by John Prados
MG: Machine gun
Bomber listings give ordnance loads only.
MG: Machine gun
Bomber listings give ordnance loads only.
MG: Machine gun
Bomber listings give ordnance loads only.
INDEX
A7M “Sam” fighters, 11, 248–49
Abe, Hiroaki, 77, 115, 130, 135–39, 141, 143–45, 151, 154, 155, 157, 165, 169–72, 175–76, 178–80, 196, 198
Aerial reconnaissance, 49, 50, 105, 110, 122, 125, 126, 129, 218, 224, 284, 285, 305, 325, 328, 353
Agano (destroyer), 330, 331, 340, 342, 344, 346
Ainsworth, Walden L. “Pug,” 219, 243, 262, 264, 277, 279, 286–88, 290, 291
Aitoku, Ichiro, 339–40
Akagi (aircraft carrier), 2, 11, 21, 82
Akatsuki (destroyer), 176–78
Akigumo (destroyer), 139, 152, 157, 228, 230
Akiyama, Teruo, 285–88
Aleutian Islands, 41, 284, 306, 327
Amagiri (destroyer), 285, 286, 292, 298–301
Amatsukaze (destroyer), 74, 128, 129, 143, 169, 174, 175
Aoba (cruiser), 112, 114, 115, 124, 260–61, 280, 282, 283
Arashi (destroyer), 143, 157, 298, 304
Arima, Keiichi, 148, 151
Arnold, Henry H. “Hap,” 102–3, 214
Atago (cruiser), 137, 165, 185, 187, 189, 192, 193, 276, 337–39
Austin, Bernard L., 329, 330
Australia/Australian forces, 5, 13, 19–25, 28, 29, 31–32, 36, 42–43, 49, 57, 58, 168, 238–39, 252, 316, 320, 351
Ayanami (destroyer), 191, 194
B-17 Flying Fortresses, 25, 50, 60, 72, 74, 78, 103, 109, 110, 120, 125, 136, 180, 183, 206, 218, 227, 241, 248, 253, 254, 260, 266, 277, 317
B-24 Liberators, 41, 253, 277, 317, 321, 340
B-25 bombers, 48, 83, 254, 317, 331, 333, 334
Baird, Forrest R. “Tex,” 37–39
Berndtson, Arthur H., 313–14
bin Laden, Osama, 271
Bismarck Archipelago, 19, 20, 32, 257
Bismarck Sea, Battle of the, 251–55, 258, 276
Blackett Strait, 279, 298, 302
Bloody Ridge, 96, 133, 135
Bong, Richard, 267, 333, 342
Bougainville, 21, 26, 28–30, 36, 40, 58, 59, 84, 85, 257, 262, 268, 272, 274, 278, 279, 306, 312, 313, 315–18, 322–27, 337, 343, 344, 346, 356, 357
Boyington, Gregory “Pappy,” 317, 323, 347
Brantingham, Henry J., 298, 299, 301
Bridson, Gordon, 232–33
British forces, 36, 44, 150, 167–68, 241, 279, 286
Brown, Wilson E., 24, 25
Buell, Harold L., 87–89
Buin, 29, 40, 85, 110, 111, 130, 202, 215, 222, 226, 245, 262, 271, 273, 274, 278, 290, 306, 315, 321, 324, 325
Buka, 84, 85, 303, 321, 324–26, 331, 344, 346
Buna, 56, 201, 202, 211, 213, 243, 251, 320
Burke, Arleigh A., 298, 301, 328, 329, 346, 349
C-47s, 88, 91
Cactus Air Force, 72–89, 91, 95, 97, 109–11, 116, 119–22, 134, 179, 183, 196, 199, 206, 207, 227, 228, 230, 356, 360
Caldwell, Henry H., 337, 338
Calhoun, C. Raymond, 116, 171, 172, 176, 263, 323
Callaghan, Daniel J., 51, 52, 169–72, 178, 198
Calvert, Allen P., 296
Campbell, Colin, 277
Cape Esperance, Battle of, 112–15, 116, 120, 122–24, 169, 260
Cape St. George, Battle of, 301, 346
Cape Torokina, 323–25, 344
Carl, Marion, 95
Carlson, Evans, 93
Carlson, Swede, 239–40
Carmichael, Kenneth E., 99
