WAR DEPARTMENT
 
HEADQUARTERS, SERVICES OF SUPPLY
 
             WASHINGTON, D.C.
 
 
MEMORANDUM FOR GENERAL MARSHALL:
 
 Subject: Troop and Cargo Movements since
               December 7, 1941
 
    1. The following number of troops were transported by rail
 between the dates shown below:
 
Dec. 7,  1941 to Jan. 13, 1942 .                                  572,677      troops
Jan. 13,  1942 to Jan. 31, 1942                                    423,359          "
Feb. 1,   1942 to Feb. 7, 1942                                      100,847          "
Feb. 8,   1942 to Feb. 14, 1942                                    112,905          "
Feb. 15, 1942 to Feb. 28, 1942                                    353,248          "
Mar. 1,  1942 to Mar. 15, 1942                                    340,905          "
 
Total since Dec. 7, 1941                                            1,903,941 troops.
 
                2. The following amomut of cargo, and numbers of planes
 and troops have embarked for overseas destinations:
 
                                            Cargo*                      Planes               Troops
                                          (ship tons)
 
Dec. 7, 1941 to
 Jan. 13, 1942                       265,000                      313                  37,200) MONTH OF
                                                                                                                  )   JANUARY
Jan. 14, 1942 to                                                                                         )   Approx.
 Jan. 31, 1942                      300,800                         293                48,981)     58,000
                                                                                                                  )    Troops
Feb, 1, 1942 to                      34,800                        None                3,415 
 Feb. 7, 1942
 
Feb. 8, 1942 to                    144,000                           29                  3,829)      MONTH OF
 Feb. 14, 1942                                                                                            )      FEBRUARY
 
 
Feb. 15, 1942 to                   368,264                         190                36,347)      43,591
                                                                                                                  )      Troops
Feb. 28, 1942              
 
 
March 1, 1942 to                 352,970                          90                  30,374
 March 15, 1942
 
 
 
Total since------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dec. 7, 1941                       1,465,834                          915                160,146
 
* Defense Aid shipments not included.
 
 
      
 
BREHON SOMERVELL,
Major General,
Commanding