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UNITED STATES ARMr IN WORLD WAR II
The Technical Services
THE TRANSPORTATION CORPS:
OPERATIONS OVERSEAS
by
Joseph Bykofsky
and
Harold Larsoll
CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
UNITED STA TES ARMY
WASHINGTON, D.C. , 1990

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Throughout 1942 cargovessels were loaded simply for NABOB(Northern Ireland) and/or WILDFLOWER(Great Britain). Early in 1943, at the sug-gestion of the British Ministry of WarTransport, Colonel Ryan proposed a planwhereby Great Britain was to be dividedinto areas to which specific U.S. Armyshipments would be sent. The suggestionwas favorably received in Washington,and it was put into effect as soon as theaterapproval of a plan had been obtained.81The new zoning plan was designed tosimplify the diversion of incoming cargovessels and to help relieve the strain onBritish railways by eliminating wastefulcrosshauls. As set up in April 1943, Zone Icomprised the United Kingdom north ofa line of county boundaries drawn throughLondon and Banbury; Zone II consistedof the area south of this line, including theport of London. Provision was also madefor a possible Zone III in Northern Ire-land. Zones were to be served by portswithin their area, although most cargoentering the Clyde in Zone I had to be for-warded by coaster to ports in Zone II. Asmany ships as practicable were to be load-ed in the United States with cargo re-quired in a single zone. The change beganwith the July 1943 requisitions.82The shipping designator UGLY (GreatBritain) was to be employed when thezone of destination was unknown or im-material. The shipping designator forZone I was Soxo, for Zone II, GLUE. InOctober 1943, when Zone III was estab-lished in Northern Ireland, it becameknown as BANG. Normal allocations ofcargo were: 41 percent to Zone I, 53 per-cent to Zone II, and 6 percent to Zone III.83.