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Article: The Amphibians Came to Conquer: Volume 1: Chapter 6C Amphibious Force Command Relations
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Volume: Vol. 1
Date:1973
Chapter 6C Amphibious Force Command Relations
When, on 29 April 1942, Admiral King issued his LONE WOLF Plan
for the
establishment of the South Pacific Amphibious Force, he laid the ground
work
for a lot of later Marine abuse of Richmond Kelly Turner. This extremely
terse and stimulating order, which made possible the successful WATCHTOWER
Operation, had this important paragraph:
IX. Coordination of Command
a. Under the Commander, South Pacific Force, the Commander of
the South
Pacific Amphibious Force will be in command of the naval, ground and
air units
assigned to the amphibious forces in the South Pacific area. ...