General Brerenton was the commander at the time. Bombers were ordered to Del Monte but the field was still under peacetime construction and not in an operational condition to accommodate a large force.
Well, there you go. I recall that at some point
I read about Gen Brereton being associated with
the European Theater and I recalled he had
previously been associated with the Far East/
PIs. Somehow I confused Brereton with Kinney.
Regardless, I stand by my defense of Mac’s WWII
overall combat record.