"How do we stand in this war at 11 o'clock this morning of April 27, 1943?"
Lieut. General Brehon B. Somervell, Chief of the Army Services of Supply, asked this question of himself, of the upturned faces at the opening session in New York of the Chamber of Commerce convention, and of the nation. Then he gave part of the answer:
The U.S. Army will not be completely equipped until late in 1944despite the "truly remarkable job American business and industry have done in 17 months." Essential cargo for the available shipping is still...
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