Index
A
A-20: characteristics, 100, 110, 123, 140-41, 153, 336-37, 632
need, 171
A-24, characteristics, 24-25, 107n, 304-7
A-36, characteristics, 467
AAF Ferrying Comd., 447
AAF Headquarters:
a/c production problems, 154, 170
a/c replacements to SWPA, 153
allocation of aircraft, to, 42, 53, 87-88
B-29, 675
Bismarck Sea action, 147
Jap. attrition statistics, 180
unity of comd., 30
Abbott, Col. Ward, 176
Abels, Cecil, 117-18
Aberdeen, 507
Adachi. Lt. Gen. Hatazo, 575-77
Adak I.: Allied base, 369-71, 373-77, 379-80, 381n, 384, 387, 391, 395-96, 399-400
Adler, Brig. Gen. Elmer, 411, 414
Admiralty Is.:
Allied base, 577, 586, 604-5, 623, 625-26, 634, 686-87
Allied offensive, 549-74
Jap. base, 194, 312, 314, 342-43, 355-56
Jap. landing, 555
Agra depot, 419
Aguijan, 693
Agur I., 333
Ainsworth, Rear Adm. Walden, 224
Airacobra, 642. See also P-39.
Air Adjutant General, 451
Air Command North Solomons. See Command Air North Solomons.
“Air Commando” force, 504-5
Air Command Solomons. See Command Air Solomons.
Air Command South East Asia, 455, 458, 516-17. See also Peirse.
Aircraft Northern Solomons, 647
Air Defense, Allied:
AA (Aleutians) 384, (Biak) 636-37, (CBI) 426, 449, 517, (N. Guinea) 591, 608
air warning systems (Alaska) 364, 394, (Assam) 410, 415-16, 432-34, 463-64, 468, (Biak) 639, (Burma) 501, (China) 423-25, 428, 447, 519, 521, (Hollandia) 607-8, (Noemfoor) 659, (Sansapor) 663, 669-70, (Solomon) 218, 238-39, 241, 252, 257, 261, (SOPAC) 34, 45, 60, 239, 241-42, 263, 266-67, 298, (SWPA) 139, 155, 159-61, 164, 176, 182, 193, 336, 341, 344, (Wakde) 629. See also Coast watchers; Fighters.
Air depots, 76-78, 103-6, 154, 174, 197-99, 288-90, 294-97, 316, 348, 399, 419, 580, 587, 609, 649
Airfields, Allied:
Alaska and Aleutians, 360-61, 364-67, 369-70, 374-78, 381, 386-88, 395-400
China, 133, 405-48, 497, 505-7, 536-41, 550
Gilberts, 285-86, 291-92, 294, 302-5
India, 406-7, 410-13, 415-16, 420, 430, 432-35, 441n-42, 444-48, 456, 463, 475-76, 479, 497-98, 504
SOPAC, 28-29, 40-42, 56-57, 64-65, 69, 75, 80, 84-85, 87, 206, 212, 215, 217, 219-20, 223-24, 229, 233, 235-39, 248-49, 251-53, 256, 261-64, 266-68, 287, 291, 298, 352, 354
SWPA, 21-23, 316-17, 332, 343, 345, 348, 355, 549-50, 575, 580, 605-12, 616-18, 620, 623-24, 628-30, 642-45, 660-62, 664, 668-70
Air Forces (numbered):
Fifth AF:
ADVON, 99-100, 116, 142, 147-48, 156-57, 175, 316-17, 321, 329, 336, 559, 584, 586, 592-94, 596, 619-20, 622-23, 632, 637, 640, 645, 649; air supremacy (C. Gloucester) 311, 337-38, 345, (N. Guinea) 594-96, 598, 665, (Rabaul) 316-28; air task forces, 317; allocations, 133, 150-52, 155, 157, 162, 168-74, 192, 196-97; casualty rate, 127; CENPAC opns., 557-70, 677; CG, 98 (see also Kenney; Whitehead); combat score (Arawe) 336-37, (Bismarck Sea) 146-49, (C. Gloucester) 341, (Kavieng) 356, (Rabaul) 320-26, (Saidor) 350, (Salamaua area) 167, (west N. Guinea) 590-91, 594-95, 597-98, (Wewak area) 180; communications, 156, 176-77; FEAF component, 646-51, 670; forward hops, 177; functions, 99, 126, 166, 168, 170, 174, 355, 562, 564; hazards, 596; health, 140, 150-51, 155, 192, 200; logistics, 37-38, 41, 49-51, 71, 73-79, 90, 99, 101-7, 120, 139, 153-56, 176, 188-93, 573; morale, 150, 160, 192, 200, 612; orgn., 98; Rear Ech., 646; strength, 100-101, 111, 114, (Jan. 1943) 139-40, (May 1943) 161-62, (March-Dec. 1943) 152-53, (summer 1943) 169-72, 178, (Oct. 1943) 196-97, (early 1944) 579, 587-88; tactics, 589, 592, 602; training, 140, 173-74. See also Allied AF; Shipping strikes; SWPA for campaigns. Seventh AF: A-4, 297; ADVON (estbd.) 298, 304, (disbanded) 672, 677; air-base security bns., 298; CENPAC opns., 553, 574, 672-93; CG, 281; combat score (Gilberts) 301, (Marshalls) 306, 309; deployment (Nov. 1943) 298, (Jan. 1944) 304; diversions, 28, 47, 86; early raids, 284; FEAF assignment, 651; FLINTLOCK-CATCHPOLE, 302-10; GALVANIC, 290-302; intelligence, 287; living conditions, 308; logistics, 288-90; Navy command relations, 281-84, 552, 674-75; Navy coop., 287, 291-93, 296-97; opnl. control, 281; opnl. difficulties, 301, 307-8; orgn. and functions, 281-90, 305, 672, 674-76, 692-93; personnel problems, 288-89, 297-98; strength (1942) 282-83, 287, (Oct. 1943) 293, (Jan. 1944) 305, (summer 1944) 675, 693; training, 283, 287-88, 296. See also Hawaii.
Eighth AF, priority, 171
Ninth AF, 430. See also Middle East.
Tenth AF, 405-34, 448-49, 461, 463, 501
Anti-Smuggling Det., 449; CG, 409, 411, 413-14, 436, 451, 458–59 (see also Bissell, Brereton, Davidson, Naiden); Hq. (Calcutta) 451; IG report (1942), 417-18; integration with Bengal Comd. under SEAC, 458; intelligence, 473, 482, 491; mission, 406-7, 409-10, 415, 423, 434, 448-49, 456, 468-69; morale, 412-13, 417-19, 421; orgn., 406-10, 420-22, 432, 434, 436-37, 447, 451-52, 466, 524; strategy in Burma, 472-73; strength (1942) 406, 410, 420-21, (Jan. 1943) 434, (spring 1943) 463, 467, 475, 486; supply, 421, 440; Third Tactical AF (EAC), 500, 503, 510-11, 515; transfer of units to China, 441. See also CATF; CBI; IATF; SEAC.
Eleventh AF, 359-401
A-4, 367; a/c types, 364, 366, 370-71; bases, 360-61, 364-67, 369-70, 374-76, 381; CG, 360, 397; chain of comd., 360, 372-73; combat score, 371-72, 375, 380, 384, 386, 390, 396-97; XI Strategic AF, 399; Hq., 361; LOC, 361, 367, 394; mission, 365-66, 373-75, 377, 379-80, 382, 386-87, 398; morale, 371-72; opnl. hazards, 361-63, 366, 397; orgn., 360, 399; strength, 360, 366-68, 372, 379, 381, 394-99; tactics, 364-65, 370, 379; Task Group 16.1, 378-80; training, 372, 397-98; weather planes, 364, 367, 373-74, 376, 385
Twelfth AF, priority, 153
Thirteenth AF:
assignment question, 553-55, 573-74; CENPAC opns., 570, 582, 584, 586, 602-4, 676-77, 681-88; COMAIRSOLS component, 204, 210-11, 262, 265, 268; FEAF component, 646-51, 670; health, 269, 275-77; logistics, 277-80; mission, 648, 664, 673, 676, 686; Navy dependence, 651; N. Guinea opns., 657, 663-64; orgn., 70-91, 203, 209-10, 214-15, 224, 228-29, 586; Rabaul opns., 338, 351-52; 7th AF relationship, 288, 677; strength, 243, 282. See also Thirteenth Air TF under Task Forces.
Fourteenth AF:
a/c strength, 521, 523, 529-30, 537; combined opns. against Rangoon, 476-85, 488-89, 513-14, 532; coop. with 10th AF, 448, 465, 467; deployment, 476, 490, 492; Forward Ech., 520n, 528, 532, 534, 536; Hq. at Kunming, 449; opns. (Jan. 1943-June 1944) 518-45; orgn., 436-43, 449-507, 466, 518, 536-37; OTU at Karachi, 529-30; shipping strikes, 442, 497, 522, 524-25, 527-29, 531-32, 534-35, 538-39; strength, 440, 443, 518, 523-25, 531-32, 541; supply and maintenance, 440, 442-44, 452, 457, 476, 541; tng. in India, 457. See also CBI; China.
Fifteenth AF, Twining as CG, 32, 268
Twentieth AF, 693
Air-ground cooperation: Admiralties, 561-70; Aleutians, 369-70, 375, 380, 382-86, 391; Bougainville, 252, 261, 264-65; Burma, 467, 506; CENPAC, 287, 305-6, 690; China, 531, 534-35, 540-41, 544; Guadalcanal, 35-36, 82, 88-89; Hollandia, 607, 609-14; Marianas, 690-92; N. Britain, 311, 336, 341-45; N. Georgia, 221, 231-34; N. Guinea, 25-26, 110, 113, 123-26, 164-68, 181, 187, 258, 345-50; Tulagi, 35; Vella Lavella, 238-39; Vogelkop advance, 626-28, 630-31, 635-37, 657-59, 668-69
Air liaison officers and parties:
1st ALP, 340
Solomons, 252
SWPA, 97, 110, 125-26, 166, 182, 186-88, 336, 340, 347, 564, 566-67, 569, 585
Airlifts:
Biak, 645
Hollandia, 609
Merauke, 640
Nadzab, 176-77, 317. See also Air supply.
Air-sea rescue, 79, 264-66, 355, 591, 645, 666
Air Service Command, 587
Air service support sqs., 295-96
Air supply. See Airlifts; China air supply line; Supply; Supply drops.
Air transport:
Alaska, 361
need in Pacific, 288
SOPAC, 34, 267, 274. See also ATC
Supply drops
Troop carrier.
Air Transport Comd.:
Marianas, 675
SOPAC, 274.
See also Air transport; India-China Wing; Troop carrier.
Aitape:
Allied base, 605-6, 609-10, 612-14, 620, 622
Jap. base, 557, 576-77, 579, 582-85, 588-89, 592, 594, 599, 604-5, 623
Aitutaki, 4
Ajoe I., 665
Akiyama, Vice Adm. Tetuo, 391
Akyab, 437, 443, 460-61, 479, 495, 497, 500, 511
Alamagan, 693
ALAMO Force, 316, 328-29, 336, 340, 346, 557, 559, 561-62, 567, 582, 584, 608-9, 619, 621, 630, 634-35, 642, 644, 651-52, 654-55, 658, 660-61, 663
Alaska, 359-401
air priority, 359-60, 368, 394
defensive theater, 359-63, 368-69, 378, 394-96
terrain, 361-63. See also Aleutians.
Alaska Air Base, 367
Alaska Defense Comd., 360, 372-73; G-4, 367
Alaskan Air Depot, 399
Alaskan Department, 400
Alet I., 687
Aleutian Is.:
amphibious landings, 369, 375, 382, 386, 390-91
campaign, 359-401
retrenchment, 392-401
strategic position, 131, 134, 359-63, 368, 378, 392-94
Alexander, Brig. Gen. Edward, 445, 447
Alexishafen, Jap. base, 138, 180, 182, 314, 317, 338, 347, 350, 567, 578
Ali I., 575
Alipore, 434
Allanmyo, 472
Allied Air Forces: 110, 127, 150, 178-80, 185, 188-89, 195, 219; CG, 7, 26, 99
deployment (Nov. 1942), 118n
FEAF relationship, 646-51
liquidation, 651
logistics, 101-6
Papuan opns. evaluation, 126-28
Solomons opns., 218-19, 222-23, 228, 241-43, 250, 257-58
strength (June 1942) 7, (Aug. 1942) 100, (Mar. 1943) 142n, (Oct. 1943) 196, (Feb. 1944) 579-80
Allied Land Forces: CG, 7; Hq., 136
Allied Naval Forces, 7, 316, 585, 613, 620, 622, 654
Allison engine, 423
Amahai a/d, 666-67
Amboina, Jap. base, 140n, 169, 549, 578, 598, 619, 626, 641, 654, 663, 666-67
Amchitka, 364, 369, 373-74, 375-77, 379-82, 384, 387, 390, 400
Americal Div., 28, 55, 8-81, 574
American Volunteer Group, 407, 423-25, 433, 441, 534
Amoy, 528
Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet, 379
Amphibious Forces:
Fifth, Comdr., 297
Seventh, 164, 181, 186-87, 316, 332, 559, 622
Amphibious landings:
Aleutians, 369, 382, 386, 390-91
Biak, 635
Bougainville, 256-57
Gilberts, 301-2
Guadalcanal, 35
Hollandia and Aitape, 605
Lae, 186
Marianas, 690
Marshalls, 306
N. Georgia, 229-31
N. Guinea, 605
Noemfoor, 658
Sansapor, 668
Wakde, 626
Anacker, Capt. Lyle, 323
Anami, Gen. Koreiku, 577
Anatahan, 693
Anchorage, 361
Andaman Sea, 436, 463, 473-74, 513-14
An-kang, 541-42
Anson a/c, in Papua, 117
Antiaircraft. See Air defense.
Aogiri Ridge, 343
Apamama, 284, 291, 299, 302-4, 309, 672, 678, 680
APPEASE, 344
Arakan, 469, 497, 499-508, 511, 515, 517
Arawe, 130, 268, 311, 331-37, 341, 344
Arcadia Transient Camp, 104
Archerfield, 154
Armies (numbered):
“First Air Army,” 646–47
Second Area (Jap.), 577-78, 617
Second (Jap.), 617, 619
Fourth Air (Jap.), 314, 578-79, 588-89, 591, 598, 616, 619
Fifth (Chinese), 407
Sixth, 316, 651
Sixth (Chinese), 407
Eighth, 651
Eighth Area (Jap.), 312, 334, 555
Fourteenth (Brit.), 499, 508–9
Fifteenth (Jap.), 499
Eighteenth (Jap.), 575, 577, 588-89, 613-14
Army Air Forces, POA, activated, 693
Army Airways Communications System, 449
Arnold, Gen. H. H.,
CG AAF, 49-50, 70, 76, 87, 99, 101, 103, 118-19, 174, 185, 197, 214-15, 242, 262, 275, 318, 345, 414, 431, 450, 456-57, 503, 530
Alaska, 368, 377, 394, 396, 401
CBI trip (Jan. 1943), 437-38, 440
China air opns., 438-39
commitments (CBI) 420, 443, (Pacific) 18-19, 44, 47-48, 51-52, 92, 172-73, 196, 223, 241, 244; 14th AF, 438, 441
priority of theaters, 14, 44-45, 48-49, 274
SEAC (orgn. functions) 453-54, (unified comd.) 457-58
SOPAC (bomber opns.) 64, 66, 68-69, (living conditions for AAF) 271-72, (offensive opns.) 69, 243, (replacement programs) 86, 263
strategy in Pacific, 27-28; 10th AF, 417-18, 421
Arnold-Portal-Towers agreement, 420
Aroe Is., 634
Aslito Field, 690-91
Assam:
air warning net, 410, 415-16, 432-34, 463, 468
Allied airfields, 410, 412, 435, 442, 444-45, 447-48, 460, 497-99, 510
defense of air supply line to China, 410-11, 415, 431-32, 449, 457, 463-69, 476, 488, 492, 494, 499-500, 510, 516, 539-41
fuel supply 538
Jap. attacks, 432-33, 463, 468
maintenance problems, 445-46
rail line to Calcutta, 444, 448, 476
Assam American Air Base Comd.: mission, 449; orgn., 448-49, 452
Assam-Burma-China Ferry, 466
Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Operations, Commitments, and Requirements, 457, 648
Astrolabe Bay, 130
Attu, 359, 361, 364-65, 369, 373-75, 377-89, 391, 395, 399
Aur Atoll, 309
Australia:
a/c deployment, 46-47
as base, 7-10, 16, 32, 37, 76, 93, 99-104, 114, 131n, 140, 150-51, 154, 169, 175-90, 192-93, 196-200, 282, 311-12, 405, 581, 587, 592, 631
defense, 3-6, 10, 14-15, 20, 27, 98-99, 102, 130, 207
forces, 7, 16, 21-23, 25, 93-98, 107-11, 113-24, 136-37, 140, 155, 158, 160-67, 332, 345-50, 411, 562, 580, 585, 646, 670
industrial facilities, 9, 102, 124, 154, 174, 198
North Eastern Area Comd., 26
North West Area, 584.
