Destroyer Division 24, 57
Destroyer pickets, 146
Destroyer Squadron 54, 163, 164
Destroyer Squadron 1, 149, 164
Destroyer Squadron 12, 126, 149
Deuel, William, 139
Dewey (DD 349), 164–65
Diamond Head, 12
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 157
Dolson, Max T., Lt. (jg), 121–24, 131
Doppler principle, 37
Duke of York, HMS, 35
Duke University, 48
Duncan (DD 485), 62
Dunlap, Chester M., 118
Dunlap (DD 384), 117, 122
Dunluce Castle, HMS, 35
Eagle, HMS, 38
Echo, HMS, 38–39
Edinburgh, HMS, 33, 38
Efate Island, 62, 135, 140, 143
Ellice Islands, 134
Emergency appendectomy, 141–42
Emile Bertin (French cruiser), 24
Emirau Island, 135
Empire State Building, 75
England, 7, 44
Enterprise (CV 6), 6, 52, 54–55, 67, 157
Erisman, Otis, Ens., 156
Escapade, HMS, 41
Espíritu Santo, New Hebrides, 57, 59–60, 62, 66, 68–70, 98–99, 110, 112, 115, 127, 130, 132, 135, 160–61
Essex (CV 9), 129, 136
Eva Island, 50
Evans (DD 552), 146
Evaporator capacity, 43
Everett, Gordon S. “Red,” Lt., 16, 18, 23
Farenholt (DD 491), 47–48
Farragut (DD 348), 13, 164
Fieberling (DE 640), 148
Fifth Fleet, 146, 164
Fiji Islands, 51
Fink, Aaron G., 154
First-aid teams, 55
First Marine Division, 65, 100
Fletcher (DD 445), 62, 74, 84, 89, 91, 95, 100
Fletcher-class destroyer, 116–17, 127
Florida Island, 52, 70–71, 81, 84, 110–11
Flying Fortress, 93
Ford Island, 12, 104
Forrestal, James, 159
Forrestel, Emmett Peter, Rear Adm., 165
Foss, Joseph, Maj., 72
Fox schedules, 15
France, 7
French fleet, 18
Fubuki-class destroyer, 76, 95
Fugate, Neal, Lt. (jg), 137
Fuller (AP 14), 57–58
Funafuti, Ellice Island, 134
Game of “chicken,” 36
Gatun Locks, 11
Gavutu Island, 52–53
Gebert, Felix K., 22
German aircraft, 33
German heavy ships, 32
Germans, 20
German threat, 18
German U-boat, 33
German U-boat commander, 21
Germany, 7
Ghormley, Robert Lee, Vice Adm., 60
Gibraltar, 38–40, 44
Gibson, Fred Q., 116, 121, 122
Giffen, Robert Carlisle, Jr., “Skip,” Lt. (jg), 25
Giffen, Robert Carlisle, Rear Adm., 25, 33
Giffen, Ronald G., 114
Gilbert Islands, 130
Gizo Strait, 117, 121
Glasgow, Scotland, 37–38, 44
Golden Gate Bridge, 105, 109
Gould, Frank G., Lt. Comdr., 28, 56, 78, 81, 84, 94, 96, 101, 107, 110–11, 116–17, 119, 125, 128, 130–31, 133, 142, 160
Grann, James I., Jr., 49, 57, 82
Great Depression, 8
Greenock, Scotland, 37–38, 41, 44
Greenslade, John Wills, Rear Adm., 24
Gregory (APD 3), 59
Gridley (DD 380), 117
Grimm, William B., 72, 79, 85
Griscom-Russel Evaporator, 43
Guadalcanal, 50–54, 56–57, 60–62, 64, 65, 66–67, 69–70, 74, 81, 84, 91, 100, 110, 112–13, 118–19, 126, 145
Guadaloupe, 24
Guam, 135–36, 152, 154
Guantánamo Bay, 9, 20