Cate, Phillip, 270
Cates, Clifton, 17, 18
Cecil, Charles P., 288
Champlin, Fred, 333
Chikuma (cruiser), 74, 129, 130, 144, 158, 337, 339, 342
China Area Fleet, 282, 283
China Incident, 83, 163, 319
Chitose (seaplane carrier), 76, 82, 107, 109–11, 129, 207
Choiseul, 29, 62, 308, 313, 314, 323
Chokai (cruiser), 14, 15, 56, 120, 182, 222, 284, 285, 336, 342
Christie, Ralph W., 179
Churchill, Winston, 45, 195, 215
Clagett, John H., 228
Clark, Jack, 18, 65, 67, 90, 105
Clemens, Martin, 90–91
Clute, George, 137
Coastwatchers, 19–24, 28–30, 40, 49, 58, 59, 61, 87, 90–91, 110, 122, 125, 167, 216, 218, 228, 238, 242, 263, 280, 290, 294, 295, 301, 305, 308, 313, 325, 354
Coggins, Bill, 118
Collins, J. Lawton, 206, 213, 220–21
Condon, John P., 272
Coral Sea, 35, 128
Battle of the, 10, 11, 14, 36–39, 43, 45, 49, 112, 127, 239
Corrigan, J. A., 29
Coulthard-Clark, Chris, 47n
Crace, John G., 36, 38
Crane, Jack, 18
Crehan, Edward P., 152
Crenshaw, Russell S., 263
Crommelin, John, 138–40
Currier, Prescott, 270
Davis, Glenn, 187–88, 192, 193
Davis, Ray, 74
Daymond, P., 24
Del Valle, Pedro, 18, 95
DeVere, Bud, 118
Dexter, Dwight H., 18
Donaho, Glynn R. “Donc,” 181
Donovan, Robert J., 301
Doolittle raid, 7, 35, 48, 68, 272
Dugout Sunday, 133
Durdin, Tillman, 53
Dutch East Indies, 31, 36, 163
Dyer, Thomas, 234, 269
Eastern Solomons, Battle of the, 73–77, 86, 124, 127, 140, 143, 148, 154, 155, 164
Edgars, Dorothy, 270
Edson, Merritt S. “Red Mike,” 93, 95, 96, 105, 106
Empress Augusta Bay, 323, 326, 328–32, 340
Emura, Kusao, 180–81, 199
Estes, George, 144
“Europe first” strategy, 43, 44
Evans, Arthur R., 29, 280
Evans, Reginald, 301–2
F-4F Wildcat fighters, 59, 61, 72, 76, 84, 88, 109, 135, 140, 141, 147, 149, 247, 264, 355
F-4U Corsair fighters, 355
F-6F Hellcat fighters, 84, 247, 337, 355
Fabian, Rudolph, 239, 240
Fahey, James J., 224–25, 242, 309, 323, 329, 330
Feldt, Eric A., 28–30, 49
Fellowes, John B., Jr., 191
Felt, Harry D., 73, 74
Ferdinand organization, 29–30, 49, 238
Fiji, 5, 6, 13, 41, 43, 51, 53, 168
Fike, Charles L., 72
Fisken, Geoff, 287
Fitch, Alva, 38
Fitch, Aubrey, 138
Fletcher, Frank J., 25, 36–38, 51–53, 57, 59, 62–65, 71–73, 76, 102, 358, 359
Florida Island, 29, 30, 59, 65, 174, 292, 294–95
Forrestal, James, 102
Frank, Richard, 222
Fraser, Thomas E., 191
Friendly fire, 114–15, 177, 296
FRUMEL (Fleet Radio Unit Melbourne), 33, 34, 147, 229, 239, 240
FRUPAC (Fleet Radio Unit Pacific), 33, 147, 163, 179, 229, 236–38, 269
Fubuki (destroyer), 114, 122
Fuchida, Mitsuo, 9–10, 21, 22
Fukudome, Shigeru, 209, 210, 282
Fullinwider, Ransom, 37–39, 57
Funashi, Masatomi, 116, 123, 133, 207
Gaines, Richard K., 143
Gardner, Douglas, 53
Garrett, James R., 18, 89
Gasmata, 20, 21, 24, 252, 255
Gatch, Thomas L., 149, 191–93
Gayler, Noel, 25
Geiger, Roy S., 86, 88, 104, 119, 120, 121, 323, 324, 326
Genda Minoru, 2, 3, 83, 127, 244