See also Royal Australian Air Force.
Avenger a/c, 227
Averill, Lt. Col. James, 542
Aviation engineers:
CENPAC, 292, 294, 303-4, 330, 342
Marianas, 693
SOPAC, 11, 21, 28, 34, 36, 40, 76-78, 236, 267-77
SWPA, 174, 176, 190-91, 561, 607, 609, 624, 628-29, 642, 644, 655, 668. See also numbered units.
Ayu Asia Is., 662
B
B-17:
B-17E, 420
characteristics, 28-29, 51, 53, 61-62, 66-67, 96, 108, 111-12, 121, 137n.
low-level tests, 107
modification, 62-64
B-24:
“bridge-busting,” 492
characteristics, 161, 291, 309, 337, 399, 433, 475, 526
with Fourteenth Air Force, 518-29
freight hauling, 440, 445, 465, 467, 520, 522, 528, 531-32
with LAB, 197
mine-laying, 532
modification, 154, 242, 279, 289, 473, 475, 483
as “snooper,” 197, 241-42, 258
transition from B-17, 111, 289
as transport plane, 34
B-25:
in air supply, 509
arrival in SWPA, 8
best use, 692
“bridge-busting” in Burma, 474, 487-89, 490-92
characteristics, 168, 170-71, 179, 182, 226, 305-6, 309, 317, 333, 338, 343, 420, 425, 428-29, 465, 467, 487, 544, 636-37
in China, 426-30
in low-level skip-bombing, 531
modification, 141, 170-71, 197, 199
in noncombat missions, 161
range, 640
as search plane, 221-22
in SOPAC, 226
in TC opns., 116
B-26:
B-25 to replace in SWPA, 100
characteristics, 85
early arrival in SWPA, 288
B-29, strategic plans, 197-98, 396, 399-400, 456, 537, 553, 572, 675, 693
Baanga, 237-38
Babiang, 612
Babo, 138, 601, 632, 634, 639-41, 656, 664, 667
BACKHANDER Task Force, 329,339
Bailey, 377
Bairoko, 220, 229, 233, 235, 237
Baker I., 292, 294-96, 298, 303-4
Baldwin, Air Marshal Sir John, 458-59, 510-11
Ballale I., 84, 204, 211, 213, 221, 226, 233, 245-46, 252, 254, 257, 265, 267
Bally Seaplane Base, 515
Banda Sea, 601
Bangkok, 433-34, 442, 473, 483-84, 511, 513-14, 538
Bangkok-Moulmein railway, 471,484, 535
Banika I., 88
Banui Harbor, 265
Barakoma, 237, 239, 241, 243-44, 251-52, 255, 260, 265-66
Barbey, Rear Adm. Daniel, 164, 331, 345-46, 585
Barnes, Brig. Gen. Earl, 664, 668
Barnes, Maj. Gen. Julian, 7
Barr, Lt. Col. John, 465
Barrett, Maj. Gen. Charles, 246
Basye, Maj. William, 426
Battalions (numbered):
1st Inf., 82
1st Marine Raider, 220
1st Naval Cons., 11. See also Seabees.
2nd Inf., 82
2nd Parachute, USMC, 256
4th Marine Raider, 220
6th Naval Cons., 40, 55
7th Naval Cons., 28
10th Marine Arty., 80
11th Marine Arty., 80
27th Engr. Combat, 660
40th Naval Cons., 566
63rd Tank Destroyer, 328
73rd Naval Cons., 236, 238
91st Replacement, 650
99th Field Arty., 561, 565, 568
121st Field Arty., 347n.
148th Field Arty., 331
218th Field Arty., 622
236th AA Arty. Searchlight, 331
470th AA Arty. AW, 331
565th Signal AW, 176, 200, 660, 669
569th Signal AW, 660
574th Signal AW, 608, 630
583rd Signal AW, 606, 608, 630
596th Signal AW, 669
804th Engr. Avn., 294
807th Engr. Avn., 369–70
808th Engr. Avn., 347n.
810th Engr. Avn., 11, 28
811th Engr. Avn., 11
813th Engr. Avn., 375
828th Engr. Avn., 236
836th Engr. Avn., 628
841st Engr. Avn., 342
863rd Engr. Avn., 347n.
864th Engr. Avn., 330, 342
873rd Airborne Engr. Avn., 11
1874th Engr. Avn., 660
Battery, 673rd AA Machine Gun, 561
Bawdwin, 490
Beat, Maj. Bruce, 527
Beaufighter, 108, 123, 141-45, 157, 160-61, 164, 170, 182, 316, 319-20, 613, 661
Beaufort a/c, 107, 142n-43, 161, 316, 321, 324, 326, 328, 332, 335, 338, 352, 613
Beaufort Bay, 81
Beebe, Col. Eugene, 520
Beebe, Col. R. E., 609
Beechcraft a/c, 342
Bell Aircraft, 172
Belleau Woods, 293
Belvedere Palace, 512
Bengal, Bay, 469
Bengal Command, RAF:
combined missions with 10th AF (Rangoon), 476-85, 488-89
coordination with AAF, 458-59, 461 (see also under RAF)
deployment, 461n.
Benner, Col. Donald, 104
Bennett, Col. T. Alan, 542
Beraoe Gulf, 639
Bering Sea, 361-63, 365, 367, 373, 382
Berry a/d, 160
Bertrandias, Col. Victor, 104
Biak:
Allied base, 642-46, 652-53, 654-57, 660, 665-66, 685, 687
Allied landing, 635
Allied offensive, 608, 610-11, 616-25, 628-42
bomb tonnage, 634
map, 633
terrain, 620-21
“West Caves,” 643
Bibola Hill, 233
Bigej I., 300
Bismarck Arch.:
Allied base, 670
Jap. base, 14, 34, 42, 134, 138, 193-94, 209, 249, 311-13, 328, 555, 557, 579, 582
Bismarck Sea, 161, 163, 168, 314, 332, 578; Battle, 129, 135-50, 561
Bissell, Brig. Gen. Clayton, CG 10th AF, 414-22, 431-33, 436, 439, 447-49, 451
Black, Maj. A. B., 540
Black Cats, 241
“Black Sunday,” 597
Black Widow. See P-61.
Blamey, Gen. Sir Thomas, 7, 113-14, 125, 181
Blanche Bay, 312
Blanche Channel, 229
Blind-bombing, 197, 267, 388, 602, 683. See also “Snoopers.”
Blucher Pt., 345-46
Bobdubi Ridge, 163
Boela a/d, 666-67
Bogadjim, 349
BOLERO, commitments, 19n, 34, 44-45
Bombing tactics, 42, 66-68, 107-12, 265, 267, 320, 322, 324, 431, 464-65, 489, 492-93, 513-14, 531, 557-59, 569, 589, 683, 691-92
Bomb types:
“daisy cutter,” 602
delayed action, 226
depth, 82
fire, 692
gasoline, 82
incendiary and demolition, 464, 524
napalm, 692
parademo, 665
phosphorus burst bomb, 603, 682
Bonin Is., 678
Bonis, 243-44, 252-53, 255, 258
BOODLE, 380
Boomerang a/c, characteristics, 349
Boram, 178-79, 314, 563, 588, 590
Bosnek, 621-22, 631, 634-37, 639, 641-43, 686
Bostock, Air Vice Marshal W. D., 99
Boston a/c, 142n.-43, 145, 316, 335, 661
Botataung, 480
Bougainville:
Allied base, 258-80, 311, 318, 328, 351, 602
Allied landings, 256-58
Allied objective, 207, 209, 217, 219, 226, 245-58
Jap. base, 4, 27, 42-43, 53, 58, 67, 83-84, 89, 91, 111, 130, 208, 211, 213-14, 221, 223, 231, 236, 239, 240-43
Boyington, Maj. Gregory, 351
Brady, Brig. Gen. Francis, 414
Brahmaputra, R., 418, 498; Valley, 412, 495
Brandt, Col. Carl, 649
Breene, Brig. Gen. Robert, 76, 78
Brennan, Lt. Martin, 382
Brereton, Maj. Gen. Lewis:
transfer to ME, 409-10, 412-14
Brett, Lt. Gen. George, CG Allied Air Forces, 7, 26, 100, 107n
BREWER Task Force, 557, 559, 561, 568
“Bridge-busting”:
Burma, 464-65, 471-74, 476, 480, 484-86, 492-93, 513-14
China, 542-44
N. Guinea, 631
Brigades (numbered):
1st Cavalry, 561, 567
1st Marine (Prov.), 691
2nd Amph. (Jap.), 637
2nd Cavalry, 567
3rd Air (Jap.), 578
8th Air (Jap.), 578
8 Brigade (N.Z.), 250, 255
9th Air (Jap.), 578
14th Air (Jap.), 578, 596
14 Independent (Brit.), 503
16 Independent (Brit.), 503-4, 507
17 (Aus.), 158, 161
23 Independent (Brit.), 503
30th Air (Jap.), 578
50 Parachute (Brit.), 508
65th (Jap.), 334
77 (Indian), 460, 503–4
Brisbane, as base, 4, 9, 22, 98-99, 103, 105-6, 121, 151, 156-57, 164, 169, 174, 198-99, 273, 318, 555, 559, 587, 648-49, 655
British:
allocation of troops, 14, 133-34, 263
Arakan crisis, 500-9
army GHQ at New Delhi, 452
bases in India, 406
Burma (amphibious offensive) 495, 497, 499, (authority) 463-64, (opns.) 437, 460-61, 470-72, 485, 494, 540-41
Chiang Kai-shek relations, 436
comd. of Indian troops, 499-500
Indian agitation for independence, 417
Ledo Road construction, 461
native labor in CBI, 412
responsibility in CBI (airfield construction in Assam) 444-45, 448, (Calcutta-Assam freight haul) 448
sea and air lines to India, 498
strategy in Pacific, 378
strength in India Comd. (1943), 461
Sumatra attack, 498
at TRIDENT, 42-43
unified comd. in CBI, 453, 455, 458
Broadway, 504-7
Brown, Maj. Gen. Albert, 383
Brown, Joe E., 156
Browning, Capt. Miles, 131
Brush, Maj. Gen. Rapp, 344
Buckner, Maj. Gen. Simon, CG ADC, 360, 363, 394-95
Buin (Jap. base), 43, 50, 53, 58, 62-63, 67-69, 80, 84, 86, 91, 111, 113, 130, 138, 204, 206, 211, 213, 217, 221, 225-27, 239-40, 242, 246, 248, 251, 255, 259
Buka I., 4, 111, 130, 138, 313, 318; Jap. base, 53, 55, 84, 225-26, 239, 243-44, 246, 248, 250, 252-55, 258
Buka Passage, 27, 66-67, 163, 251
Buldir, 385
Bumi R., 188
Buna:
Allied base, 158, 183, 187, 339
Allied campaign, 106, 108-29, 135, 146,
(evaluation) 126
mission, 124
Buna Air Task Force, 156
Buna Force, 124; Hq., 123n.
Bunker Hill, 260
Buota I., 303
Burma:
air supply, 446, 466, 494-95, 499-510, 515-17
Allied offensive, 433-34, 436-37, 439-40, 442-43, 450, 453, 457, 459-517, 525, 528, 539-41
Allied strategy, 460-61, 472-74, 490, 494-95, 497, 507, 511-12
“bridge-busting,” 464-65, 471-74, 476, 480, 484-86, 492-93, 513-14
glider opns., 503-7
Jap. occupation, 3, 406-7, 411, 415, 423, 426, 429, 433, 435, 437, 469-93, 529-30, 538
long-range penetration, 494-95, 497, 499, 503-7
transportation system, 468-86, 492, 498, 512-14, 519, 531
unified comd., 455
Burma Road, 134, 405, 407, 429, 469, 519, 540
Burma-Thailand railway system, 513-14
Buroton Bay, 398
But, 178-79, 314, 576, 578, 588, 594, 613
Butjo Luo I., 568
Butler, Brig. Gen. William, CG 11th AF, 360, 367-68, 377-78, 380, 389, 397
C
C-46:
air supply (Arakan), 502-3
C-47:
air supply (Burma), 505-6
arrival of new sqs. (SWPA), 114, 117, 137
characteristics, 56, 136, 176-77, 235, 273
China, 542
N. Caledonia, 34
C-49, characteristics, 137n.
C-60, in air transport, 121, 137n.
C-87, characteristics, 273-74, 438, 532
CACTUS, 213
Cairns, 103n.
Cairo, 457-58, 495, 497, 499, 549
Calcutta, 410, 422, 434, 444, 448, 451, 461, 476, 510n., 512, 515
Callaghan, Rear Adm. Daniel, 59
Campbell, Lt. Col. David, 640
Campbell, Brig. Gen. Harold, 292
Campho Port, 431
Canadian operations, 360, 371, 373, 387
Canton (China), 424, 426-28, 430-31, 520, 523, 527, 530-31, 538-39, 541
Canton I., 4, 17, 19, 52, 72, 284, 287, 291-92, 294-95, 298, 303-4, 306
Cape Alexander, 242
Cape Boram, 590. See also Boram.
Cape Bushing, 339
Cape Cretin, 563, 565, 582, 605
Cape Esperance, 55, 81, 83, 218
Cape Gloucester, 130, 138, 146, 161, 163, 168, 183, 187-88, 193-94, 248, 311, 314, 317-18, 328-35, 337-45, 355, 580, 585, 620
Cape Hoskins, 314, 333-34, 337, 355
Cape Ward Hunt, 143
Caribbean Defense Comd., 504
Carney, Rear Adm. Robert, 551
Carney Field, 215, 220, 229, 241-42, 253
Caroline Is., 134-35, 194-95, 290, 300, 305, 307-8, 312, 316, 549-54, 557, 570-74, 577-78, 586, 671-93
Carpender, Rear Adm. Arthur, 193
Carrier operations. See Navy.
Casablanca conference, 49, 130, 133, 378, 435, 437, 460
Castner, Col. William, 369
Catalina a/c:
SWPA, 111, 135, 143, 183, 324, 332, 335, 338, 344, 355-56, 563, 581, 584, 586, 591, 599, 601-2, 604, 645, 666. See also PBY.
CATCHPOLE, 302-7, 672; defined, 303, 551
Celebes Is., Jap. base, 140, 169, 316, 578, 598, 616, 619
Celebes Sea, 134
Central Pacific Area:
a/c allocation, 17
Allied offensive, 131, 134-35, 193-95, 198, 248, 281-310, 355, 672-93
distance problems, 676, 680-81, 683
1st air attack on Jap. bases, 283
Jap. occupation, 3
mission, 688-90
orgn., 10
service units, 294-5. See also Gilberts; Marianas; Marshalls.
Central Pacific Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 293, 304, 676
Central Solomons, 203-44. See also New Georgia.
Ceylon, 461n.
Chabua, 412, 415, 432, 445-46, 449, 501-2
Chakulia, 434
Chamberlin, Brig. Gen. Harry, 13
Chamberlin, Maj. Gen. Stephen, 131, 181, 330, 551
Changsha, 521-23, 531, 534, 544-45
Chang-te, 534-35
Charan Kanoa, 690
Charleston, 384
Charleville, 103n.
