FM 55-25: Ports (Oversea) Headquarters and Headquarters Companies

FM 55-25 Ports (Oversea) Headquarters and Headquarters Companies

FM 55-25

Ports (Oversea) Headquarters and Headquarters Companies

Army · FM · May 1945 · 55 pages

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CHAPTER 1 SCOPE AND MISSION Section I. GENERAL 1. DEFINITION. a. The term "oversea port" as used in this manual refers to those ports which are located in an oversea base or defense command, oversea department or theater of operations and under the direct jurisdiction of the commander thereof (except certain ports or subports designated by the War Department as having the same status as ports of embarkation in the continental United States). b. The term includes the headquarters and headquarters company of the major, medium, or small port (oversea) together with the attached operating and housekeeping units which it controls, administers, and supervises. c. The commanding officer of an oversea port is known as the port commander. His duties and responsibilities are established in AR 55-75 and are described in greater detail under section III, chapter I. 2. SCOPE.

DesignationFM 55-25

EditionMay 1945

StatusSuperseded

Pages55

FunctionSustainment

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

References 2

FM 55Not in the Vault
TM 55Not in the Vault