germicides,
Blind-made products
and fungicides
Petroleum industry supplies
Smelter and refinery
Resistance welding alloy
products
electrodes
Two additional suspension orders were issued on December 20 for
violation of priority orders and regulations.
30
Conservation
In addition to the above-mentioned priorities orders with curtail-
ment provisions, 15 limitation orders, which are also mandatory and
industry-wide in character and which also restrict the production for
civilian use of specified products, were outstanding on December 22.
Three of these orders - those dealing with domestic vacuum cleaners,
domestic cooking appliances, and automatic phonographs and amisement
devices -- were issued during the preceding 30 days. An additional
limitation order concerning tin foil and lead foil was issued on
November 24, and subsequently suspended for 30 days. The southeastern
electric power limitation order remains in effect but has been relaxed
in several particulars.
During December, several limitation orders were intensified so as
to effect a more drastic reduction in production of civilian goods.
For example, the reduced passenger and light truck production quotas
previously announced for December were subjected to an additional
25 percent slash (to 38.7 percent of December 1940). January quotas
were halved (to 24.5 percent of January 1941), and February allotments
are being revoked pending an intensive study of the industry's problems.
A ban was imposed on the sale of new replacement tires until
January 5 except on an A-3 or better preference rating, pending the
formilation of a rationing plan to be administered with the aid of
local rationing boards.
A campaign for salvaging waste paper, rags, metal, and old rubber
has been launched. Various industries have been encouraged to adopt
31
standards and revise specifications in such a way as to conserve
essential raw materials for defense.
Price Control
Price schedules were in effect for 57 commodities on December 22,
including the following 18 schedules which had been issued during the
preceding 30 days:
Used steel barrels or drums
Pepper
Douglas fir doors
Fats and oils
Asphalt or tarred roofing
Douglas fir peeler logs
products
Second-hand bags
Second-hand railroad rail
Reclaimed rubber
Old rags
Wool floor coverings
Civilian defense commodities
Wool and wool products
Iron and steel resale products
Kapok
Green coffee
Direct-consumption sugars
Cocoa beans and cocoa butter
During the same period, the Office of Price Administration requested
19 industries to maintain existing prices and negotiated individual
agreements to that effect with major producers in eight additional indus-
tries, thereby avoiding the necessity of issuing formal price ceilings.
Mattress makers and crude oil producers were requested to rescind recent
price advances. A comprehensive study of crude oil production costs is
being undertaken by the Tariff Commission at the request of OPA.
The new floor coverings schedule prohibits unauthorized changes in
quality of the product. Except as permitted by the schedule, specifica-
tions may not be changed without OPA approval.
Hide sales on the Chicago market are to be policed by an OPA inspec-
tion to prevent evasion of that schedule through "upgrading".
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IX. STOCKPILE AND PUBLIC PURCHASES OF BASIC DEFENSE COMMODITIES
Strategic and critical materials are purchased by the Government:
(1) for stockpiles to be used only in case of an emergency with respect
to the specific items concerned; (2) for stockpiles to be released only
by OPM; and (3) for resale to industry currently upon receipt. The
following table shows the status of selected items as of December 13:
Balance
Purchased
Unit
Total
on Hand
but Not
Yet
of
Purchase
in
Yet
to be
Commodity
Measure
Program
Stockpile
Delivered
Purchased
Selected Strategic Materials
Antimony
Tons
27,000
7,822
21,373
Chrome ore
1,000 1.t.
1,950
277
779
886
Diamonds
1,000 carats
6,410
794
129
5,487
Diamond dies
Dies
10,0001
3,814
3,647
2/
Manganese
1,000 l.t.
3,300
489
2,879
2/
Manila fiber
1,000 bales
2,037
155
82
1,801
Mercury
Flasks
35,0001
5,703
4,925
23,979
Mica
Tons
13,850
2,749
3,370
7,731
Nickel
Tons
15,0001/
o
8,669
6,331
Quartz crystals
1,000 pounds
1,0021
1,491
333
2/
Quinine sulphate
1,000 av. OZ.
9,200
7,200
2,000
o
Rubber
1,000 1.t.
