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Originally Posted by Wheezcellbert Marines were under Admiral Nimitz who controlled the Pacific Theater and Nimitz being the man he is (great man) didn't want to send the Marines over to Europe because he knew they could do there job but that he needed them all. |
General MacArthur (Army) was Supreme Allied Commander of the Southwest Pacific Theater.
General MacArthur was also put in charge of the Invasion of Japan (not needed) and took the formal Japanese Surrender in World War II.
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Originally Posted by phoenix80 Another question
Was there any US Aircraft carrier in the Atlantic AOR during the liberation of Europe? |
Carriers were needed in the Pacific, Carriers were hard to come by in the early days of the War, and the Atlantic Ocean is not as big as the Pacific Ocean.
America had something better than an Aircraft Carrier in Europe, America had England to launch heavy Bombers from, all day long. The Smaller Escort Carrier was used in the Atlantic, one such Ship being the USS Guadalcanal, serving Anti-submarine Duty in the Atlantic.