History

368-370

Area	Adjusted strength			Air Transport Command strength
	Total	Medical		Total²	Medical
	Total	Number	Rate¹	Total²	Number	Rate¹
	31 July 1944
North America	36,494	1,344	52	9,679	194	5.0
Alaska	74,749	4,126	55	3,568	71	.9
Caribbean	72,803	4,278	59	631	13	.2
South Atlantic	6,063	581	96	2,601	52	9.0
Europe	1,773,891	159,348	90	3,277	66	.04
North Africa	729,084	56,099	77	5,027	101	.1
Africa-Middle East	15,746	1,313	83	6,143	123	8.0
Persian Gulf	28,774	2,228	77	478	10	.3
China-Burma-India	157,540	12,622	80	14,900	298	2.0
Southwest Pacific Area	666,568	60,181	90	2,060	41	.06
Pacific Ocean Areas	395,854	34,368	87	3,558	71	.2
	31 October 1944
North America	33,004	1,449	44	10,824	195	6.0
Alaska	62,502	3,592	57	3,848	69	1.0
Caribbean	69,836	3,730	53	570	10	.1
South Atlantic	5,035	500	99	2,324	42	8.0
Europe	2,208,756	198,503	90	5,173	93	.04
North Africa	719,324	55,628	77	7,106	128	.2
Africa-Middle East	16,839	1,292	77	7,553	136	8.0
Persian Gulf	28,572	2,047	71	862	16	.6
China-Burma-India	182,562	15,692	86	23,148	417	2.0
Southwest Pacific Area	705,529	61,706	87	4,494	81	.1
Pacific Ocean Areas	422,482	34,389	81	6,534	118	.3
	31 January 1945
North America	29,847	1,355	45	10,762	247	8.0
Alaska	51,542	2,741	53	3,857	89	2.0
Caribbean	70,787	3,841	54	556	13	.2
South Atlantic	4,907	421	86	2,254	52	11.0
Europe	2,836,481	255,770	90	7,442	171	.06
North Africa	517,470	38,764	75	9,802	225	.4
Africa-Middle East	17,263	1,329	77	7,933	182	11.0
Persian Gulf	27,409	1,989	73	1,327	31	1.0
China-Burma-India	216,358	18,864	87	29,102	769	4.0
Southwest Pacific Area	753,816	62,762	83	4,362	100	.1
Pacific Ocean Areas	427,086	35,160	82	6,289	144	.3
	30 April 1945
North America	26,882	1,253	47	9,947	239	9.0
Alaska	42,415	2,264	53	3,609	87	2.0
Caribbean	67,750	3,720	55	581	14	.2
South Atlantic	5,039	427	84	2,276	55	11.0
Europe	3,073,133	269,161	87	7,628	183	.06
North Africa	496,083	37,757	76	2,207	53	.1
Africa-Middle East	27,353	2,012	74	15,735	378	14.0
Persian Gulf	17,213	1,008	59	1,420	34	2.0
China-Burma-India	231,597	20,605	89	32,767	786	3.0
Southwest Pacific Area	811,505	66,545	82	5,377	129	.2
Pacific Ocean Areas	458,757	38,793	85	7,787	187	.4
	31 May 1945
North America	26,406	1,113	42	10,941	241	9.0
Alaska	41,947	2,086	50	3,524	78	2.0
Caribbean	63,301	3,613	57	5,169	114	2.0
South Atlantic	5,096	420	82	2,307	51	10.0
Europe	3,029,589	264,665	87	8,106	178	.06
North Africa	447,690	34,780	78	2,317	51	.1
Africa-Middle East	30,547	1,967	64	18,292	402	13.0
Persian Gulf	17,487	1,006	58	1,424	31	2.0
China-Burma-India	231,495	20,739	90	32,460	714	3.0
Southwest Pacific Area	845,756	69,398	82	5,585	122	.1
Pacific Ocean Areas	463,945	37,172	80	8,111	178	.4
	30 June 1945
North America	23,598	1,038	44	11,387	262	11.0
Alaska	41,104	2,008	49	3,181	73	2.0
Caribbean	74,997	3,770	50	10,654	245	3.0
South Atlantic	8,998	511	57	6,182	142	16.0
Europe	2,821,012	250,491	89	9,192	211	.07
North Africa	406,534	32,249	79	2,292	53	.1
Africa-Middle East	27,455	1,755	64	16,103	370	13.0
Persian Gulf	15,048	733	49	1,501	35	2.0
China-Burma-India	228,485	20,204	88	33,927	780	3.0
Southwest Pacific Area	872,070	69,800	80	5,856	135	.2
Pacific Ocean Areas	470,547	37,715	80	8,647	199	.4
	31 July 1945
North America	20,935	892	43	10,983	262	13.0
Alaska	42,321	2,038	47	3,299	79	2.0
Caribbean	76,625	3,689	48	9,572	230	3.0
South Atlantic	9,064	545	60	6,311	151	17.0
Europe	2,517,653	230,248	91	7,934	190	.08
North Africa	354,092	29,922	85	2,331	56	.2
Africa-Middle East	31,374	1,823	58	20,288	487	16.0
Persian Gulf	10,686	523	50	1,513	36	3.0
China-Burma-India	223,433	19,499	87	34,210	821	4.0
Total Pacific	1,404,140	113,088	81	15,130	363	.3
	31 August 1945
North America	18,637	708	38	11,197	258	14.0
Alaska	40,755	1,964	47	2,970	68	2.0
Caribbean	72,842	3,778	52	8,850	186	3.0
South Atlantic	8,969	538	60	6,103	140	16.0
Europe	2,172,100	188,671	87	7,939	183	.08
North Africa	247,020	20,510	83	2,364	54	.2
Africa-Middle East	28,918	1,701	59	17,815	410	14.0
Persian Gulf	8,198	424	52	1,276	29	4.0
China-Burma-India	231,470	20,461	88	35,630	819	4.0
Total Pacific	1,473,868	116,552	79	14,957	344	.2
	30 September 1945
North America	14,035	520	37	9,166	185	13.0
Alaska	38,166	1,865	49	1,821	40	1.0
Caribbean	67,021	3,589	54	4,441	98	1.0
South Atlantic	5,518	316	57	3,770	83	15.0
Europe	1,798,244	152,863	85	7,427	163	.09
North Africa	192,326	16,018	83	2,332	51	.3
Africa-Middle East	23,993	1,566	65	13,619	300	13.0
Persian Gulf	7,809	415	53	887	20	3.0
China-Burma-India	214,732	17,600	82	33,394	735	3.0
Total Pacific	1,573,170	120,759	77	20,867	459	.3

¹Per 1,000 troops adjusted strength
²From Personnel Handbook, Headquarters, Air Transport Command, ArmyAir Forces, for dates shown.