Index

–A–

A-20:

modif., 336

Abe, Motoki, 643

Abukuma, 367

ADMEASURE I, 103

Admiralty Is., 16, 289, 293, 344, 349, 683

Admiralty IX Floating Drydock, 157, 260

Agra, 187, 195-96

Aichi Aircraft Co., 554, 572, 6,8, 623, 637, 651-52

Airborne Fighter Control Center, 5279th, 454

Air Commander-in-Chief, SEAC, 232

Air Commando Unit No. 1, 206

Aircraft Northern Solomons, 289

Aircraft Seventh Fleet, 296

Aircraft Warning Replacement Center, 5275th, 328

Air Defense Command (Iwo Jima) 589, (Okinawa), 692-93

Air Evaluation Board, SWPA, 328, 442

Airfield construction:

Biak, 290

Burma, 196-97

Cape Sansapor, 291

direc., 509

Iwo Jima, 594-97

Leyte, 349, 357-58, 373-74, 385-87

Luzon, 416-18, 424, 443-45

Mariana Is., 512-25

MATTERHORN, 59-73

Middelburg I., 291

Mindoro, 398

Morotai, 312-13

Noemfoor I., 289

Okinawa, 691-92, 701

Owi I., 290

Palau Is., 296, 309-10

Palawan, 452-53

Tacloban, 369

Air Forces (numbered):

First Combined Base Air Force (Jap.), 346

1st Tactical Air Force (RAAF), 464-69

Second Air Force, 53-54, 103, 544

Third Air Force, 329

Third Tactical Air Force, 154, 204n, 205-6

Fourth Air Force, 329

Fifth Air Force: 3, 12, 136, 293, 381, 389, 449, 457, 678, 691, 695, 696n, 699, 740, 743

a/c replacement, 330-32

airfield constr., 386, 445, 691-92

air-sea rescue, 333

air supply, 385

antishipping opns., 366-67, 470-71, 491, 495, 497-99

CG, 281

close support, 413, 420, 424, 426, 429, 434, 437, 441-43

counter-air opns., 297-301, 303, 305-6, 3717,72, 453, 455, 458, 474, 476-81, 697

deployment, 313, 358, 369, 387-88, 398, 401, 467-68, 504, 685, 692-93

eval., 488, 744-46

hq., 292

interdiction, 416, 419, 482

maint. and supply, 339-40, 383

mission, 295-96, 473

oil camp., 316-22

plans, 289, 316, 351, 394-95, 405-6

radar countermeasures, 489

rm., 425

rotation policy, 324, 327-28

strength, 32324

tactics, 317-19

Seventh Air Force: 3,338, 510n, 678

CG, 507

close support, 593

constr., 296, 520

deployment, 310, 549, 685, 691, 695

eval., 699-700, 743

mission, 295, 580

orgn., 510, 512, 525, 535-36, 579-80, 683, 694

plans, 286, 405, 508

strength, 538, 744n

targets, 433, 452, 461, 581, 585, 58890, 696-98, 719

Eighth Air Force:

CBO, 34, 58

deployment, 167, 692

orgn., 131, 168, 522, 684, 686-87, 700-701

targets, 732-33

cf. 20th AF, 92-93, 102, 116, 626

VHB plans, 11, 77

Tenth Air Force:

80, 183, 198, 678, 739

airfield constr., 197

air trans., 243-44, 253-56

Azon bomb, 238

close support, 209, 212-13, 235, 245, 247

deployment, 268-71

eval., 743-44

hq., 207, 272

maint. and supply, 182, 192-93, 249

mission, 4, 43

orgn., 44-45, 204, 206, 232, 271

plans, 18

strength, 744n

Tenth Army Tactical Air Force, 580, 692, 694

Eleventh Air Force, 3, 678, 743, 744n

Thirteenth Air Force: 3, 292, 306, 371, 467, 678, 740

air-sea rescue, 333

Allied plans, 289, 351, 394, 445

antishipping opns., 367-68, 491, 495, 497, 502

CG, 281, 701

close support, 456-57, 460, 463, 469

deployment, 293, 313-14, 354, 423, 692

eval., 468, 742-43

maint. and supply, 339-40

mission, 449-50

oil camp., 317, 320-22

rotation policy, 327-28

strength, 323-24, 744n

tactics, 317-19

targets, 425, 433, 452, 466, 746

Fourteenth Air Force: 45, 204, 252, 256, 415, 678, 739

air trans., 260

antishipping opns., 264, 491

Allied plans, 14, 18-21, 47, 146, 201

Chengtu defense, 80, 217-19

close support, 245, 266

comd. problems, 46, 50-51

coord. with XX BC, 142-43

counter-air opns., 253, 261, 264

eval., 171, 267, 743-44

interdiction, 262-64

maint. and supply, 83, 87-89, 126, 128-29, 151, 175, 180, 189, 192-93, 226

mission, 4, 43, 213-14, 258-59, 262

photo rcn., 101, 107

reorgn., 268-71

strategy, 224-25

strength, 257-59, 744n

targets, 221-24, 405, 501

Fifteenth Air Force, 58, 701

Twentieth Air Force: 392, 678, 700, 731, 733, 744n, 745

activated, 39

airfield constr., 514, 519, 706-7

air-sea rescue, 600

atom bomb, 715-16

C/S, 516, 528

DC, 511, 522, 528, 546, 549, 567, 579, 596, 660, 684

deployment, 150, 507, 512, 586, 687

Cf. 8th AF, 92, 102

eval., 634, 748-56

fire raids, 573

FIVESOME conf., 629

hq. inactivated, 100

maint. and supply, 84, 87, 126-27, 130, 145, 509, 536, 540-43, 545, 548

mining opns., 470, 662-63

mission, 553-54, 589, 734

oil camp., 661

OLYMPIC, 686, 689-90

orgn., 3, 32-33, 35, 38, 40-41, 49, 51-52, 168, 508, 510, 524, 526, 529-33, 547, 553, 679-81, 683, 686, 688, 701

PAC-AID, 137, 146, 405

precision bombing, 645

public relations, 608, 614

strength, 522, 524-25, 534, 536, 538, 685

target selection, 94, 103, 108, Hi, 113, 117, 132, 142, 552, 554-55, 562, 625, 630, 643, 718, 732

Twentieth Air Force Division, 528

Air Ground Aid Service, 91, 97

Air-raid protection (Jap.), 620, 643

Air-sea rescue, 97, 110, 332-33, 383, 556, 559, 578, 598-607

Air-Sea Rescue Task Group, 600

Air Service Command, 60, 75, 81, '121, 125, 180, 339, 512. See also Maintenance and supply.

Air Staff:

AAFPOA, 510

airfield constr., 516

B-29 plans, 10-12, 17, 19, 36

comd. problems, 525-26, 528, 531-32, 534

MATTERHORN, 22

20th AF, 39

Air Technical Service Command, 339-40

Air transport, 75-77, 81-91, 126-30, 148, 198, 243-45, 254-56, 260, 748. See also Airfield construction; "Hump" route; MATTERHORN; Maintenance and supply.

Air Transport Command:

145, 232, 535, 739

China supply, 21, 24, 69, 89-90, 98, 103, 105, III, 136, 180, 191-93, 203, 220, 257

fuel, 190, 195

GRUBWORM, 254-56

ICW, 44, 83-86, 182n, 189, 191

ICD, 126-30, 148, 175

cf. Ledo Road, 258

NAW, 76

SWPA supply, 333

XX BC deployment, 74, 78-79, 81

20th AF, 542, 548

Aitape, 311-12

Akashi, 554, 565-66, 573, 612, 621, 651-52, 675

Aki-nada, 669

Akita, 661

Akunoura Engine Works, 104

Akyab, 233, 242, 244, 250

I., 242

Alamo Force, 295, 348. See also Sixth Army.

Alamagordo, 712, 715, 722

Alaska, 743-44

Aleutian Is., 10, 12, 26, 29, 36, 516, 743

Alicante, 371-72, 458

Allen, E. T., 6

Allied Air Forces, SWPA: 308

antishipping camp., 489-500

bases, 380

coord. with POA, 294-95

deployment, 293, 312

plans, 281

strength, 288, 291- 92, 452

targets, 350-52, 354, 369-71, 405, 422-13, 443, 455, 457

Allied Geographical Section, 385

Allied Naval Forces, 295, 349, 403

Commander, 490

Amagasaki, 624-25, 641-42, 661

Ambon I., 296-98, 305, 315-16, 318, 352

Americal Division, 456, 459-60

Amoy, 136, 276, 285-87, 392, 499

Amphibious Force, Seventh, 295, 438

Amphibious Support Force, 587

Anami, Gen. Soemu, 728-29

Andaman Is., 352

Sea, 250

Anderson, Maj. Gen. Frederick L., 609

Anderson, Brig. Gen. James R., 530

Anderson, Maj. Gen. Orvil A., 738-39

Angaur I., 279, 293, 295-96, 309-11, 372, 396, 406, 408

Angeles, 420

Field, 380

Ankang, 107, 264-65

Anshan, 99, 103, 105-7, 111, 113, 115-18, 131, 134, 164, 170-71

Antishipping operations:

FEAF, 298-99, 303-4, 378-79, 407, 424, 475, 490-500, 697-98

SEAC, 158, 237

7th AF, 583, 585-86

20th AF, 552. See also Mining missions.