Charters Towers, 103n., 174
Chase, Brig. Gen. William, 567
Chauk, oil fields, 471, 473n., 515
Che-fang, 429
Cheli, Maj. Ralph, 180
Cheng-hsien, 541-42
Chengtu, 424, 426, 430, 522, 537, 542
Chennault, Brig. Gen. Claire:
CATF as independent AF, 438-41
CG CATF, 407, 410, 414, 422-25, 428-29, 431-32, 438, 443, 476, 518-19, 522, 524-25, 530, 541
Chinese-Amer. wings in 14th AF, 529
command complexity in CBI, 450-51, 453-54
commitments to China, 494
expanded air force in 1944, 536-37
as special adviser to CAF, 407
strategy in China, 435-37, 439, 442, 541-42
subordination to 10th AF, 436
at TRIDENT, 520-21
Chiang Kai-shek, Generalissimo:
Allied cooperation, 406n.
apmt. of Stratemeyer to CBI, 450
attitude toward SEAC, 453-54, 457, 495
Burma offensive, 460, 495, 497, 499, coop. with Chennault, 436-39
diversion of trainer a/c, 419
efforts to strengthen air opns. from China, 438-42
lease of CNAC transports to AAF, 413
Chiappe, Capt. Anthony, 355
Chichagof, 382-85
Chief of Air Staff, 71, 367, 447
Chief of Staff (WD):
authorization for 13th AF, 70-71
commitments to the Pacific, 19, 32, 46, 50, 65.
See also Marshall, Gen. George.
Chih-chiang, 523
China:
a/c (U.S. commitments) 438, 440-41, 443, 456-57, 518, 520, 529-30, 534
AF for China, 436–43 (see also Fourteenth AF)
air supply line, 409-18, 421-23, 429, 438-50, 452, 455-56, 463-64, 467-69, 476, 498, 503, 508, 518, 520, 522, 528, 531, 536–41 (see also Hump opns.)
coast lodgment plans, 134, 290, 405, 550-53, 570-71
comm. lines (surface), 405-6, 418, 433, 435, 439-40, 444, 461, 469, 491, 494, 498, 523, 539-40
deployment of a/c and troops, 49, 464, 476, 488, 492, 508, 512, 516, 537, 541
govt. relations with SEAC, 453, 455, 495
guerrilla activity, 528
intelligence, 541-42
Jap. assault against eastern bases, 405, 440, 523-28, 532
Ministry of Communications, 413
National Government, 539
plans for 1944, 536-45
priority targets, 497, 513, 524-25, 527-29, 531-32, 534-36, 538-39, 541
troops, Chinese, 407, 422, 429, 435-36, 442, 453, 518, 523, 532, 534-35, 539, 544, (air supply) 500-501, (coop. with U.S. and Brit.) 494-95, 520-21, 529, 540-41, (under U.S. supervision) 499, 507, 529-30, 534, 539, 543-45
War Area Service Corps, 423. See also Airfields; Chennault; CBI theater.
China Air Task Force:
a/c requirements, 518
air warning net, 424
asgmt. to 14th AF, 440
estb., 438
mission, 423
offensive opns., 410-11, 426-31
orgn., 407, 414-15, 422-23, 425, 434, 518, 529, 537
veterans, 441
China-Burma-India theater:
aircraft (allocations) 432, 438, 440-41, 443-44, 529, 550, (strength) 411-12, 419-20, 437, 454, 486, 508-10, 512, 518, 523, 525, 531, 537
Air Forces Tng. Unit, 451
Air Service Comd., 451-52, 455
amphibious opns., 495, 497, 499, 539
command problems, 435-59
communication lines, 405-6, 409-16, 418, 421-24, 429, 435, 438-48, 450, 452, 456, 460-61, 463-64, 467-69, 476, 494, 497-98, 500-502, 508, 516, 518, 520-23, 528, 531, 536-40
deployment of troops and a/c, 49, 422, 425-26, 434-37, 443, 446, 464, 476, 488, 492, 508, 512, 516, 537, 541
fighter escort, 426-28, 431, 467, 480-83, 503-4, 507, 510, 520-22, 524, 526-28, 537, 542-43
priority board, 448
strength (1942) 406n., 420-21, (1944) 406n.
terrain, 434, 469, 498-500, 508, 514, 540, 545. See also Burma
China
India
Fourteenth AF
Tenth AF.
China Defense Supplies, 529
China National Aviation Corp., 413, 445–499 467
China Sector, CBI, 450
Chindwin R., 437, 460-61, 469-72, 485, 497
Chinese Air Force, 426, 437, 440, 530, 541, 544
Chinese-American Composite Wing, 529-44
Chisima Retto. See Kuril Is.
Chittagong, 434, 461, 478, 482, 500
Choiseul, 4, 240, 248-51, 256, 267; Bay, 246
Chowringhee, 504-6
Christmas I., 4, 19, 52, 72, 284, 287
Chungking:
Allied base, 422, 424, 426, 430
Hq. CBI, 406, 449, 499, 521-22, 542
Chungmow, 542
Churchill, Winston:
amphibious opns. (Burma), 495
at Casablanca, 378
at Tehran, 497
TORCH priority, 48
Clark, Lt. Col. Joseph, 452
Clowes, Maj. Gen. Cyril, 96-97
Coast watchers, 69-70, 94, 114, 139, 164, 213, 218, 240, 264
Cochran, Col. Philip, 503-5
Coe, Capt. Charles, 228
Cold Bay, 364-65, 367, 369, 381
Collins, Maj. James, 59
Colombo, 461
Coltharp, Maj. Chester, 355
Combat fatigue:
CBI, 412, 429, 507, 518, 520, 538
SOPAC, 69, 85-87, 89-90, 269, 274-76
SWPA, 200
Combined Chiefs of Staff:
air offensive from China, 442
allocation of ships for SOPAC route, 27
CBI comd. complexities, 435
Chennault priority, 494
India-Burma and ME interdependence, 406
Ledo Rd., 494
major objective (1943–44), 134
Pacific commitments, 130-31, 133-34
Sumatra, 498
unified comd. in SEAC, 457-58
Combined Planning Staff, 396
Command Air North Solomons, 252-53, 264, 648
Command Air Solomons, 206, 211-15, 217, 221, 224-29, 232, 234, 237, 239, 243-44, 251-54, 257-59, 261-62, 266-67, 351, 353
Ftr. Comd., 211-13, 217n.-18, 222-24, 228, 262
opnl. control of AAF units, 203-4, 210, 224
orgn., 88-89
Strike Comd., 211, 226, 228, 232, 234, 254
tactics, 351.
See also Mason; Mitchell, Ralph; Twining.
Commander Aircraft CENPAC, 674
Commander Aircraft Forward Area CENPAC, 675, 677
Commander Aircraft South Pacific Force, 10, 133 29-31, 50, 68, 209, 221, 246, 253. See also Fitch; McCain.
Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet, 132, 305, 373-74, 378-79, 387. See also Nimitz.
Commander in Chief Pacific Ocean Area, 132, 292, 297, 573, 675; designation, 281. See also Nimitz.
Commander in Chief SWPA, 573, 616, 647, 650. See also MacArthur.
Commander Forward Area CENPAC, 674-75
Commander South Pacific Area, 10, 29-32, 43, 46-47, 52, 58, 65, 71, 130-32, 219-249, 272. See also Ghormley; Halsey.
Commander of U.S. Army Forces in SOPAC, 30-31, 34, 43-44, 71, 76. See also Harmon, Maj. Gen. Millard.
Command problems (inter-service):
SOPAC, 29-31, 70-71, 89, 203-4
Commands (numbered):
American Air Base No. I, 448, 466
I Island, 73
I Island Air, 35
II Island, 73
II Island Air, 35
IV Air Service Area, 199, 649
IV Island, 278
V Air Force Service, 191, 197-200, 587, 649
as ASC 5th AF, 103-7, 153-54; as U.S. Army Air Services, 99, 102-3
V Air Service Area, 199, 649
V Bomber, 99-100, 138-41, 157, 176, 197, 316-17, 337, 589-90, 602, 622-25, 634, 645
V Ftr., 99, 120, 136, 139-40, 157, 176, 181, 316-17, 608, 613, 639, 645, 663–64
VII Air Force Base, 288
VII Air Force Service, 288-90, 295, 298, 693
ADVON, 298, 304
VII Bomber, 282-89
CENPAC opns., 299-310; CG, 283; Hq., 672, 677
Navy control, 282
VII Ftr.: aircraft, 289
CG, 675
X Air Service, 411, 414, 421, 449, 451–52
XI Air Force Service, 367-68, 399
XIII Air Force Service, 214, 242, 278, 649
XIII Bomber, 253, 586, 602-4, 625, 631, 634, 677
XIII Ftr., orgn., 72, 215, 664, 669
XIV Air Service, 451
Companies (numbered):
6 Independent (Aus.), 117
59th Engineer (C), 331
119th Quartermaster Bakery, 176
679th Air Warning, 449
896th Engr. Avn., 375
Connell, Brig. Gen. Carl, 103, 191-93
Constantine H., 375
Cooke, Rear Adm. Charles, 394
Cook Is., 4
Cooper, Col. Merian, 429-30
Copeland, Brig. Gen. John, 386
Coral Sea, Battle, 3-4, 6, 18-19, 21
Cordova, 399
Corps (numbered):
I Amph., 246, 574
I (Aus.), 186
I (U.S.), 584, 605
XI, 613–14
XIV, 80, 233, 237, 264, 272n., 574, 647
15 (Brit.), 499
Corsair. See F4U.
Corunna Downs, 601
COTTAGE, 387
Coulter, Capt. John, 397-98
Cox’s Bazar, 478
Crabb, Col. Jarred, 316
Crater Pen., 325
Crews, Lt. Sidney, 320
Cripps, Sir Stafford, 416
Cunningham, Brig. Gen. Julian, 331, 335, 337
Curtiss, 298
Curtiss Wright, 172
“Cutthroat Operation,” 350
Cyclops a/d, 575, 592-94, 607, 611
D
Darnton, Byron, 118
Darwin, 8, 24, 96, 127, 161, 169-70, 199, 322, 581, 587
Dauntless a/c. See SBD.
Davao, 577, 604, 635, 638, 640
Davidson, Brig. Gen. Howard, 281n., 445, 448, 451, 458-59, 479, 512, 524, 529
Davies, Col. John, 8
Dazai, 607
DC-3, in air transport, 121
Debord, Lt. Robert, 23
Defense Forces and Shore Based Air, 674
Depapre, 575
Depots:
8th Supply (Jap.), 312
11th AC Replacement Center, 104
422nd Sub-Depot, 295
De Witt, Lt. Gen. John, CG WDC, 360, 366, 369, 377, 379, 387
DeWitt, Col. W. F., 452
defined, 329
Dickinson, Lt. James, 265
Dill, Field Marshal Sir John, 437-38
Dimapur, 508-9
airlift opns., 412-13, 418, 420, 468, 502
Directorate of Air Transport, 98, 113, 316, 609
DIRECTOR Task Force, 331, 335-37
Divisions (numbered):
Carrier Div. 1 (Jap.), 314, 325
First Marine, 27, 35, 80, 135, 328-29, 332, 334, 337, 340, 344, 554, 574
Carrier Div. 2 (Jap.), 253, 259, 314
2nd Inf. (Jap.), 53, 56
Second Marine, 80-81, 302, 690–92
3 (Aus.), 175
Third Marine, 246, 250, 256, 261, 574, 691
3 (N.Z.), 574
3 (West African), 507
Fourth Marine, 690–92
5 (Aus.), 344
5 (Brit.), 508–9
6th Air (Jap.), 578, 598
6th Inf., 630, 663
6th Inf. (Jap.), 58
7th Air (Jap.), 316, 578, 598, 619
7 (Indian), 500, 508
17 (Brit.), 503
17th (Jap.), 334
18th (Jap.), 495, 507
20 (Brit.), 503
20th Inf. (Jap.), 58, 576
Carrier Div. 22, 583
22nd (Chinese), 495, 499
23 (Brit.), 503
Carrier Div. 24, 583
24th Inf., 584, 605–6
25th Inf., 80-82, 220, 233, 246, 574
27th Inf., 299, 690
30th (Chinese), 499, 516
31st Inf., 630
32nd Inf., 7, 98, 113-16, 121, 123, 127, 328, 585, 606, 612
37th Inf., 11, 220, 233, 261, 574
38th (Chinese), 495, 499
38th (Jap.), 53
41st Inf., 7, 126, 158, 584, 605, 609, 619, 622, 635–36
41st (Jap.), 576
43rd Inf., 88, 204, 220, 233, 574, 613
50th Inf., 516
51st Inf. (Jap.), 142, 181, 576
55th (Jap.), 499
70 (Brit.), 503
77th Inf., 691
93rd Inf., 574
132nd Inf., 81
Dixon, Capt. Lorenzo, 398
Dobo, 634
Dobodura, Allied base, 119-21, 124-25, 139, 155-56, 158-61, 166, 169, 179, 182-83, 185, 192, 311, 317, 319-21, 327, 331, 335, 337, 340, 557, 580-81
Doe, Brig. Gen. Jens, 585, 622
Dona, 158-59
Doolittle, Maj. Gen. J. H., 268, 405, 429
Dorn, Brig. Gen. Frank, 540
Douglas Aircraft, 24-25, 104, 106
Douglass, Brig. Gen. Robert, 287, 675
Driniumor R., 612-13
Dublon, 578, 603, 678-80, 683-87, 689
Duke of York I., 312n.
Dum Dum, 434
Durand a/d, 316
Dutch Harbor, 359-60, 364, 367-68
Dyke Ackland Bay, 117
E
Eareckson, Col. William, 364, 366, 370, 382-83, 386
East China Sea, 407
Eastern Air Command:
mission, 459
Strategic Air Force, 509, 512-13, 515
strength (1944), 510-11
3rd Tactical AF, 503, 510-11, 515
Troop Carrier Comd., 459, 502-10, 515
Eastern Fleet (Brit.), 473, 626
Eastern Landing Force (New Georgia), 220
Eastern Solomons, Battle, 38
Ebeye I., 300
Efate, 11, 13, 28-29, 47, 78, 269
Egan, Col. John F., 463
Eglin Field, 692
Eichelberger, Lt. Gen. Robert, 123-24, 126, 584, 607, 609-11, 642-43
ELKTON Plan, 19-35, 151, 207-9, 219, 246, 248, 312, 328; defined, 129
Ellice Is., 284, 292-93, 298, 303-6
Embick, Lt. Gen. Stanley, 554
Emirau I., 312, 354, 356, 581-82
Emmons, Lt. Gen. Delos, Comdr. Hawaiian Dept., 19, 28, 46, 53, 76, 86, 281-82
Empress Augusta Bay, 246, 248-51, 255-68, 327, 330
Eniwetok Atoll, 195, 259, 303, 305-7, 310, 551-52, 554, 570, 671, 681-84, 686
En-shih, 541-43
Erdin, Maj. Robert, 492
Erh-tang, 537
Espiritu Santo:
Allied base, 13, 35-38, 40, 43, 53, 56, 59, 61, 64, 66-68, 75, 77-78, 82, 269, 271, 273, 277-78
Hq. COMAIRSOPAC, 72-73
Hq. 13th AF, 72-73, 215, 224, 228
Essex, 260
Etamin, 606
Eten I., Jap. base, 578, 602, 678-83, 685-87
EUREKA conference, 497
European theater, 14, 19-20, 44, 48-50, 245, 251, 405, 437, 466, 475, 508, 510
Evacuation of personnel, airborne:
CBI, 501-10
Everest, Col. Frank, 33
Ezaki, Col. Yoshio, 558
F
F4F, 40-41, 55, 57, 59, 84, 89, 204, 213, 218, 222
F4U, 89, 204, 212-13, 217, 222, 227, 234, 238-41, 251-52, 254, 257, 262-63, 267, 351-52, 686
F-5, characteristics, 161, 325
F6F, 204, 251, 254, 262, 307, 351-52, 686
F-7, characteristics, 399
Faan a/d, 601
Fairbanks, 361
Faisi, 4, 66, 69, 235, 242, 246, 258
Fanning I., 52
Farallon de Medinilla, 693
Farallon de Pajaros, 693
Far East Air Force Combat Replacement and Training Center, 649-50
Far East Air Forces:
A-1, 650
A-2, 653
A-3, 650
designated, 648
opns. in west N. Guinea, 656-70
Far East Air Force Service Comd., 649
Fechteler, Rear Adm. William, 622, 654, 658
Fefan, 683
Fennell, Maj. Max, 430
Fenny, 434
Fenton Field, 601
Ferrell, Capt., 188
Ferris, Brig. Gen. Benjamin, 454
Fighter a/c:
control sectors, 176-77, 182-83, 187-88, 193, 349, 606-8, 628-30, 639, 660, 669
control ship, 340
cruise control, 666
defense of Marianas, 689-90, 692-93
escort need, 107, 196, 217, 219-21, 223
tactics, 324, 525. See also units and a/c types.
