301-600
INDEX
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Aaron
Ward, (USS)
....................................................... 31
Abemama
................................................... 87, 97, 98
Abner
Read, (USS) ...................................................... 277
Abraham
Harbor ........................................................... 8
Adak
Island ................................................. 27, 28, 68, 69
Adelup
Point ................................................... 191‑194 197
Admiralty
Group ......................................................... 05
Admiralty
Islands .................................. 175, 299, 305, 306, 323
Agana
Bay ........................................................... 198
Agana
Town .................................. 175, 184, 186, 191, 195, 196
Agano (Japan) .......................................................... 387
Agat
Town ....................................................... 186, 191
Agattu
Island ....................................................... 68, 69
Agingan
........................................................... 168
Agingan
Point .......................................................... 167
Aguada
River ........................................................... 193
Aguijan Island .......................................... 211, 212, 217, 307
Ailinginae
Atoll ....................................................... 306
Ailinglapalap
Atoll (Marshalls) ......................... 104, 105, 132, 306
Ailuk
Atoll ....................................................... 135, 306
Ainsworth,
Walden L., Rear Adm., USN.................................... 261
Aircraft,
Fleet Marine Force ...................................... 225, 376
Aitape
...................................................... 142, 307
Akarakoro
Point ......................................................... 232
Alamagan
Island .............................................. 209, 212, 213
Alaska
....................................................... 307, 434
Alaskan
Defense Command ................................................. 42
Albacore
(USS) ......................................................... 377
Alchiba
(USS) ............................................................
58
Aleutians
.......... 9, 23, 26, 28, 31, 41, 42, 69, 70, X03‑110, 307, 364
Alexishafen ........................................................... 308
Allied
Army in Europe ................................................. 183
Alma
College ........................................................... 144
Alu
Island ............................................................ 10
AM‑106 (USS) ........................................................... 130
Amami
Group ............................................................. 423
Amami
Islands ... 360, 361, 378, 384, 385, 389, 402, 407, 411,
419, 423, 427
Amami
Gunto ............................................................ 376
Amantes
Point .......................................................... 201
Amberjack (USS) ......................................................... 44
Amchitka
.................................................... 27, 28, 69
Amiangal
Hill .......................................................... 232
Amoy
........................................................... 329
Amphibious
Forces, Pacific Fleet, Commander of .......................... 42
Amphibious
Reconnaissance Battalion, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific . ...... 303
Amphibious
Reconnaissance Company, Fifth Amphibious Corps ............... 303
Amsterdam
Island ........................................................ 312
Anae
Island ............................................. 193, 194, 196, 197
Anao
Point ........................................................... 203
Anatahan
(Marianas) ..................................................... 230
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Anderson,
N. R., Air Vice Marshall ....................................... 4
Andrea,
James Paul, Lt. Comdr., USN. ................................... 326
Andreanof
Group ......................................................... 69
Andreanof
Islands ....................................................... 27
Ane
Jima ........................................................... 313
Angaur Island ......................................................... 133,
195, 217, 219, 221, 223‑232, 234‑242,
245, 246, 252, 267, 278, 299, 314, 315.
Angeles
Field ..................................................... 251, 291
Anglo‑American‑Canadian
Attacks ........................................ 163
Anglo‑American
statements ............................. See Joint statements
Ani
Jima ...................................................... 202, 264
Ant
Island ....................................... 128, 138, 139, 140, 143
Anti‑Submarine Operations ....................................... 56, 59, 62,
83, 91, 149, 162, 183, 218, 265, 324. See
also Joint Statements
Aparri
245, 246, 249, 251
Apamama
76, 88
Apamama
Atoll ............................................................ 87
APC-21 (USS) ............................................................. 97
Apra
Harbor ..................................... 174, 176, 193, 196‑198, 312
Araido
Island ...................................................... 207, 220
Arakabesan
133,
195,
217, 228, 266, 268, 270, 280, 282, 283, 332, 339, 344, 345, 370, 401
Arakawa
Town ....................................................... 395, 396
Arimasuku
Island ........................................................ 242
Arkansas (USS) .......................................................... 348
Armed
Guard (Navy) ....................................................... 10
Arno
Atoll 132, 303
Arnold,
General ......................................................... 386
Arumonogui
Point ........................................................ 245
Asa
River 412, 418, 426
Asan
Point 191
Asato
River ............................................. 425, 426, 429, 430
Ashiya
........................................................... 423
Asias
Town .......................................................... 225
Asiga
Point ............................................................ 194
Aslito
Airdrome .............................................. 168, 169, 176
Aslito
Airfield (Isely) ........................................... 178, 310
Asor
Island ....................................................... 211, 248
Atago (Japan) .......................................................... 255
Atago Class (Japan) .................................................... 255
Atchugau
........................................................... 180
Atlantic-Mediterranean
Theaters ......................................... 415
Atlantic
Fleet, US ............................................. 62, 86, 268
Atlantic
Fleet, Service Force ........................................... 258
Atsugi
Airfield .................................................... 399, 425
Attu
Island, Village .............................. 8-10, 12, 13, 18, 21, 22,
25, 27‑29, 31, 33‑36, 39‑44, 46, 50, 57, 67‑70, 80, 175.
Aur
Atoll 140, 307
Australia
175
Australian
Area, Command ................................................ 41
Australian
Troops ...................................................... 308
Azores
............................................................ 91
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Babelthuap
Island ...................................................... 133,
216, 219, 223, 228, 232, 235-241, 245, 252,
258, 260, 261, 263, 266,
267, 277, 279, 282-289, 291-296, 298, 299,
313, 314, 320-323, 326,
334, 336, 338-341, 343, 344, 346, 347, 353,
358, 366, 367, 370, 371,
375, 376.
Bacolod
........................................................... 234
Baga
Island ............................................................. 59
Bairakaseru
Island ................................................ 241, 315
Bairoko
.................................................... 54, 55, 60
Baka
bomb ...................................................... 406, 410
Baker,
W. D., Rear Adm., USN. .......................................... 303
Ballale
Island ...... 1‑3, 6, 17, 21, 29, 31, 32, 35, 46,
48, 50, 51, 55, 56
Baltic
bases ........................................................... 218
Bamban
field ........................................................... 263
Bambara
Harbor .......................................................... 56
Bangi
Point ............................................................ 191
Banton
Island .......................................................... 281
Barbel (USS) ........................................................... 373
Barbers
Point, Oahu ..................................................... 80
Barbey,
D. E., Rear Adm., USN........................................... 307
Barents
Sea ............................................................ 134
Bataan
........................................................... 281
Batangas
........................................................... 278
Batangas
Bay ........................................................... 252
Batangas
field ......................................................... 263
Batchelder,
M. J., Col.................................................. 368
Battle,
Coral Sea ................................................. 255, 364
Battle
of Formosa ...................................................... 316
Battle
of Guadalcanal .................................................. 255
Battle
of Leyte Gulf ................................................... 276
Battle
of Luzon ........................................................ 316
Battle
of Midway .................................................. 187, 255
Battle
of Philippine Sea........................................... 231, 310
Battle
of Philippine Sea, First ............................... 255, 338, 343
Battle
of Philippine Sea, Second ........................................ 255
259,
260, 270, 275, 276, 287, 288, 300, 316, 343.
Battle
of Surigao Strait ................................................ 276
Battle
off Cape Engano ..................................................
276
Battle
off Samar ........................................................
276
Battles,
Sea, World War II .............................................. 255
Bay
of Biscay ........................................................... 218
Beal,
Stetson C., Lt. (jg), USNR..........................................
30
Beatty
(USS) ............................................................. 84
Beaufort
Bay ......................................................... 22, 47
Bellinger,
Patrick N. L., Vice Adm., USN.................................
268
Betio
Island .................................................. 84‑87, 90, 93
Biak
Island ........................................................ 309, 311
Bigej
Island ........................................................ 111 303
Bikar
Atoll ............................................................. 306
Bikini
Atoll ....................................................... 132, 306
Bismarck
Area ........................................................... 304
Bismarck
Archipelago .......................................... 175, 305, 307
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Bismarck
Sea (USS) ......................................................
875
Blandy,
W. H. P., Rear Adm., USN .............................. 223, 340. 382
Blind
Cove 33
Block Island (USS) ......................................................
161
Bloody
Nose Ridge (Umurbrogol Hill) ....................... 235‑237, 240-242
Bogan,
G. F., Rear Adm., USN ....................................... 246, 388
Bonin
Islands .......................................................... 167,
173, 175, 180, 181, 190, 202, 207, 208, 211,
214, 217, 227, 230‑232,
234, 237, 242, 248, 258'‑266, 268, 269, 276, 277, 279‑283,
289, 292,
294, 295, 298, 299, 310, 311, 313, 320, 321,
329, 331, 332, 336, 339,
340, 343‑346, 353‑368, 370‑374, 376‑379,
383, 390‑392, 394, 396
398, 404, 405, 407‑409, 418, 427, 429.
Borie (USS) ...........................................................
82‑83
Borneo
............................................................. 299
Bougainville
Island ..... 1, 2, 5, 19, 23, 31, 41, 42, 49, 86, 302,
305, 309
Bougainville
Strait ...................................................... 20
Bradford,
Gerard, Jr., Lt., USNR ......................................... 37
Bristol (USS) ............................................................ 80
British
Admiralty ............................................... 65, 74, 110
British
Aircraft ................................................... 382, 388
British
Air Squadron.....................................................
184
British
Amphibious Forces ................................................ 62
British
Carrier Aircraft ................................................ 419
British
Carrier Task Force .............................................. 381
British
Government ....................................................... 56
British
Ministry of Information .......................................... 74
British
Pacific Fleet...................................................
293,
318,
379, 381, 382, 388, 389, 393, 395, 396, 398, 403, 404, 410, 412,
416, 421, 425, 429.
British
Pacific Fleet, Commander in Chief ............................... 293
British
Pacific Fleet, Units ............................................ 307
British
Task Force ...................................................... 379
Brodeur,
V. G., Rear Adm., RCN.............................................
4
Brownson (USS) .......................................................... 100
Bruce,
Andrew D., Maj. Gen., USA.............................. 199, 382, 403
Buayan
Airfield ......................................................... 218
Buck (USS) .............................................................. 80
Buckner,
Simon B., Lt. Gen., USA.................................... 42, 381
Buka
Island ................................................... 5, 45, 50, 56
Buin
................................. 1, 9, 20, 32, 42, 44, 45, 48‑51
Bukhti
Point ............................................................. 72
Bulan
............................................................. 252
Burgenland (Germany)................................................
110, 111
Burhanna,
Howard, Jr., Capt., USAAF.......................................
16
Burns (USS) ........................................................ 113, 302
Burton,
Norman G., Col., USMC............................................
126
Burton,
Paul W., Lt. Comdr., USN.........................................
126
Burza (Poland) ............................................................ 5
Bush (USS) ............................................................. 400
Bush,
A. B. Private 1c .................................................. 369
Busuanga
Island ......................................................... 233
Butler,
William O., Maj. Gen., USA........................................
42
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Cabras
Island ........................................................... 191
Cagayan
Airfield ........................................................ 218
Calatagan
............................................................ 290
Calhoun,
William L., Vice Adm., USN.................................
287, 364
California (USS) ................................................... 257, 274
Calpe (HMS) ........................................................ 109, 110
Camiguin
Island ......................................................... 249
Campbell (USCG) ........................................................... 5
Camranh
............................................................. 327
Camranh
Bay ........................................................ 326, 329
Canadian,
Anglo‑American ................................................ 163
Canadian
Department of National Defense .............................. 65, 74
Canadian
Forces .......................................................... 70
Canadian
Pilots ...................................................... 21, 42
Canadians
.............................................................. 41
Canadian
Troops ...................................................... 67, 72
Canton
(China) .................................................... 330, 331
Canton
Island ......................................................... 8, 60
Cape
Alexander ........................................................... 20
Cape
Bolinao ............................................................ 290
Cape
Engano ................................................... 256, 276, 300
Cape
Esperance ........................................................... 47
Cape
Hoskins ............................................................ 306
Cape
Gloucester ......................................................... 100
Cape
Khlebnikof .................................................. 39, 44, 46
Capelin (USS) ........................................................... 125
Cape
May (New Jersey) ................................................... 101
Cape
Opmari ............................................................. 312
Cape
St. Jacques.........................................................
329
Cape
Sansapor ........................................................... 313
Cape
Surville ............................................................ 36
Carey,
Harold C., Lt. (jg), USN...........................................
57
Carlson,
Evans F., Lt. Col., USMCR.......................................
433
Caroline
Islands ....................................................... 116,
119,
120, 121, 123, 125, 130, 133, 168, 173‑176, 178, 189, 193, 195,
199,
207, 209, 211‑214, 217, 223, 233, 250, 270, 280, 283, 292, 294,
295,
300, 306, 308, 312‑314, 320, 321, 327, 328, 330‑332, 335, 336,
338‑342,
344, 346, 348, 353, 354, 356‑358, 360, 362, 363, 365, 366,
370‑374,
376, 377, 383, 385, 388, 391, 392, 394, 398‑402, 404, 406‑
408, 410, 416, 420, 422, 424.
