00890898 UNCLASSIFIED 2430834 04-19-1943 2431097 01-07-1944

BALDWIN, L. D.

PAPERS MICFILM 23111 VOL II OF III REF 00890897 0000023111 261 8 C1 2446044 12-09-1984 CONTINUATION OF MAJ (THEN CAPT) BALDWIN'S WAR DIARY IN NORTHWEST AFRICA AND MEDITERRANEAN THEATERS. MENTIONS COMPLETION OF GLIDER PICKUP MISSION (BEGUN IN VOL 1) TO SENEGAL AND BACK TO ORAN, ALGERIA, WITH BALDWIN AS HISTORICAL OBSERVER. REFERS TO WORK IN WAR ROOM UNDER GEN LAURIS NORSTAD (ASSISTANT C/S, A-3), AND SUBSEQUENT ASSIGNMENT, IN SEP 43, AS 12 AIR FORCE HISTORIAN. RELATES ORGANIZATIONAL FRUSTRATIONS OF IMPLEMENTING HISTORICAL PROGRAM, ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN OPERATIONS SUMMARIES FROM TROOP CARRIER COMMAND UNITS, AND TREKS ACROSS NORTH AFRICA AND ITALY TO GAIN HEADQUARTERS APPROVAL, AND UNIT COMPLIANCE WITH, DIRECTIVE OUTLINING COLLECTION AND SUBMISSION PROCEDURES FOR HISTORICAL MATERIALS. MENTIONS 12 AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS MOVE TO FOGGIA, ITALY, 1 DEC 43, AND ARRIVAL OF TRAINED HISTORIANS FROM WASHINGTON DC TO ROUND OUT HISTORICAL UNIT. DIARY IS REPLETE WITH DESCRIPTIVE PROSE ON NORTH AFRICA AND SICILY, TOWNS, VILLAGES, MARKETS, SHOPS, HOTELS, THEATERS, RESTAURANTS, AND POPULACE. CONTAINS DESCRIPTIONS OF CONSTANTINE AND ALGIERS, ALGERIA; PALERMO, SICILY; CAIRO, EGYPT; FOGGIA AND NAPLES, ITALY. CONTAINS PASSAGES ON WARTIME DEVASTATION IN SICILY, THOUGHTS ON RELATIONS BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND BRITISH MILITARY PERSONNEL IN NORTH AFRICA, AND COMMENTS ON ARMY AIR FORCE ADMINISTRATION, MORALE, AND DAILY ACTIVITIES. NONE AVAILABLE ON MICROFILM ONLY. WARTIME DIARY OF CAPT (LATER MAJ) LELAND D. BALDWIN, 12 AIR FORCE HISTORIAN. VOL I, IRIS NO. 00890897. VOL III, IRIS NO. 00890899. IN PERSONAL COLLECTION OF L. D. BALDWIN. CALL NO. IS 168.7163. VOLUME NUMBERS SUPPLIED. 0012 AIR FORCE 0015 AIR FORCE NORTH AFRICAN AIR FORCES GREAT BRITAIN, UNITED STATES RELATIONS TROOP CARRIER COMMAND TORCH OPERATION HISTORICAL PROGRAM, 12 AIR FORCE ALGIERS, ALGERIA CONSTANTINE, ALGERIA TUNIS, TUNISIA WING/0051/TROOP CARRIER WING/0052/TROOP CARRIER