Fiji Is.:
Allied bases, 19, 28, 33-35, 52, 58, 76-78
allocations, 11, 16, 18-19, 46-47, 72
troops, 574
Finisterre Range, 190
Finschhafen:
Allied base, 187-93, 317, 322, 330, 332, 340, 345-46, 349, 355, 559, 561, 580, 591, 599, 609, 611, 620, 629, 638, 649, 654
Allied landing, 187
Jap. base, 5, 132, 162, 182-83, 186-89
FIREPLACE, 369
Fishhook Ridge, 385
Fitch, Rear Adm. Aubrey, COMAIRSOPAC, 50n., 68-69, 71-74, 206, 209-10, 220-21, 224, 246, 272
“Five Islands,” 72
Fletcher, Vice Adm. Frank, 38-39
Florida I., 4
“Flying Circus,” 608
Formosa, 423, 532, 535, 550, 553–55 570-73; St., 531, 534
Fort Greeley, 399
Fort Hertz, 431-32, 463-64, 48-69, 501, 516
Fortification Pt., 346
Fort Ord, 377
Foster, Maj. Leo, 684
Fox, Jack, 141
Francis, Lt. William, 682
Frazier, Lt. Everette, 174-75, 177, 190
Frederick, Capt. George, 566, 569-70
Frink, Maj. Gen. J. L., 609
Fry, Col. Ralph, 106
Fuller, Maj. Gen. Horace, 622, 635-37, 641
Funafuti, 284-86, 291, 294-95, 298-301, 304
G
GALAHAD Force, 504
GANGWAY, 566
Garove I., 333
Gasmata, 130, 161, 178, 183, 187-88, 314, 329-35, 337
Gatty, Capt. Harold, 113
Gavin, Lt. Col. Edward, 587
Gays, 434
Gazelle Pen., 322, 352; map, 313
Geddes, Lt. John, 384
Geelvink Bay, 552, 572, 575, 583-84, 599, 601, 611, 621, 623, 626, 631, 640, 652, 661
Gehres, Cdre. Leslie, 397
George, Maj. Gen. Harold, 447
Ghormley, Vice Adm. Robert, COMSOPAC, 10, 20-21, 29, 31-33, 40-43, 46-47, 57, 93, 100
Gia Lam, 527
Gibson, John, 172
Gilbert Is., 28, 135, 194-95, 268, 281, 284-86, 290-305, 308-10, 551, 671-78
Giles, Maj. Gen. Barney, 502
Gill, Maj. Gen. William, 329
Gilnit, 337
Gizo St., 240
Glenn, Brig. Gen. Edgar, 441, 519
Glider operations:
in N. Guinea, 119.
See also Troop carrier.
GLOBETROTTER, 663
Gokteik viaduct, 472, 474, 490-92
Goodenough I., 94, 97, 118, 132, 139, 145, 165, 316, 331, 335, 346, 580, 585, 605
Gordon, Lt. Nathan, 355
Great Sitkin, 375
Griswold, Maj. Gen. Oscar, 233
Groups (numbered):
1st Air Commando, 457
3rd Bomb., 8, 100, 140–42n., 171, 317, 319-20, 323, 325-26, 341, 355-56, 588, 595, 599, 610-11, 622, 635, 637-38, 640, 656-57, 667
3 Combat Cargo (Brit.), 509
4th Air Depot, 103n.-4, 154, 170
5th Bomb., 53, 58, 62, 84, 86, 91, 217, 241, 253, 258, 273, 282, 289n., 351-52, 570, 586, 603-4, 625, 657, 677, 681, 683, 685, 687-88
5th Ftr., 530
7th Bomb., 409, 420, 429-30, 432, 459, 475, 477-80, 482-84, 488-89, 501, 512
8th Air Base (Service), 103, 105
8th Ftr., 8, 585, 587, 623, 629, 640-43, 658, 666
11th Bomb., 27-29, 35, 37, 45-46, 53, 62-67, 75, 77, 84, 86-87, 91, 214, 273, 282-86, 292, 298-99, 304, 672, 677, 683-84, 689, 693 Marine Aircraft 12, 88
13th Air Depot, 76-79
19th Bomb., 8-9, 26, 28, 58, 100-101, 111, 118n., 150, 282
22nd Bomb., 8, 100, 140, 197, 317, 333n.-34, 342, 587-88, 624, 645, 665
22nd Service, 103n. 23rd Ftr., 407, 409-10, 420-22, 425, 526, 534, 542
27th Air Depot, 103n. 27th Bomb., 8
28th Bomb. (C), 360, 366, 372, 399
30th Bomb., 293, 298, 304, 672, 677-81, 683-84, 689, 693
35th Ftr., 8, 22, 25, 142n., 160, 189, 623, 661
35th Service, 103n. 36th Service, 103n. 38th Bomb., 8, 100, 140, 142n., 170, 319, 322, 325, 355-56, 558, 563-66, 588, 595, 623-24, 626, 632-34, 640-41, 643, 656, 665, 667
41st Bomb., 293, 303, 306, 309, 672, 686, 692
42nd Bomb., 226, 240, 265, 352-53, 664, 669
43rd Bomb., 7, 100, 107, 139, 142n., 319-22, 327, 334-35, 337, 340, 355, 558, 564-65, 567, 587, 623-24, 645, 665
45th Service, 103n. 46th Service, 103n., 155
49th Ftr., 8, 136, 142n., 155, 160, 317, 587, 607, 610-11, 622-23, 625, 630-31, 642, 657
51st Ftr., 409-10, 420-21, 432, 443, 449, 459, 463-66, 529, 536
64th Troop Carrier, 508-9
81st Air Depot, 103n., 106
90th Bomb., 58, 110-11, 118n., 139–40n., 142n., 154, 169, 282, 319-22, 334, 337, 355, 558, 587, 624, 646, 656-58, 665
191st Field Arty., 347n. 221 (Brit.), 461
222 (Brit.), 461
224 (Brit.), 461
225 (Brit.), 461
307th Bomb., 86, 206, 217, 253, 271–72n., 282, 351-52, 586, 602-4, 625, 657, 677, 681
308th Bomb., 438, 440-41, 443, 445, 476-78, 480-82, 518, 520, 527, 530, 535, 538, 540, 542
311th Bomb., 443
311th Ftr.-Bomber, 443, 459, 466-67, 479
312th Bomb., 588, 595, 611, 613, 667
317th TC, 137n, 659
321st Service, 271
341st Bomb., 420, 432, 443, 459, 466, 484, 486, 488, 536-38, 512
343rd Ftr., 399
345th Bomb., 170, 319, 322-23, 325, 327, 333-34, 338, 340, 342, 355-56, 558, 562, 564-66, 588, 590, 595, 610, 622, 624, 632, 640-41, 645, 665, 667
347th Ftr., 217n., 664, 669-70
348th Ftr., 169, 193, 564, 620, 623, 629-30, 648, 657-58
360th Service, 650
375th TC, 565
380th Bomb., 169, 322, 334-35, 337, 340, 581, 587, 592, 601, 625-26, 631-32, 638, 640, 656, 667
407th Bomb. (D), 390
475th Ftr., 169, 317, 327, 329, 564, 585-87, 610, 612, 622, 626, 641, 645, 657-58, 666
506th Ftr., 689
5306th Photo. Rcn., 459
Guadalcanal:
aid by SWPA, 92-93, 111-12, 114
Allied base, 37-61, 64, 66-69, 74-91, 129, 138, 145, 159, 203, 206, 210, 211-13, 215, 218-22, 227, 229, 233-34, 238, 241, 251, 263, 269, 271, 273, 277, 280, 648
Allied landings, 35-36
Allied plans, 26-35
Jap. counterattacks, 52-60
Jap. landing, 26
Guam, 131, 194, 554, 571, 573, 684, 686-88, 690-93
Guenther, Lt. Robert, 38
Guguan, 693
Gulkana, 399
Gunn, Lt. Col. Paul, 106, 141, 170
Gusap, Allied base, 190-92, 317, 330, 332, 580, 585, 587-88, 591, 594, 613
Gwinn, 224
GYMKHANA, 551
H
Haddon, Brig. Gen. Julian, 441, 451
HAILSTONE, 551-52
Haiphong, 424, 429, 519-20, 522-23, 525, 528, 531-32
Hale, Maj. Gen. Willis: CG 7th AF, 281, 283-86, 293, 298, 304-5, 307; CG TF 59, 674-75, 677, 686, 689
Halmahera Is., Allied offensive, 549, 572, 578, 598, 601, 615-16, 626, 652, 654, 660-61, 663-67, 669, 678
Halsey, Vice Adm. William:
CENPAC opns., 581-82, 586, 603
COMSOPAC, 57-59, 61, 63-68, 72, 81, 83, 87, 89, 112, 131-33, 163, 166, 203-4, 207-8, 210, 212-13, 215, 220-22, 224, 228-29, 232, 237, 240, 246, 248-51, 256-58, 260-61, 163, 267, 272, 311, 318, 327-28, 330, 342, 350, 355-56
Hamberi, 235
Hankow, 424, 426-29, 431, 522-23, 525-28, 530, 538-39, 541
Hansa Bay, 180, 194, 314, 350, 549, 552, 559, 563, 576-78, 580-81, 585, 595, 599, 601
Hansell, Brig. Gen. Haywood, 572
Harding, Maj. Gen. Edwin, 113-14, 117-18, 123n.
Harmon, Maj. Gen. Hubert, 272
Harmon, Maj. Gen. Millard:
COMGENSOPAC, 30-35, 43-44, 57, 61-62, 71, 76, 89, 92, 100, 111, 114, 195, 214, 223-24, 232-34, 237, 241-42, 246, 249, 262, 265, 271, 273-74, 283, 352, 573, 693
basic air orgn., 30-33, 70-74, 8-81, 83, 85, 89, 203-4, 209-10
need for reinforcements, 34, 42, 45-47, 50, 58, 87-88
offensive use of bombers, 63-66, 68, 210
rotation of air echelons, 86, 263, 275
service and supply, 43-44, 74-79
Haroekoe a/d, 666-67
Harris, Brig. Gen. Field, 252
Hart, Col. John, 384-85
Hatetabako, 665
HATRACK, 114-17
Hauwei I., 568-69
Hawaii:
as base, 16-17, 26, 28, 281-91, 297-98, 304, 359, 693
diversion to SOPAC, 47, 50, 53, 58, 80, 85-86, 101, 111
supply point, 74
Hawaiian Air Depot, 76, 154, 288-90, 294, 297
Hawaiian Department, 11, 19, 28, 281-82, 287
Hawaiian Mobile Air Force, 28
Hawkins Field, 303-4
Haynes, Brig. Gen. Caleb: CG AAABC, 448-49, 466; CG IATF, 414, 425, 429, 432
Heath’s Plantation, 185
Hebert, Lt. Col. Alvin, 374
Heho, 481
Helena, 224
Helicopter, in supply drops, 504
Henderson Field, 40-43, 49, 51, 53, 55-59, 61-62, 69, 79-80, 82-84, 88-89, 91, 113, 138, 215, 221, 224, 253
Henebry, Maj. John, 326
Hengyang, 424-28, 518, 521, 523, 525-26, 528, 534-35, 538
Herring, Lt. Gen. E. F., 113
Hester, Maj. Gen. John, 220, 229, 232
Hewitt, Air Cdre. Joseph, 9
Hewitt, Col. Leland, 624, 629, 642
Higgins, Lt. Harry, 384
Higgs, Col. James, 452
Hill, Col. David, 425, 534, 542
Hine, Lt. Raymond, 214
Hipps, Maj. William, 116
Historical Office (AAF Hq.), 147
Hokkaido, 401
Hollandia Bay:
airfields, 138, 314, 350, 563, 575, 578-79, 583-84, 592-95, 599, 605, 607, 611
Allied air victory, 595-96, 598
Allied base, 605-14, 616-22, 625-26, 628-32, 635, 638-41, 643, 645-46, 655-57, 659, 661-62, 665, 669
Allied offensive, 555, 559, 572-73, 575-605, 685
unsuitable base, 609
Holloway, Col. Bruce, 526
Honan, 544
Hong Kong, 133, 424, 426, 430-31, 524, 527-28, 530-32, 538-39
Hoover, Vice Adm. John, 293, 298, 304, 674-75
Horanda a/d, 159
HORLICKS, 621
Hornet, 58
House Fireman Beach, 336
Howe, Lt. Col., 125
Hsiang R., 545
Hudelson, Capt. James, 388
Hudson a/c, 24, 29, 63, 68, 94-96, 140, 164, 170, 203
Humboldt Bay, 572, 575, 582, 584-85, 591, 605, 607-9, 611
Hump operation: 411, 413, 415, 434, 438, 440, 442-43, 452, 463-64, 469, 510, 520, 522, 528, 531, 535
failure, 43-49
Jap. attacks, 467-68, 476, 511, 531-32
increase in tonnage, 518, 536-40. See also air supply line under China.
Huon Gulf, 121, 130, 135, 158, 163-200, 208, 328, 347; map, 175
Huon Pen., 5, 130, 143, 163-200, 328, 332, 350
Hurd, Charles, 57
Hutchinson, Col. Donald, 190, 610, 631, 656
Hutchison, Col. David, 176n., 190, 623, 642, 665
I
Iboki Plantation, 344
Ignico, Col. Robert, 367
Imita Ridge, 93
Imphal, 460-61, 494, 500, 502-4, 507-9, 511, 514-15, 517, 541
Indaw-Mohnyin railway, 506
Independence, 260
India:
air cargo route to China, 409-18, 421-23, 429, 438-50, 452, 455-56, 463-64, 467-69, 476, 518, 520, 522, 528, 531, 536-40
airfields, 14, 406-7, 410-13, 415-16, 420, 430, 432-35, 441n.-42, 444-48, 456, 463, 475-76, 479, 497-98, 504
base, 400, 406-10, 414, 432, 435-37, 440, 443, 452-57, 461, 469, 495, 499-500, 516, 528-29, 532, 537
depot, 446
native problems, 416-18
tng. bases, 410, 414, 418-19, 432-33, 451-52, 457
transportation system, 498-99
India Air Task Force:
Bangkok opns., 483
coordination with RAF, 461
deployment of units, 433-34
inactivation, 451
mission, 432
India-Burma Sector, Hq. USAAF:
orgn., 450-53
position in SEAC, 455-57
India-China Ferry Comd., 414, 418, 447
India-China Wing, ATC, 437-38, 441, 448, 452, 455, 457-58, 464, 467-68, 503, 516, 537
defense by AAABC, 449
defense of Ft. Hertz, 464
hq. at Chabua, 449
Hump opn. (airlift failure) 443-49, (tonnage increase) 438-42
supply, 446-47
India Comd., Air Hq. (RAF), 452, 461
Indo-China, 407, 423-24, 426, 429, 431, 453, 498, 519-20, 522, 526, 530-31, 535, 538-39
Insein, 477-82
Ionanda, 155
Iraq, 501
Irrawaddy R. valley, 469-72, 485, 499, 515-16
Isley Field, 691
Itabana, Lt. Gen. Giichi, 578, 598
J
Jaba R., 264
JACKBOOT, 380
Jaluit I., 291, 300, 303, 305-7, 554, 672, 686
Jamison, Col. Glen, C/S 13th AF, 73
Japan:
a/c types, 206, 212, 214, 218, 222, 225-28, 241, 256-57, 261, 322, 324, 336, 340, 348, 366, 371, 384
ground forces (CBI), 464-65, 503, 506, 519, 521-22, 539, 543-44
logistics, 211, 325, 579, 598-99, 663, (repair ability) 234, 465, 467, 474, 483, 485-87, 514, 542
navy, 14, 66, 69-70, 228, 240, 312-14, 513-14, 550-54, 577-78, 581, 603-4, 637, 652, (carrier activities) 259-60, 359, 577, 621
oil resources, 197-98, 471, 667
ships: Amakiri, 602, Arashio, 148, Ariake, 168, Asagumo, 149, Asashio, 148-49, Chitose, 38, Haguro, 258, Haruna, 55, Harusame, 638, Hatsuyuki, 149, Hiei, 59, Kakai, 356, Kinyru, 40, Kirishima, 59-60, Kongo, 55, Kowa, 356, Kyokusei, 148, Mikatsuki, 168, Musashi, 577, 639, Mutsuki, 40, Narita, 590, Nojima, 148-49, Ryujo, 38, Sendai, 258, Shikinami, 148-49, Shirayuki, 148, Taiei, 590, Teschio, 590, Tokitsukaze, 148, Uranami, 149, Yakumo, 590, Yamato, 639, Yukikaze, 149
supply system, 83, 300, 312-16, 333, 500-501, 601, 663, 667, (CBI) 424, 429, 463-65, 468-86, 490-92, 498, 500, 507-10, 512, 514-15, 522, 524, 531, 535, 538-40, 543-44, 545
tactics, 36, 289, 322, 324-26, 530-31, 539, 602
Jarmin Pass, 383-84
Jefman I., 626, 639-41, 654, 656
Johnson, Maj. Gen. Davenport, 397
Johnston I., 52
Joint Chiefs of Staff:
Alaska, 360, 369, 374, 377-79, 387, 392-96, 400
Bougainville, 249
CENPAC, 195, 284, 290, 292, 550, 552-54, 570, 572-74
deployment in Pacific, 19-20, 28, 52
DEXTERITY, 328-29
directives, 129, 573, 582, 586, 615, 677
FLINTLOCK, 302
SOPAC, 13-14, 20-21, 73, 87, 207
SWPA, 10, 27, 92, 100, 498, 582, 615-16, 652
Tasks 1–3 (2 July 1942), 20-21
Joint Logistics Committee, 550, 572
Joint Planning Staff:
air supply, 502
Alaska, 394-96
allocations to Pacific, 152
CENPAC opns., 135, 549, 570, 572, 574
SOPAC, 13-15
Joint Shipping Control, 297
Joint Staff Planners. See Joint Planning Staff.