Casablanca Class (USS) ..................................................
375
Casale,
Thomas J., Private First Class ................................. 369
Cates,
Clifton B., Maj. Gen., USMC................................. 348, 368
Cat
Lai ........................................................ 327, 329
Cavite .............................................................
257
Cavite
Naval Base .................................................. 228, 230
Cavite
Navy Yard ........................................................ 267
Cebu
Airfield ........................................................... 251
Cebu
Harbor ............................................................. 252
Cebu
Island ......................... 220, 233, 234, 251, 258, 314, 315, 328
Celebes
............................................................. 299
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Chaney,
James E., Maj. Gen..........................................
368, 383
Charan
Danshii .......................................................... 178
Charan
Kanoa ................................................... 165, 167 168
Charan
Tabute ........................................................... 179
Charts
......................................................... 440‑447
Chevalier (USS) ....................................................... 82‑83
Chichagof
Corridor .................................................... 37‑38
Chichagof
Harbor ............................ 22, 25, 27, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39
Chichagof
Valley ......................................... 35, 37, 38, 39, 43
Chichi
Jima ........................................................... 167,
181‑183,
190, 191, 202, 207, 208, 210, 214, 215, 217, 227, 230‑232,
234,
237, 242, 261‑263, 265, 268, 269, 276, 278‑282, 289, 295, 298,
310,
313, 322, 331, 332, 339, 340, 344, 346, 353‑368, 370‑378, 383,
391, 392, 394, 396, 398, 404, 405,
408, 413, 418, 420, 427, 429.
Chichi
Jima Harbor ................................................. 237, 259
China .........................................
271, 310, 330, 335, 337
China,
Army Air forces in ............................................... 336
China‑based
B‑29'8 ...................................................... 310
China
Coast ........................................................ 329, 332
China
Sea .............................................. 316, 408, 429, 430
China
Sea, East .......................................... 387, 408, 429, 430
China
Sea, South ........................................................ 316
Chiran
........................................................ 381, 423
Chitose Class (Japan) ................................................... 256
Chiyunna
............................................................. 384
Chocolate
Drop Hill ..................................................... 423
Choiseul
Bay ............................................................ 302
Choiseul
Island .............................................. 13, 20, 43, 46
Choshu
............................................................. 333
Chuda
............................................................. 383
Churchill,
Prime Minister, Great Britain. See Joint Anglo‑American Statements
Cisco (USS) ............................................................. 112
Clark
Airfield .......................................................... 251
Clark
Airstrip .......................................................... 268
Clark
Field ................................. 228‑230, 250, 262‑264, 278, 291
Clark,
J. J., Rear Adm., USN ...................................... 387, 388
Clay,
James P., Capt., USN .............................................. 110
Colhoun (USS) ........................................................... 400
Columbian, SS (United
States) ....................................... 10, 11
Comfort (USS) ........................................................... 406
Conference,
Anti U‑Boat ................................................... 4
Conical
Hill ......................................... 421, 423‑426, 429, 430
Conolly,
Richard L., Rear Adm., USN ................................. 63, 190
Cooper (USS) ............................................................ 296
Corlett,
Charles H., Maj. Gen., USA ..................................... 108
Cornell,
W. Gordon, Lt., USNR ............................................ 65
Coron
Bay ................................................... 233, 234, 252
Corry (USS) ............................................................. 186
Corvina (USS) ........................................................... 124
Cramer,
Myron C., Maj. Gen., USA.........................................
342
Cramp,
W. and Sons........................................................
11
Culion
Island ........................................................... 233
Cunningham,
Andrew Browne, Adm. Sir Bart, GCB, DSO, RN ................... 62
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Curry,
Ralph R., Comdr., USCG............................................
202
Cushing,
J. E., Mr. ....................................................... 4
Cuttyhunk
Island ........................................................ 224
D
Dagami,
town of ......................................................... 251
Daito
Island ............................................................ 384
Dakeshi
................................................... 419, 420, 426
Dakeshi
Town ............................................................ 427
Dakeshi
Village ......................................................... 413
Darter (USS) ............................................................ 266
Davao
............................................................. 309
Davao
Airfield .......................................................... 218
Davao
Gulf ........................................................ 218, 314
Davis,
Howland S., Lt., USNR..............................................
57
Davis,
Leland L., Machinist, USN ......................................... 23
Davison,
R. E., Rear Adm., USN ......................................... 246
Del
Carmen Field ........................................................ 278
Del
Monte ............................................................. 281
Del
Monte Airfield ...................................................... 218
Denges
Passage .......................................................... 267
DeWitt,
John L., Lt. Gen., USA............................................
42
Deyo,
M. L., Rear Adm., USN..............................................
382
Dickerson (USS) ......................................................... 400
Donnay
............................................................. 175
Doolittle,
James H., Maj. Gen............................................
318
Dorado (USS) ............................................................. 81
Douglas,
R. W., Brig. Gen., USA..........................................
137
Draper,
William D., Lt. (jg), USCGR..................................
200‑201
Dryden,
John Edwin, Jr., Lt. (jg), USNR................................
29‑30
Dublon
Island .......................................................... 124,
130‑133,
135, 136, 138‑140, 143, 145, 160, 164, 183, 187, 201, 208,
210, 223, 236.
Dublon
Naval Base ............................................. 186, 190, 201
Dublon
Town ........................................................ 136, 139
Dulag
Airfield .......................................................... 251
Durgin,
C. T., Rear Adm., USN............................................
382
Durston,
A., Air Vice Marshall, C. B., A. F. C., Royal Canadian Navy ..... 4
Dutch
East Indies ....................................................... 175
Dutch
Harbor ......................................................... 67, 68
Dutch
New Guinea ........................................................ 311
E
East
China Sea ........................................... 387, 408, 429, 430
East
Indies ............................................................. 299
Eastern
Theater of Operation ............................................ 415
Ebeye
Island ................................................... 90, 111, 303
Ebler
Island ............................................................ 111
Ebon
Atoll ................................................... 94, 132, 306
Edwards,
Richard S., Vice Adm., USN. .................................... 268
Eighteenth
(18th) Army (Japanese) ....................................... 307
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Eighty‑first
(81st) Infantry Division .......................................
223‑229, 231, 232, 234, 237, 240‑242, 248,
276, 293, 314, 315, 318.
Eiko
............................................................. 333
Einansho
............................................................. 243
Eisenhower,
General ...................................................... 62
Eleventh
(11th) Army Air Force ......................................... 125,
128,
136‑138, 143, 152, 154, 157, 158, 160, 161, 168, 170, 175, 176,
206‑208,
212, 213, 215, 219, 220, 222, 223, 226, 228, 233, 235‑238,
246,
247, 254, 260, 261, 263‑265, 277, 284, 287, 295, 299, 326, 328,
332,
333, 335, 340, 341, 353, 366, 367, 371, 372, 374, 378, 381, 393,
399, 409, 419, 420, 425, 428.
Elihu Thompson,
SS (United
States) ..................................... 236
Eller,
Donald T., Lt. Comdr., USN....................................... 113
Eller
Island ............................................................ 303
Ellice
Islands ................................. 20, 60, 61, 75, 84, 85, 108
Emeiji
Island ............................................................ 99
Emirau
Island ...................................................... 305, 306
Emmons (USS) ............................................................ 400
Empress
Augusta Bay ..................................................... 302
Engebi
Island ...................................................... 116, 304
Eniwetok
Atoll ......................................................... 105,
106,
108, 111, 114‑118, 122, 131, 132, 137, 175, 303, 304, 308, 310,
319.
Eniwetok
Island ......................................................... 117
Erikub
Atolls ...................................................... 140, 307
Erskine,
Graves B., Maj. Gen., USMC................................ 351, 368
Escanaba
(USCG) .......................................................... 47
Escolar (USS) ........................................................... 358
Escort
Carrier "B" (USS) .............................................
59, 73
Espiritu
Santo ........................................................... 36
Eten
Island ........................................................... 124,
129,
130, 132, 140, 141, 143, 145, 160, 164, 187, 208, 233, 236, 248.
Europe
........................................................ 184, 186
Europe,
Allied Army ................................................ 183, 205
European
War ............................................................ 324
Eversole (USS) .......................................................... 277
Excambion‑ex:
SS (United
States) ......................................... 77
Extractor (USS) ......................................................... 359
F
Fadian
Point ............................................................ 199
Faibus
San Hilo Point .............................................. 193, 194
Fais ........................................................ 312, 322
Faisi ...........................................................
9, 10
Fangelawa
Bay ........................................................... 309
Far
Eastern Air Force ................................................... 328
Fassaran
Island ......................................................... 248
Fast
Carrier Task Force ................................................ 178,
184, 189, 202, 222, 243, 246, 251,
358, 373, 382, 387, 388, 394.
Fauro
Island . ........................................................... 29
Fechteler (USS) ........................................................ 174
Fechteler,
W. M., Rear Adm., USN ........................................ 305
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Fefan
island ............................................. 130, 136, 138, 139
Fifth
(5th) Amphibious Corps ................ 303, 348, 351, 354, 368, 370
Fifth
(5th) Division ................................................... 358
Fifth
(5th) Fleet ..................................................... 169,
170,
172, 190, 231, 307, 308, 310, 345, 346, 348, 349, 356, 358, 373,
374, 376, 381.
Fifth
(5th) Marine Division ....... 348, 351, 354‑357, 360‑363, 366‑368,
370
Fifty‑eighth
(58th) Task Force .......................................... 348
Fiji,
Governor of, British High Commissioner, Western Pacific ............ 93
Finegayan
....................................................... 200, 201
First
(1st) Battle, Philippine Sea ........................... 255, 338, 343
First
(1st) Bomber Command ............................................... 83
First
(1st) Marine Air Wing ............................................. 376
First
(1st) Marine Division ....... 392, 409‑411, 413, 419, 420, 423, 425‑430
First
(1st) Provisional Marine Brigade .............. 191, 192, 197, 205, 312
First
(1st) Regiment, U. S. Volunteer Cavalry ........................... 144
Fish‑Hook
Ridge ...................................................... 38, 39
Fiske (USS) ............................................................. 206
Flag.
Iegusugu Peak ..................................................... 401
Flag,
Ie Shima .......................................................... 403
Flag,
raised, Guam ...................................................... 196
Flag,
raised Iwo Island ................................................. 367
Flag,
raised, Iwo Jima .............................................
368, 369
Flag,
raised, Mount Suribachi ...........................................
353
Flag,
raised, Tinian ...............................................
200, 313
Flag,
Texas ............................................................. 403
Flag,
U. S .......................... 196, 200, 313, 353, 367‑369, 401, 403
Fleet
Air Wing One (1) ................................................. 240,
242,
246, 259, 261, 263, 266‑269, 276‑278, 284, 288, 289, 292, 295,
333, 342, 344, 346, 349, 356, 363, 372, 373, 376,
377, 379, 387,
388, 391, 394, 395, 397‑402, 404‑413,
415, 418‑421, 423, 424, 426‑431.
Fleet
Air Wing Two (2) .................................................. 89,
91, 92,
94‑96, 98, 99, 102‑104, 107, 108, 111‑116, 118‑130, 132‑145,
147‑157,
159, 160, 162‑164, 170, 173, 186, 187, 190, 194, 195, 197,
198,
204‑206, 208, 210, 211, 213, 214, 221, 223, 224, 233, 238, 258,
262‑264,
267, 270, 278, 279, 281‑292, 294, 295, 297, 300, 307, 320,
321,
325, 330, 332, 335, 340, 341, 353, 354, 356, 360‑362, 364, 365,
368,
370, 374, 375, 377‑379, 384, 390, 394, 398, 405, 410, 419, 420,
422‑424, 428, 430.
Fleet
Air Wing Two‑Group One ........................................... 165,
166,
171, 176, 179, 182, 184, 188‑190, 198, 201, 203, 205, 207‑212,
214, 216, 235.
Fleet
Air Wing Four (4) ................................................ 117,
120,
121, 125, 136, 137, 143, 145, 147, 148, 152, 154‑157, 159‑161,
168,
170, 173, 176, 179, 185, 193, 204, 206, 207, 210‑213, 216, 219,
220,
222, 223, 226, 228, 233, 237, 246, 254, 263, 265, 335, 339, 341,
372, 374, 378, 393, 398, 408, 409,
420, 424, 428.
Fleet
Air Wing Eighteen (18) ... 413, 416, 417, 419, 422, 424, 427, 429, 430
Fleet
Marine Force ....................... 199, 225, 348, 368, 369, 372, 376
Flier (USS) ............................................................. 226
Force
"A" (Japan) ....................................................... 316
Force
"B" (Japan) ....................................................... 317
Force
"G" (Japan) ....................................................... 317
Florida
Island ........................................................... 49
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Formosa ........................................................... 171,
243-249,
252, 253, 259, 271, 272, 299, 315, 320‑322, 324, 325, 327
330, 332‑335, 337, 343, 393,
395, 396.