Gunnery School, Norfolk, Va., 30
Hagushi, 146
Hadley (DD 774), 146
Hall, Perry, Lt. (jg), 61–62, 82, 95–97, 126, 160
Halsey, William F., Vice Adm., 60, 101, 102, 127
Hammack, Willie R. “Red,” 79, 85–86, 94, 113
Hammann (DD 412), 11
Hanna, Gordon, Lt. (jg), 55, 83, 85, 90, 115–16
Harrington, Martin, 130
Hawaiian Islands, 13, 136
Hawkins, E. J., 85–87, 91, 99, 161
Hayden, Paul J., Ens., 14, 23
Hayes (President liner), 48
Haynesworth (DD 700), 148
Heie, 75, 95
Helena (CL 50), 62, 67–68, 74–75, 84, 89, 91–92, 94, 100, 116
Henderson Field, 58–59, 62–65, 69
Hiroshima, 153
Hitler, Adolf, 7, 20
Hodge, Hiram J., 49, 56, 60–61, 82, 87, 95, 98, 106, 109, 112, 116, 124, 130, 153
Hollandia, New Guinea, 145
Home Fleet, British, 36
Home Fleet boarding officer, 33
Home Fleet operations, 35
Honolulu (CL 48), 116
Hoover, John H., Capt., 84, 94
Hornet (CV 12), 67
Houston (CL 81), 162
Hudson bomber, 38
Hudson River, 157
Hughes, Richard, Ens., 4, 6, 9–10, 12
Hull (DD 350), 57–58, 164
Hunt, Edward, Lt., 163
Husby, Gordon S., Lt. (jg), 144
Hyman (DD 732), 148
Hyperion, HMS, 9
Icarus, HMS, 41–42
Iceland, 21, 25–26
Idaho (BB 42), 20
Indianapolis (CA 35), 136, 162
Indispensable Strait, 69
Ingersoll (DD 642), 145
Ingraham (DD 444), 46
Intrepid, HMS, 38, 39
Irish Sea, 44
Iron Bottom Sound, 1, 20, 100
Iwo Jima, 135, 164
Izaki, Admiral, 116
Jackson, George R., 7, 14, 81, 87, 89, 96–97, 99
Jackson (President liner), 48
James, Robert F., 26–27, 72
Janzen, Fred E., 86
Japan, 148
Jeanne D’Arc (French cruiser), 24
Jeffery, Kenneth, 16–17
Jeffrey, Joseph D., Lt. (jg), 41, 48, 60, 74, 78, 81, 93, 95, 98, 109, 116–17, 119, 127–31, 140, 158
Jensen, Hilbert, 109
Jervey, Harold E., Jr., Lt. (jg), 105–6, 115–16
Jintsu, 116
Johnson, “Red,” Lt., 68
Jones Point, 158
Juneau (CL 52), 74–75, 84, 91–94
Kabat, Herbert, Ens., 62
Kahoolawe Island, 153
Kamikazes, 138, 143–44, 146–47, 149–50, 152
Kanawha (AOG 31), 115, 160
Kawanishi-97, 66
Kearney (DD 432), 21–22
Keefe, Fred A., 124
Keenum, Luther J., 26–27, 72, 82, 96, 109, 113
Kelly, Bruce A., 72
Kelly, G. W., 72
Kelly, Robert P. “Rip,” 140
Kerama Retta, 148–49, 152, 155–56
Kilbourne, Viscount, 34
Kinkaid, Thomas C., Rear Adm., 67, 100
Klepacki, A. B., 97
Kokumbona Point, 67–68
Koli Point, 67–68
Kolombangara Island, 120, 125, 147
Kongo, 75
Kosalka, John, 153
Kreilick, Kenneth L., 97
Kula, Matthew A., 97
Laffey (DD 459), 1–2, 64, 74, 76, 89, 95
Lamberton (DM 52), 135, 162–63
Lamour, Dorothy, 50
Landers, Charles C., 109
Lang (DD 399), 8, 12, 17, 23–25, 32, 37–39, 46–48, 118, 122, 124, 130
Lastra, Louis, 153–54
LCI 600, 164
Lea, Austin W., Lt., 127, 128–29, 140–41, 142–43, 151