George F. Elliott (transport), 61, 65
Ghormley, Robert L., 44, 49, 50, 52, 64, 71, 93, 96, 102–4, 106, 111, 122, 358
Giffen, Robert C., 224, 226
Goettge, Frank B., 49–50, 90
Goggins, W
illiam B., 238
Gona, 41, 213
Good, Howard H., 145
Goodwin, E. S. L. “Sid,” 240
Goto, Aritomo, 23, 56, 112, 114–16, 170
Griffith, Samuel B., 105
Guadalcanal, 30, 177, 241, 262–64, 278, 294, 310, 326, 327, 344, 360
airfield construction on, 14, 16, 40, 41, 71, 86, 356–57
Bloody Ridge, 96, 133, 135
Cactus Air Force, 72–89, 91, 95, 97, 109–11, 116, 119–22, 134, 179, 183, 196, 199, 206, 207, 227, 228, 230, 356, 360
code name, 66
diseases and, 89, 90, 92
Dugout Sunday, 133
intelligence and, 30, 40, 45, 49–51, 56–57, 62, 70–71, 90–91, 115, 122–23, 166, 167, 203–4, 223, 232–35, 354, 361
map of, 94
Marine invasion, 16–18, 29, 42, 49–62
Matanikau battles, 105–6, 115, 132–33, 135, 206–7
Mount Austen, 220, 221
Naval Battle of, 170–80, 187–200, 217
naval bombardment of, 116, 118–22, 124, 125, 162, 163, 165, 170–71, 181, 185, 189
news media and, 53–54
the Night, 116–19, 125, 171, 185
Nimitz visit to, 103–4
submarine harassment of, 66–68, 163, 232–33
supplies for, 65, 68, 88–90, 200–9, 213, 221–22
Tasimboko raid, 93, 95
withdrawal and evacuation of Japanese from, 209–13, 221, 222, 227–31, 243, 249, 306, 354, 361
Z-Day and, 165–67, 169, 180, 186, 196
Guam, 20, 112
Guidone, Frank, 96
Hagikaze (destroyer), 298, 302–4
Haguro (cruiser), 327–31, 334
Hainan, invasion of, 163, 165
Halsey, William F. “Bull,” 38, 122, 126, 138, 147, 150, 155, 159, 160, 161, 166, 167, 169, 183, 184, 187, 197, 198, 203, 206, 213–15, 218–20, 223–24, 226–27, 229–31, 241–43, 245, 264, 271, 272, 274, 276, 277–79, 284–87, 296, 298, 302, 305–7, 309, 312, 315, 316, 323, 324, 326–28, 335, 336, 340, 342–44, 346, 347, 354, 358–61
Hanami, Kohei, 285–86, 292, 299–301
Hara, Chuichi, 35–39, 73, 115, 127
Hara, Tameichi, 74, 128–31, 139, 143, 144, 155, 169–70, 174–75, 206, 275–76, 290, 291, 297–99, 302–4, 307, 310–12, 327–30, 333–34
Hardison, Osborne B., 147, 148
Haruna (battleship), 116, 136, 165, 185, 187
Harusame (destroyer), 175
Hashimoto Sentaro, 80, 163, 189, 192, 193, 227, 228, 230
Hatsukaze (destroyer), 330, 331
Hattori, Takushiro, 31, 162
Hayashi, Hiroshi, 273, 274
Henderson, Lofton, 72
Hester, John, 242
Hiei (battleship), 135, 165, 169, 170, 175–81, 194, 198, 291
Hirohito, Emperor, 3–4, 6, 13, 32, 66, 71, 98, 157, 161–62, 164, 210, 212, 249, 255–57, 265, 267, 276, 302, 308, 310, 343, 345, 349, 352, 359
Hiryu (aircraft carrier), 11, 115
Hiyo (aircraft carrier), 130–31, 261, 266, 275
HMS Victorious (USS Robin), 168, 241, 279, 286
Hoffman, Glen E., 137, 139
Holcomb, Bankston T., 147
Holmes, Jake, 271
Holmes, Jasper, 236, 238, 270
Holmes, Wilfrid J., 70
Hoover, Gilbert C., 176, 178, 180
Horton, Dick, 29
Huckins, Tom, 269
Hunt, LeRoy P., 18
Hunt, Sanford B., 91, 92