ANVIL, 24-25

Anyang, 261, 263

Aoba, 698

Aomori, 656, 675

Aparri, 278, 285, 345, 351, 391, 402-3, 413, 415, 440-41

Arafura Sea, 296, 350

Arakan, 206, 233-35, 242

Armies (numbered):

First Army (Chinese), 234, 240

First Air Army (Jap.), 172

Second Area Army (Jap.), 303

Second Army (Jap.), 715, 723

Fourth Air Army (Jap.), 315, 344-46, 359-60, 380, 402, 415

Sixth Army (Chinese), 234, 240, 253, 256n, 265

Sixth Army: 345, 375, 383, 420, 442, 457

airfield constr., 385-86

campaigns, 312, 354, 356-57, 376, 395, 397, 416, 428-29, 433, 449, 473

intel., 351, 418-19, 438

plans, 295, 348, 393, 404-5, 430, 680

reinforced, 379,421

Eighth Army, 349, 383, 393, 422-26, 441, 449-50, 452, 457, 459-60

Tenth Army, 535, 630-31, 691-92

Fourteenth Army (Brit.), 205, 232, 234-35, 241-43, 246-47, 249-50

Fourteenth Area Army (Jap.), 314, 344-45, 380, 403, 430

Fifteenth Army (Jap.), 247

Thirty-second Army (Jap.), 628

Thirty-fifth Army (Jap.), 314, 356, 376, 379, 382, 450, 459

Forty-first Army (Jap.), 403, 428

Ninety-third Army (Chinese), 230

Armored Group, 13th, 404

Armstrong, Brig. Gen. Frank A., 658, 661

Army Air Corps, 7-10, 156

Army Air Forces, China Theater, 269, 272

Army Air Forces, India-Burma Sector, 19, 43, 73, 108, 110, 122, 180, 182n

Army Air Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas: 507, 522, 700

atom bomb, 525, 706

CG, 286, 510, 580, 684

comd. problems, 526, 531, 533-34, 687

coord. with Navy, 533, 536

hq., 512, 521, 529

ICEBERG, 629-30

maint. and supply, 537, 540, 542

Memorandum 20-2, 526, 528, 531

opns., 578, 585

orgn., 511-12, 530, 683, 688

redesig., 524, 536

strength, 525, 538-39

VHB deployment, 523-24

Army Air Forces Proving Ground, 95

Army Air Forces Tactical Center, 121

Army Airways Communications System, 124,509

Army Section, Imperial GHQ (Jap.), 345

Army Service Command, Sixth, 349, 386, 395, 404, 417

Army Service Forces, 75, 185-86, 189, 192, 390, 392

Arnold, General of the Army H. H.: 66

airfield constr., 62, 692

air-sea rescue, 601-2

atom bomb, 705, 710, 712, 714

B-17, 8

B-29 (comd.) 35, 37-38, 40, 46, 49-50, (deployment) 12, 36, 77-79, (development) 6-7, 10, (Special Project) 20-21, 31, 53

base defense, 582-84

CBI orgn., 44, 48

CG AAF, 11, 23, 57, 132, 238, 269-71, 284, 331-32, 334, 338, 344, 369, 392, 510, 609, 690, 732-33, 749

CG 20th AF, 111-12, 121, 123, 126-30, 133, 137, 141-42, 146, 148, 150-51, 156- 57, 165, 169, 171, 174, 221, 356, 364, 415, 444, 507-8, 511, 516, 523-26, 532, 541, 546, 553, 556-58, 571, 574, 586-87, 611, 613-14, 625, 629-30, 642

Chennault's relief, 270-71

comd. problems, 528-31, 676-81, 684

Hansell's relief, 566-68

maint. and supply, 76

MATTERHORN, 30, 74

MEW, 583

mining opns., 663-66

night precision bombing, 646

photo rcn., 164

rotation policy, 324

tactics, 95, 564

targets, 17, 26-27, 98, 102-3, 105, 108, 113, 552, 561, 630, 636, 650, 653

XX BC deployment, 131

TWILIGHT, 19

USASTAF, 686-88

Wolfe's relief, 104

Arnold, Maj. Gen. William H., 456

Asahi Electro-Chemical Plant, 483

Aschenbrenner, Capt. Robert W., 375

Asensio, Col. Manuel J., 197

Ashworth, Comdr. F. L., 720

Assam: 206

air trans. base, 42, 80-81, 83, 85, 91, 126, 180, 243, 254-55

Allied bases, 14, 182, 197, 207, 209-11

pipeline, 16

stockage centers, 187, 189-90

Assistant Chief of Air Staff:

