As of July 1942, a tenuous supply-line linking Hawaii to the South Pacific Area had been established. The links consisted of a series of island bases situated to facilitate the ferrying of long-range aircraft and the fueling of ships using the route. Below is a list of the forces and facilities available to the Allies in the South Pacific.

LOCATION	FACILITIES	FORCES
Bora Bora	Fueling Station (1 million gallon capacity)	Army: 3412 men Navy: Naval Const Bttn; 8 OS2U Kingfisher
Palmyra	5400' runway	Marine Def Bttn; 14 F2A3 Buffalo
Samoa: Pago Pago	5280' runway, AV Swan	Marine Def Bttn; 18 F4F3, 17 SBC {Vindicator)
Samoa: Apia	Field under construction	Marine Def Bttn; 11 SOC Seagull Seaplane base
Samoa: Wallis	7000' runway under construction	-
Tongatabu	Field with 3 runways	Army: 147th Inf Regt; 68th Pursuit Sqdn -- 24 P-40 Seaplane base (Nukualofa Harbor)
Fiji	-	Army 37th Inf Div (US): 4th Bde (NZ); 70th Mdm Bomb Sqdn -- 12 B-26
Fiji: Suva	2 Seaplane bases	-
Fiji: Nandi	2 7000' runways	70th Pursuit Sqdn -- 17 P-39. 12 F4F3; 21st RNZAF A/G -- 2 Hudson. 9 Vincent
Fiji: Narewa	Nandi satellite field, 2 5000' runways	-
Fiji: Lautoka Bay	Seaplane base	6 PBY; 3 RNZAF Singapores
New Caledonia	-	Americal Division (US)
New Caledonia: Noumea	Tontouta Field: 2 8000' runways; Harbor: 3 berths, 1 barge dock, 17 barges, 4 towboats, 69 trucks, 800 stevedores	200th Field Art Regt (US); 754th Tank Bttn; 70th Coast Art Regt (AA); 3/244th Coast Art (155mm); 810th and 811th AV Engr Bttns; 72/41st Div Field Art Regt
New Caledonia: Plaine de Gaiacs	one 7000' and one 5000' runway	67th Pursuit Sqdn -- 37 P 40, 2 P-39, 2 P-43; 11th Bomb Group; 26th, 42nd, and 98th HVY Bomb Groups -- 27 B-17; 38th Bomb Group (-); 69th Mdm Bomb Sqd, 10 S-26; VFM 211 - 18 F4F3; VMSB 233 - 17 SSD; 6 RNZAF Hudson
New Caledonia: Ile Nou	Seaplane base; Plus 8 emergency satellite fields dispersed around the island.	VP 11 - 8 VP 23; 21 PSY5, 5 OS2U. 1 PSY5A
Efata: Vila	one 4600' runway; Seaplane base	Army: 4900 men including 116th Combat Engr Bttn and 4th Marine Def Bttn; VFM 212 - 18 F4F3; VS5-D14 - 8 OS2U
Santo Espritu: St. James Bay	60 A/C field (completing)	1st Coast Art Regt (AA); 7th Naval Const Bttn
Santo Espritu: Pellikulu	60 A/C field (building)	-
Santo Espritu: Pekoa	75 A/C field (started)	-
ADDITIONAL FORCES
Hawaii		24th, 25th, 26th Inf Divisions
San Diego		2nd Marine Division
At sea enroute SPA		1st Marines
New Zealand		5th Marines and local units
New Guinea and Australia		32nd and 41st Inf Divisions; 8th, 31st, 49th Ftr Groups; 3rd Lt Bomb Group; 22nd, 38th Mdm Bomb Groups; 19th, 43rd Hvy Bomb Groups
Backing up this supply-line was the United States Pacific Fleet, whose main power was distributed among five Task Forces. TF's 11, 16, 17, and 18 each consisted of one carrier plus cruisers and destroyers for escort, TF 1 consisted of seven old battleships plus a squadron of destroyers.

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