1,900
349
333
1,173
Silk
1,000 bales
50-100
10
-
90
Tin
1,000 1.t.
3071
50
59
198
Tungsten
Tons
30,500±
8,024
67,197
2/
Selected Critical Materials
Aluminum
Metric tons
100,000-
o
401,326
Copper
1,000 tons
6001
79
52
121
Nitrate of soda
1,000 tons
300
2093
79
0
Zinc
1,000 tons
801
0
86
2
Zinc concentrates
1,000 tons
2501
85
264
Part or all of this amount is for resale to industry.
Purchases exceed recommended program.
Includes 200,000 tons stored in Chile.
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X. EMPLOYMENT, LABOR DISPUTES, AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Employment
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that total civil non-
agricultural employment was 40,693,000 in November. The decrease of
83,000 from the preceding month is due primarily to seasonal recessions
in the manufacturing, transportation, and finance and service groups.
Factory employment decreased by 70,000, but the decline was of less
than seasonal proportion. Sharp advances in aircraft and shipbuilding
employment and moderate increases in a number of other industries were
offset by seasonal losses in canning and clothing industries and by
employment reduction due to curtailment and conservation of raw materials.
Change from
Nov. 1941
Oct. 1941
Nov. 1940
Civil non-agricultural employment
40,693,000
-83,000
3,165,000
Manufacturing employees
12,728,000
-70,000
Federal Government, executive service
1,734,000
1,535,000
23,000
421,000
WPA employment
1,056,000
16,000
-763,000
Vocational Training
The Office of Education reports the status of pre-employment and
supplementary courses in the vocational training program, as follows:
Engineering,
Pre-Employment
Supple-
Science, and
and Refresher
mentary
Management
Courses
Courses
Courses
Total new registrations
September
54,948
86,127
18,753
October
61,141
78,277
61,959
Number concluding training
September
49,479
73,140
October
18,850
58,252
63,981
7,123
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Industrial Disputes
Preliminary BLS estimates indicate that the total number of strikes
in progress during November was approximately 24 percent less than in
October. The number of workers involved in November strikes was 4 per-
cent less, and the number of man-days idle 26 percent less, than during
October. Nevertheless, the November record was well above the 5-year
average for the month. The man-days of idleness during all strikes in
November amounted to about one-fourth of 1 percent of the total time
worked.
November
October
Average for
1941*
1941*
Nov. 1935-39
Total number of strikes
in progress during month
540
710
336
Total number of workers
involved in these strikes
350,000
365,000
116,431
Total number of man-days
idle during these strikes
1,450,000
1,960,000
1,229,731
*Preliminary estimates.
XI. PROGRESS CHARTS
1. Monthly Cash Disbursements - War and Navy Departments
2. Monthly Airplane Deliveries
3. Military Airframe and Aircraft Engine Plants
4. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps Aeronautical Personnel
5. Status of Major Aircraft Plant Expansion Projects
6. Army Active Duty Personnel
7. Navy and Marine Corps Active Duty Personnel
8. Construction Status of Battleships, Aircraft Carriers,
Large and Heavy Cruisers
9. Construction Status of Light Cruisers
10. Percent of Completion of Destroyers and Submarines
11. Deliveries of Destroyers and Submarines
12. U. S. Maritime Commission Shipbuilding Program
13. Strategic Materials Purchasing Program
14. Defense Housing Program
CHART I
MONTHLY CASH DISBURSEMENTS
WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
1500
1250
1000
750
WAR AND NAVY
500
WAR
250
NAVY,
0
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1940
1941
1942
FISCAL YEARS
NOTE DRLF DISBURSEMENT FOR ML/TARY ACTIVITIES INCLUDED FOR THE man DEPARTMENT
SOURCE DAILY TREASURY STATEMENTS
CHART 2
MONTHLY AIRPLANE DELIVERIES
BY MANUFACTURES OF MILITARY AIRPLANES
NUMBER
AIRPLANE DELIVERIES - - BY CUSTOMER
NUMBER
AIRPLANE DELIVERIES- BY TYPES
2500
2500
2000
2000
OTHER FOREIGN
AND COMMERCIAL
UNCLASSIFIED
1500
1500
in
BRITISH
MISC.