Formosa
Battle .......................................................... 316
Forrestal,
James, Acting Secretary of the Navy .......................... 144
Forrestal,
James, Secretary of the Navy ....... 153, 161, 172, 276, 342, 392
Fort,
George H., Rear Adm., USN..........................................
222
Fort
Glenn .......................................................... 67, 68
Fort
Mears .......................................................... 67, 68
Forward
Area, Central Pacific ........................................... 137
Forward
Area, Central Pacific Commander ................................. 307
Fourth
(4th) Fleet ...................................................... 268
Fourth
(4th) Marine Air Wing ....................................... 125‑129,
131‑143,
145‑157, 159, 160, 162‑164, 166, 170, 171, 173, 175, 179,
180, 182‑190, 194, 195, 197,
198, 200‑214, 216, 217, 219‑224, 227
233,
235‑238, 242, 246, 250‑252, 254, 258, 262‑264, 266, 267, 270,
277‑284, 286‑292, 294‑298,
320, 321, 323, 325‑332, 335, 336, 338
347, 353, 354, 356‑368, 370,
377, 379‑381, 383‑385, 387, 388, 390
392, 394‑396, 398‑402,
404, 405, 407, 408, 410‑413, 416-425, 427
431.
Fourth
(4th) Marine Division ........................................... 108,
179,
180, 192, 193, 198, 199, 222, 224, 226‑229, 231, 232, 234, 237,
241,
242, 246, 303, 305, 310, 312, 314, 315, 348, 351, 354‑358, 361‑
363, 365‑368, 370, 409‑411,
413, 419, 420, 423, 425‑430.
Fourth
(4th) Marine Regiment ............................................ 430
Fourth
(4th) Tank Battalion .............................................
304
France,
Allied Operations ............................................... 218
France,
northern operations ............................................. 253
Fraser,
Bruce, Adm. Sir, G.C.B., K.B.E., RN .................. 293, 318, 379
Frederick C. Davis (USS).................................................
424
Freeman,
James S., Capt., USN.............................................
58
French
Destroyer Escort, a .............................................. 202
French
Indo‑China ........................................ 326, 327, 329, 337
Funafuti
.......................................... 20, 60, 61, 75, 84, 85
Fusan
Harbor (Korea) ....................................................
412
Fuso (Japan) ............................................................ 273
Futami
Harbor .......................................................... 227
Futami
go, Chichi Jima ..................................................
322
G
Gaja
Hill ............................................................ 409
Gaja
Island ........................................................ 394, 427
Gambier Bay,
(USS) ................................................. 270, 316
Gamilangel
Bay ..................................................... 241, 245
Gamilangel
Village ...................................................... 239
Gannosu .............................................................
423
Ganongga
Island ...................................................... 59, 60
Garakayo
Island ............................................... 240, 241, 315
Garapan
Town ........................... 165, 168‑170, 174‑176, 179, 180,
187
Garekoru
Village ........................................................ 229
Garrett,
Floyd Bruce Jr., Lt. Comdr., USN ............................... 326
Gasmata
........................................................ 305, 306
Gatch,
Thomas L., Rear Adm., USN ................................... 153, 342
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Gatere
.............................................................. 23
"G"
Company, 383rd Regiment ............................................. 425
Geiger,
Roy S., Maj. Gen., USMC.......................... 190, 196, 222, 381
George E. Badger, (USS) .................................................. 73
Germany,
surrender of ................................................... 414
German
blockade runners ................................................. 110
German
submarines ................................................ See U‑Boat
Gertrude
Cove ................ 25, 28, 39, 40, 54, 57, 58, 60, 62, 64, 70‑72
Ghormley,
Vice, Adm. USN ................................................ 433
Gilbert
Islands, Gilberts ...................................... 19, 22, 48,
................... 75, 76, 81, 84‑90,
93, 105, 108, 178, 290, 298
Gilmore,
Howard W., Comdr., USN .......................................... 27
Giran
........................................................ 328, 833
Gizo
Island .............................................................. 29
Gjit
Island ............................................................. 115
Glennon, (USS) .......................................................... 186
Glynn,
John E., Private 1c .............................................. 368
Golet, (USS) ............................................................ 252
Golon
............................................................ 267
Grady, (USS) ............................................................ 192
Grampus, (USS) ........................................................... 44
Grayback, (USS) ......................................................... 169
Grayling,
(USS) .......................................................... 95
Great
Britain Prime Minister ............................. See Prime Minister
Green
Island ............................................................ 303
Grenadier, (USS) ......................................................... 75
Grew,
Joseph C . ........................................................ 414
Gross,
C. P., Maj. Gen., USA .............................................. 4
Growler, (USS) .......................................................... 337
Guadalcanal,
Battle of .................................................. 255
Guadalcanal
Island ..................................................... 1‑3,
7, 9, 11‑14, 17, 18, 21, 22,
25, 31, 32, 34‑36, 45‑47, 58, 60, 7 5‑78,
82, 434.
Guam
............................................................ 118,
144,
148, 159, 162, 164, 165, 167‑169, 174‑176, 182, 184‑206, 210,
278,
299, 304, 309, 311‑313, 319, 330, 344, 353, 359, 367, 375, 384,
399, 405.
Gudgeon, (USS) .......................................................... 219
Gugegwe
Island ..................................................... 111, 303
Gurguan
Point ........................................................... 196
Gwin, (USS) .............................................................. 59
H
Hachijo
Island ...................................................... 357 377
Hagushi
beaches .................................................... 392, 418
Haha
Jima ............................................................ 167,
180‑183,
190, 202, 214, 215, 231, 242, 248, 259, 261‑266, 269, 276,
278‑284,
289, 310, 311, 313, 321, 322, 329, 331, 339, 340, 343‑346,
353,
355, 360, 361, 363, 364, 366, 372, 378, 379, 383, 391, 392, 394,
396.
Haha
Jima Harbor ................................................... 258, 322
Haines,
John M., Comdr., USN.............................................
433
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Hale,
Willis, Maj. Gen. ........................................ 28, 108, 137
Hall
Island ............................................... 141‑143, 151, 176
Hall,
John L., Rear Adm., USN ...................................... 63, 117
Halligan, (USS) ......................................................... 400
Halmahera
........................................................ 299, 314
Halsey,
William F., Jr., Adm., USN ...................................... 73,
82,
169, 221, 230, 241, 246, 250, 272, 274, 275, 287, 288, 306, 310,
319, 335, 434.
Haputo
Point ....................................................... 202, 203
Harbor
of Naha .......................................................... 245
Harbor
of Quinhon ....................................................... 327
Harder (USS) ............................................................ 320
Harmon,
Millard F., Lt. Gen., USA ............. 214, 287, 313, 318, 335, 348
Hartley,
Henry, Capt., USN...............................................
269
Haruna (Japan) ..................................................... 255, 273
Hashigoru
............................................................. 175
Hawaiian
Island Chain ................................................... 432
Hayake
Kawa ............................................................. 374
Hayake
River ............................................................ 393
Hayataka (Japan) ........................................................ 171
Hayward,
John T., Comdr., USN ............................................ 79
Heanza
Island ........................................................... 403
Heel
Point ........................................................ 153, 159
Heito
.............................................. 243, 247, 328, 330
Helena (USS) ............................................................. 55
Henderson
Field .......................................................... 47
Henley, (USS) ............................................................ 82
Hermana
Mayor Island .................................................... 281
Herring, (USS) .......................................................... 252
Hewitt,
Henry K., Vice Adm., USN ............................... 62, 63, 110
Hickam
Field, T. H. ...................................................... 28
Higashi
Harbor, Haha Jima ............................................... 322
Hill,
Harry W., Rear Adm., USN ................................ 115, 192, 368
Hill
178 ................................................... 401, 404, 412
Hinashisu
............................................................. 168
Hinatuan
Bay ............................................................ 218
Hirara
Town ........................................................ 413, 421
Hitoyoshi
............................................................. 423
Hobbs Victory, (USS) .................................................... 401
Hodge,
John R., Maj. Gen., USA .......................................... 381
Hoel, (USS) ........................................................ 270, 316
Hogaboom,
Robert E., Col., USMC ......................................... 368
Hollandia
.............................................. 142, 178, 307, 308
Hollandia
Area ..................................................... 146, 307
Hollandia
landings ...................................................... 150
Hollandia‑Humboldt
Bay ............................................. 141, 146
Holtz
Bay (Attu) ................................ 10, 22, 25, 33, 34, 57, 69
Holtz
Bay Pass ........................................................... 38
Homann,
Alfred J., Comdr., USN ...................................... 72, 73
Hongkong
......................................................... 329‑331
Honshu
............. 374, 407‑410, 413, 416, 419, 422, 424,
427, 429, 430
Hoover,
John H., Rear Adm., USN ......................... 108, 137, 307, 326
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Hornet (USS) .................................................. 116, 257, 318
Hospital
Ship, Attack on ................................................ 406
Hovey, (USS) ............................................................ 337
Hull, (USS) ........................................................ 325, 326
Humboldt
Bay ............................................................ 307
Hyuga (Japan) ........................................................... 273
I
Iba
............................................................. 290
Ibusuki
............................................................. 381
Icarus, (USCG) ........................................................... 24
Idaho, (USS) ............................................................ 348
Ie
Shima .......................................... 375, 396‑401, 403, 430
Iegusugu
Peak ....................................................... 397‑401
Igup
Island ............................................................. 141
Illustrious, (HMS) ...................................................... 379
Iloilo
............................................................ 234
Imieji
Island ................................. 85, 87, 92, 94, 103‑105, 107
Inagsa
Point ....................................................... 180, 182
Indefatigable (HMS) ..................................................... 410
India‑China
Theater ........................................... 318, 327, 335
Indian
Ocean .................................................. 134, 204, 307
Indies,
East ....................................................... 299, 300
Indo‑China,
French ....................................... 326, 327, 329, 337
Indomitable, (HMS) ...................................................... 410
Ingersoll,
Royal E., Adm., USN ....................... 62, 86, 142, 161, 268
Ingram,
Jonas H., Adm., USN..............................................
268
Ingram,
Jonas [H.], Vice Adm., USN ...................................... 110
Ishigaki
............................................................. 395
Inland
Sea .............................................. 372, 373, 374, 387
Inspector
General Pacific Fleet ......................................... 379
Ise Class (Japan) .................................................. 256, 273
Ise
Bay ............................................................. 402
Isely
Field ......................................... 178, 183, 195, 260, 310
Isely,
Robert Henry, Comdr., USN ........................................ 178
Ishigaki
Island ................ 324, 325, 382, 388, 396, 403, 416, 424, 430
Ishikawa
Isthmus ........................................... 383‑388, 390‑393
Ishimmi
................................................... 423, 425, 430
Ishimmi
Town .................................................. 425, 426, 427
Ishin
Village ........................................................... 403
Island
Commander, Iwo Island ............................................ 383
Itarashiku
Town ......................................................... 429
Iwo
Airfield ............................................................ 351
Iwo
Island 348‑375, 377, 382, 38'3, 397, 398, 402,
404, 408, 411, 418, 428, 429
Iwo
Jima ............................................................
167,
173,
174, 180, 188, 190, 202, 206, 207, 208, 211‑217, 219‑224, 226,
228,
231, 233‑240, 242, 246, 247, 252, 254, 258, 260‑262, 264 269,
276, 282‑284, 286‑292, 294‑299,
310, 313, 317, 318, 320‑323, 325‑
327, 329, 331‑336, 338‑341, 343‑346,
368, 369, 372, 386.
Izumi .............................................................
423
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Jabor
Island ......................................................... 85, 98
Jaluit .............................................................
85,
87, 91,
92, 94, 96‑99, 102‑105, 107, 108, 111, 113, 152, 182, 184,
185,
197, 205, 212‑214, 219, 220, 222, 226, 229‑233, 235‑238, 250,
254, 270, 308, 418.
Japan ............................... 175,
299, 310, 312, 318, 397, 410
Japanese
Commander in Chief, Central Pacific Headquarters ............... 209
Japanese
Eighteenth Army ................................................ 307
Japanese
midget submarines ............................................... 72
Japanese
Ship Losses, Summaries .................................... 338, 422
Jarman,
Sanderford, Maj. Gen., USA.......................................
190
Java
........................................................ 299, 308
Jemo
Island ............................................................. 306
Jester,
Maurice D., Lt., USCG ............................................ 24
John
Penn, (USS)
......................................................... 77
Johnston, (USS) .................................................... 270, 316
Joint
Anglo‑American Statement, Sub Activities .......................... 56,
65, 74,
79, 91, 99, 113, 122, 134, 149, 162, 183, 204, 218, 239, 265,
288, 324, 341, 364, 389.
