On the recordJune 6, 1945
Dear Colonel Johnson: The transportation facilities of the nation are now called upon for the most gigantic task in all the history of transportation.
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presidency.ucsb.eduDear Colonel Johnson: The transportation facilities of the nation are now called upon for the most gigantic task in all the history of transportation.
Letter to the Director, Office of Defense Transportation, Concerning Redeployment of the Armed Forces.
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