Hunter, Raymond P., 188
Hyakutake, Haruyoshi, 15, 81, 97, 101, 106–7, 128, 132–33, 135, 166, 199, 211, 221, 222, 324, 326
Ijuin, Matsuji, 192, 193, 300, 307, 310–12, 327, 329, 330
Ikki (Ichiki), Kiyonao, 66, 71, 72, 81
Imajuku, Jiichiro, 141, 148
Imamura, Hitoshi, 207–10, 222, 245, 250–51, 268, 349
Inazuma (destroyer), 177, 178
Indian Ocean, 13–15, 32, 42, 126
Influence of Seapower upon History (Mahan), 181
Inouye, Shigeyoshi, 15, 20, 23, 32, 35, 36, 39
Intelligence, 13–14, 25, 43, 226, 262, 263
aerial reconnaissance, 49, 50, 105, 110, 122, 125, 126, 129, 218, 224, 284, 285, 305, 325, 328, 353
Cape Esperance and, 122, 123
coastwatchers, 19–24, 28–30, 40, 49, 58, 59, 61, 87, 90–91, 110, 122, 125, 167, 216, 218, 228, 238, 242, 263, 280, 290, 294, 295, 301, 305, 308, 313, 325, 354
Coral Sea and, 37–38
description of radio intelligence, 32–34
fusion concept, 235–36
Guadalcanal and, 30, 40, 45, 49–51, 56–57, 62, 70–71, 90–91, 115, 122–23, 166, 167, 203–4, 223, 232–35, 354, 361
I-1 incident and, 232–34
Japanese vs. Allied, 305–6, 354–55
Japanese withdrawal from Guadalcanal and, 229–31
Lae transport fleet and, 251–52
language officers, 37–38
Midway and, 2, 39
Milne Bay and, 266
Munda and, 218–19
Nimitz and, 48–49
Port Moresby and, 34–35, 266, 377–39
radio deception, 142
Rochefort’s dismissal, 237–38
technological developments in, 235, 270
Ultra, 33, 56–57, 90–92, 122–24, 126, 179, 181, 204, 208, 218, 219, 223, 226, 229, 232, 233, 237–39, 251, 263, 275, 290, 297, 302, 303, 322, 325–26, 335, 336, 343, 346, 353, 354, 360, 361
Yamamoto’s shoot-down, 269–71, 275
Inui, Genjirou, 95, 121
Irvine, Charles, 140
Ise (battleship), 282, 327
Island, The (Merillat), 89
Isokaze (destroyer), 137, 143
Ito, Haruki, 168, 231
Ito, Masanori, 39, 98
Ito, Takuzo, 24
Iwabuchi, Sanji, 178, 179, 184, 194, 198
Izaki, Shunji, 290–91, 300
J2M Raiden “Jack,” 11, 248, 249
Jacobsen, Philip, 118, 199, 225, 229, 233
Japanese forces
Aoba Detachment, 106, 107
Carrier Division 1, 124, 261
Carrier Division 2, 70, 121, 124, 125, 127, 130, 223, 261
Carrier Division 5, 35
Cruiser Division 5, 325
Cruiser Division 6, 23, 35, 56, 112, 124
Cruiser Division 7, 135, 181, 285, 297
Cruiser Division 8, 129–30, 135
Cruiser Division 18, 12, 40, 56
Destroyer Squadron 2, 162, 290
Destroyer Squadron 3, 189, 284, 290
Destroyer Squadron 4, 170
Destroyer Squadron 10, 170, 185
8th Antitank Company, 121
8th Base Force, 40
Eighth Fleet, 13–15, 32, 41, 56, 68, 78, 97, 100, 115, 125, 167, 169, 204, 243, 262, 284, 285, 290, 297, 300, 302, 321
81st Naval Guard Unit, 40
84th Naval Guard Unit, 40
Eleventh Air Fleet, 6, 13, 60, 68, 82, 83, 97, 109, 115, 129, 210, 222, 228, 244, 251–53, 261, 265, 284, 312, 319, 320, 346
11th and 13th Naval Construction Units, 14, 40
First Air Fleet, 36
1st Base Force, 40
51st Infantry Division, 162, 209, 250, 255
Fourth Air Army, 252
4th Artillery Regiment, 107