1000
1000
TÁCTICAL
TOTAL DELIVERIES
TRAINERS
NAVY
500
500
PURSUIT
ARMY
BOWBERS
0
0
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1940
1941
1940
1941
NUMBER
DELIVERIES TO ARMY - - BY TYPES
NUMBER
DELIVERIES TO BRITISH - BY TYPES
1500
1500
1000
1000
TRAINERS
500
500
TRAINERS
PURSUIT
PURSUIT AND
OTHER TACTICAL
0
BOMBERS
BOMBERS
0
J , M A M J J A 8 o M D , F M A M J J A M D
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1940
1941
1940
1941
NUMBER
DELIVERIES TO NAVY - BY TYPES
DELIVERIES TO OTHERS - BY TYPES
NUMBER
COMMERCIAL AND OTHER FOREIGN
500
500
TRAINERS
UNCLASSIFIED
PURBUIT AND
OTHER TACTICAL
0
Mar
0
TASTICAL
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1940
1941
1940
1941
NOTE: PLANE DELIVERIES BY MAKER OF COMMERCIAL PLANES ONLY,NOT INCLUDED.
DEFENSE AID AIRPLANES ARE INCLUDED IN ARMY AND NAWY DELIVERIES.
CHART 3
MILITARY AIRFRAME AND AIRCRAFT ENGINE PLANTS
PRODUCTIVE FLOOR AREA
MILLIONS OF SQUARE FEET
40
ESTIMATE MADE IN OCT, 19412
30
20
PRODUCTIVE FLOOR AREAS
AIRFRAME PLANTS
10
PRODUCTIVE FLOOR AREAS
ENGINE PLANTS
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1940
1941
1942
NUMBER OF PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYEES
THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES
500
400
300
200
AIRPRAME PLANT EMPLOYEES
100
ENGINE PLANT EMPLOYEES
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1941
1942
SOURCE: ARMY AIR CORPS
CHART 4
ARMY, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AERONAUTICAL PERSONNEL
(BRITISH TRAINING PROGRAM NOT INCLUDED)
ACTIVE DUTY AERONAUTICAL PERSONNEL
THOUSANDS
THOUSANDS
OF MEN
INCLUDING FLYING CADETS
or MEN
350
350
AIR CORPS OBJECTIVE
476,000 FOR " GROUP PROGRAM
300
300
250
250
NAVY OBJECTIVE
2.0,000 FOR 18,000 PLANE
PROGRAM BY and 30,1948
200
200
OBJECTIVE
SAVY F.Y. 1942 127,000)
150
ESTIMATED
BY JUNE 30,1942
150
100
100
ARMY
50
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
50
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F.Y. 1941
F.Y. 1942
US ARMY AIR CORPS PILOT TRAINING
26,000 PILOTS PER YEAR
ENTERING PILOT TRAINING
COMPLETING PILOT TRAINING
NUMBER
NUMBER
5000
OBJECTIVE
5000
4460 EACH SYZ ette PERIOD
BY DEC 20,1941
4500
4500
4000
4000
3500
3500
3000
OBJECTIVE
3000
2600 EACH 172 NEED PERIOD
BY JULY 31,1942
2500
2500
2000
2000
1500
1500
1000
1000
500
500
5
D
F.Y. 1941
F.Y. 1942
F. Y. 1941
F.Y.1942
US NAVY - BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS PILOT TRAINING
US MARINE CORPS INCLUDED
ENTERING PILOT TRAINING
COMPLETING PILOT TRAINING
NUMBER
NUMBER
1500
1500
OBJECTIVE
FOR PER монтиз
OBJECTIVE
1000
MAX OF 100 PER
1000
MONTH TO se REACHED
is SPRING OF 1942
500
500
F.Y.1941
F.Y. 1942
F.Y. 1941
F.Y. 1942
CHART 5
STATUS OF
MAJOR AIRCRAFT PLANT EXPANSION PROJECTS
ARMY, NAVY, AND DPC, INCLUDING DEFENSE AID PROJECTS
AS OF DEC. 15, 1941
ESTIMATED
PERCENT OF COMPLETION
ESTIMATED
TYPE AND NAME OF PLANT
COST
DELIVERY
DATE or
CONSTRUCTION
MILLIONS
OF EQUIPMENT
FULL
of DOLLARS
LAST MONTH.
