Evening star., 1944-06-26

Commanders Ii
And u. S. Defe,
BY the Associated Press.
Here are the American and Allied
commanders in the war zones and
United States defense areas:
COMBINED CHIEFS OF STAFF
WASHINGTON.
For the United States
Gen. George C. Marshall Army
Chief of Staff.
Admiral Ernest j. King, COM
mander in chief of the feet and
chief of naval operations
Gen. H. H. Arnold, commander
Army Air Force.
Admiral william D. Leahy, chief
of staff to the President.
For Great Britain
Field Marshall Sir John Dill.
Admiral Sir Percy Noble.
1t. Gen. G. N. Macready.
Air Marshal Sir william L. Welsh.
TWENTIETH AIR FORCE.
Operating directly under control
of joint chiefs of staff, Gen. H. H.
Arnold, commanding general.
ALLIED COMMANDERS FOR EU-
ROPEAN-AFRICAN THEATER.
Western.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower,
supreme commander.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur
Tedder, deputy supreme command
er and allied air commander.
1t. Gen. Walter B. Smith, chief
of staff.
1t. Gen. Carl Spaatz, commander
of United States Strategic Air
Force in Europe.
Gen. Sir Bernard l.. Montgomery,
commander British Ground Forces.
1t. Gen. Omar N. Bradley, COM
mander American Ground Forces.
i Air Chief Marshal Trafford Leigh
Mallory, commander Allied Expedi-
tionary Air Force.
/ Maj. Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg,
deputy commander expeditionary.
Air Force.
Maj. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton
commander United States 9th All
Force (tactical0
1t. Gen. James H. Doolittle, COM
mander United States 9th Air Force
(strategic).
Maj. Gen. Ralph Royce, deputy
commander 9th Air Force.
Sir Bertram Ramsay, naval COM
mander in chief
MEDITERRANEAN.
Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
commander in chief.
1t. Gen. Jacob l.. Devers, deputy
commander in chief and commander
United States forces.
Gen. Sir Harold Alexander, Allied
commander in Italy.
1t. Gen. Sir Oliver Leese, COM
mander of British 9th Army.
1t. Gen. Ira c. Eaker, Allied air
commander.
Air Vice Marshal John Henry D'Al-
biac, deputy commander Allied Tao
tical Air Force.
1t. Gen. Mark Clark, commander
Of 5th Army.
Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Patch,
commander of 7th Army
Maj. Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther,
chief Of staff, 5th Army.
Maj. Gen. John K. Cannon, COM
mander United States 18th Air Force
Maj. Gen. Nathan Twining, COM
mander United States 18th Air
Force.
MIDDLE EAST.
Gen. Sir Bernard Paget, COM
mander in chief.
Brig. Gen. Benjamin F. Giles, COM
mander American Air Forces.
Maj. Gen. Donald H. Connolly
Persian Gulf Service Command.
CARIBBEAN AREA.
1t. Gen. George H. Brett, COM
manding general.
:. commander 9Th Air Force
(vacant).
Maj. Gen. William E. Shedd, COM
mander Antilles department.
NEWFOUNDLAND.
Maj. Gen. John B. Brooks, COM
manding general
BERMUDA.
Brig. Gen. Alden c. Strong, COM
manding officer United States Army
Air Forces and base commander.
SOUTHEAST ASIA.
Lord Louis Mountbatten. COM
mander in chief.
1t. Gen. Joseph Stilwell, COM
mander United States Armies in
China, Burma and India.
Maj. Gen. Daniel I. Sultan, deputy
commander UnitSd States Armies in
Obi. theater
Maj. Gen. Albert c. Wedemeyer,
deputy chief of staff.
Maj. Gen. George C. Stratemeyer,
commander of Theater Air Forces.
Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault, COM
mander l4th Air Force (China).
Brig. Gen. Howard Davidson, COM
mander 10th Air Force undia).
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, COM
mander in chief.
Gen. Sir Thomas Blamey, COM
mander of Allied Ground Forces.
1t. Gen. George c. Kenney, COM
mander of Allied Air Forces.
Maj. Gen. Ennis C. Whitehead,
commander 5th Air Force.
1t. Gen. Walter Kruger, COM
mander United States 9Th Army.
Maj. Gen. Richard Sutherland,
chief of staff.
SOUTH PACIFIC.
Vice Admiral John H. Newton,
commander in chief.
! 1t. Gen. Millard F. Harmon, COM
EDUCATIONAL.