Leander, HMNZS, 116
Lee, Willis A.,
Jr., Rear Adm., 100
LeFebvre, Charles H. “Frenchy,” 157–58
Lengo Channel, 57, 59, 64, 66, 74, 84
Leutze (DD 481), 148
Leviathan, 31
Leyte Gulf, 136, 138–39, 143
Lillard, Reese W., 15
Lingayen Gulf, 137, 144–45
Little (APD 4), 59
Loading contest, 56
Londonderry, Ireland, 25
Long Island (CVE 1), 22
Los Negros harbor, 138
Lovas, George A., 94
LST 449, 112
Luftwaffe, 37
Lunga Point, 57, 62, 66, 68–70, 136
Lunga Road, 112
Luongo, Frank P., Lt., 4, 6, 8, 10, 23, 28
Lurline (Matson liner), 160
Luzon Island, 137, 144–45
Lynesse, Scotland, 34
McCalla (DD 488), 62
McCall-class destroyer, 6
McCawley (AP 10), 71
McGinnis, George F., Lt. (jg), 20, 31
McKay, B. M., Lt. Comdr., 162
Macondray, Atherton, Lt. Comdr., 3–4, 6, 10, 13–16, 160
McWhorter, Thomas O., Lt., 14, 20–21, 26–28, 47, 51, 57, 59, 64, 68, 75–76, 78–81, 84, 86, 91
Madison (DD 425), 32, 37
Majuro, Marshall Islands, 135
Makuto Islands, 117
Malaita Island, 69
Malta, 37, 39–40, 57
Managrin Bay, Philippines, 137
Maneuvering characteristics, 8
Man overboard, 33
Manus, Admiralty Islands, 136
Mare Island, Calif., 104, 106, 109, 127
Mare Island Navy Yard, 105
Mariana Islands, 134–35, 138, 162
Marshall Islands campaign, 130, 133–34
Martin, L. A., 87, 89
Martin, Vernon R. E., 49, 82, 86, 99
Martinique, 18, 24–25, 57
Marver, Hillard M., Ens., 2, 8, 48
Massachusetts (BB 59), 141
Maury (DD 401), 118, 122
May, Herbert A., Lt., 52, 56, 63, 74, 81, 84, 91, 105, 116, 127, 141, 143, 153, 154
Mediterranean Sea, 21, 37–38, 45, 57
Melbourne, Australia, 160
Mercer, Preston V., Capt., 164–65
Miami (CL 89), 162
Miller, David C., Lt. Comdr., 127–28, 130
Mindoro Island, 136, 138–39, 144–45
Miraflores Locks, 11
Mississippi (BB 41), 17, 20, 103, 141, 157
Missouri (BB 63), 153
Mitscher, Marc A., Vice Adm., 146
Moana hotel, 12–13
Mobile, Ala., 8
Mobile Base Hospital Three, 99, 114–15
Mohawk haircuts, 154
Monaghan (DD 354), 133, 164
Monssen (DD 436), 74, 89
Montenegro, Salvador, 154
Monterey (CVL 26), 134
Moon, Donald P., Capt., 11, 13–16, 18–19, 23, 25
“Moon Olympics,” 18–19
Moore-McCormick freighter, 23
Moosbrugger, Frederick, Comdr., 117–18, 122, 126
Morris (DD 417), 144–45, 148
Morse code, 15
Mullany (DD 528), 148
Munda, 116, 118
Murmansk, 45
Nagasaki, 153
Naha, Okinawa, 146, 148
Nashville (CL 43), 24
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, Purdue University, 165
Navy Cross, 102, 130, 139, 152, 160
Navy Day, 157
Navy tug (ATR 8), 158
Neptune’s pool, 12
Neutrality Patrol, 7, 9
New Britain, 51
Newcomb (DD 586), 148
Newfoundland, 21
New Georgia, 112, 116, 145
New Guinea, 51
New Hebrides, 51
New London, Conn., 160
