Memorandum from Major General Patrick Timberlake to Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson

SEGRET OF MUNITIONS BOARD WASHINGTON 25, D.C. JUL 2 4 1950 STAITS OF MBPMA MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SUBJECT: Reserve Recalls of the Air Force and Navy Ref: Your memorandum of 20 July 1950 to Secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force 1. In accordance with reference memorandum, the Munitions Board has received copies of Air Force and Navy directives recalling certain numbers of their reserve components. 2. The Air Force directive of 20 July provided for the immediate recall of individuals from the Air Force Reserve as follows: 8,136 officers and 41,536 enlisted men. This total recall of 49,672, when added to the current strength of 408,777 (30 June), places the pro- posed strength of the Air Force well within the authorized ceiling of 502,000. No units of either the Air National Guard or the U.S. Air Force Reserve have yet been designated for recall. 3. The Air Force directive listed the proposed reserve recall by military specialty. Some of these skills may be in short supply in the overall economy, and we will be watching this problem in suc- cessive calls. 4. The Navy recall directive of 20 July provided for activation of reserve personnel over a period of about 3/2 months, as follows: : 49,160 Enlisted Surface Reserve 7,212 Officers Naval Reserve 4,500 Enlisted Naval Air Reserve 25,000 Enlisted Marine Corps Reserve 1,300 Officers Marine Corps Reserve It also provided for the activation of the units listed below. Personnel for these units are included in the figures above. 8 VF (Fighter Squadrons) DECLASSIFIED 6.0.12065 sec. III 2 VA (Attack Squadrons) DEF. CTR. 6.818.79 By, NLT-HC NARS, Date 12-3.79 4849/