Records of General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area and United States Army Forces, Pacific (World War II)
(Record Group 496)
1942-46
Table of Contents
- 496.1 Administrative History
- 496.2 Records of U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) 1942-45
- 496.3 Records of General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area (GHQ SWPA) 1942-46
- 496.4 Records of U.S. Army Forces, Pacific (AFPAC) 1943-46
Successor Agency: RG 554, Records of the Far East Command, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, and the United Nations Command, contains records of GHQ AFPAC's successor, GHQ FEC; and records of HQ USAFFE's successor, HQ AFFE.
Related Records:
Records of United States Army Commands, 1942 - , RG 338.
Records of U.S. Army Overseas Operations and Commands, 1898-1942, RG 395.
Records of U.S. Army Forces in the Middle Pacific (World War II), RG 494.
Records of Headquarters, United States Army Forces, Western Pacific (World War II), RG 495.
496.2 Records of U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE)
1942-45
Textual Records: General records maintained by the Adjutant General Section, 1942-45, including central correspondence, incoming and outgoing messages, and issuances. Records of general and special staff sections, 1942-45, including reports and bulletins of the Counter Intelligence Section, 1944-45; and records of the Theater Censor, 1942-45, the General Purchasing Agent, 1942-45, and the Fiscal Director, 1945.
496.3 Records of General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area
(GHQ SWPA)
1942-46
Textual Records: Central correspondence maintained by the Adjutant General Section, 1942-46. Records of general and special staff sections, 1942-46. Drafts of General Douglas MacArthur's reports on the war in the Pacific, 1942-46.
496.4 Records of U.S. Army Forces, Pacific (AFPAC)
1943-46
Textual Records: General records maintained by the Adjutant General Section, 1944-46, including central correspondence, issuances, and incoming and outgoing messages. Records of general and special staff organizations, 1944-46, including correspondence of the G-3 (Operations) and G-4 (Logistics) Sections, 1944-46; records of the Civil Affairs Section, 1945, and the Engineer Section, 1945-46; and records of the Theater Censor, 1943-45. Correspondence and reports of the Pacific Warfare Board, 1944-45.
Maps: Published maps of Japan, acquired from local sources, 1945-46 (5 items).
Bibliographic note: Web version based on Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States. Compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1995.
3 volumes, 2428 pages.
This Web version is updated from time to time to include records processed since 1995.
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