Joint
Chiefs of Staff, directive ................................... 385, 386
Jokaj
Island ............................................................ 194
Jouett, (USS) .................................................. 57, 110, 111
Judge
Advocate General, Navy ....................................... 153, 342
K
K‑74, (USS) .............................................................. 64
Kadena
.............................................. 382, 383, 401, 424
Kagman
Peninsula ........................................................ 174
Kagoshima
................................................... 374, 381, 423
Kahili
............................................................. 1‑3
5‑7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 17‑23,
29, 31, 32, 35, 42, 45, 48‑51, 56.
Kaiser
Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington ................................. 375
Kakzu
Town ............................................................. 404
Kama
............................................................. 367
Kamikaze
Corps .......................................................... 394
Kamiri
............................................................. 311
Kamiyama
.............................................................. 385
Kamoi
.............................................................. 330
Kanawha, (USS) ........................................................... 31
Kangoku
Rock ....................................................... 354, 367
Kaniku
............................................................. 389
Kanoya
Airfield ......................................................... 410
Kanoya
.............................................. 374, 381, 397, 423
Kapingamarangi
Atoll .................................................... 306
Kapingamarangi
Island .................................................... 89
Karenko
............................................................. 328
Kashii (Japan) .......................................................... 329
Kashiwabara
........................................................ 419, 420
Kataoka
........... 340, 341,
366, 378, 381, 393, 399, 409, 419, 420, 428
Kataoka
Wan ............................................................. 333
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Katchin
Peninsula .................................................. 383, 403
Katori Class (Japan) ............................................... 327, 329
Katsurin
Bay ............................................................ 384
Kauffman,
James L., Rear Adm., USN.......................................
261
Kaven
Island ............................................................ 104
Kavieng
......................................... 299, 301, 302, 304‑306
Keelung
.................................................. 222, 328, 333
Keilii
Point, Maui ....................................................... 92
Kerama
............................................................ 387
Kerama
Group ....................................................... 382, 395
Kerama‑Retto
............................................................ 375
Ketoi
Island ....................................................... 154, 161
Keufu
............................................................ 395
Keyes,
James Ellsworth, Comdr., USN ...................................... 98
Key
Kamiri ............................................................ 311
Khlebnikof
.......................................................... 39,
46
Kieta
................................................... 1, 19, 23, 49
Kiirun
Airfield ......................................................... 393
Kikai
..................... 378, 384, 393, 397, 406, 408, 411, 423, 427
Kikuchi
............................................................. 423
Kiland,
I. N., Rear Adm., USN ........................................... 382
Kili
........................................................ 132, 306
Kimmel,
Husband E., Adm., USN ........................................... 364
Kin
Town ............................................................. 386
Kinbaru
River ........................................................... 388
King,
Ernest J., Adm., USN .................................. 4, 73, 85, 109
King,
Ernest J., Fleet Adm., USN ................................... 276, 342
King George V, (HMS) .................................................... 379
Kinkaid,
Thomas C., Rear Adm., USN .................................. 41, 42
Kinkaid,
Thomas C., Vice Adm., USN ...................................... 275
Kirk,
Alan G., Rear Adm., USN........................................
63, 117
Kirkwood,
H., Lt. Comdr., R.N. .......................................... 110
Kiska
............................................................ 1‑3,
5‑10,
12, 13, 15‑19, 21, 22, 24‑29, 31, 32, 35‑44, 46, 48, 50‑52,
54,
56‑62, 64, 67‑72, 175,
364, 433, 434.
Kiso Class (Japan) ...................................................... 256
Kita
Iwo Jima ................................................. 259, 266, 277
Kitamura
Town ........................................................... 378
Kitano
Point ............................................................ 370
Kizarazu
Airfield ....................................................... 416
Knox,
William Franklin, Secretary of the Navy ................. 143, 144, 154
Kobe
Kure ............................................................. 372
Kobi
............................................................. 328
Kochi
........................................................ 407, 423
Koizumi
............................................................. 357
Kokubu
............................................................. 423
Kokutan
................................................... 409, 424, 428
Kokutan
Zaki ............................................................ 341
Koli
Point .............................................................. 47
Kolombangara
Island .................................................... 1‑3,
5, 11,
15, 16, 20, 21, 23, 26, 30, 31, 36, 44, 46, 48, 50‑54, 56, 59.
Komandoraki
Island ....................................................... 25
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Komeball
Lagoon ......................................................... 238
Kongauru
Island .......................................... 234, 235, 239, 315
Kongo, Kongo Class (Japan)
.................................... 171, 255, 273
Korea
............ 409, 412,
413, 415, 418‑421, 423, 426, 427, 429, 431
Korean
Coast ................................................. 195, 217, 219,
229, 237, 260, 262, 263, 266‑268,
277, 314, 327, 339, 345, 375, 401.
Koshum
.............................................................. 33
Kouri
Island ............................................................ 403
Kozu
Island ............................................................. 408
Kuba
Town ........................................................ 384, 385
Kuchino
Island .......................................................... 408
Kuhazu
........................................................ 408, 409
Kula
Gulf ...................................................... 54, 55, 59
Kumano Class (Japan) .................................................... 280
Kuputsua
............................................................. 333
Kurabu
Zaki ......................... 176, 263, 311, 328, 332, 339, 353, 367
Kurile
Islands, Kuriles................................................... 60,
117,
120, 125, 128, 136‑138, 143, 145, 147, .148, .152, • 154‑161,
166,
170, 173, 175‑177, 179, 185, 193, 204, 206, 210‑213, 215, 216,
219,
220, 223, 226, 228, 233, 236, 237, 246, 254, 260, 263‑265, 277,
279,
284, 287, 295, 299, 300, 303, 309, 311, 318, 323, 326, 328, 332,
333,
335, 339‑341, 353, 366, 367, 370‑372, 374, 378, 381, 393, 398,
399, 408, 419, 420, 424, 425, 428.
Kuro
Island ............................................................ 408
Kusaie
Island ...... 102, 116‑121, 123‑125, 127, 129,
137, 151, 156, 175, 364
Kushibaru
Town .......................................................... 390
Kushira
................................................... 381, 397, 398
Kume 360, 361, 403, 407, 409, 423
Kwajalein
............................................................. 90,
94‑97, 99, 101, 103‑109, 111‑113,
115, 132, 151, 175, 178, 303, 308.
Kyushu
............................................................ 310,
371, 373, 374, 380, 387, 388, 397, 398, 404‑410,
419, 423, 427.
L
Labeti
Plantation ........................................................ 50
Lae
............................................................. 132
Lae
Atoll .............................................................
305
Lagaspi
Field ........................................................... 263
Lake
Canirca ............................................................. 38
Lake
Cories ........................................................... 37‑39
Lake
Nicholas ............................................................ 35
Lake
Susupe ........................................................ 168, 169
Lalo
Point ............................................................. 198
Lamar,
H. A., Comdr., USNR ........................................ 319, 323
Lambeti
Plantation ....................................................... 53
Lamotte
Picquet (French)
........................................... 329, 331
Landon,
Truman H., Brig. Gen..........................................
28, 29
Landrum,
Eugene M., Maj. Gen., USA ....................................... 42
Langar
Island ........................................................... 162
Lansdale, (USS) ......................................................... 149
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Laoag
................................................... 249, 251, 278
Larson,
W. T., Brig. Gen., AAF ....................................... 4, 83
Laulau
............................................................. 171
Lauru
Island ............................................................ 162
Lawton,
C. B., Maj., USMC ............................................... 123
LCI‑82, (USS) ........................................................... 400
LCI‑459, (USS) .......................................................... 226
LCI‑1065, (USS) ......................................................... 277
LCI (G) 82, (USS) ....................................................... 400
LCI (G) 459, (USS) ...................................................... 285
LCI (G) 474, (USS) ...................................................... 386
LCI (G) 974, (USS) ...................................................... 383
LCI (L) 85, (USS) ....................................................... 253
LCI (L) 91, (USS) ....................................................... 253
LCI (L) 92, (USS) ....................................................... 253
LCI (L) 93, (USS) ....................................................... 253
LCI (L) 219, (USS) ...................................................... 253
LCI (L) 232, (USS) ...................................................... 253
LCI (L) 600, (USS) ...................................................... 359
LCS‑33, (USS) ........................................................... 400
LCS (L) (8) 7, (USS) .................................................... 378
LCS (L) 26, (USS) ....................................................... 417
LCS (L) (3) 33, (USS) ................................................... 400
LCS (L) (8) 49, (USS) ................................................... 391
LCT‑876, (USS) .......................................................... 400
LCT (6) 876, (USS) ...................................................... 400
Leary, (USS) ......................................................... 97,
98
Lee,
Willis A., Vice Adm., USN .................................... 146, 246
Legaspi
........................................................ 234, 251
Legaspi
airstrip ........................................................ 2®8
Legion
of Merit ......................................................... 202
Lemotrek
Island ......................................................... 223
Leopold, (USS) .......................................................... 126
Leverton,
Joseph, Lt. Comdr .............................................. 72
Lexington, (USS) ........................................................ 257
Leyte
............................................................. 220,
233, 234,
251, 266, 272‑275, 294,
296, 300, 314‑316, 319,
323, 343
Leyte
Gulf, Battle of ................................................... 276
Leyte
Gulf ................................................... 254, 273, 275
Leyte,
landings on ...................................................... 316
Lib
........................................................ 132, 305
Liguan
............................................................. 203
Likiep
Atoll .................................................. 102, 135, 306
Lingayen
........................................................ 290, 375
Lingayen
Gulf ........................................................... 251
Lipa
field ............................................................. 263
Liscome Bay, (USS) ................................................... 88 150
Little
Kiska ............................................ . 52,
57, 62, 70, 71
Lockwood,
Charles A., Jr., Vice Adm., USN . ............................. 335
Logan Victory, (USS) .................................................... 401
Loi
Island ........................................................ 111, 303
Long, (USS) ............................................................. 344
Lorengao
Airbase ........................................................ 305
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Negros ............................................................ 305
Losses,
Ships U. S. Navy, Summary .............................. 417, 435‑139
Low,
Francis S., Rear Adm., USN .......................................... 85
LSM‑20, (USS) ........................................................... 296
LSM‑318, (USS)...........................................................
320
LST‑282, (USS).......................................................
229
LST‑314, (USS).......................................................
253
LST‑359, (USS).......................................................
333
LST‑376, (USS).......................................................
253
LST‑460, (USS).......................................................
325
LST‑472, (USS).......................................................
325
LST‑477, (USS)..................................................
400, 402
LST‑496, (USS).......................................................
253
LST‑499, (USS).......................................................
253
LST‑523, (USS).......................................................
253
LST‑577, (USS).......................................................
378
LST‑738, (USS).......................................................
325
LST‑749, (USS).......................................................
337
LST‑750, (USS).......................................................
325
LST‑759, (USS).......................................................
337
LST‑921, (USS).......................................................
253
Lubang
field ............................................................ 263
Lubang
Island ........................................................... 281
Lucena
............................................................. 278
Lumuna
Point ....................................................... 201, 203
Lunga
Point .......................................................... 21, 75
Luzon ............................................................
170,
171, 228, 230, 233, 234, 242, 244‑247,
249‑251, 253, 256, 257,
262, 263, 267, 271‑274, 280,
281, 289, 290‑293, 299, 314‑319, 323,
324, 328, 332, 375.
Luzon,
Battle of ........................................................ 316
M
Mabalacat
Airfield ................................................. 251, 263
MacArthur,
Douglas, Gen., USA ........................................... 77,
143,
178, 259, 260, 266, 270‑272, 275, 302, 303, 305‑307, 309, 311,
312, 314, 316, 319, 323, 386.
Macaw (USS) ............................................................. 126
Machinato
Airfield ................................... 399, 405‑407, 420, 423
Mactan
Island ...................................................... 233, 234
Madang
........................................................ 307, 308
Maddox, (USS) ............................................................ 67
Magicienne
Bay ................................................. 169‑171, 173
Mahan, (USS) ............................................................ 294
Malts
............................................................. 199
Majuro
Atoll ............................................. 132, 136, 175, 303
Makin
Island ....................... 76, 80, 85, 87‑90, 93, 95, 98, 102,
300
Makin
Island, landing on ................................................ 433
Mako
Island ............................................................. 333
Malaita
Island ....................................................... 44, 45
Malakal
.............................................. 133, 195, 231, 368
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Maloelap
............................................................. 86,
91, 94, 96, 101, 104‑108, 112,
164, 165, 171, 179, 183, 185,
205‑208, 210, 212, 216, 220,
231, 235, 237, 294, 303, 308.
