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Alaska Defense Command

The Alaska Defense Command (ADC) was a military formation of the United States Army. It was established on 4 February 1941, responsible for coordinating the defense of the Alaska Territory of the United States. The first commanding general of ADC was Brigadier General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. The Air Force, Alaska Defense Command, was replaced by the Alaskan Air Force which was activated on 15 January 1942.[1]

Alaska Defense Command
Active1941–1943
CountryUnited States of America
BranchArmy
RoleHome defense & training
HeadquartersFort Richardson, Anchorage
EngagementsAleutian Islands Campaign
Commanders
Commanding GeneralSimon Bolivar Buckner, Jr.

Until 1 November 1943, Alaska Defense Command was under the jurisdiction of the Western Defense Command, headquartered at the Presidio of San Francisco. ADC was dissolved on 31 October 1943 and replaced by the Alaskan Department, still commanded by now Lieutenant General Buckner but now reporting directly back to the War Department in Washington, D.C.

The Alaskan Department became United States Army Alaska on 15 December 1947.[2]

Organization

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Graphic of Alaskan Defence Command in 1941.

Organization of the command in 1941 (just before Pearl Harbor) was as follows:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ United States Air Force, Eleventh Air Force (PACAF), Air Force Historical Research Agency, 10 December 2008.
  2. ^ United States Army Alaska (USARAK) Pamphlet 600-228 November 2012
  3. ^ Niehorster, Dr Leo. "Alaskan Defense Command, United States Army, 7.12.1941". niehorster.org. Retrieved 3 November 2019.

Further reading

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  • Conn, Stetson; Engelman, Rose C.; Fairchild, Byron (2000) [1964], Guarding the United States and its Outposts, United States Army in World War II, Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, United States Army, archived from the original on 25 December 2007, retrieved 31 January 2017
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