Joint Strategic Survey Committee
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The Joint Strategic Survey Committee (JSSC) was an extraordinary committee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
during World War II
that existed from 1942 until 1947. It was "one of the most influential planning agencies in the wartime armed forces."
Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Joint Chiefs of Staff is a body of senior uniformed leaders in the United States Department of Defense who advise the Secretary of Defense, the Homeland Security Council, the National Security Council and the President on military matters...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
that existed from 1942 until 1947. It was "one of the most influential planning agencies in the wartime armed forces."
Members
- Lieutenant General Stanley D. Embick, U.S. Army, chairman, 1942-
- Vice Admiral Russell WillsonRussell WillsonVice Admiral Russell Willson was a flag officer of the United States Navy and inventor of the Navy Cipher Box issued in 1917.The son of Sidney Louis Willson and Lucy Fenton Staats Willson, Russell Willson attended the Massachusetts Institute of...
, U.S. Navy, 1942-1945 - Vice Admiral Theodore Stark Wilkinson, U.S. Navy, 1946
- Major General Muir S. FairchildMuir S. FairchildGeneral Muir Stephen Fairchild was former vice chief of staff of the United States Air Force. He was born September 2, 1894 at Bellingham, Washington, and died March 17, 1950 at Fort Myer, Virginia.-Early service:Muir S...
, U.S. Army Air Force, 1942-