Malvar
........................................................ 264, 278
Manchuria
............................................................. 299
Mangejang
Island ........................................................ 248
Maniagassa
Island .................................................. 186, 312
Manila
........... 228, 250,
251, 257, 262, 277, 278, 281, 291, 300, 318
Manila
Airstrip ......................................................... 268
Manila Bay ..................... 228, 247, 250, 267, 269, 272, 278, 316, 318
Manila Harbor ............................ 230, 257, 262, 264, 277, 290, 317
Manna River ............................................................. 390
Mannert L. Abele,
(USS) ................................................ 400
Manokwari ............................................................. 313
Manus Island ....................................................... 305, 323
Marcus Island ........................................................... 74,
150,
156, 210, 216, 217, 221, 222, 224, 226, 227, 229, 230, 232,
233,
237‑240, 242, 246, 262‑265, 268, 271, 280, 282, 296, 289,
294,
309, 315, 321, 332, 336, 344, 346, 353, 356, 376, 377, 381,
384,
398, 442, 404, 409‑411, 416, 418, 420, 421, 427.
Mariana Group ........................................................... 167
Mariana Islands, Marianas .............................................. 118,
150,
157, 164, 165, 170, 173, 174, 176, 182, 185, 187, 189, 194,
207,
214, 217, 220, 224, 227‑230, 232, 233, 235, 240, 242, 248,
262,
267, 268, 270, 277‑290, 292‑296, 298, 300, 304, 305, 307,
309,
310, 312, 320, 321, 330, 331, 339‑341, 343, 344, 353‑355,
357,
359, 361, 363, 366, 367, 369, 375, 384, 399, 404, 411, 418,
428,
429.
Mariaon Island .......................................................... 134
Marinduque Island ................................................... 28, 281
Marine Air Force ................... 123, 225. See also Marine Aircraft Wings
Marine Corps Casualties (Summary) ....................................... 415
Marines of Victor Mike Baker 61 ......................................... 336
Marine Third Amphibious Corps ................... See Third Amphibious Corps
Mariveles Airfield ...................................................... 247
Mariveles Harbor ........................................................ 250
Marks, James Alexander, Lt. Comdr., USN ................................. 326
Marpi Point ........................................................ 182, 183
Marshalls‑Gilberts Area ................................................. 418
Marshall Islands, Marshalls .......................................... 85‑91,
93,
96, 98, 99, 101‑108, 113‑143, 145‑147, 149‑154, 156,
157,
159,
162‑166, 168, 170, 173‑180, 182, 185‑190, 194, 195, 197‑201,
203,
214, 216, 217, 219, 220, 222, 226‑229, 231, 233, 235, 236,
239‑242,
245, 246, 250‑252, 254, 258, 260, 262‑264, 266, 267,
270,
277‑284, 286‑292, 294, 295, 297, 299, 300, 302, 303,
305‑309,
320, 321, 323, 325‑327, 330‑332, 335, 340, 341, 353,
354,
356, 360‑362, 366, 368, 372‑375, 377‑379, 381, 384, 385,
388,
390, 394, 398, 403, 405, 408, 410, 411, 413, 418, 419, 422,
425,
427‑430.
Marshall Wharves ........................................................ 135
Maryland,
(USS) .................................................... 257, 274
Masalog Point ................................................. 194, 196, 197
Masbate Harbor .......................................................... 252
Massacre Bay ................................................. 33, 34, 35, 80
Masu Town ............................................................. 393
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Matina
.............................................................. 218
Matsuwa
............................................................ 125,
136‑138, 143, 157, 158, 166, 168,
246, 254, 265, 279, 309, 318,
332, 370, 372.
Matsuyama
.............................................. 333, 395, 396, 423
Maug
Island ................................................... 208, 215, 366
Maui
.............................................................. 92
McCain,
John S., Vice Adm., USN.....................................
246, 277
McCawley, (USS) .......................................................... 53
McIlwaine,
Robert H., Lt. (jg), USNR......................................
48
McKean, (USS) ............................................................ 86
McMorris,
C. H., Vice Adm., USN ......................................... 340
Medina
............................................................. 309
Mediterranean
........................................................... 229
Mediterranean
Area ...................................................... 320
Mediterranean
Theatre ................................................... 415
Mel
Jima ............................................................. 344
Mejit
Atoll ............................................................. 306
Mejit
Island ............................................................ 135
Meredith, (USS) ......................................................... 186
Merir
Island ....................................................... 321, 332
Mesegon
Island .......................................................... 140
Miantonomah, (USS) ...................................................... 253
Middleburg
Island ....................................................... 312
Middle
Village .......................................................... 226
Midway
........................................................ 431, 432
Midway,
Battle of .............................................. 12, 255, 364
Miyako
............................................................ 382,
388, 395, 396, 403, 408, 413, 416,
421, 424, 430, 431
Miyako
Jima ........................................................ 324, 325
Military
Government, Angaur Island ........................... 236, 239, 315
Military
Government, Kongauru ....................................... 239 315
Military
Government, Ngesebus Island .............................. 239, 315
Military
Government, Okinawa ...................................... 386, 389
Military
Government, Peleliu ...................................... 239, 314
Military
Government, Ujelang Atoll ...................................... 142
Military
Governor, Volcano Islands ................................. 368, 369
Mille
............................................................. 85,
86, 89, 91, 94, 95‑102, 104,
106‑108, 111, 112, 126, 155,
162‑164, 171, 184, 188, 197,
206‑214, 216, 217, 219‑222, 231‑233,
235, 270, ........................................ 305, 308, 309.
Minami ...................................................
360, 361, 384
Minami
Cape .............................................. 393, 408, 420, 428
Minami
Daito .................................................. 375, 380, 419
Minami
Saki ............................................................. 353
Mindanao
Island .......................................... 218, 272, 299, 313
Mindanao
Sea ....................................................... 256, 273
Mindiri
............................................................. 305
Mindoro
.............................................. 253, 257, 281, 319
Mindoro
Strait ................................................ 252, 272, 316
Mississinewa, (USS) ..................................................... 293
Mitchell,
Sir Philip ..................................................... 93
Mitscher,
Marc. A., Rear Adm., USN ...................... 108, 116, 118, 304
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Mitscher,
Marc. A., Vice Adm., USN ..................................... 133,
146, 171, 178, 222, 241, 246, 271,
285, 287, 288, 304, 307, 308,
314, 327, 345, 348, 356, 358, 373,
382, 387, 394.
Miyakonojo
(Kyushu) ..................................................... 423
Miyazaki
............................................................. 374
Moa, (HMNZS) ............................................................. 31
Moen
Island ............................................................ 129,
130, 133, 135, 136, 138‑140,
143, 145, 149, 152, 162, 164, 170,
182, 185, 187, 207, 208, 210, 223,
228, 236, 239, 242, 247, 409.
Moen
Airfield ........................................................... 217
Moffet, (USS) ............................................................ 57
Mogami Class (Japan) ................................................ 255‑257
Mogmog
Island ........................................................... 248
Momote
Airstrip ......................................................... 305
Momubaru
Town ...................................................... 395, 396
Monaghan, (USS) .................................................... 325, 326
Montgomery,
A. E., Rear Adm., USN................................... 79, 156
Moore,
Ernest M., Brig. Gen., USA ....................................... 383
Moore,
Henry R., Vice Adm. Sir, KCB, CVO, DSO
............................. 4
Moore,
James T., Maj. Gen., USMC ........................................ 376
Morotai
............................................................. 271
Motobu
Peninsula ........................................... 389‑393, 395‑403
Motor Torpedo Boat 323, (USS) ........................................... 325
Motoyama
............................................................. 358
Mount
Alifan ............................................................ 191
Mount
Alutam ............................................................ 196
Mount Barrigada ......................................................... 201
Mount
Chachao ........................................................... 196
Mount Hood, (USS) ....................................................... 285
Mount
Lasso ............................................................. 194
Mount
Naufutan .......................................................... 172
Mount
Santa Rosa ........................................................ 203
Mount
Suribachi ...................................... 350‑352, 354, 355, 357
Mount
Suribachi, U. S. Flag raised ...................................... 853
Mount
Tapotchau .................................................... 171, 174
Mount
Tenjo ........................................................ 196, 199
Mueller,
Paul J., Maj. Gen., USA.........................................
223
Muko
Jima ......................................... 202, 258, 281, 313, 396
Mulcahy,
Francis P., Maj. Gen., USMC ......................... 225, 376, 389
Munda
.... 1‑10, 14‑16,
18‑20, 23‑25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 36, 39, 43, 49‑54
Murilo
................................................... 141, 142, 151
Murray,
George D., Vice Adm., USN ....................................... 343
Musashi (Japan) ............................................... 255, 273, 327
Musashina
Aircraft plant ................................................ 318
Musashine
Tama .......................................................... 347
Mussau
Island ........................................................... 306
Mutcbo
Point ............................................................ 186
N
Nachi (Japan) ........................................................... 255
Nactan
........................................................ 315, 328
Nafutan
Point ............................................. 170, 171, 174‑176
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Nagato (Japan) .................................................... 255, 279
Nago
Town .............................................................
388
Nagoya .............................................................
402
Nagumo
Chuichi, Vice Adm., I. J. N. ..................................... 187
Naha
............................................... 399, 420, 423‑426
Nakagusuku
............................................................. 385
Nakama
Village .......................................................... 405
Namorik
........................................................ 132, 306
Nampo
Shoto ............................................................. 312
Namu
................................................... 112, 132, 306
Namur
Island ............................................................ 303
Nanomea
.............................................................. 84
Nansei
Shoto ........................................ 259, 271, 335, 343, 360
Nan
Wan ............................................................. 333
Nauru ..............................................................
8,
19, 28, 29, 48, 54, 60, 76, 78, 86‑90,
92, 95, 96, 101, 105, 109,
118, 119, 121, 123, 138, 151, 153,
154, 160, 162‑166, 170, 179,
183, 187, 194, 195, 197, 198, 200,
201, 203‑215, 217, 219‑221,
226, 229, 231, 239, 241, 242, 246,
250, 254, 258, 260, 262, 263,
266, 278, 282, 290, 326, 327.
Nauset, (USS) ............................................................ 76
Navajo, (USS) ............................................................ 76
Naval
Air Transport Service ............................................. 323
Naval
Ammunition Depot, Oahu ............................................ 166
Naval
Base, Guam ........................................................ 312
Navy
(U. S.) Casualties (Summary) ....................................... 415
Navy
Cross .......................................................... 23, 58
Navy
Judge Advocate General ............................................. 342
Negros
Island ........................ 220, 233, 234, 251, 253, 314, 315, 328
Netherlands
East Indian Waters .......................................... 279
Netherlands
New Guinea .................................................. 313
Netherlands
submarine ................................................... 279
Nevada, (USS) ........................................................... 348
New
Britain .......................................... 97, 175, 300, 304‑306
New
Georgia Islands ................. 1‑16, 20, 27, 29‑31, 39, 46, 49‑56,
60
New
Guinea .. 130, 141, 175, 178,
277, 298, 299, 302, 305, 307‑309, 311, 313
New
Guinea, Neutralized ................................................. 313
New
Hebrides ............................................................. 36
New
Ireland .............................................. 303, 304, 306, 309
New
Zealand bombers ...................................................... 27
New
Zealand pilots ....................................................... 47
New
Zealand Troops ...................................................... 303
Newport
News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company .......................... 73
Newton,
John H., Vice‑Adm., USN.....................................
310, 379
New York, (USS) ........................................................ .348
Ngabad
Island ...................................................... 227, 228
Ngardmau
Village ........................................................ 245
Ngardololok
Town ........................................................ 226
Ngarmoked
Island ........................................................ 255
Ngatpang
............................................................. 239
Ngatpang
Bay, River ................................................ 240, 245
Ngeregong
island ......................................... 267, 276, 317, 318
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Ngesang
............................................................. 267
Ngesebus
Island .................................... 229, 234, 235, 239, 314
Ngulu
................................................... 250, 312, 316
Niagara, (USS) ........................................................... 36
Nichols
Airfields ....................................................... 251
Nichols
Field ................................... 228‑230, 250, 263, 278, 281
Nielson
Airfield ................................................... 247, 251
Nielson
field ........................................................... 263
Nimitz,
C. W., Adm., USN ................................................ 28,
41, 73, 88, 143, 158, 178, 214, 225,
250, 258, 261, 271, 276, 290
Nimitz,
C. W., Fleet Adm., USN ......................................... 293,
298, 307,
313, 318, 319, 323, 326, 334, 335, 340, 344, 368, 369,
386, 396, 403.
Ninety‑Sixth
(96th) Army Division .................................. 395, 396
Ninety‑Sixth
(96th) Division ............................. 392, 399, 420, 421
Ninety‑Sixth
(96th) Infantry Div ................ 399, 407, 419‑421, 423‑430
Nittagahara
............................................................. 374
Niyako
Group ............................................................ 378
Noa (USS) ............................................................. 226
Nobara
............................................................. 413
Noemfoor
Island .................................................... 311, 313
Nomoi
Island ....................................................... 146, 308
Nomwin
............................................................. 143
Normandy
............................................................. 184
North
Africa ..................................................... 62, 63, 64
North
and South Heads ................................................ 25, 28
North
Head ................... 19, 21, 25, 26, 28, 40, 52, 54, 58, 62, 70‑72
Northern
Philippines, attack against .... 230. See also Battle Philippine Sea
Northwestern
(U. S.) Station
Ship ........................................ 68
Norway .............................................................