Joint Strategic Survey Committee, 133–351 395, 553-54, 570
Joint War Plans Committee, 394-95, 400
Jones, Brig. Gen. Lloyd, 375
Jorhat, 445-46
Juneau, 399
Junyo, 359
JURYMAST, 616
K
Kahili, 84, 86, 204, 211, 213-14, 217, 221, 225-27, 233-36, 238-40, 244, 246, 248, 252-56, 265
Kaiapit, 190
Kai-feng, 541
Kailon Mining Adm., 430
Kaimana, 602
Kainde Mt., 136
Kairiru I., 591
Kakasa, 240
Kalewa, 460
Kalikodobu, 116
Kamchatka, 397
Kamiri a/d, 578, 626, 632, 652-55, 657-61
Kanchow, 523
Kaoe, 665
Kappastatter, Cpl. John, 597
Kara, 240, 243, 252, 254-55, 257
Karachi, 410, 414, 418-19, 432-33, 451-52, 457, 466, 529-30
Karachi American Air Base Comd., 414, 451
Karkar I., 601
Katha, 471-72
Kauai, 287
Kavieng:
Jap. base, 4, 111, 130, 149, 161-62, 194, 206-8, 236, 250, 258, 268, 372-14, 318, 324, 338, 342-43, 351, 354-56, 549, 551-52, 554-55, 557, 559, 572-73, 580-82, 584
Kearby, Col. Ned, 557
Kennedy, Col. John, 536
Kenney, Lt. Gen. George, CG Allied AF and 5th AF:
26, 35, 86, 91, 98-107, 113, 118, 127-28, 135, 139-41, 146, 149n., 150-58, 161, 175, 181-82, 191, 193, 195-99, 221, 250, 258, 283, 288
Admiralties, 551, 555, 559, 573
B-17, 111
ELKTON, 131
FEAF orgn., 646-51
HATRACK, 116
on MacArthur, 650
materiel expert, 103, 106-7, 141, 154, 170, 174, 199
Nadzab, 185
Philippine advance, 615-17, 620, 628, 640, 654-55, 664, 677
Rabaul, 318-19, 321, 327, 329-31, 355
reinforcements, 168-74, 196-98
on Whitehead, 651
Keravat, 312n.
Ketchikan, 361
Kienow, 523
Kieta, 27, 111, 246, 248-49, 254, 265
Kila, 160
King, Adm. E. J., COMINCH, 18-20, 47-48, 50, 68-69, 112, 132, 208-9, 246, 248, 395, 550, 552-54, 573
Kingfisher a/c, 384
Kinkaid, Vice Adm. Thomas, 374, 378-80, 383, 387, 397, 561, 564, 585
Kiriwina I.:
Allied base, 316-24, 326-27, 329, 332, 343-44, 352, 569, 580, 585
Allied objective, 132, 139, 145, 163-65, 178, 221
Kiska, 359, 364-66, 369-71, 373-91
Knox, Sec. of Navy, 57
Kodiak, 379
Koemamba, 617
Koepang, 169
Koga, Adm. Mineichi, 259, 577-78, 603
Kohima, 508-9
Kokas, 664
Kokoda, 6, 21-23, 25, 93-94, 98, 108, 113-14, 120
Koli Point, 57, 85, 213, 215, 218-19
Kolombangara, 4, 213, 219-20, 225-26, 229, 233, 237, 240, 243, 249
Komandorskie Is., 376
Koruniat, 570
Krueger, Lt. Gen. Walter, CG Sixth Army and ALAMO Force, 316n., 329, 331, 340, 342, 567, 582, 585, 613, 619-20, 622, 629, 636, 642, 654-55
Kukum, 215
Kunming, 424, 426, 434, 520-21, 524, 526-27, 529, 531, 535-37
air freight terminal, 411-18, 429
Burma Rd. terminal, 405
Kurabu Cape, 399
Kuril Is., 362-63, 378, 381, 388-91, 396-401
Kuter, Brig. Gen. Laurence, 369, 457
Kutsing, 537
Kuyeh, 430
Kuzume, Lt. Col. Naoyukie, 636, 643
Kwajalein Atoll, 195, 290-91, 295, 300, 302-10, 570, 619, 672, 675, 678, 680-83, 688, 693
Kwajalein Sub-Depot, 296
Kweilin, 424-27, 430-31, 518-19, 523-28, 535-37, 544
Kyaudpadaung, 471
Kyaukse, 486
L
Laboeha, 665
Labu, 182
Lae, Allied base, 54, 10, 19, 108, 113-14, 127, 130, 132, 135-38, 141-50, 158, 163-64, 166, 168, 170, 174-75, 180-88, 191-92, 317, 319, 330, 611-12
Laiana, 232
Lakekamu R., 158
Lakunai, 112, 166, 183, 312-13, 322-28, 332, 335, 351-52
Landon, Brig. Gen. Truman, 283, 286, 289, 292, 298, 672, 677
Landrum, Maj. Gen. Eugene, 383, 385
Langemak Bay, 591
Langgoer a/d, 601
Lanphier, Capt. Thomas, 212-14
Lao Kay, 519-20
Lashio, 405, 429, 431-32, 471-72, 487, 490, 519, 531
LAZARETTO Task Force, 329
LB-30, characteristics, 24-25, 137n.
Leahy, Adm. W. D., 52, 552, 573
Leary, Vice Adm. Herbert, 7
Ledo, 435, 461, 497, 499-500, 502, 507
Ledo force, 460, 497, 499, 504, 515
Ledo Road, 440, 442-43, 450, 460-61, 464, 467, 494, 497
Lee, Rear Adm. Willis, 60
Lend-lease:
China, 406n., 422
Russia, 171
Lentaigne, Maj. Gen. Walter, 507
Leron R., 190-91
Lexington, 293
Liang, 667
Liang-shan, 541-44
Liberator. See B-24.
Lichiapo, 429
Liei R., 569
Lightning, 479, 534. See also P-38.
Linchuan, 428
Lincoln, Maj. Gen. Rush, 8, 99, 103
Lindbergh, Charles, 666
Ling-ling, 424, 427, 518-19, 523, 525-26, 528, 535, 538
Lin-hsi mines, 430
Little Kiska, 390
Liversedge, Col. Harry, 220, 229, 231-33, 235
Lockwood, Vice Adm. C. A., 676
Logistics:
Biak, 645-46
CBI, 44-45, 418, 423, 432, 435, 438, 445
CENPAC, 288-90, 294-98, 550, 573
Hollandia, 607-9
Marianas, 693
Noemfoor, 660-61
SOPAC, 76-78
SWPA, 25, 27, 76-77, 101-6, 181, 198-99, 291-92, 297-98, 304, 647, 649. See also Maintenance
Supply.
Lolobata a/d, 665-66
Lombok St., 581
Long Field, 601
Lorengau, 314, 555, 558-59, 563, 565-66, 568-70
Los Negros I., 312, 314, 555-70, 586, 602, 604, 634
Lou I., 565
Lower Solomons. See Guadalcanal.
Lo-yang, 543
Luedecke, Col. Alvin, 452
Lugos Mission, 569
Luichow Pen., 539
Lundy, Maj. Roland, 682
Lunga: Allied base, 26-27, 29, 40, 55, 84, 212, 219; Marine landing, 35, 37; R., 41, 80
Lung-ling, 429, 519, 525, 531, 540
Luzon, 194, 550, 552-55, 570-73
Lynch, Lt. Col. Thomas, 557
Mc
MacArthur, Gen. Douglas:
Admiralties, 549, 551-53, 555, 559, 564, 570-74
Bismarck Sea action, 145-46, 148
CINCSWPA, 7, 10, 14, 21, 25-26, 92-94, 98-100, 110-11, 114, 118, 120, 157, 164, 181-82, 185, 187, 198-200, 248, 268
ELKTON-RENO plans, 129-35, 193-96, 207-9, 219, 221, 246, 250, 258, 311-12, 318, 330-31, 442
Kenney, 650
at Nadzab, 185
Philippine advance, 401, 581-83, 615-16, 620-21, 641, 652-55, 677
SOPAC coop., 20-21, 47, 51-52, 59, 112-13
McCain, Vice Adm. John, COMAIRSOPAC, 10-11, 13, 29-31, 33, 50-51, 263
McCarten, Lt. Col. Robert, 492
McCawley, 222
McCormick, Col. Harlan, 73
McCuller, Capt. Kenneth, 121-22
MacDonald, Maj. Charles, 324
McElroy, Col. Ivan, 466
McGrath, 399
MacKechnie, Col. A. R., 159, 165
McLaren Harbor, 155
McNamara, Paul, 172
M
Madame X, 279
Madang, Jap. base, 10, 130, 132, 138, 141-42, 146, 178, 182, 187-89, 193-94, 207, 314, 317, 337-38, 345, 347, 349-50, 558-59, 578
Madaya, 471
Magenta Field, 75
Mageri Pt., 165
Magiarapu, 344
Magwe, 472
Mai Ama, 159
Maintenance:
CBI, 411, 414-15, 419, 422-24, 429, 438, 445-48, 452, 477, 480, 518-19, 523, (AAF responsibility) 454-55, (ASC for China) 441, (priority on transport planes) 415
SOPAC, 29, 37, 47, 50-51, 167, 214, 226, 238, 242, 269-70, 275, 277-79. See also Logistics.
Majuro Atoll, 302-3, 305, 307, 570, 672
Makassar, 169
Makin, 195, 259, 284, 291-92, 297, 299, 302, 304, 306-7, 672, 678, 680, 692
Malay barrier, 131
Malaysia, 14, 195, 405, 407, 442, 469-70, 475, 511, 513, 571, 619
Malir Field, 530
Maloelap Atoll, 195, 290, 300, 303, 305-6, 309, 672, 681
Mandalay, 433, 437, 470-72, 474, 476, 484-88, 490, 495, 507, 514
Mang-shan, 541
Manila, 619
Manila Bay, 690
Manim I., 659
Manokwari a/d, Jap. base, 601-2, 617, 619, 621, 623, 631-32, 638-40, 652, 656, 663-64, 668
Manus I., 314, 555-70, 583; maps, 556, 560
Mapia Is., 639
Marauder. See B-26.
Mareeba, 96, 103n.
Marianas Is.:
Allied offensive, 550-55, 570-73, 577-78, 615, 623, 628, 638-39, 653, 671-93
Jap. base, 28, 194-95, 312, 316, 400
Mariaon Is., 604
Marine Corps (U.S.):
COMAIRSOLS, 88-89
coop. with Army in SOPAC, 29, 33
mine-laying opns., 217
N. Caledonia defense, 11, 40, 47
opns. (CENPAC) 287, 554, 574, 582, 602, 672, (central Solomons) 204, 211, 220, 232, 234, (Gilberts) 292-93, 297-302, (Guadalcanal) 26-27, 35, 37, 40, 42-43, 45-46, 50, 53, 55-57, 59, 80-82, 91, (Marianas) 690-92,(N. Britain) 328-34, 337, 339-44, (northern Solomons) 250-52, 254, 256-57, 261, 263-64, 267, (Rabaul) 351-56
service units in SOPAC, 278-79
strength, 133
trf. of units from SOPAC (to POA) 554, 574, (to SWPA) 647. See also a/c types and numbered units.
Markham R. valley, 130, 164, 176, 181, 184-85, 189, 311, 345, 501, 580, 592, 596-97, 625, 657
Marshall, Gen. George:
a/c diversion, 46
command in Pacific, 31, 131-32
commitments to Pacific, 19, 50-52, 92-93, 113, 153
long-range penetration gp. volunteers, 504
SEAC orgn., 456
strategy (China) 436-39, (Pacific) 195, 208, 553-54, 570-71, 573
Stratemeyer’s apmt. to CBI, 450; 10th AF, 414; 13th AF, 71-72
Marshall, Brig. Gen. Richard, 7
Marshall Is.:
Allied base, 671-72, 674-84, 686, 688, 692
Allied campaign, 28, 134-35, 194-95, 259, 268, 281, 290-92, 295, 299-300, 302-10, 353, 551-52
Martaban, 472
Martin, Brig. Gen. Clarence, 329, 331, 345-46
Masi Masi I., 617
Mason, Rear Adm. Charles, 89, 206. See also Comd. Air Solomons.
Massacre Bay, 379, 381, 384, 386; Valley, 382-83, 385-86
Materiel Div., Wright Field, 26
Matheny, Brig. Gen. William, 229, 242, 677, 681
Matsuwa, 398-99
Maug, 693
Mawlu, 507
Meigs, Lt. Henry, 241
Merrill, Rear Adm. Aaron, 251, 257-58
Merrill, Brig. Gen. F. D., 504, 515-17
“Merrill’s Marauders,” 504, 515-17
Merritt, Brig. Gen. L. G., 293
Meza bridge, 474, 488, 490, 492
MICHAELMAS Task Force, 345-50
Middle East:
logistical support of India, 44-45
priority, 34, 48; 10th AF loan of personnel and planes, 406, 409-11, 413-15, 420, 432-33
Midway, Battle of, 3, 19, 28, 58-59, 65
Midway I., 283-84, 287, 305, 359, 364
Mille I., 291, 300, 303, 305-7, 309, 672, 681
Milne Bay, 21, 25, 59, 93-97, 103n., 105, 113, 116-18, 139-40, 151, 160, 164, 187, 198, 316, 339, 580
Mindanao, 130, 194, 552-54, 571-73, 577, 615-16, 619-20, 629, 663
Mine-laying, aerial: Buin, 217; CBI, 473-74, 478, 485, 531-32
Mingaladon, 473, 475-76, 478-79, 481
Mios Soe Is., 663
Mios Woendi Atoll, 621
Mitchell, Maj. Gen. Ralph, 351, 354, 647
Mitchell a/c. See B-25
Miti a/d, 665-66
Mitscher, Vice Adm. Marc, 214, 224, 228, 305, 583, 676, 681, 684-85. See also Comd. Air Solomons.