LAST MONTH
OPERATION
AIRFRAMES
0
20
40
60
80
100
BOEING, SEATTLE, WASH.
10.7
12-31-41
BOEING, WICHITA, KAN.
14.2
6-1-42
CURTISS WRIGHT, BUFFALO,N.Y.
17.8
2-15-42
CURTISS-WRIGHT,COLUMBUS,OHIO
14,5
0-1-42
CURTISS-WRIGHT,ST. LOUIS, MO.
15.3
4-1-42
DOUGLAS, LONG BEACH, CALIF.
13.1
7-42
FORD, YPSILANTI, MICH.
47.9
1-1-43
MARTIN, MIDDLE RIVER, MD.
25.9
3-31-42
NORTH AMERICAN, DALLAS, TEX.
9.4
12-31-41
REPUBLIC, FARMINGDALE, N.Y.
6.3
7--42
KANSAS CITY, KAN.
11.5
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
22.6
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TULSA, OKLA.
22.6
OMAHA, NEB.
16.1
9-1-42
BOEING, RENTON, WASH,
15.9
CONSOLIDATED, SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
23.8
BELL,WHEATFIELD,N.Y.
7.2
6.15.42
ENGINES
FORD, DEARBORN, MICH.
37.9
2-42
STUDEBAKER, SOUTH BENO, IND.
11-1-42
STUDEBAKER,FORT WAYNE, INO.
51.2
11-1-42
STUDEBAKER,CHICAGO,ILL.
11-1-42
WRIGHT AERONAUTICAL,LOCLANO,OHO
43.5
5-15-42
CHEVROLET, BUFFALO, N.Y.
38,8
6-15-42
THOMPSON AIRCRAFT, EUCLID,OHIO
12.9
1-1-42
BUICK, MELROSE, ILL.
41.7
11-1-42
PRATT & WHITNEY,CAST HARTFORD,CONN.
31.7
CONSTRUCTION
PACKARD, DETROIT, MICH.
9.2
12-1-41
ECUPSE a PIONEER, BENOIX, N.J.
23.4
1-1-43
JACOBS,POTTSTOWN,PA.
13.2
2-1-43
SPERRY GYROSCOPE, N.HEMPSTEAD,L.1.
20.4
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO,ST.LOUIS,MO.
10.6
7-1-42
WRIGHT AERONAUTICAL, PATERSON,M.J.
8.5
3-15-42
*
THIS CHART is DESIGNED TO REFLECT THE GENERAL STATUS of THE PROGRAM,
DOES NOT INCLUDE ADDITIONS
IT 19 BASED ON DATA FROM SEVERAL SOURCES AND MAY NOT AGREE - DETAIL
WITH OTHER REPORTS AS CHANGES ARE CONSTANTLY BEING MADE AND BASIS
OF REPORTING MAY or DIFFERENT THEREFORE if ill SUBJECT TO CORRECTION
+
ROVEMBER 30,1941
CHART 6
ARMY ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL
MILLIONS OF MEN
2.0
1.8
1.6
OFFICERS
1.4
1.2
SELECTEES
1.0
.8
NATIONAL GUARD
.6
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REGULAR ARMY
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1941
1942
FISCAL YEARS
SOURCE STATISTICS BRANCH - GENERAL STAFF
CHART 7
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ACTIVE DUTY. PERSONNEL
THOUSANDS OF MEN
600
500
400
300
*
TOTAL NAVY
ENLISTED MEN-NAVY
200
100
*
TOTAL U.S. MARINE CORPS
0
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1941
1942
FISCAL YEARS
*
INCLUDES COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, WARRANT OFFICERS, AVIATION CADETS,
ENLISTED MEN AND NURSES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN REGULAR AND RESERVE UNITS,
CHART 8
CONSTRUCTION STATUS OF
BATTLESHIPS, AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, LARGE AND HEAVY CRUISERS
