Twain, Mark, 18
Tynan, Joseph N., 97
Tyne, HMS, 34, 35, 36
Typhoon of 18 December 1944, 164
U-boats, 20, 26
Ulithi Atoll, 136, 146, 165
U.S. Atlantic Fleet, 32, 33
U.S. Marines, 21
U.S. Naval Academy, 2, 4, 19, 30, 74
U.S. President Line ships, 47
University of California, 166, 179, 203
University of Mississippi, 165
University of Pennsylvania Hospital, 160
Vallejo, Calif., 106
“Vals” (Japanese dive-bombers), 151
Vandegrift, Alexander A., Maj. Gen., 54, 64, 65, 69, 100, 101
Vanga Vanga, 117
Varner, Earl, 120, 153
Vella Gulf, 117, 118, 119, 121, 125–26, 127, 130, 146, 160
Vella Lavella Island, 120
Veracruz, Mexico, 8
Vestal (AR 4), 89, 100
Vincennes (CA 44), 48, 58, 162
Virginia capes, 25
Waikiki, Oahu, 12, 13
Wainwright (DD 419), 20, 32, 35, 45
Walker, Willie S., 81, 97
Warlick, William W., Capt., 27, 41
War mission, 37
Washington (BB 56), 32, 35, 100, 162
Wasp (CV 18), 24, 25, 28, 30, 31, 32, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 47, 48, 51, 54, 55, 57, 59
Wedderburn (DD 684), 145
Wellington, New Zealand, 160
Western Highlands, Scotland, 44
West Loch, Oahu, 12
West Virginia (BB 48), 23
White Ensign, 34
Wichita (CA 45), 25, 32
Wilcox, John Walter, Jr., Rear Adm., 33
Wildcat fighters, 66, 72
Wilkenson, T. S., Rear Adm., 117, 118
Williams, Gordon B., Lt. Comdr., 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 152, 153, 154, 164
Williams, Sylvester, 49, 56, 57, 134, 141, 142, 143, 153,
Wilson (DD 408), 8, 12, 17, 19, 23, 24, 25, 32, 41, 42, 47, 48, 117, 118
Winant, Frank I., Jr., Lt., 4, 6, 10, 48
Winslow (DD 359), 20
Winston-Salem, N.C., 3, 46, 106
Woods, Leonard D., Lt. (jg), 143, 144, 152, 156, 157
Woodworth (DD 460), 147
World War I, 7
Wouk, Herman, 143
Wyoming (AG 17), 30–31
Yamamoto, Admiral, 67
Yap Island, 136
Young, Cassin, Capt., 89, 99, 100
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
After World War II, C. Raymond Calhoun served as executive officer on the flagship of the Atlantic Fleet and had command of the destroyer USS Moale. He received a commendation for outstanding performance of duty as commander of Destroyer Squadron 6 during the Cuban missile crisis. He also served as deputy chief of staff for U.S. Naval Forces Europe and as director of research at the National War College, where he earned the Legion of Merit. He was vice chancellor of the Minnesota state university system from 1968 until his retirement ten years later. He is the author of Typhoon: The Other Enemy, also published by the Naval Institute Press. He and his wife, Betsy, now reside in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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