Mobile Force, Central Pacific, 28, 282
Modifications:
belly tanks, 108, 154, 166, 174. 198-99, 432-33, 478, 483
in 7th AF, 288-90
in SWPA, 106, 139, 154, 197, 199, 487, 640
Moemi, 623, 626, 632, 640, 656
Moen I., 603, 678-79, 681, 683, 686, 689
Mogaung, 465, 471-72, 495, 507; R., 499; Valley, 515, 540
Mohanbari, 412, 415, 432, 445-46
Mohyin, 506-7
Mokerang, 562, 569-70, 586, 604
Mokmer, 621, 624-25, 631, 634-37, 641-45, 665, 667
Momote a/d, 314, 555, 558-70, 586, 687
Monay, Col. William, 106
Mono, 255
Moore, Lt. Frederick, 384
Moore, Lt. Col. Malcolm, 176
Moore, Lt. Woodrow, 144
Morale:
Aleutians, 371-72
CBI, 412-13, 417-19, 421, 440, 445, 447, 465, 484, 492, 517, 522-23, 534; 5th AF, 612; 7th AF, 308
SOPAC, 268-77
SWPA, 127, 150, 200. See also Air Forces.
Morse, Col. Winslow, 542
Mortlock, 551
Mosigetta, 249
Mosquito, Brit. a/c, 263
Motolalo, 294
Moulmein, 472-73, 478, 481-43, 513, 535
Mountbatten, Lord Louis, Supreme Allied C-in-C SEAC, 453-54, 457-58, 494-95, 498, 507
Allied offensive south of Burma, 497-98
integration of AAF and RAF, 456-57
Mt. Sapia, 117-18
Mt. Tapotchau, 690
Mulcahy, Brig. Gen. Francis, 81, 88, 238
Mullinix Field, 303-4
Munda, 83-84, 88-89, 229-39, 241, 244, 251-54, 262, 265-66, 272, 314, 352, 584, 603, 682
Mu R., 471, 491; bridge, 472, 488, 491-92
Mustang. See P-51.
Myitkyina, 406, 429, 431-32, 461, 463-65, 468, 470-72, 474, 484-85, 488, 490, 495, 499, 507, 514-17, 530-31, 540
Myitnge bridge, 472, 474, 480, 488-92
Myittha bridge, 474, 488, 491-92
Myohaung, 471
N
Nadzab, 176, 181, 184-86, 189, 191-93, 317, 330, 332, 343, 350, 557, 580, 583-88, 591-94, 597, 609, 611, 613, 620, 624, 631, 637, 640, 645-46, 649-50, 657, 661
Naftan Pt., 690
Naga Hills, 501
Nagumo, Vice Adm., 58
Naiden, Brig. Gen. Earl, CG 10th AF, 409-11, 414, 416, 422
Namber a/d, 626, 632, 652-54, 657, 659-60
Nampo Shoto, 693
Namur I., 300
Nan-chang, 426-28
Nan-cheng, 541-42
Nandi, 11
Nanko, 603
Nanomea, 292, 294-95, 298, 300, 303-4
Narewa, 11
Narwhal, 381
Nassau Bay, 163-66
Natal, 416
Natamo Pt., 340
National Defense Research Council, 241
Natoma Bay, 691
Nauru, 284-87, 291-92, 299-300, 303, 305, 676, 692
Nausori, 11
Nautilus, 381
Naval Air Transport Service, 675
Navy (U.S.):
a/c control procedure in joint opns., 585
aid to 13th AF, 651
air allocations for SOPAC, 18-19, 49, 52, 87
air-sea rescue, 79, 264-66, 355, 591, 645, 666
carrier opns., 38, 58-59, 133-34, 194, 219, 251, 257, 259-61, 265-66, 292-93, 299-301, 305n., 310, 327-28, 338, 354-55, 359, 364, 380, 382-83, 386, 551, 554, 557, 570, 577, 581-84, 598, 602-5, 607, 671, 676, 683-85
comd. relations with AAF and Army, 29-31, 35, 71, 89-90, 131-32, 203-4, 208, 210, 224, 252, 281-84, 356, 360, 372-73, 552, 674-75
coop. with Army (Admiralties) 561-70, (Aleutians) 359-401, (Gilberts-Marshalls) 298-310, (Hollandia) 581-88, 591, 598-99, 601-8, 613, (Marianas) 671-77, 681, 683-93, (N. Britain) 329-32, 339, 344-45, (Rabaul) 318, 330, 350-56, (SOPAC) 4-92, 163, 181-82, 203-80, 287, 291-93, 296-97, (SWPA) 158, 164, 181-84, 186-88, 193, 195, 197, 345-48, (Vogelkop area) 615, 620, 622-23, 625-29, 634-35, 638-39, 644-47, 654-55, 657, 663, 668-70
Naval Operating Force, 75
Naval Transportation Service, 75
opnl. control of AAF a/c, 30, 70-71, 74, 88-89, 203-4, 209-10, 228
Relief Carrier Gp., 300
service units in SOPAC, 278-79
submarines, 380-82, 524, 599, 638, 676
surface action, 43, 181-83, 229, 251, 257-59, 301-2, 335, 339-40, 347, 366, 369, 376, 387-90, 562-64, 567-68, 590, 605, 613, 622, 625-28, 634-35, 639, 657, 690-91
superior living conditions in SOPAC, 270-77. See also a/c types and numbered units
Marine Corps.
Ndeni, 57
Necrason, Lt. Col. C. F., 433
Netherlands East Indies:
Jap. base, 3, 9, 50, 99, 101, 134, 140, 161, 169-70, 178, 195, 197, 405, 550, 571, 616, 639, 678
units, 140n., 170, 580, 646, 670
Netherlands New Guinea, Jap. base, 138, 555, 575. See also Vogelkop.
Nevada, 380
New Britain:
campaign, 311-56
Jap. base, 3-5, 9-10, 20, 50, 111, 113, 130, 132, 136-37, 142, 149n., 161, 163, 165, 182, 187, 192-94, 207-9, 221, 245, 248, 267, 559, 562, 648
New Caledonia Task Force, 10-11
New Delhi:
hq. CBI priority board, 448
Hq. USAF IBS CBI, 452
rear ech. hq. for Stilwell, 437, 449, 452, 454
New Georgia:
Allied base, 231-38, 253, 272, 311
Allied landing, 229-31
Jap. base, 4, 83, 130, 163, 204, 207-8, 213, 219-21, 225-29
New Georgia Air Force, 221, 234, 238, 241
New Georgia Occupation Force, 220-21
New Guinea:
Allied base (Admiralties offensive) 549-63, (Hollandia) 575-614, (Huon Pen.) 163-200, (N. Britain) 311-32, (Papua) 3-36, 92-128, (Philippines plan) 572-73, (Rabaul) 129-62, 223, (Vogelkop) 615-70
Allied strategy, 20-21, 25, 207, 209, 245, 258
terrain, 6, 122, 156, 190, 192
New Guinea Force, 7, 113, 119-20, 125-26, 181, 316
New Ireland, 4, 9, 130, 137, 162-63, 193, 221, 245, 251, 267, 312-14, 318, 332, 355-56, 647
New Zealand:
a/c allocations, 18
defense base, 4, 10, 19, 27, 29, 34, 80
deployment of troops, 16, 88-89
as rest base 273-75. See also Royal NZAF.
Ngulu, 604
Nycobar, 409
Nimitz, Adm. Chester, CINCPAC and CINCPOA:
Admiralties, 549, 551-54, 570-74
CENPAC, 281-82, 284, 287, 291-93, 312, 582, 615, 638, 640, 671, 674-75, 677, 681
dsgn. as CINCPOA, 281
Hollandia, 583-84
N. Pacific, 360
SOPAC, 10, 14, 32, 46-47, 49-50, 52, 86, 131-32, 135, 195, 198, 245, 248, 263
Nissan I., 311, 342, 353-55, 603, 681-82, 685
Noemfoor I., Allied offensive, 578, 601, 611, 616, 619, 621, 623, 626, 632, 634, 639-40, 642, 644-45, 652-61, 663, 665-66, 669
Nomoi Is., 685
North Africa, 44-45, 48-49, 51-52, 223, 406, 436, 530
Northern Combat Area Command, 499
Northern Covering Group, 380
Northern Force (Adak), 381-85
North Pacific, 10, 135, 359-401
relations to CENPAC, 550
strategic plans, 359-60, 368-69, 401
Northwest African Air Force, 459
Noumea, 10-11, 26-27, 31, 33-34, 47, 74-78
Numa Numa, 249
Nusa I., 355
O
Oahu, 86, 282-83, 287-90, 297, 303-4, 672
Ogliuga, 399
O’Hare Field, 303-4
Old, Brig. Gen. William:
CG TCC Hq. USAFCBI, 458, 502-4, 506
Olds, Brig. Gen. Robert, 447
Oleana Bay, 229
Olson, Sgt. Richard, 23
Ondal, 434
O’Neill, Col. David, 264
Onori, Rear Adm. S., 257-58
Operations Div. (WDGS), 18-19, 73, 114, 193-94, 368, 554
a/c allotment to SOPAC, 87
reinforcements to SOPAC, 34, 76-77
Oran, 49
Oro Bay, Allied base, 117, 120, 155, 158-59, 319, 322, 339, 346, 348, 563, 636
Oroluk Atoll, 680
Oua Tom, 269
Owens, Brig. Gen. Ray, 228
Owen Stanley Mts., 6, 22-23, 25, 106, 151, 156, 176, 184
Owi I., 621, 639, 642-46, 665-66
Ozawa, Adm. Jisaburo, 259, 266
P
P-38:
characteristics, 42, 45, 49, 85-86, 88, 101, 140, 153, 212-13, 262, 317, 323-24, 343, 351, 354, 376, 467, 475, 477, 480, 482-83, 488, 523; 1st arrivals in SWPA, 93, 112, 169; 1st major use in N. Guinea, 102, 125
search plane, 70. See also F-4.
P-39:
characteristics, 24, 41-42, 58, 81, 101, 110, 117, 262-63, 317, 354
modification, 289
P-40:
characteristics, 24, 101, 136, 153, 174, 317, 343, 349, 419-20, 423-24, 428, 431, 465, 467, 521, 526
models, (B) 421, (K) 523-24, (M) 523-24, (N) 466-67
in RAAF, 24, 93-97, 164, 187, 262
range, 287
P-43, characteristics, 421
P-47:
arrival in SWPA, 169
characteristics, 153, 174, 199, 317, 630
modification, 289
range, 689
versatility, 692
P-51: characteristics, 475, 477, 482-83, 544, 689; model A, 467, 534
P-400, characteristics, 24-25, 40-42, 55, 96, 108, 140
Pacific Fleet, U.S., 132-33, 194, 293, 554, 577, 582-83
Pacific Ocean Area:
CENPAC opns., 615, 623, 628, 671-93
CENPAC strategy, 132, 208, 551, 553-55, 570-74
CINCPOA, 281
division into areas, 10
strength (Mar. 1944), 574
Pagan, 692
Pak I., 564-65
Pakokku, 472
Palau Atoll:
Jap. base, 50, 130, 194-95, 550-55, 571-73, 577-78, 582-84, 590, 602-4, 615, 619, 628, 637-38, 663, 667, 678, 681, 683
neutralization, 693
Paleik, 471-72
Pallikula Bay, 75
Panagarh, 477
Pao-shan, 540
Papua: campaign, 23-25, 92-128; Jap. threat, 5-6
Param I., 578, 678, 683, 685-86, 689
Paramushiru, 388-89, 391, 394-97, 399
Paratroop drops:
Biak, 636
C. Gloucester plans. 329-31
Noemfoor, 658-59
Patch, Maj. Gen. Alexander:
comdr. Americal Div., 28, 80-81, 83
comdr.-dsg. N. Caledonia Task Force, 4, 10-11, 19
Pathfinder a/c, 683
Patkai-Naga Hills, 469
Patrick, Brig. Gen. Edwin, 655, 658
Pazundaung bridge, 472, 474, 476, 488
PB4Y, 70, 303, 583-84, 588, 599, 623, 628-29, 645, 684, 686
PBY, 11, 24, 84, 197, 241, 291-92, 265-66
Pearl Harbor, 281, 291, 551, 671
Pearl R., 431
Peirse, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard, Air Comdr. SEAC, 455-58, 476
Peleliu I., 577
Pennsylvania, 380
PERSECUTION Task Force, 585, 605
Petach, John, 425n.
Peterson, Lt. Harlan, 322
Petropavlovsk, 397
Pharr, Maj. Marion, 35
Phelps, 384
Philippine Is.:
Allied plans to return, 130, 134, 194-96, 290, 312, 405, 549-53, 570-73, 615-16, 635, 660, 670-71
base of 1st FEAF, 648
Jap. base, 3, 409, 579, 619, 621, 663, 668
Phoenix, 564
Photographic services:
Aleutians, 365, 370, 376, 379-80, 389-90, 398-99
CBI 467, 482, 491, 504-5, 515, 518, 534
Marianas, 686
N. Guinea, 124, 591, 594, 597, 601-2, 620, 661
SWPA, 308, 317-18, 321, 323-25, 328, 331-32, 339, 347, 558
Piccadilly, 504-5
Pilelo I., 335
Pingka, 540
“Pistol Pete,” 55-56
Piva R., 264
Piva strips, 262, 267, 352, 602
Plaines des Gaiacs, 11
Poha R., 81-82
Point Cruz, 80
Ponape, 195, 290, 305, 307-8, 550, 676, 680-81, 684, 686, 692
Porharmenemen Creek, 566
Porlaka, 567-68
Portal, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur, 420, 456
Port Darwin, 581
Port Heiden, 399
Port Moresby, 5-6, 8-10, 22-25, 28, 36, 87, 92-100, 103n.-7, 110-11, 114-17, 120-21, 124, 126-27, 137-45, 151, 155-61, 164, 169-71, 173-79, 183-85, 193, 198-99, 249, 311, 316-17, 319, 346, 350, 575, 580, 611, 642, 649
Pownall, Rear Adm. Charles, 292-93
Prentiss, Brig. Gen. Paul, 157, 649
President Polk, 86
Pribilofs, 369
Prisoners of war (Jap.), 203, 215, 334, 365, 389, 596, 598-99, 634, 658-59
Pulusuk I., 681
Puluwat Is., 687
Pyawbwe, 474,486
Q
QUADRANT, 395, 453, 456-57, 494-95, 502
R
Rabaul:
Allied offensive, 111-13, 129-38, 142, 148-49, 161, 164, 166, 168, 183, 204, 207-8, 223, 245-46, 248-50, 311-34, 336, 338, 340-41, 350-56, 549, 552, 555, 557, 573, 577-79, 581-82, 584
Allied strategy, 20, 27, 37, 45, 163, 194-95
Jap. base, 3-5, 8, 10, 26, 53, 55, 58, 60, 70, 86-87, 91, 121, 206, 218, 225, 236, 239, 243, 251-52, 254, 257-60, 263, 265, 267-68, 280, 312, 314
Radar and radio equipment, 38, 591, 608, 630, 639, 688
CENPAC, 296
Jap. (Rabaul), 298, 313, 319, 340
SOPAC, 34, 38, 60, 239, 241-42, 263, 266-67
SWPA, 139, 156, 159-61, 165, 177, 182-83, 188, 197
Rakada, 312n.