184
Norwegian
bases ......................................................... 218
Noshiro Class (Japan) ............................................... 255‑257
Numa
Numa Harbor ................................................ 19, 23, 41
O
Oahu
............................................................. 432
Oahu,
Naval Ammunition Depot ............................................ 166
Ocean
Island ........................................................ 163‑166
Office
of War Information ................................................ 74
Ohama
............................................................. 379
Ohama
Town ............................................................. 425
Oita
........................................................ 374, 423
Okayama
................................................... 243, 247, 322
Okdoura
Town ............................................................ 248
Okimura
Town ........................ 266, 276, 321, 322, 329, 340, 353, 355
Okina
Daito Jima ........................................................ 361
Okinoyerabu
Jima ................................................... 360, 361
Okinawa,
Okinawa Island ................................................ 244,
245, 271, 320‑322, 324, 325,
333, 335, 360, 361, 375, 377, 378,
381-393, 395‑413, 415‑421,
423‑431.
Okinawa,
Military Government ............................................ 389
Oldendorf,
J. B., Rear Adm., USN ................................... 146, 308
Omaha (USS) ........................................................ 110,
111
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Ommaney Bay (USS) ....................................................... 344
Omura
Town .............................. 202, 355, 356, 360, 361, 374, 423
One
Hundred Fourth (104th) Artillery Battalion ......................... 304
One
Hundred Sixth (106th) Army Infantry ....................... 115, 117, 304
One
Hundred Sixth (106th) Infantry Regiment ............................. 304
One
Hundred Eighty‑Fourth (184th) Regiment .............................. 429
Onekotan
Island ... 128, 136, 138, 212, 216,
220, 237, 254, 264, 265, 295, 332
Ora
Bay ............................................................. 388
Ormac
........................................................ 234, 296
Ormac
Bay ........................................................ 266, 317
Oroluk
............................... 124, 125, 135, 136, 138, 149, 295
Orote
Airfield .......................................................... 187
Orote
Peninsula ................................. 174, 191, 192, 194‑199, 203
Orote
Point ............................................................. 186
Orro
Town ............................................................. 187
Osmena,
President Sergio ................................................ 324
Osprey (USS) ............................................................ 205
Ota
Aircraft Factory ............................................... 347, 357
Otomari
............................................................. 264
Ototo
Jima ............................................................. 340
Olongapo
............................................................. 290
P
Pacific
typhoon ......................................................... 326
Pado
............................................................. 199
Pagan,
Pagan Island ....................................................
165,
167, 173, 176, 182, 185, 139, 191,
194, 207‑217, 219‑224,
227‑231, 233, 235, 237, 238,
240, 242, 246, 248, 254, 258‑262,
264, 265, 267, 270, 277, 280, 282‑284,
286‑289, 292, 295, 309,
311, 353‑355, 357, 361.
Pago
Point ............................................................. 198
Pakin
Island ......................................... 129, 137‑140, 157, 163
Palau
Area ............................................................. 268
Palau
Group ........... 195, 221, 223, 235, 241, 252, 258, 267, 282,
299, 314
Palau
Islands, Palaus ..................................................
130,
133, 134, 140, 150, 175, 178, 216,
217, 219, 221‑223, 225, 231,
232, 235, 236, 240, 241, 245, 254,
260‑264, 266‑270, 276‑280,
282, 283, 296, 298, 306, 309, 312‑315,
318, 320, 321, 323,
326‑328, 330‑332, 334‑336,
338‑341, 343‑347, 353‑359, 361‑367,
370‑372, 374‑377, 380,
383‑385, 387, 388, 390‑392, 394‑396,
398‑401, 403‑405, 407,
408, 410‑413, 417‑424, 427‑431.
Palawan .............................................................
316
Palmer (USS) ............................................................ 337
Panay
Island ....................................................... 220, 314
Panay,
Southern ......................................................... 234
Param
Island .......... 130, 136, 141, 143, 145, 162, 164, 188, 203,
409, 410
Paramushiru ............................................................. 60,
75, 97, 103, 110, 112, 117, 120,
121, 125, 128, 136‑138, 143,
145, 147, 148, 152, 154, 155, 159‑161,
166, 168, 170, 175, 176,
179, 185, 193, 204, 206‑208,
210‑213, 215, 216, 219, 220, 222,
223, 226, 228, 233, 235, 237, 238,
246, 247, 254, 260, 261,
263‑265, 284, 287, 300, 303,
311, 323, 326, 328, 332, 333, 339,
353, 366, 367, 372, 374, 378, 393,
698, 419, 420, 425, 428, 431.
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Paramushiru
Straits ...................................................... 60
Parry
island .................................................. 117, 118, 304
Partridge (USS) ......................................................... 186
Pasig
Airfield .......................................................... 251
Pati
Point ............................................................. 204
PC‑487
(USS) ............................................................. 65
PC‑496 (USS) ............................................................. 66
PC‑558
(USS) ............................................................ 164
PC‑565 (USS) ............................................................. 73
PC‑1129 (USS) ........................................................... 347
PC‑1261 (USS) ........................................................... 205
Pearl Harbor........................................................
83, 116,
158, 166, 177, 187,
257, 273, 290, 293, 310,
364, 372, 432
Peacock Island .......................................................... 159
Peacock Point ........................................................... 153
Peale Island ........................................................ 79, 153
Peleliu, Peleliu Island ................................................ 195,
217,
219, 221, 222, 224‑242, 245, 246, 252, 260, 261, 267, 271,
278,
283, 299, 314, 317, 323, 332, 353, 359, 367, 375, 405.
Peleliu Airfield ................................................... 225, 226
Pelpeli .............................................................. 23
Pennsylvania
(USS) ................................................. 257, 274
Perkins
(USS) ............................................................ 97
Perry
(USS) ............................................................. 225
Pescadores ........................................................ 243, 333
PGM‑18 (USS)
............................................................ 400
Philippine Island Archipelago ........................................... 253
Philippine Area .................................................. 277, 285,
320,
321, 337, 344, 347, 364, 378, 383, 391, 417, 430
Philippine Commonwealth ................................................. 271
Philippines Island, Philippines ........................................ 175,
218,
220, 221, 228, 230, 231, 233, 246‑252, 255, 256, 258‑260,
270274,
276, 280, 281, 286, 289, 290, 291, 294, 296, 298‑300,
309,
313‑317, 319, 323‑325, 328, 335, 336, 343.
Philippine Sea ..................................................... 248, 255
Philippine Sea, Battle of .......................................... 231, 310
Philippine Sea, First Battle of .............................. 255, 338, 343
Philippine Sea, Second Battle of ....................................... 255,
259,
260, 270, 275, 276, 287, 288, 300, 316, 343.
Phoenix Island ............................................................ 8
Pickerel
(USS) ........................................................... 66
Pingelap .............................................. 124, 125, 129, 139
Piti Town 184, 186, 191
Plymouth
(USS) ........................................................... 67
Poillo Island ........................................................... 255
Pompano
(USS) ............................................................ 98
Ponape, Ponape Island .................................................. 115,
116,
118‑129, 131‑143, 145‑149, 151‑157, 159, 160, 162‑164,
166,
170‑172,
175, 176, 179, 187, 193‑195, 198, 200, 203, 205‑208, 210
212,
216, 219, 223, 224, 227, 230, 233, 238, 250, 258, 280, 283,
286,
303, 308, 340, 341, 360, 362, 363, 365, 366, 422.
Ponape Town ............... 138, 143, 145, 147, 149, 153, 157, 163, 164,
308
Poporang Island ...................................................... 20, 50
Porcupine
(USS) ......................................................... 325
Port Nhabe ............................................................. 327
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Post,
Charles g., Comdr., USNR.:.........................................
113
Patangeras
Island ....................................................... 248
Pownall,
Charles A., Rear Adm., USN...................................
74, 90
Pratas
Reef ............................................................. 330
Pratt,
John Lockwood, Capt., USN.........................................
375
President
of United States .............................................. 56,
65, 74, 79, 91, 99, 113, 122, 134,
149, 154, 158, 162, 183, 192,
204, 218, 239, 265, 288, 324, 341,
364, 385, 389, 414.
Price,
John D., Rear Adm., USN...........................................
108
Prime
Minister, Great Britain ........................................... 56,
65, 74, 79, 91, 99, 113, 122, 134, 149, 162, 183,
204, 218, 239,
265, 288, 324, 341, 364, 389.
PT
Boats ........................................................ 273, 274
PT‑73 (USS) ............................................................. 347
PT‑77 (USS) ............................................................. 364
PT‑79 (USS) ............................................................. 364
PT‑202 (USS).............................................................
229
PT‑818 (USS).............................................................
229
PT‑321 (USS).............................................................
277
PT‑300 (USS).............................................................
320
PT‑311 (USS).............................................................
320
PT‑320 (USS).............................................................
277
PT‑338 (USS).............................................................
347
PT‑363 (USS).............................................................
285
PT‑368 (USS).............................................................
277
PT‑371 (USS).............................................................
277
PT‑509 (USS).............................................................
253
PT‑555 (USS).............................................................
229
Pulan
............................................................. 199
Puluwat
Island ...................... 141, 145, 152, 153, 163, 342, 356, 398
Pringle (USS) ........................................................... 400
Princeton
(USS) ................................ 253, 255, 257, 270, 273, 316
Q
Quang-Ngai
.............................................................. 329
Quinhon
Harbor .......................................................... 327
R
R-12(USS) ..............................................................
49
Rabaul
............................................... 299, 301, 303‑306
Radford,
A. W., Rear Adm., USN......................................
177, 388
Radio
Tokyo ............................................................. 250
Ramapo (USS) ............................................................. 73
Ram
Buyto ............................................................. 306
Rat
Island Group ......................................................... 27
Rawlings,
Bernard, Vice Adm. Sir, RN .............................. 379, 381
Redwing (USS) ............................................................ 67
Reid (USS) ............................................................. 321
Reliquary
............................................................. 243
Reichmuth,
F. L., Rear Adm., USN.........................................
268
Rekata
Bay 2, 7, 11, 13, 15, 16, 20, 24‑26, 31,
33, 34, 37, 47, 51, 52, 54
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Rendova
Island...............................................
4, 9, 52‑55, 59
Reynard
Cove ......................................................... 71, 72
Rich, (USS) ............................................................. 186
Richardson,
Robert C., Jr., Lt. Gen., USAF................................
88
Ringi
Cove ..................................................... .
15, 26, 36
Rioj
Town ............................................................. 429
Rio Grande (Germany) ............................................... 110, 111
Ritidian
Point .......................................................... 203
Robalo (USS) ............................................................ 216
Roberts,
William C., Capt., USMC......................................
77, 78
Robertson, Thurmond Edgar, Ens., USN......................................
37
Robinson, James J., Lt. Comdr., USNR.....................................
342
Robinson, Ray A., Cpl.................................................... 368
Rocket‑propelled suicide bombs .......................................... 406
Rockey, Keller E., Maj. Gen., USMC................................. 348, 368
Rockwell, Francis W., Rear Adm., USN......................................
42
Roi Island ................... 90, 95, 101, 103, 104, 106‑109, 112,
115, 303
Rongelap Atoll ..................................................... 135, 306
Rongerik Atoll .......................................................... 306
Roosevelt, President .................................................... 154
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, death of .................................... 392
Roosevelt, James, Maj., USMCR............................................
433
Roviana Lagoon ............................................................ 8
Rowan
(USS) .............................................................. 76
Rowell, Ross E., Maj. Gen., USMC.........................................
225
Royal Canadian Air Force ............................................. 38, 61
Rota, Rota Island ...................................................... 164,
165, 167, 169, 173‑176,
178‑180, 182, 184‑189, 193‑195, 207‑212,
215, 216, 219, 222, 224,
228‑230, 232, 293, 235, 240, 246, 251, 254, 258‑262, 264‑267,
270, 276, 278, 279, 291_286, 288, 289,
293, 294, 296, $04, 309,
311, 320, 321, 331, 339‑341, 344, 363.
Rota Town ........................................................ 185, 189
Runner
(USS) ............................................................. 81
Ruo Island ............................................................. 141
Rupertus, William H., Maj. Gen., USMC.................................... 222
Russell Island .............................. 25, 32, 34, 43, 44, 49, 50, 75
Russia ............................................................. 134
Ryukyu Archipelago ................................................. 244, 315
Ryukyu Islands, Ryukyu ................................................. 240,
243,
247, 249, 252, 299, 321, 333, 335, 337, 375‑381, 384, 387,
388,
391, 393‑395, 397‑400, 402, 404, 406‑409, 411, 415, 416,
419,
427, 428.
Ryukyu‑Formosa‑Luzon Area ............................................... 249
S
S‑28 (USS) ............................................................. 185
S‑44 (USS) ............................................................. 112
Sabang ........................................................
