1941 Press Photo Lt. Gen. Emmons points at map while Maj. Gen. Chaney looks
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Lt. General Delos C. Emmons, Chief of the GHQ, air force arrived today at Mitchell Field on Long Island, preparing for the first demonstration of the Civilian air raid spotters and how it will he handled from the air fields. 500,000 civilian air raid spotters would be mobilized into a nation-wide network modeled after setups in Great Britain but in a larger scale.
1- Lt. General Delos C. Emmons, Chief of the GHG Air force, at a press conference held at the Air defense Headquarters at Mitchell Field today. Left to right Lt. General Delos C. Emmons, pointing to map showing how the United States will be divided into four areas each one under a separate command, Lt. Col. Arthur I. Ennis, holding map, Major General James E. Chaney, Chief of the 1st. Air Force in charge of the North East Sector of the United States.