Newport, R.I., 8
New York, N.Y., 27, 45, 157
Nicholson (DD 442), 46
Nimitz, Chester, Adm., 109
Norfolk, Va., 8, 25, 30, 31, 46
Norfolk Naval Air Station, 31
Norfolk Naval Base, 165
North Atlantic Ocean, 21
North Carolina (BB 55), 47, 130, 157, 162
Northern Metal Company, 157
Norwegian bases, 45
Nouméa, New Caledonia, 57, 61–62, 127, 160
Nukualofa, Tongatabu Island, 50
Nyce, Harry C., Lt., 48, 51, 60, 83, 85–91, 94, 96, 99, 103, 114–16, 120, 125
Oak Knoll Naval Hospital, 160–62
Oakland, Calif., 162
O’Bannon (DD 450), 1, 62, 74, 84, 89, 91, 100
O’Briant, Kenneth G., 44
Okinawa, 153, 164
Okinawa invasion, 146, 148, 150, 152
Old Glory, 86
Operation Iceberg, 146
Overton (DD 239), 133
Pacific Fleet, 11
Palau, 136
Panama, 156
Panama Canal, 11, 17, 46, 157
Parkis, Barnum H., 91
Patrolling station, 27
Patuxent (AO 44), 164
Pearl City, Oahu, 11
Pearl Harbor, 12, 152
Pearl Harbor attack, 23
Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 12
Pensacola, Fla., 9, 12, 47, 100, 129
Philadelphia Main Line, 48
Philadelphia Naval Hospital, 161
Philadelphia Navy Yard, 20
Philippine Sea, 145
Pinckney (APH 2), 160
Plank owners, 139
Plecker, Owen, 109
Plunkett (DD 431), 32
Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, 63
Poland, 7, 30
Polaris, 15
Pomerance, Sherman, Ens., 142–43
Pond, Charles E., Ens., 23
Poor, Daniel J., Lt. (jg), 142
Portland, Maine, 25
Portland (CA 33), 70, 74, 89, 100
Port Royal, Bermuda, 23
Portsmouth Navy Yard, 31, 46
Portugal, 38–39
Potter, E. B., 126
Presidential Unit Citation, 165
Priest, Robert H., 79
PT boats, 118
Puget Sound Navy Yard, 135, 136, 152, 156
Queen Mary, 28, 30
Quincy (CA 39), 47, 54
Rabaul, New Britain, 51, 55, 117, 129, 130
Radar picket station number one, 146–49
Reese, C. R., 109
Reeve, John Walter, Jr., “Black Jack,” Capt., 28
Remey (DD 688), 39, 163–64
Rendova, Solomon Islands, 116–17
Renown, HMS, 39
Repair party, 27
Reuben James (DD 245), 20, 27, 100
Reykjavik, Iceland, 26
Rhodes, Harry G., 86
“Ringbolt,” 67
Roberts, Admiral, 24
Robinson, J. E. “Robbie,” 85–86, 97
Rock, the, 39, 41
Roi Islands, 130, 134
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 2, 7, 17, 21, 42
Rota, Mariana Islands, 135, 136
Royal Air Force pilots, 39
Royal Barber, 12
Royal Canadian Navy trawler, 34
Royal Hawaiian hotel, 12, 13
Royal Navy, 21, 35
Royal Oak, HMS, 33
Russel Islands, 110–12, 115, 117, 119
Russia, 20
Ryukyu Islands, 145
St. Louis (CL 49), 116
Saipan, 135, 136, 156
Salt Lake City (CA 25), 62
San Cristobal Island, 57, 66, 69, 91
Sanders, Hugh B., Lt., 12, 23, 80
San Diego, Calif., 11, 13, 47, 48, 50, 127, 152, 157, 160, 162
San Fabian, 137
