Evening star., 1942-08-20
U.S.. Rangers in Raid
On Dieppe will Train
Men in This Country
Some to Stoy in England
To Assist in Teaching
Troops Commando Toctic.

Members of the United State.
Rangers who took part in yester.
days raid on Dieppe will be brought
back to this country to train soldier.
here in the latest Commando tao.
tics, Undersecretary of War Patter-
son said today.
I'VE are getting experience over
there and will pass it on to our sols
diers, he said in commenting on the
first Commando raid on France yes
terday in which all United Nations
representatives participated.
Mr.. Patterson disclosed at a press
conference that not all the Ameri-
can officers who engaged in the raid
will be brought back here, but some
will be kept in England to help train
American forces that are pouring
steadily into the British Isles.
Gen. Truscott to Remain.
The Undersecretary would not
comment on the possible significance
of the Dieppe raid, but confined his
remarks to the question of training
for future operations of this kind.
Brig. Gen. l.. K. Truscott is the
Army's principal representative who
helped Lord Louis Mountbatten plan
the raid.
Gen. Truscott, it was understood,
will continue to serve in this capacity
in England
Mr.. Patterson said the United
States has special troops receiving
somewhat similar Commando train
ing here, and that one value of the
Dieppe raid was to utilize the expert
ence to teach our men the newest
practices of this kind of warfare.
American air forces, including
Flying Fortress crews, took part in
the Dieppe raid.
Air Command Necessary.
Mr.. Patterson declared, in an
other connection, that he was mot
in favor Of more transport planes
for the Army in place of combat
planes" although he pointed out
there Is an urgent need for both
kinds as the war progresses.
Remember" he added, you have
to retain command of the air before
It is feasible to use transport planes, "
He made this statement in dis
cussing recent conferences with
Henry J. Kaiser, West Coast ship
builder who has been seeking au-
.hority to 60 ahead With a huge pro-
nuction program of transport planes.
Since these conferences, he dis
closed, the Army has not heard
further from Mr.. Kaiser as to
whether he could obtain the critical
materials to produce cargo planes.
He added further that he has no
knowledge of his own whether the
shipbuilder can find these materials
Committed to Heavy Bombers.
Mr.. Patterson said the Army was
committed to a policy of maximum
production of heavy bombers. "It
would not be good plan in carrying
on the war to diminish this produc-
ton of bombers merely to get more
transport planes" he said.
The discussions with Mr.. Kaiser,
he pointed out, were on terms OF
production OF cargo planes that
would not call for reduction in pro-
duction of combat planes and
bombers.
Discussing production in general
terms, Mr.. Patterson said I'VE don't
believe the capacity now permitted
in our program for combat planes
can be put aside for other types Of
planes" 1t was necessary for the
military supervisors, he pointed out,
to keep a balanced program" of air
plane production.
Mr.. Kaiser appeared confident
that he could get materials and
build cargo planes. he said. "All I
can say is hope he can," Mr.. Pat
terSon added.