Rambutyo, 570
Ramree I., 443
Ramu R. valley, 130, 164, 189-90, 193, 311, 332, 345-46, 349-50, 580, 592
air attacks, 476-83, 485, 513-14, 532
air supply by RAF, 501
Jap. conquest, 406
rail connections, 405, 470-72, 475-76, 498
Rapopo, 166, 312-13, 319-20, 322-23, 327
Rathedaung, 460
Razorback Hill, 341
Rector, Maj. Edward, 425
Reed, Brig. Gen. Walter, 288, 295, 298
Reeves, Rear Adm. John, 395
Regimental Combat Teams (numbered):
20th, 663
35th Inf., 237
127th, 124
158th, 622, 628, 654-55, 658-59
305th, 691
Regiments (numbered):
1st Marine Raider, 246
2nd Marine, 80
4th Inf., 383
4th Marine, 582
6th Marine, 80
7th Cavalry, 568-69
8th Cavalry, 569
8th Marine, 80
12th Cavalry, 568
21st Inf., 607
27th Inf., 237
35th Inf., 82
75th Air (Jap.), 599
89th, 516
108th Inf., 337
126th Inf., 98, 116-18, 120, 347n. 127th Inf., 124, 585, 605
128th Inf., 98, 117-18, 347n. 131st Engr. (Combat), 11, 236
142nd (Jap.), 344
150th (Chinese), 516
162nd Inf., 159, 162, 167, 635-37, 643
163rd Inf., 126, 585, 605-6, 626-28, 643
182nd, 80
185th Inf., 344
186th Inf., 607, 635, 637, 643
222nd Inf. (Jap.), 617, 621, 634
224th Inf. (Jap.), 628
248th Flying (Jap.), 579
503rd Parachute Inf., 184, 328, 636, 655, 658
Rein Bay, 559
Rekata Bay, 83, 221, 225-26, 238
RENO Plan, 129-35, 442, 551; II, 194; III, 194-95, 549, 552-53, 570; IV, 571, 616, 652, 661; V, 616, 661; defined, 130
Richardson, Lt. Gen. Robert, 65, 551, 675
Rickenbacker, Edward, 447-48
Ring Ring, 334
ROADMAKER, 551
Rockas, Lt. Paul, 682
Rockwell, Rear Adm. Francis, 379
Roosevelt, F. D.:
Allied Burma offensive, 495
lend-lease to China, 406n.
priority for the Pacific, 19-20, 48, 51, 152, 368
separate U.S. AF in China, 439-41
Stratemeyer’s apmt. to CBI, 450
at Tehran, 497
Rose, Brig. Gen. William, 13, 38
Rossum, 570
Row, Brig. R. A., 250
Royal Air Force:
Air Hq., India Comd., 452
air supply, Burma-India area, 501-8
collaboration with AAF in CBI, 445, 455-59, 461, 473, 476-84, 488-89, 510, 514-17, 532
shipping strikes (CBI), 434, 470, 485
Royal Australian Air Force Comd.:
comdr., 99
function, 99
N. Guinea, 23-24, 93-97; 107-8, 111, 123, 128, 140-45, 161, 164, 170, 182-83, 187, 197, 316, 319-21, 324, 326, 328, 332-33, 335, 338, 343-44, 349, 579-81, 584-86, 601, 604-6, 610, 612-13, 620, 623, 652, 660-61, 664
Royal Canadian Air Force, 360, 371
Royal Navy (Brit.), 473
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 29, 63, 68, 203, 255-56, 265, 338, 351, 354, 574
aircraft (allocations) 18, (distribution in SOPAC) 16, 217n., 218
Rua Suru, 213
Rupertus, Maj. Gen. W. H., 329, 340
Russell Is.:
intermediate step to Rabaul, 88, 204, 206, 212-13, 217-19, 223-24, 234, 238, 251, 253-54
Russell Patrol, 218
Russia. See USSR.
Ryujo, 359
S
Sacramento Air Depot (Calif.), 76
Saidor, 193, 331, 333, 345-50, 580, 585, 588, 591, 596-98, 613, 620, 661
St. Georges Channel, 24, 267, 312, 319
Saipan, 196, 296, 577, 671, 677, 684, 686-93
Salamaua, 5-6, 10, 108, 130, 132, 135, 146, 158-59, 161-63, 166-68, 174-75, 178, 181, 184, 186, 319, 345
Salt Lake City, 376
Salween R. valley, 429, 470-72, 490, 519, 528, 531-32, 538-42
Sama Bay, 520
Samarai, 316
San Cristobal, 4
Sanders, Col. Homer, 463
San Diego, 377-78
San Juan, 36
Santa Cruz Is., 20, 45, 57; Battle, 58
Sarana: Nose, 385; Pass, 386; Valley, 384
Sarigan, 693
Sarmi, 605, 610, 617-19, 621, 624-28
Satawan, 582-84, 602, 685, 687
Sattahib Bay, 513
Sattelberg, 323
Saunders, Col. Laverne, 27-29, 35-38, 53, 55-56, 62-68, 90, 251
SB-24 (“Snoopers”), 197, 241-43, 258, 267, 588, 599, 603, 622, 624-26, 683-84, 688
SBD, 3, 11, 25, 40, 59, 82-84, 89, 91, 204, 217, 226-27, 232, 251, 253-55, 263, 267, 306-7, 552-53, 686
Schiel, Maj. Frank, 426
Schneider, Lt. Col. Frank, 452
Scott, Rear Adm. Norman, 55
Scott, Col. Robert, 425
Seabees, 11, 40, 55-56, 223-24, 236, 238, 262, 267, 294, 303, 394-95, 561, 566, 693. See also Naval Construction under Battalions.
Sealark Channel, 26
Sebastian, Lt. Col. Henry, 104
Sedaw, 487
Seeadler H., 557, 559, 564-65, 568, 586, 602
Segi Pt., 220, 224, 228, 251, 253, 272
Seguam, 369
Selaroe I., 616
Seleo I., 575
“Senior Naval Aviator” (Guadalcanal), 88
Sentani airfields, 575, 594, 599, 605, 607, 609, 611, 617
Sepik R., 592
Services of Supply (theater):
USAFISPA, 76
Sesso, Lt. Mario, 58
Seven-Mile Airdrome (Port Moresby), 24, 94, 98
SEXTANT conference, 400, 457, 495-96, 549-50, 552, 554-55
Shaggy Ridge, 349-50
Shao-yang, 523
Shemya I., 378, 386-87, 390-91, 399-400
Sherman, Rear Adm. Forrest, 552-53, 570, 572-74
Sherman, Rear Adm. Frederick, 251, 257
Shipping strikes (Allied):
Aleutians, 364-65, 371, 373-74, 388-89, 396
CBI, 429-31, 473-76, 497, 513, 522, 524-25, 527-29, 531-32, 534-36, 538-39, 541
SOPAC, 23-24, 38-39, 59-60, 63-64, 83, 107, 212, 224, 226-27, 235, 240-43, 265-67
SWPA, 106-7, 110, 112, 122-27, 136, 138, 143-45, 162, 168, 182, 197, 235, 241-43, 258, 260-61, 306-7, 316, 318-21, 324-28, 333, 338, 355-56
west N. Guinea, 590, 599, 604, 632, 638, 641, 656, 667-68, 676
Shore Based Air Force, Forward Area, 675
Shortland I., 4, 53, 55, 58, 67, 211-12, 245-46, 249-50, 258, 265, 267
Shuler, Lt. L. B., 234
Shweli bridge, 474, 488, 491-92
Shwenyaung, 471
Siam, Gulf, 513
Sian, 541-42
Siant-siang, 431
Sibert, Maj. Gen. Franklin, 663, 668
Sienning, 428
Simpson H., 239, 312-13, 318, 320-21, 324-25, 327, 332, 352-53
Singapore, 3, 406-7, 442, 473, 497, 512-13, 577
Sittaung, 460
Slim, Lt. Gen. William, 499, 507
“Slot,” The, 53, 58, 61, 67, 81, 91, 213, 217, 221-22, 226, 234, 240-43
Smith, 340
Smith, Brig. Gen. Frederic, 128, 157, 317, 340, 342
Smith, Rear Adm. William, 366
“Snoopers.” See 43rd Bomb. Gp.; 63rd Bomb. Sq.; 868th Bomb. Sq.; SB-24.
Society Is., 4
Soepiori I., 621
Sohana, 4
Solomon Is.:
Allied base (CENPAC opns.) 574, 647, 669-70, 683, (Gilberts opns.) 291, (Rabaul opns.) 129-32, 134, 163, 318
Allied campaign (Bougainville phase) 245-80, (central Sol. phase) 203-45, (Guadalcanal phase) 4-91
Allied landings, 26, 35, 229-31, 256-57
Allied reinforcements, 20, 45-47, 50, 90-91
Jap. base, 3, 14, 27, 31, 53, 57, 60, 65, 83-84, 88-89
lower Solomons trfd. to SOPAC, 21
as related to SWPA opns., 92-93, 110-13, 138, 159, 165-66, 168
strategic position, 29
Solomon Sea, 332
Somervell, Lt. Gen. Brehon, 437, 457, 498
Sookerating, 412, 415, 432-34, 445-46
center for air supply opns., 502, 516
Soong, Dr. T. V., 437, 443, 450
Soputa, 120
Sorido a/d, 621, 631, 642, 644-45
Sorong, 602, 619, 638-39, 641, 663-64, 668
South China Sea, 407
South Dakota, 60
Southeast Asia Comd.:
Chinese govt. relations estb., 495
Imphal siege, 508-9
integration of AAF and RAF, 455-57
Southern Covering Group (Aleutians), 380
Southern Force (Adak), 381-83, 385
South Pacific Area:
a/c strength, 34, 42, 44-47, 49, 65-66, 87, 90-91, 243-46, 251, 262-63
Allied strategy, 20-21, 29, 250
allocations, 15, 17-18, 51, 87, 133, 207, 241, 244, 262-63
CENPAC relationship, 282-83, 287-88, 549-57
comd. responsibility, 30, 70-71, 74, 88-89, 203-4, 209-10, 228, 356
defense of island chain, 3-4, 8-9, 11, 13-14, 26-29, 32, 131, 135, 284, 291
deployment of forces, 16, 29, 47-48, 50, 52, 248
fighter cover, 206, 217, 219-21, 223-24, 251, 254, 262-63
orgn., 10, 21, 29–35 (liquidation, 552, 555, 573-74, 615, 664)
Rabaul offensive, 130-35, 138, 163, 195, 311-12, 318, 332, 338, 341, 350-56
SWPA relationship, 92, 101, 111-12, 114, 132, 164, 196, 325, 328, 581-84, 586, 602
training, 29-31, 71, 74, 77, 90, 209, 215, 220, 228-29. See also Thirteenth AF.
South Pacific Combat Air Transport, 235, 267
Southwest Pacific Area:
allocations, 10, 24-26, 87, 92-93, 171-72
campaigns (Hollandia) 575-614, (Huon Gulf) 163-200, (N. Britain) 311-56, (Papua) 92-128, (Rabaul) 129-200, (Vogelkop) 615-70
CENPAC relationship, 193-95, 283, 288, 555-70
Comdrs., 7
GHQ, 22, 96, 99-100, 114, 122, 127, 131, 147-48, 156, 316n., 328, 330-31, 334, 557, 561, 577, 582-83, 585-86, 601, 609-11, 616-17, 626, 628-29, 634, 644-45, 650, 653-54, 660-61, 663-64, 677, (instructions) 328, 331, 334, 557, 582, 610, 617, 619-24, 654, 663
logistics, 14, 76-77, 181, 198-99, 291-92, 297-98, 304, 647, 649
orgn., 7, 10, 21, 25-26, 646-51
responsibility, 356, 573-74, 647
SOPAC diversions, 92-93, 100-101, 111-12, 114, 132
strength (Mar. 1944), 574. See also Allied AF
FEAF
Fifth AF
MacArthur.
Spaatz, Lt. Gen. Carl, 153
Special Force (Wingate), 499, 503-4, 506-8, 510, 515
Spruance, Vice Adm. Raymond, 131, 293, 304, 674, 676, 687
Squadrons (numbered):
1st Air Service Support, 295-96, 298
1st Ftr. Control, 630
2nd Air Service Support, 295
2nd Emergency Rescue, 645
3rd Airdrome, 348
3rd Air Service Support, 295, 298
4th Air Service Support, 295
4th TC, 508
5th Air Service Support, 296
6th Night Ftr., 85, 217n., 287n., 691
8 (Aus.), 324
8th Bomb., 140, 179, 326, 610, 626, 631-32
8th Ftr., 152, 537, 542, 596, 612, 632
8th Photo Rcn., 9-10, 21, 316, 318, 325, 331-32, 558
9th Bomb., 409, 415, 420, 432, 434
9th Ftr., 587, 610, 631-32, 667
10th AAC, 451
10th Weather, 451
11th Bomb., 410, 420, 422, 426, 443, 527, 531-32, 535, 537
11 (RCAF), 371
13th Bomb., 140, 142n., 179, 340, 566-67
13th TC, 235
15 (RNZAF), 203n., 218
16th Ftr., 410, 421-22, 426, 443, 449, 519, 525, 528-29, 534
16th TC, 508
17th Rcn., 211, 559, 562, 564, 599, 601, 607, 620, 623-24, 629, 635, 637-38, 642, 658
17th TC, 508
18 (RNZAF), 256
18th TC, 508
19th Ftr., 690-91
20th Combat Mapping, 597
21st TC, 23-25
22nd Bomb., 410, 420, 432, 434, 484, 487, 492, 537, 540
22nd TC, 24-25
23rd Bomb., 253
25th Ftr., 432-34, 463-64, 528, 540
26th Bomb., 28, 38, 298, 304, 683, 686
26th Ftr., 432-34, 463-64, 529, 544
27th Bomb., 298, 304, 682, 686
28th Ftr., 542-43
31 (RAF), 501
32nd Ftr., 542
33rd Bomb., 337
33rd Ftr. Control, 669 VP-33, 586 VP-34, 591, 645
35th Ftr. Control, 659
35th TC, 508
36th Bomb., 360, 382, 388-89, 394
38th Bomb., 298, 303-4, 340, 678, 680, 683-84, 686
39th TC, 565
40th Ftr., 22
40th Service, 278
41st TC, 607
4sd Ftr., 370-71
43 (RAAF), mine-laying, 601-2
44th Ftr., 11, 217n., 236, 352
45th Ftr., 292, 295, 298, 304, 307, 309
47th Bomb., 309
48th Bomb., 692
49th Ftr. Control, 608
51st Ftr., 534–35 VP-52, 586, 645
54th Ftr., 360, 366-67, 370, 376, 380, 382
54th TC, 387
56th Ftr. Control, 597
63rd Bomb., 100, 107, 112, 197, 599, 624-25, 634, 638, 667
64th Bomb., 144n. 64th TC, 614
65th Bomb., 144n., 321, 563, 592
66th TC, 612
67th Ftr., 11, 13, 40-42, 77, 217n. 68th Ftr., 81, 217n. 68th TC, 612
69th Bomb., 8, 11, 29, 47, 59, 85, 88
69th TC, 566
70th Ftr., 11, 47, 81, 212-13, 217n. 71st Bomb., 564, 634
75th Bomb., 87
75 (RAAF), 142n. 76th Ftr., 425-27
76 Ftr. (RAAF), 569
77 Ftr. (RAAF), 568-69
78th Ftr., 287
78 (RAAF), 610
79 Ftr. (RAAF), 569
80th Ftr., 319, 325, 342-44, 592-96, 665-68
80 (RAAF), 610
88th Ftr., 466
89th Bomb., 100, 140, 142n. 89th Ftr., 466
90th Bomb., 140–42n., 144-45, 179, 566
90th Ftr., 466
98th Bomb., 298, 304, 682, 686
110th Rcn., 613-14, 623 VB-115, 629, 645
117 Transport (RAF), 506
214 Ftr. (Marine), 351
216 Transport (Brit.), 508–9 VMF-216, 267 VMF-223, 40 VMSB-232, 40
303rd Airdrome, 629
311th Ftr., 596
319th Bomb., 169
321st Bomb., 320
333rd Ftr., 692
339th Ftr., 52, 59, 81, 212-13, 217n. 340th Ftr., 566
370th Bomb., 681-82
371st Bomb., 284
372nd Bomb., 284
373rd Bomb., 526-27
374th Bomb., 525
375th Bomb., 525
390th Bomb., 87
392nd Bomb., 298, 304, 306, 678-80, 683-84
398th Bomb., 636
400th Bomb., 320
403rd Bomb., 144n., 324, 596, 657
404th Bomb., 366, 370, 389, 398
418th Night Ftr., 611-12, 623, 664, 669
419th Night Ftr., 661, 664, 669
421st Night Ftr., 623, 629-30, 639, 642, 658
424th Bomb., 681-82
425th Bomb., 526-27
431st Ftr., 325, 594-95, 631, 665-66
432nd Ftr., 324-25, 594-95, 632, 638, 665-66
433rd Ftr., 566, 595, 597, 632, 666
436th Bomb., 410, 420, 430, 432, 434
464th Base Hq. and Air Base, 375
482nd Service, 587
490th Bomb., 420-21, 432, 434, 459, 477-79, 484, 492, 537
491st Bomb., 420-21, 432, 434, 484, 488, 492, 537
493rd Bomb., 4201
432, 434
498th Bomb., 564, 566, 569, 667
501st Bomb., 322, 356, 566, 569, 668
528th Bomb., 322
528th Ftr.-Bomber, 467
529th Bomb., 631
529th Ftr.-Bomber, 467
530th Bomb., 631
530th Ftr.-Bomber, 467, 477, 479
531st Ftr.-Bomber, 298, 304, 306
672nd Bomb., 605
822nd Bomb., 634
868th Bomb., 242, 354, 586, 603, 624, 634, 683-85
STALEMATE, 551
Stalin, Marshal Joseph, 497
Starmann Field, 304
STICKATNAUGHT, 621
Stilwell, Lt. Gen. Joseph:
Burma offensive (1943), 443, 460-61, 494-95, 497-502, 504-10, 539
CG USAFCBI, 406-7, 416, 419, 449-54, 456, 499
CNAC control of India-China flights, 413
C/S Chinese army, 453
escape from Burma (1942), 460
integration of AAF and RAF, 456
Ledo Road construction, 450, 460-61, 494
Myitkyina advance, 515-17
orgn. USAAF IBS CBI, 451
promotions, 418
strategy in China, 435-39, 442: 10th AF (orgn.) 413-14, (responsibilities re Assam) 448, (trf. of units to China 441n.