San Francisco (CA 38), 1, 62, 67–68, 72–73, 74, 84, 89, 91–92, 95, 100, 102–7, 164
San Juan (CL 54), 47, 48, 50, 67
Santa Cruz, Calif., 160
Santa Cruz Island, 67
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bsp; Saratoga (CV 3), 17, 52, 54, 55, 129
Savannah (CL 42), 9, 24
Savo Island, 62, 63, 74, 117, 119, 149
Savo Sound, 59
Scapa Flow, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 48, 56, 57
Scharbius, Alfred A. “Doc,” Lt. (jg), 31, 32, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 55, 79, 88, 94, 114
Scheer, Admiral, 51
Scofield, E. K., Lt. (jg), 10
Scott, Norman, Rear Adm., 62, 89, 100
Seymour, Henry A., Jr., 94
Shakedown cruise, 8, 9
Shea, William Henry, Jr., “Punchy,” Lt. Comdr., 110, 111
Shelton, Jack W., 47, 49, 70, 71, 75, 76, 78, 96, 109, 121
Shigure, 124
Shrieves, Douglas F., 86, 93
Shuri Line, Okinawa, 146
Simmons, Clarence M., 49
Simpson, Roger W., Comdr., 118, 124
Singer, Watson T., Lt., 3, 4, 11, 13, 15, 16, 89, 99, 100, 160
Skutely, Richard L., 93
Smith, Maurice E., 81, 87, 97
Smith (DD 378), 67
Soballe, Verner J., Lt., 45
Soelch, Charles L., 49
Solace (AH 5), 99, 160, 161
Solloway, John E., Jr., 86
Solomon Islands, 50, 51, 69, 127, 137, 145
Southard (DMS 10), 110
South Dakota (BB 57), 67, 100
Spowers, Craig, Ens., 21, 24
“Stand and Fight,” by Thomas O. MacWhorter (unpublished manuscript), 47
Starr, Donald J., 49, 122
Staten Island, N.Y., 28
Steadfast, HMS (code name for USS Sterett), 36
Stenslie, Harry, 109
Sterett, Andrew, Lt., 6
Stuart, Charles, Jr., Capt., 131
Sunlight Channel, Russel Islands, 156
Sydney, Australia, 127, 128, 129, 130
Tacloban harbor, 155
Tahiti Island, 18
Talbot (DD 114); 109
Tangier (AV 8), 99
Task Force 18, 57, 59
Task Force 58, 130, 134
Task Force 16, 67
Task Force 67, 69, 98, 100
Task Force 31, 117
Task Group 67.4, 74, 95
Task Group 36.1, 116
Taylor, Virginia, 13, 103, 106
Tennessee, 151
Tennessee (BB 43), 23, 162
Texas (BB 35), 25
Third Battle of Savo Island, 112, 118, 125, 158, 159, 161
Third Fleet, 164
“Thirsty look,” 35
“Tin can” Navy, 3
Tinian Island, 135
Tisdale, Rear Admiral, 101
Tokyo Express, 59, 64, 65, 70, 73, 89, 117
Tokyo Rose, 65, 118
Tonga Islands, 50
Tongatabu Island, 51
Torpedo School, Newport, R.I., 20
Training Command, Pacific Fleet, 162
Trever (DMS 16), 110
Trinidad, British West Indies, 21
Trippe (DD 403), 46
Truk Islands, 135
Truman, Harry S., 153, 156
Tulagi, Florida Island, 51, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 67, 89, 110, 115, 117
Turner, Kelly, Vice Adm., 70, 71, 98, 118, 146
Turtle country, 19
Tuscaloosa (CA 37), 25, 32
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