4th Engineer Unit, 24
Fourth Fleet, 14, 15, 20, 24, 32, 37
14th Base Force, 40
582nd Air Group, 247, 261, 266, 290
FS Operation, 5–6, 12–14, 32, 40
JNAF, 24–27, 40, 41, 50, 59–61, 74, 76, 82–85, 87, 92, 109–11, 116, 134, 147, 153, 157, 168, 171, 180, 213, 218, 219, 222, 226, 246–50, 252, 254, 257, 258, 260, 265–67, 277, 278, 318–22, 326, 333, 338, 342, 343, 345, 346, 349, 356, 357
Kawaguchi Brigade, 71, 111
Koli Detachment, 134
R Area Force, 82, 122, 170, 222
Second Fleet, 41, 68, 70, 282, 283, 335–42
2nd Infantry Divisi
on, 100
Sendai Division, 106, 111, 128
Seventeenth Army, 14, 15, 66, 81, 97, 100, 106, 111, 128, 132, 135, 162
7th Base Force, 40
702nd Air Group, 246
751st Air Group, 245, 246, 317–18, 348, 349
Sixth Fleet, 200
South Seas Detachment, 25, 41, 66
Special Naval Landing Forces (SNLF), 18–20, 23, 24, 28, 36, 40, 56, 68, 72, 111
Submarine Squadron 3, 56, 66
Submarine Squadron 7, 66
Tainan Air Group, 59
Third Fleet, 9, 68, 70
21st Air Flotilla, 265
24th Air Flotilla, 284
25th Air Flotilla, 17, 26, 27, 56, 251, 261, 284
26th Air Flotilla, 68, 85, 261, 265, 284, 318, 320, 321, 346, 348
28th Infantry Division, 66
35th Infantry Brigade, 66, 78
38th Infantry Division, 100–1, 107, 161–63, 165, 166
201st Air Group, 247, 321
204th Air Group, 247, 248, 254, 261–63, 266, 273, 284, 321
253rd Air group, 254, 261, 263
Java Sea, Battle of the, 36, 163, 185, 193
Jellicoe, John, 195
Jintsu (cruiser), 73, 77, 290, 291
Johnson, William, 139
Johnston, Jerry, 333
Joint Intelligence Center Pacific Ocean Area, 236–37
Joshima, Takatsugu, 82, 116, 268–69, 271
Josselyn, Henry, 29, 218, 228
Junyo (aircraft carrier), 124, 130, 136, 137, 144, 145, 148, 149, 151–53, 162, 163, 165, 167, 180, 185, 223, 261, 266, 290
Jyo, Eiichiro, 256, 343
Kaga (aircraft carrier), 21, 35
Kagero (destroyer), 78, 219, 280
Kakuta, Kakuji, 124, 125, 127, 130, 131, 136–38, 141, 144–45, 149, 151–53, 156, 163, 165, 184, 223, 261–63, 265, 275
Kami, Shigenori, 55–56, 58, 211, 256
Kanazawa, Masao, 15, 30, 40
Kasuga Maru (aviation ship), 26, 62
Kate torpedo planes, 142, 148, 151, 319, 345
Kato, Yoshiro, 339, 342, 346
Kavieng, 20, 22–24, 40, 41, 56, 252, 260–61
Kawaguchi, Kiyotake, 66, 78, 80, 92, 93, 95–97, 133, 135
Kawakaze (destroyer), 72, 79–80, 205, 303, 304
Keenan, John H., 29, 218
Kennedy, Donald G., 30, 218
Kennedy, John F., 263, 292–96, 298–302, 304, 314, 323
Kenney, George, 102, 103, 125, 248, 252–55, 265, 266, 315–17, 331, 333, 334, 336, 340, 342–44, 348
Kenney, George C., 60
Kido, Marquis, 3, 98, 249
Kikkawa, Kiyoshi, 80, 93, 172, 174
Kimura, Masatomi, 143, 251–55
Kimura, Susumu, 170, 175, 179, 189, 191, 193, 194, 227
King, Ernest J., 34, 36, 44–45, 52, 77, 102, 122, 150, 200, 214–15, 224, 226, 236–38, 240, 271
Kinkaid, Thomas C., 52, 76, 126, 135, 138, 139, 140, 142, 145, 149, 151, 154, 155, 157–58, 159, 169, 184, 188, 197, 203