307, 308
Saeki ........................................................
374, 423
Saidor ........................................................ 302, 305
Saigon ................................................... 326, 327, 329
St. Augustine (USS) ................................................ 100,
101
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Saint Lo
(USS) .....................................................
270, 316
St. Matthias Group ................................................. 305, 306
Saipan ........................................................... 118,
140,
157, 164‑171, 173‑176, 178‑180, 182‑190, 194‑197,
201, 210,
260,
264, 276, 278, 280, 282, 283, 286, 296, 298, 299, 304, 307,
309,
312, 318‑321, 353, 359, 367, 369, 375, 384, 399, 404.
Sakishima Group ........................................................ 324,
325,
333, 379, 381, 382, 384, 388, 389, 395, 396, 398, 401‑406,
408‑413,
415, 416, 419, 421, 423‑425, 429‑431.
Salerno .............................................................. 80
Salerno, Gulf of ......................................................... 78
Sallada, H. B., Rear Adm., USN...........................................
246
Samar, Battle of ........................................................ 276
Samar Island ........................................ 256, 272, 275, 300, 316
Samuel B. Roberts
(USS) ............................................
270, 316
San Bernardino Strait ................................. 254‑257, 272‑275, 316
San Cristobal Island ................................................. 36, 47
San Fernando ............................................. 251, 278, 281, 291
San Francisco ........................................................... 300
Sandy Hook, New Jersey ................................................... 98
San Jose ............................................................. 291
San Miguel Bay .......................................................... 290
San Pablo Airfield ...................................................... 251
Sansapor, Cape .......................................................... 313
Santa Cruz ................................................... 278, 280, 281
Santa Isabel Island ... 13, 15, 16, 20, 24‑26,
31, 33, 34, 37, 47, 51, 52, 54
San Vicente ............................................................. 249
Sarana Bay .......................................................... 35, 44
Sarana Pass ..............................................................
34
Sarangani Bay ........................................................... 218
Saratoga
(USS) .......................................................... 307
Saravis ............................................................. 234
Sasa River ............................................................. 192
Sasebo ......................................................... 187,
312
Sassayan Point ..................................................... 187, 312
Satawan ................................................... 199, 200, 201
Saucio ........................................................ 146, 308
Saupon Point ............................................................ 199
Savo Island ...................................................... 47, 49, 60
Sawar ........................................................
142, 307
SC‑694
(USS)..............................................................
75
SC‑696
(USS)..............................................................
75
SC‑744
(USS).............................................................
325
Scamp
(USS) .............................................................
391
Schmidt, Harry, Maj. Gen., USMC.......................... 108, 192, 348, 368
Schreder, Richard E., Lt., USNR .......................................... 22
Scorpion
(USS) .......................................................... 127
Sculpin
(USS) ........................................................... 125
Sea Battles of World War II ............................................. 255
Seabees ................................................... 169, 195, 225
Seawolf
(USS) ........................................................... 298
Second Battle of Philippine Sea ........................................ 231,
255,
259, 260, 270, 275, 276, 287, 288, 300, 316, 343.
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Second (2nd) Marine Aircraft Wing .................................. 235‑241,
245,
251‑252, 254, 258‑262, 264‑270, 276‑289, 291, 292, 294‑296,
298‑300,
320, 321, 334, 389, 404‑407, 412, 415, 417, 419‑421, 423
426.
Second (2nd) Marine Division 87, 179, 180, 186,
192, 193, 198, 199, 310, 312
Secretary of Navy .................................................. 181, 414
Secretary of Navy, Acting, Forrestal, James ............................. 144
Secretary of Navy, Forrestal, James .. 153, 154, 161, 172, 181, 276, 342, 392
Secretary of Navy, Knox, William Franklin .................... 143, 144, 154
Secretary of State ...................................................... 414
Secretary of War ........................................................ 342
Segula Island ............................................................ 72
Sentinel
(USS) ........................................................... 67
Serpens
(USS) ........................................................... 359
Service Force, Comdr. Atlantic Fleet .................................... 258
Service Force Pacific ................................................... 287
Sesoko Island ........................................................... 402
Seventeenth (17th) Naval District ....................................... 307
Seventh (7th) Army Air Force ............................................ 28,
84,
85, 87‑89, 91‑105, 107, 108, 111‑116, 118‑157, 159,
160, 162‑
166, 170‑172, 174, 176, 179, 180, 182‑188, 190,
191, 193‑195, 197,
198,
200‑217, 219‑224, 226‑248, 250‑252, 254, 258‑268,
270, 276,
277, 279, 280, 282‑284, 286‑289, 295, 300, 307,
328, 331, 336, 340,
341, 345, 346, 355, 356, 358, 361., 362, 364, 367, 368, 370,
373,
375‑ 379, 381, 383, 388, 392, 401, 402, 406,
408‑413, 416‑418, 420,
421, 425, 427, 429, 430.
Seventh (7th) Army Fighter Command ..................................... 368,
370,
375, 377‑379, 383, 390, 391, 397‑399, 402, 407‑409, 413,
416,
418, 425, 427.
Seventh (7th) Bomber Command ........................................ 28, 398
Seventh (7th) Fleet ......... 254‑257,
259, 260, 275, 305, 307, 309, 316, 375
Seventh (7th) Infantry Division ........................................ 108,
303,
383, 399, 400, 403, 406‑409, 411, 413, 429, 430.
Seventy‑seventh (77th) Army Division ............................... 382, 425
Seventy‑seventh (77th) Infantry Division, USA
.......................... 191,
192, 199, 201, 205, 312, 403, 409, 411, 413, 419,
420, 423‑430.
Shafroth, John F., Rear Adm., USN.................................. 166, 379
Shark
(USS) ............................................................. 358
Sharp, Alexander, Rear Adm., USN.........................................
258
Shasukotan Island .................................................. 136, 137
Shaw, Howard R., Comdr., USN.............................................. 58
Shelton (USS) ........................................................... 277
Sherman, Frederick C., Rear Adm., USN .......... 246, 268, 302, 385, 387, 388
Sherman, Forrest P., Rear Adm., USN ........................... 319, 323, 340
Shikoku .............................................. 374, 408, 423, 430
Shimonoseki Strait ...................................................... 407
Shimushiru Island ............................. 154, 158, 160, 168, 366, 371
Shimushu Island ........................................................ 112,
117,
120, 125, 128, 136, 137, 143, 148, 152, 154‑157, 159, 160,
166,
168, 170, 173, 175, 176, 179, 185, 193, 207, 220, 222, 226,
236,
238, 246, 254, 333, 335, 339‑341, 378, 381, 393, 399, 408,
409,
419, 420, 424, 425, 428.
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Shinchiku 393, 395, 399
Ships, U. S. Losses, Summary, ...................................... 436‑439
Shokaku
(Japan) ......................................................... 172
Shortland Area, Islands ................................................ 1‑3,
6‑10,
13, 15, 17‑23, 29, 31, 35, 36, 45, 46, 48, 50, 51, 55, 302,
309.
Shuri ...................................... 418,
420, 421, 426-428, 430
Shuri Town ............................................................. 424
Sibuyan Sea ...................................... 252, 253, 255‑257, 273‑275
Sicily ...................................................... 62, 63, 65
Silver Star Medal ........................................................ 58
Singapore Area .......................................................... 255
Siren,
(USS) ....................................................... 112, 113
Sixth (6th) Army ................................................... 302, 316
Sixth (6th) Marine Division .......................... 392, 418, 420, 423‑430
Skill
(USS) .............................................................. 78
Skylark
(USS) ........................................................... 400
Smith, Allan E., Rear Adm., USN .................................... 269, 287
Smith, Holland McT., Lt. Gen., USMC........ 87, 108, 190, 199, 348, 368, 372
Smith, Julian C., Maj. Gen., USMC............................... 87, 221,
314
Smith, Nathan R., 1st Lieut.............................................. 369
Smith, Ralph, Maj. Gen., USA.............................................. 87
Smith, Wm. Ward, Vice Adm., USN..........................................
364
Soerabaja ............................................................. 308
Solomon Group, Islands, Solomons ....................................... 1‑4,
6,
7, 9, 10, 13, 18‑21, 23‑27, 30‑32, 36, 39, 43, 50, 58, 150,
175,
299, 302, 306, 307, 433, 434.
Salmon Lagoon ............................................................ 19
Somers
(USS) ............................................................ 110
Somerville, James, Adm. Sir., RN ........................................ 307
Sonoma
(USS) ............................................................ 277
Sonsoral Island ........................... 294, 321, 332, 335, 354, 380, 410
Sorian Island ........................................................... 248
Soror ............................................................. 312
South Bank ............................................................. 430
South China ........................................................ 335, 337
South China Sea .................................................... 272, 316
Southwest Pacific Area .................................................. 302
South Pacific Area and South Pacific Force .............................. 379
South Pacific Area, Command of .......................................... 169
Southwest Pacific Area, Commander in Chief .............................. 141
South Head ...................................................... 62, 70, 71
Sowell, Jesse C., Comdr., USN.............................................
57
Spence
(USS) ....................................................... 325, 326
Spencer
(USCG) ........................................................... 40
Spruance, Raymond A., Adm., USN.........................................
116,
133,
169, 171, 306, 310, 345, 346, 348, 356, 358, 373, 379, 381.
Spruance, Raymond A., Vice Adm., USN................................. 87,
107
Stafford, D. A., Col., USMC.............................................. 368
Stark, Harold R., Adm., USN.............................................. 117
Stimson, Henry L., Secretary of War ..................................... 342
Stoddard, William F., Jr., Marine Sgt................................ 77, 78
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Strategic Air Force, Pacific Ocean Area ................................ 287,
290‑292,
294, 295‑299, 318, 320‑323, 325‑327, 329‑336, 338‑341,
343‑346,
348, 353, 355, 356, 358, 360‑368, 370‑372, 374, 384,
391,
399, 404, 407.
Strohbehn, Walter W., Comdr., USN................................... 109,
110
Strong
(USS) ............................................................. 55
Suavanua Plantation ...................................................... 11
Subic Bay .............................................. 228, 278, 281, 290
Submarines, German .............................................. See U‑boat.
Submarines, U. S. ....................................................... 4,
11,
17, 26, 27, 32, 45, 51, 56, 64, 66, 68, 74, 75, 80‑82, 84,
88,
90, 93, 96, 98, 102, 106, 112, 114, 119, 122, 126, 127, 132,
138,
146, 164, 172, 181, 189, 196, 205, 209, 213, 218, 225, 238,
248,
259, 265, 279, 284, 292, 296, 297, 299, 301, 307, 320, 324,
331,
334, 336‑339, 341, 345, 349, 350, 359, 365, 372, 380, 393,
408,
409, 422.
Submarine Forces, Pacific Fleet ......................................... 158
Sugar Loaf Hill ............................................... 425, 426, 428
Sulu Sea .................................... 252, 253, 255, 256, 273, 317
Sumatra ........................................................ 299, 307
Suribachi .... 206, 207, 246, 277, 287, 323, 326, 328, 349, 355, 366, 368,
369,
431
Suribachi Bay ........................................................... 246
Suribachi Port .......................................................... 431
Suribachi, U. S. Flag raised............................................. 353
Surigao ............................................................. 218
Surigao Strait ........................... 255, 256, 272, 273, 276, 300, 317
Surigao Strait, Battle of ............................................... 276
Susaki ............................................................. 383
Susan B. Anthony (USS)
.................................................. 186
Suzaki ........................................................ 377, 378
Suzuki Airfield ......................................................... 402
Swatow ........................................................ 329, 330
Swerve
(USS) ............................................................ 196
Swordfish
(USS) ......................................................... 410
T
Tachiarai ............................................................. 423
Tachigawa ............................................................. 347
Tactical Air Force ................................................. 402, 413
Taichu ............................................................. 243
Taien ............................................................. 333
Taiho
Class (Japan) ..................................................... 171
Taikoo ............................................................. 330
Tainan ........................................................ 247, 328
Tatra Town ............................................................. 429
Taira Machi ............................................................. 428
Taka Atoll (Marshall) ................................................... 306
Taka Banare Island ...................................................... 402
Takaesu ............................................................. 384
Takamotoji ........................................................ 426, 427
Takamotoji Town ......................................................... 423
Takimotoji ............................................................. 425
Takao .............................................. 247, 322, 330, 333
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Talasea ............................................................. 305
Tamsui ............................................................. 243
Tamsui River ............................................................ 322
Tanabaru ............................................................. 404
Tanahmerah Bay ..................................................... 142, 307
Tanapag ............................................... 165, 178‑180, 183
Tanega Island ....................................... 378, 391, 395, 397, 411
Tang
(USS) ............................................................. 339
Taongi Atoll ............................................................ 142
Tarawa ............................................................. 22,
28,
29, 48, 76, 81, 84‑89, 91‑100, 102, 104‑108, 112, 178, 182,
184,
237, 300.