Stirling I., 255
Stone, Col. Charles, 452, 454-55
STRAIGHTLINE, 619-21
Stratemeyer, Maj. Gen. George:
air comdr. SEAC rec., 454-55
CG USAAF IBS CBI, 450-57
comdr. EAC, 458-59, 502-3, 506, 510, 537
integration of AAF and RAF, 455-57, 476-77
special mission to FE, 447-49
Streeter, Col. Edward, 452
Streett, Maj. Gen. St. Clair: CG 13th AF, 648, 650-51, 677; CG, 13th Air TF, 586
Strickland, Lt. Col. Henry, 429
Strong, 224
Strother, Brig. Gen. Dean, CG XIII Ftr. Comd., 33, 73, 229
Suain, 613
Submarine activities:
Allied (Aleutians) 380-82, (China coast) 524, (SWPA) 9, 599, 638, 676
Supply:
Aleutians, 367
CBI, 405-6, 409-11, 413-19, 421-23, 432-33, 435, 439-40, 441-50, 452, 454-58, 461, 463-64, 498, 500-510, 539-40, (avn. gasoline) 411-12, 429, 438, 440-41, 476, 518-21, 523, 537-38, 515
SOPAC, 32-34, 42, 50, 61, 67, 71, 73-75, 83, 203, 209, 212, 214, 222, 232, 242, 256, 263, 269, 274, 276-80, (avn. gasoline) 37-38, 41, 43, 53, 55-56, 69, 76-79, 212, 219, 263, (shipping facilities) 27, 43-44, 51, 74, 76. See also Logistics.
Supply drops:
Aleutians, 382-83
Burma, 446, 466, 494-95, 499-510, 515-17, 540
N. Guinea, 23-25, 108, 114-17, 120-21, 128, 156, 158, 167, 190, 501. See also Air supply.
Supreme Allied Commander-in-Chief (CBI), 453, 457; deputy, 453
Sutherland, Maj. Gen. Richard, 21-22, 131-32, 181, 330, 551-55, 570-73
Suva, 33
Sverdrup, Col. L. J., 117-18
Swatow, 528
Sweeper Creek, 370
Swift, Maj. Gen. Innis, 557, 561, 565, 567-69
Syriam oil refineries, 476
T
Taber, Lt. Col. Morris, 531
TABLETENNIS, 654-56
Tadji, 314, 557, 563, 576, 578, 599, 605-6, 612-14, 652
Tagan Pt., 399
Tamao, 639
Tambu Bay, 167
Tamrau Mts., 662
Tanahmerah Bay, 575, 582, 584-85, 591, 595, 605-10
Tanimbars, 616
Tarawa, 195, 259, 284-87, 291-93, 298, 301, 303-5, 307-9, 672
Taro, 499
Task Force Mitscher, 305n.
Task Forces (numbered):
First Air TF, 156-58, 171, 317, 336, 340, 346 Second Air TF, 174, 176, 189-90, 317, 338 Third Air TF, 190, 317, 338, 349–50 TF 8, 372-74, 378 TF 12, 284 Thirteenth Air TF (SOPAC), 586, 602, 623, 648 Thirteenth Air TF (FEAF), 664, 669-70, 677, 686 TF 15, 292 TF 16, 378 TF 17, 676 TF 31, 256 TF 50.3, 261 TF 51, 380 TF 57, 293, 304, 675 TF 58, 583, 603-5, 607, 676, 681, 685, 687 TF 59, 675, 677 TF 74, 568, 613, 622, 638, 654n. TF 75, 622, 638, 654n. TF 76, 339, 567 TF 77, 605, 622, 644, 654n., 663 TF 78, 583-84, 605
Task Groups (numbered):
TG 16.1, 378 TG 57.2, 293 TG 57.4, 293 TG 90.0, 397-98
Task Units (numbered):
Tassafaronga, 59; Battle, 81-82
Tate, Col. Robert, 414
Taunggyi, 471
TBD, at Guadalcanal, 91
TBF, 59, 83, 89, 204, 217, 221-22, 225, 227, 232, 251, 253-55, 263, 352-53, 604
Tehran, 497
Tenekow, 264
Teng-chung, 427, 429, 525, 530-31, 540
Tennille, Maj. William, 638
Teramoto, Lt. Gen. Kunachi, 578, 589, 598-99
Tezpur, 446
Thailand, 423-24, 426, 463, 469, 471, 498, 513-14, 535, 538
Thanbyuzyat, 471-72
Thayetmyo, 472
Theobald, Rear Adm. Robert, 360, 365-66, 374
Thilawa, 476
Thirty-Mile Airdrome, 184
Thompson, Capt. John, 40
Thunderbolt, 542. See also P-47.
Tien Ho a/d, 427-28, 430, 520, 525
Timbala Bay, 240
Timor I., 131, 140n., 601, 626
Timor Sea, 169
Tingo, 569
Tinker, Maj. Gen. Clarence, 281n.
Tinputs, 264
Tobera, 312-13, 319-20, 322-23, 326, 351
Tocumwal, 104
Todd, Capt. Jack, 364
Toem, 617, 622, 626-28, 654n., 657, 663, 668-69
To I., 687
“Tokyo Express,” 53, 56, 60, 80-81, 84, 224, 226
Tong, 570
Tongatabu I., 4, 11, 16, 19, 72
Tonolei, 43, 53, 55, 58, 66, 217, 246; H., 246, 264
Torokina, 249-50, 252, 256-57, 259, 263-64, 267-68, 327, 330, 352, 586, 647, 682
Tor R., 630
Tower, Lt. Don, 22
Townsville, 8-10, 76, 96, 99-100, 103-4, 106, 154, 164, 171, 173, 198-99, 587, 649
Training:
AAF responsibility, 29-31, 209, 215, 228-29
CBI, 407, 419, 425-26, 432, 434-35, 438, 440-41, 451-53, 455, 457, 464, 466, 483, 492, 503, 517, 525, 529, 544, (glider) 503-4
navigation needs (in Hump opns.) 412, (in Pacific) 283, 287-88, 296, 301, 308
recognition, 344-45
SWPA, 164
Western Defense Comd., 377, 381
Transportation Corps, 75
Treasury Is., 246, 248-52, 255, 267, 325, 352
TRIDENT conference, 134, 442-44, 502, 520-21, 523
Troop Basis Div., 648
Troop carrier activities:
CBI, 446-48, 458-59, 467-68, 501-3, 506-8, 516
SWPA, 24-25, 114-21, 128, 136, 155-58, 164, 167, 171, 173, 176-77, 181, 184-86, 189-91, 193, 196, 288, 316, 329-31, 342, 565-66, 586, 607, 609, 613-14
Troop Carrier Comd., Hq. USAAF CBI:
a/c shortage, 508-9
integrated orgn., 459, 502, 504, 506, 508
True, Lt. Col. Clinton, 319
Truk Atoll:
enemy base, 22, 38, 53, 57-58, 131, 163, 194-95, 245, 258-59, 290-91, 314-16, 327, 332, 354-56; 550-54, 570-74, 577-78, 582-84, 602-4, 607, 619, 623, 625, 631, 671-87, 693
Tsili Tsili, 174, 176-80, 182-84, 186, 189
Tulagi I.: Allied base, 49, 80, 210, 212-13, 218; Jap. base, 20, 26, 29; Jap. landing, 4; Marine landing, 35-36
Tumleo I., 576
Tung-ting Lake area, 521, 527-28, 532, 534, 538
Turnage, Maj. Gen. A. H., 250
Turner, Vice Adm. Richmond, 220, 229, 690
Tukhan, 537
Twining, Brig. Gen. Nathan:
CG 13th AF, 32, 70, 72-74, 79, 88, 203, 210n., 214-15, 223
CG 15th AF, 268
COMAIRSOLS, 224, 226, 228-29, 236, 238, 240, 243-44, 251-55, 260-63, 245-66, 268-69, 272n., 274, 276, 288, 351. See also Comd. Air Solomons.
U
Ubili, 143
Ujelang, 551
Unmak, 361, 364-67, 369-70, 374-75, 381n., 397
Unalaska, 396n.
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 392, 395-97
aid to, 171
United Kingdom, a/c priority, 45, 48-52
Units (numbered):
22nd Stat. Control, 451-52
5307th Comp. (Prov.), 504
5318th Air, 503
Unruh, Lt. Col. Marion, 289
“USAAF in the Far East,” 647
U.S. Army Air Services Comd., 99, 102-4
U.S. Army Forces in Australia, 7
U.S. Army Forces in Central Pacific Area, 296-97, 551, 675
U.S. Army Forces in the Far East, 648, 650
U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area, orgn., 32-33, 70, 72-73, 76, 372n. See also COMGENSOPAC; SPA.
U.S. Army Forces in the Southwest Pacific. See SWPA.
U.S. Army Service Forces, 75, 296-97, 450
U.S. Army Services of Supply (theater). See Services of Supply.
U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey, 326, 688
V
Vandegrift, Maj. Gen. A. A., 27, 36, 40-41, 80, 246, 250
Vasey, Maj. Gen. E. A., 113
Vella Lavella:
Allied base, 252-53
Allied seizure, 237-44, 249, 266
Ventura, 251, 263, 388, 397-98
Verahui, 83
Victoria H., 430
Vila, 213, 219-21, 225, 235, 237, 249
Vincent, Col. Clinton D., 520, 532, 536
Visale, 82
Vitiaz St., 5, 122, 143, 146, 163, 182, 191, 193-94, 208, 311, 328-29, 331
Vivigaui a/d, 165
Vogelkop:
Allied offensive, 194-95, 660-70
Jap. base, 549, 552, 572, 601, 616-21, 623, 626, 631-34, 639-40, 645, 652, 656
Volupai Plantation, 344
Voza, 256
Vunakanau a/d, 35, 112, 166, 183, 312-13, 319-20, 322-24, 351
Vunapope, 322
W
Wakde Is.,
Allied base, 626-30, 635-38, 641, 643, 646, 656, 661, 665
Allied offensive, 578, 583, 599, 605-6, 610, 616-26
Jap. landing, 617
Wake I., 3-4, 15, 138, 283-84, 287, 291, 300, 305, 617, 676-78, 681, 684, 686
Waldron, Brig. Gen. Albert, 123n.
Walker, Lt. George, 614
Walker, Brig. Gen. Kenneth, 98-99, 114, 117, 138-39
Wallace, Lt. Ralph, 322-23
Wana Wana, 237
Wanigela Mission, 114-19
Wanting, 429
Wardo Bay, 621
Warembu, 569
Wareo, 346
Waria R., 159
“Washing Machine Charlie,” 84-85, 89
Washington, 60
Washington conference (Mar. 1943), 131-33, 151, 153
Watt, Lt. Col. James, 384
Wau, 6, 113-14, 136-38, 158-59, 161-63, 174-75
Weather Service, AAF (Assam), 449
Webster Cove, 235
Weiner, Lt. Seymour, 398
Wellington a/c, Burma, 477, 481, 509
Western Defense Comd., 52, 87, 360, 372-73, 377, 379, 381
Western Landing Force (New Georgia), 220
Wewak: Jap. base, 10, 138, 140n., 146, 161, 168, 174, 178-80, 182, 188-90, 193, 258, 314-17, 319, 323, 332-33, 338, 347, 350, 557, 559, 561, 563, 575-79, 585, 588-94, 596, 598-600, 605, 612-13, 623
Mission, 589
neutralization, 591
Wewe R., 668
Whitehead, Brig. Gen. Ennis:
CG ADVON 5th AF (Admiralties) 559, 561, 567, (Hollandia) 579-82, 585, 587-88, 592, 597, 602, 609-13, (N. Guinea) 98-100, 113-14, 117, 119, 125, 137, 157-58, 178, 190, 192, 317, 323-24, 327-30, 342-43, 346, 355, (Vogelkop advance) 617, 620, 625-26, 629, 631-36, 638, 640-42, 644-45
CG 5th AF, 648, 65-57, 661-62, 664-67, 677, 685, 687
Wide Bay, 149n., 320
Wildcat a/c. See F4F.
Wilkins, Maj. Raymond, 25, 326
Wilkinson, Rear Adm. Theodore, 237, 246, 250
Williams, Air Vice Marshal T. M., 458, 461
Williams, Maj. Walden, 213
“Williwaw,” 363
Willkie, Wendell, 439
Willson, Vice Adm. Russell, 554
Wilson, Col. Bascom, 151
Wilson, Brig. Gen. Donald, 98
Wilson St., 240
Wingate, Brig. Orde, 460-61, 494-95, 499, 501-8, 510-15
Wings (numbered):
First Marine Aircraft, 41, 252 Second Marine Aircraft, 81, 88-89, 221 Patrol Wing 2, 282 Patrol Wing 4, 380 Patrol Wing 10, 316, 332
54th TC, 157-58, 171, 184-85, 316, 609, 614
62 Works (Construction), 605, 612, 660
68th Comp., 536-39
mission, 540
77 (RAAF), 585
85th Air Defense, 629
91st Photo Rcn., 661
175 (Brit.), 512
184 (Brit.), 512
185 (Brit.), 512
308th Bomb., 623-24, 629, 642, 644-45
309th Bomb., 661
310th Bomb., 610, 622-23, 626, 629, 636-38, 656
Wirraway a/c, characteristics, 124
Wise, G/C S. C., 515
Wold, Col. Torgils, 466
Woleai:
Jap. base, 194, 571-73, 578, 582-84, 602-4, 623, 625, 678
Woodbury, Lt. Col. H. G., 662
Woodbury, Col. Murray, 190
Woodlark Force, 164
Woodlark I., 132, 163-65, 178, 221, 316
Wotje I., 195, 290, 300, 303, 305-6, 309, 672, 686
Wright, Col. Stuart, 241-42
Wright Field, 26
Wuchang, 527
Wu-hu, 545
Wuntho, 514
Wurtsmith, Brig. Gen. Paul, 172, 176, 591-92, 663
X
X (Ramgarh) Force, 435, 460. See also Ledo.
Y
Yakutat, 399
Yamamoto, Adm. Isoroku, 213-14, 259
Yamasaki, Col. Yasuyo, 385
Yang-cheng, 541
Yangtze R., 424, 440, 522, 528, 532, 538, 543, 545; Valley, 428-29
Yankai, 520
Yankee Diddler, 565-66
Yap, 194-95, 571, 582, 604, 678, 687-88; neutralization, 693
Yellow R., 429, 538-39, 541-43
Yoma Mts., 469
Yorktown, 4
Yunnani, 424-26, 429, 519, 525, 528-29, 535, 540
Yunnan Province, 435-36, 442, 461, 463, 494, 497, 499, 518, 536, 538-40, 542
Ywataung, 471-72, 474, 487, 491
Y (Yunnan) Force, 435-36, 460, 495-96, 540
Z
Zamboanga, 637
Zayatkwin, 481