AS OF DECEMBER 1. 1941
Estimated
PERCENT OF COMPLETION
TYPE AND NAME
Keel
Completion
Laid
Date
20
. 40
60
80
BATTLESHIPS
North Carolina
10-27-37
7-31-51
Washington
6-14-38
7-31-91
South Dakota
7- 5-39
6- 1-42
Indiana
11-20-39
10-20-42
Massachusetts
7-20-39
10- 1-42
Alabama
2- 1-40
10- 1-43
lowa
6-27-40
11- 1-43
New Jersey
9-16-40
5- 1-44
Missouri
1- 6-41
11- 1-44
Wisconsin
1-25-41
6-12-45
Illinois
5- 1-46
Kentucky
5- 1-45
Montana
11- 1-46
Ohio
b- 1-47
LEGEND
Maine
2- 1-46
PROGRESS LAST MONTH
New Hampshire
10- 1-46
PROGRESS PRIOR TO LAST MONTH
Louisiana
5- 1-46
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
*
Hornet
9-25-39
10-20-41
Essex
4-28-41
1-15-44
Bon Homme Richard
12- 1-41
4-15-41
Intrepid
12- 1-41
7-15-44
Kearsarge
10-15-44
Franklin
6- 1-45
Hancock
9- 1-45
Randolph
12- I-45
Cabot
7-15-41
2-15-44
Bunker Mill
9-15-41
6-15-44
Oriskany
11- 1-45
Ticonderoga
12-31-45
LARGE CRUISERS
Alaska
1- 1-45
Guam
3 - 1-4:
Mawaii
5- 1-41
Philippines
7- 1-45
Puerto Rico
9- 1-45
Samoa
11- 1-45
HEAVY CRUISERS
Baltimore
5-26-41
4- 1-43
Boston
5-30-41
6- 1-43
Pittsburgh
9- 3-41
8-15-43
St. Paul
10-9-41
12-15-43
Albany
12- 1-14
Rochester
1-15-45
Columbus
1- 1-45
Des Moines
5- 1-45
*
COMPLETED
CHART 9
CONSTRUCTION STATUS OF LIGHT CRUISERS
AS OF DECEMBER 1, 1941
Estimated
PERCENT OF COMPLETION
TYPE AND NAME
Keel
Completion
Laid
Date
20
40
60
80
LIGHT CRUISERS
6,000 tons
Atlanta
4-22-40
12-29-41
Juneau
5-27-40
3- 3-42
San Diego
1-27-40
2- 1-42
San Juan
5-15-40
4. 1-42
Oakland
7-15-41
5- 1-43
Tucson
7- 1.1
Sookane
8 - 1.54
Peno
A- 1-41
10- 1.00
LIGHT CRUISERS
10,000 tons
Cleveland
7- 1-40
7- 1-42
Columbia
8-19-40
9- 1-42
Montpelier
12- 2-40
10-15-42
Denver
12-26-40
12-31-42
Amsterdam
5- 1-41
3- 1-43
Santa Fe
0-7-21
4-15-43
Tallahassee
6- 2-41
6-1-43
Birmingham
2-17-41
3-3-13
Mobile
4-14-41
:- 3-43
Flint
9-23-41
10-15-43
Fasadena
4-15-44
Springfield
8-15-44
Topeka
10-15-44
New Haven
8-11-41
8-1-43
Pentinator
11-17-41
12-31-43
vaytor
1. 1.44
Wilmington
c-15-44
Biloxi
7- 9-41
9- 3-43
Vicksburg
8- 4-41
2- 1-44
Providence
7- 1-45
la
Manchester
9-1-45
a
Fargo
12-9-43
Cheyenne
7- 8-44
Duluth
12-30-44
"inni
8- 2-41
11- 1-43
Wilkes-Barre
9- 6-41
12-15-43
Oklahoma City
8-15-44
Little Rock
1-7-41
Salveston
6-8-4,
Youngstown
10-1-45
Buffalo
10-15-44
Newark
4-15-45
LEGEND
PROGRESS LAST MONTH
PROGRESS PRIOR TO LAST MONTH
DESTROYERS
o
20
40
8
80
100
o
10
20
30
40
SUBMARINES
o
20
40
60
60
100
50
o
60
10
70
20
30
80
40
90
so
100
60
110
70
120
80
130
90
140
100
iso
o
20
40
60
80
100
160
170
LEGEND
VESSELS CONTRACTED FOR
ISO
BUT NO PROGRESS
REPORTED
190
CHART II
DELIVERIES OF DESTROYERS AND SUBMARINES