Tarlac ........................................................ 251, 263
Taroa Airdrome ....................................................... 89, 91
Taroa Island ............................................................ 112
Task Force Fifty‑Eight (58) ............................................. 348
Tateyama Naval Air Station .............................................. 416
Tedder, Fondville L., Comdr., USN.........................................
57
Tennessee
(USS) ............................................... 257, 274, 348
Tenth (10th) Army ...................................................... 381,
383,
385, 397‑401, 407, 410‑413, 416, 418‑421, 423, 425‑427,
430.
Tenth (10th) Fleet ................................................... 85, 86
Texas
(USS) ............................................................. 348
Thanh Son Nhut airbase .................................................. 327
Third (3rd) Amphibious Corps, Marine ................................... 190,
196,
221, 222, 314, 354, 355, 381‑383, 385‑391, 393, 395‑405,
415,
418, 425, 428.
Third (3rd) Fleet ...................................................... 169,
221,
230, 231, 241, 245, 246, 250, 252‑263, 266, 269, 271,
273‑275,
278, 280, 281, 287, 310, 316‑319, 335.
Third (3rd) Marine Division ............................................ 191,
192,
205, 312, 351, 355, 356, 358‑361, 363, 365‑368, 370
Thirteenth Naval District ............................................... 307
Thirty‑Second (32nd) Regiment ........................................... 429
Three Hundred Eighteenth (318th) Army Fighter Group
................ 426, 427
Three Hundred Eighty‑Third (383rd) Infantry
Regiment .......... 420, 421, 425
Three Hundred Eighty‑Second (382nd) Regiment ............................ 430
Three Hundred Seventh Regiment (307th) .................................. 425
Tide
(USS) ............................................................. 186
Timoneng ............................................................. 199
Tinian Island .......................................................... 118,
140,
164, 165, 167, 170, 173, 176, 178, 179, 182, 18'3, 186,
189‑201,
206, 210, 260, 264, 278, 283, 298, 299, 304, 307, 309,
312,
313, 331, 353, 359, 367, 369, 375, 384, 399, 404.
Tinian Town ............................................................. 197
Tinputs Harbor ........................................................... 41
Tmiet Island ............................................................ 103
Tobara ............................................................. 383
Togcha Bay ............................................................. 197
Tojimbara ............................................................. 381
Tokara ............................................................. 427
Tokuno ..................... 360, 361, 378, 381, 384, 393, 407, 411, 427
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Tokyo ............................................................ 270,
299‑301,
310, 312, 315, 318, 345‑347, 349, 356, 357, 368, 377,
382,
399, 408, 416, 425, 430.
Tokyo, attacks on .............................. 346, 347, 349, 356, 357, 425
Tol Island ............................................................. 143
Tomari Cape ............................................................. 398
Tomari Zaki ............................................................. 378
Tomlinson, D. W., Capt., USNR............................................
323
Tone
(Japan) ............................................................ 255
Tonolei Harbor ........................................................... 19
Tori Island ............................................................. 420
Torishima Group ......................................................... 393
Tori Shima Island ......................................... 263‑265, 335, 372
Torishima Retto ......................................................... 328
Torina ............................................................. 305
Toshien ........................................................ 325, 333
Toto ............................................................. 199
Toyhara ............................................................. 328
Triton
(USS) ............................................................. 60
Trout
(USS) ............................................................. 191
Truk, Truk Atoll ................................................... 115‑116,
119,
122, 124, 129‑133, 135, 136, 138‑141, 143, 145‑153, 159‑166,
170,
172, 174‑180, 182‑188, 190, 191, 193‑195, 197, 198‑200,
203,
205,
207, 208, 210, 212, 215, 217, 219, 223, 228, 233, 235, 236,
239,
242, 245, 247, 248, 279, 293, 299, 301, 304, 305, 308, 330,
344,
346, 347, 372, 377, 388, 392, 401, 406‑408, 410, 411, 413,
416‑423,
427, 430.
Truk Atoll Harbor ............................................. 153, 406, 408
Truk Lagoon .................................... 145, 152, 195, 198, 304, 401
Truman, Harry S., President ............................................. 414
Tsugen Island ........................................................... 391
Tsushima ............................................................. 412
Tsuwa ............................................................. 388
Tsuwa Village ........................................................... 390
Tulaga Island .................................................... 1, 47, 433
Tullibee
(USS) .......................................................... 191
Tumon Bay ......................................................... 199‑201
Turner, Richmond K., Vice Adm., USN..........................................
....................... 87, 107, 115,
190, 310, 348, 368, 381, 390
Turner
(USS) ......................................................... 97, 98
Twentieth (20th) Air Force .................................... 287, 382, 386
Twenty‑eighth (28th) Regiment‑Marines ................................... 353
Twenty‑first (21st) Bomber Command .................. 287, 295, 333, 349, 408
Twenty‑fourth (24th) Army Corps.................................... 381‑383,
385‑393,
395‑406, 415, 418, 420, 428
Twenty‑fourth (24th) Regiment Army Infantry ............................. 353
Twenty‑second (22nd) Marines ........................ 115, 117, 123, 304, 423
Twenty‑seventh (27th) Infantry Division ................................. 87,
179,
180, 310, 392, 399, 405‑407, 431.
Twenty‑seventh (27th) Regiment of Marines ............................... 350
Tyan Airfield ........................................................... 199
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U‑Boats .............................................................. 4,
10,
16, 22‑‑24, 29, 30, 37, 40, 41, 43, 56, 57, 64‑66, 73‑75,
77,
79,
82, 83, 85, 86, 88, 91, 99, 100, 106, 109, 110, 112, 113,
122,
128, 134, 135, 142, 149, 150, 155, 160‑163, 183, 184,
200‑204,
218, 239, 265, 288, 324, 341, 364, 389, 424.
Uchi Tomari ........................................................
385, 389
Ugali ............................................................... 9
Uhushi Point Airfield ................................................... 195
Ujae Atoll ................................................... 114, 132, 305
Ujelang Island ............................ 112, 115, 129, 135, 140, 142, 307
Ukudu ............................................................. 203
Ulithi Atoll ....................................................... 248, 314
Ulithi Island .................. 133, 195, 211, 217, 290, 306, 312, 313, 322
Ulithi Lagoon ........................................................... 248
Ulul Island .................................................... 135‑141, 148
Uman Island ........................................................ 130, 136
Umatac Town ............................................................. 186
Umurbrogol Hill ............................................... 232, 234, 235
Umurbrogol Mountain ....................................... 229, 232, 238‑240
U. S. Military Government (Islands) ........... 391, 397, 404, 418, 426, 431
United Nations War Crimes Commission .................................... 342
Unten Bay .............................................. 378, 381, 384, 390
Urasoe Mura ............................................................. 405
Urukthapel Island ............................... 327‑329, 332, 335, 339, 357
Ushi Point ............................................................. 193
Utana ............................................................. 199
Utirik Atoll .................................................. 115, 135, 306
V
Valencia Airfield ....................................................... 218
Vandegrift, Alexander A., Maj. Gen., USMC................................ 434
Vangavanga .......................................................... 26, 30
Vangunu Island ....................................................... 50, 55
Vian, Philip, Rear Adm. Sir, RN..........................................
379
Victor Mike Baker 61‑Marines ............................................ 336
Victorious
(HMS) ........................................................ 410
Vigan ............................................................. 290
Vila ... 1‑7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 20‑22, 24, 31, 44, 46, 48, 50‑54,
59
Vella Lavella ....................................... 11, 27, 48, 59, 82, 83
Vineyard Sound, lightship ............................................... 224
Viru Harbor .................................................... 1, 5, 16, 53
Visayan Sea ............................................................. 273
Visayas Group .................................................. 233, 314‑316
Vitlaz Strait ........................................................... 308
Vogelkop ............................................................. 313
Volcano Islands ........................................................ 167,
174,
180, 188, 190, 202, 206‑208, 211‑214, 216, 217, 219‑221,
224,
228, 231, 233, 235, 236, 238‑240, 242, 247, 252, 254, 258,
259,
261, 262, 264‑266, 282‑284, 286‑292, 294‑299, 310, 311,
313,
320‑322,
325‑327, 329, 331, 332, 335, 336, 338‑341, 343‑346, 348,
368.
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Volcano Islands, Military Government .................................... 369
Vori Point .............................................................. 59
Vura Village ............................................................. 55
W
Wahoo
(USS) .............................................................. 89
Wainwright
(USS) ........................................................ 109
Wakde‑Sawar Airfields ................................................... 142
Wakde Island ................................................... 142, 307‑309
Wake, Wake Island ....................................................... 33,
61,
62, 79, 107, 108, 111, 114, 120, 123, 128, 132, 134, 139,
140,
147, 149, 153, 156, 159, 203‑205, 210, 211, 215, 233, 235,
239,
240, 242, 246, 248, 263, 264, 279, 283, 284, 285, 290, 300,
303,
309, 313, 330, 332, 360, 361, 364, 365, 368, 374, 375, 377,
390,
394, 405, 410, 420, 424.
Wallace, F. G., Maj. Gen., U. S. A. ..................................... 418
Wana .............................................. 423, 425, 426, 428
War Crimes Office, Navy ............................................ 342, 343
Ward
(USS) ............................................................. 294
War Shipping Administration ............................................. 236
Wasmuth
(USS) ........................................................ 72, 73
Wasp
(USS) ........................................................
257, 369
Watson, T. E., Brig. Gen., USMC..........................................
115
Weir, John M., Brig. Gen., USA...........................................
342
Weserland
(Germany) ..................................................... 110
West Lipa field ......................................................... 278
West Virginia (USS)
................................................
257, 274
Western Defense Command .................................................. 42
Western Sea Frontier, Commander ......................................... 268
Wewak ............................................................. 305
Wickham Anchorage ........................................................ 55
Wilcox
(USCG) ............................................................ 78
Wilkes Island .................................................. 79, 153, 159
Wilkes, John, Rear Adm., USN............................................. 117
Wilkinson, T. S., Rear Adm., USN.............................. 166, 221, 303
Wilkinson, T. S., Vice Adm., USN.........................................
314
Willaumez Peninsula ..................................................... 305
Williams, Robert Pershing, Lt., USNR......................................
77
Wilson Strait ............................................................ 48
WMS‑304 (USS)
........................................................... 253
WMS‑350 (USS)
........................................................... 253
WMS‑378 (USS)
........................................................... 253
Woleai Island .......................................................... 133,
134,
178, 212‑214, 223, 270, 292, 295, 300, 306, 320, 338, 341,
408.
Wotho Atoll ................................................... 123, 132, 305
Wotje ............................................................. 90,
92,
93, 95‑99, 101, 103‑108, 112, 133, 153, 155, 157, 165, 171,
182,
185, 188, 197, 201, 205, 207‑212, 216, 217, 219, 222‑224,
226‑228,
231‑233, 235, 303, 308, 309.
Wygant, Henry Sollett, Comdr., USN........................................
98
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Yagachi Island .......................................................... 403
Yaka ............................................................. 385
Yaku Island .............................................. 381, 406, 427, 428
Yama Island ............................................................. 245
Yamashiro
(Japan) .................................................. 255, 273
Yamato
(Japan) ................................. 255, 273, 327, 387, 388, 401
Yano, Rear Adm., I. J. N................................................ 187
Yap, Yap Island.........................................................
133,
184,
195, 209‑214, 216, 217, 229, 238, 245, 251, 252, 254,
258‑263,
266‑270, 276‑280, 282, 284, 285, 292, 294, 295, 299,
306,
312, 313, 320, 321, 323, 327, 331‑336, 338‑342, 344‑346,
353,
354, 358, 362, 363, 366, 367, 370‑374, 376, 377, 383, 385,
391,
392, 394, 398‑402, 404, 405, 410, 418, 420, 422, 424, 427‑430.
Yap Town ........................................................
251, 254
Yawata ........................................................ 310, 312
Yigo ............................................................. 203
Ylig ............................................................. 197
YMS‑19 (USS).............................................................
285
YMS‑21
(USS).............................................................
229
YMS‑24 (USS).............................................................
229
YMS‑30
(USSR.............................................................
130
YMS‑48
(USS).............................................................
347
YMS‑70 (USS).............................................................
277
YMS‑71
(USS).............................................................
417
YMS‑109 (USS)............................................................
421
YMS‑304 (USS)............................................................
253
YMS‑350 (USS)............................................................
253
YMS‑378 (USS)............................................................
253
YMS‑385
(USS)............................................................
285
YMS‑409
(USS)............................................................
227
YMS‑481
(USS)............................................................
430
Yokohama ............................................................. 347
Yonabaru ............................... 399, 400, 409, 420, 421, 428, 429
Yontan ............................... 382, 383, 401, 410, 412, 417, 424
YT‑198 (USS)
............................................................ 130
Yusi, A. C., Sergeant ................................................... 369
Z
Zuiho
(Japan) ..................................................... 171, 258,
Zuikaku
(Japan) ............................................... 171, 256, 273
*U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1946‑660315
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