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 �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