CUMULATIVE SCHEDULED AND ACTUAL DELIVERIES OF DESTROYERS
NUMBER
NUMBER
250
250
ACTUAL DELIVERIES
200
200
150
150
CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
AS SCHEDULED APRIL 4, 1941
100
100
50
50
CUMULATIVE DELIVERIES
SINCE JAN.1,1941
II If 1314
o
0
1941
1942
1943
1944
CUMULATIVE SCHEDULED AND ACTUAL DELIVERIES OF SUBMARINES
NUMBER
NUMBER
100
100
ACTUAL DELIVERIES
80
80
CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
AS SCHEDULED APRIL 1,1941
60
60
40
40
CUMULATIVE DELIVERIES
SINCE JAN.1,1941
20
20
o
0
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
CALENDAR YEARS
CHART 12
US MARITIME COMMISSION SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM
BASED ON CONTRACTS AWARDED TO AUGUST 31,1941
GROSS TONS DELIVERED AND SCHEDULED
MONTHLY FOR ALL TYPES OF VESSELS
GROSS TONS
600,000
500,000
LEGEND
DELIVERED
SCHEDULED
SINCE FEB 1,1939
AUG. 31,1941
400,000
TOTAL
TANKERS
CARGO AND OTHERS
300,000
200,000
100,000
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1941
1942
1943
GROSS TONS DELIVERED AND SCHEDULED
CUMULATIVE FOR ALL TYPES OF VESSELS
MILLIONS OF TONS
12
10
6
6
SCHEDULED:
AUS. 31,1941
4
CARGO AND OTHERS
2
DELIVERED:
SINCE FEB. 1,1930
o
TANKERS
J
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1941
1942
1943
CHART 13
STRATEGIC MATERIALS PURCHASING PROGRAM
( PERCENTAGES BASED ON QUANTITIES IN RECOMMENDED PURCHASE PROGRAM)
AS OF DEC. 13,1941
% PURCHASED
RECOMMENDED
% DELIVERED
STRATEGIC
PURCHASING
% RELEASED
MATERIAL
PROGRAM
o
20
40
60
80
100
ANTIMONY
27,000 S.T.
110
CHROME ORE
1,950,000 L.T.
DIAMONDS
6,410,000 CARATS
MANGANESE
3,300,000 L.T.
102
MANILA FIBER
2,037,268 BALES
MERCURY
35,000 FLASKS
MICA
13,850 S.T.
NICKEL
15,000 S.T.
QUARTZ CRYSTALS
1,002,000 LBS.
QUININE SULPHATE
9,200,000 AV. oz.
RUBBER
1,900,000 L.T.
SILK
100,000 BALES
TIN
307,434 L.T.
TUNGSTEN
30,500 S.T.
260
* QUANTITY DISPOSED OF INCLUDES 16,000 LONG TONS DESTROYED BY FIRE
CHART 14
DEFENSE HOUSING PROGRAM
NUMBER OF DEFENSE HOUSING UNITS
ALL TYPES OF UNITS
THOUSANDS OF UNITS
THOUSANDS OF UNITS
200
200
ALL DATA CUMULATIVE
150
150
100
100
ALLOCATED
50
50
UNDER CONTRACT
COMPLETED
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1942
FISCAL YEARS
STATUS OF FINANCING DEFENSE HOUSING
ALL TYPES OF UNITS
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
1000
1000
ALL DATA CUMULATIVE
800
800
NOVEMBER DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE
600
600
AVAILABLE
400
400
ALLOCATED
200
200
OBLIGATED
VALUE OF WORK COMPLETED
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1942
FISCAL YEARS
PRESIDENT'S SECRETARY'S FILE
Subject File
Bureau of the Budget :Progress
Rpts. Natl. Def. :Jan. -Mar. 1942
Box 95