Intel., 108

OC&R, 610

Plans (see also Kuter), 17, 21, 38-39, 392, 531, 586, 683, 687

Atimonan Bay, 278, 283

Atkinson, Col. Gwen G., 408, 476n

Atom bomb:

announced, 717-18

development, 704-5

first explosion, 712

509th Comp. Gp., 705-8, 714-16

Hiroshima, 703, 715-18, (eval.) 720-23

Nagasaki, 703, 718-20, (eval.) 723-25

size, 708-9

targets, 710-11

Atsugi, 634, 733-34

Atsuta, 637, 651

Augusta, 714, 717

Australia: 73, 327, 336, 683, 740, 746

Allied bases, 23, 29-30, 71, 288-89, 296, 298, 305, 316, 744

Australia, 356

AWPD/1, 10, 39

AWPD/4, 11

AWPD/42, 11, 36

Azon Bomb Directional Control, 195

–B–

B-17: 7-10; modif., 604

B-24: modif., 195, 335

B-25: modif., 335-36

B-29:

atom bomb, 705

Brit. on, 40

charac., 8-9

comd. of, 35-39

design, 6

development, 7-8

eval., 173-74

modif., 164, 604-5

plans, 9-14

Special Project, 20, 31, 53, 118

B-32: charac., 471, 10, 332, 485, 694, 699

Babelthuap, 294, 299

Bacolod, 346, 355, 372, 458-59

Bagabag, 405, 413, 441, 460

Baguio, 403, 439-40

Balabac Str., 360, 452

Balayan Bay, 425, 437

Baler Bay, 278, 283, 439

Balete Pass, 402, 405, 408, 416, 439-40, 477

Balikpapan, 316-22, 352, 354, 450, 463, 467-69, 487, 489-90, 748

Ball, Col. William, 530, 629

Bamban, 411, 419-20

Bangalore, 183, 186, 195-96

Air Depot, 182

Bangkok: 238

antishipping opns., 158, 237

Jap. base, 236

target, 47, 161-62, 239, 350

training opns., 94-96, 98, 100, 132, 141-42, 146, 154-55, 164

Barbey, Rear Adm. Daniel E., 295, 349, 382

Bard, Ralph A., 710n

Barnes, Brig. Gen. Earl W., 452-53

Barrackpore, 8,, 186

Base Unit, 1348th, 255

Basilan I. and Str., 454-56

Bataan, 283, 402, 406, 422-23, 430-31, 434

Batan I., 477

Batangas, 283, 402-3, 407, 416, 422, 426

Bay, 425, 430, 437

Province, 425

Batavia, 468

Batista Field, 706

Battalions (numbered):

2nd Inf. Bn., 453

3rd Inf. Bn., 433, 460

6th Ranger Inf. Bn., 355, 421

209th Combat Engr. Bn., 207

236th Combat Engr. Bn., 207

382nd Engr. Constr. Bn., 63

583rd Signal Air Warning Bn., 370

597th Signal Air Warning Bn., 370

811th Engr. Avn. Bn., 595

823rd Engr. Avn. Bn., 197

836th Engr. Avn. Bn., 313n

841st Engr. Avn. Bn., 31372

843rd AAA Bn., 118

853rd Engr. Avn. Bn., 63

866th Engr. Avn. Bn., 398

879th Engr. Avn. Bn., 63, 197

930th Engr. Avn. Bn., 197

1874th Engr. Avn. Bn., 398

1875th Engr. Avn. Bn., 63

1876th Engr. Avn. Bn., 313n

,877th Engr. Avn. Bn., 63, 197

1884th Engr. Avn. Bn., 310

1887th Engr. Avn. Bn., 310

1888th Engr. Avn. Bn., 63, 197

1897th Engr. Avn. Bn., 452

1905th Engr. Avn. Bn., 197

Battle of the Bulge, 681

Baybay, 348, 376-77, 379

Bayug, 373-74, 380, 386

Beahan, Capt. K. K., 720

Beall, W. E., 8

Bell Aircraft Corp., 8, 52-53

Belleau Wood, 369

Bengal: 57, 85, 167

Air Depot, 81, 145, 182, 184, 186-87, 195-96

airfield constr., 62, 77

Allied bases, 60, 71, 7475, 79-81, 99, 105, III, 121-22, 146, 197

Bay, 74, 97, 180, 599

supply center, 187

Bengal Air Command, 44

Beo, 300, 461

Berkey, Rear Adm. Russell S., 455

Berry, Capt. H. M., Dm

Bhamo, 168, 197, 215, 229, 240-41

Biak I.:

Allied base, 281, 288-92, 296, 298, 303-4, 311-12, 318, 334-35, 366-67, 388, 408, 446-47

camp., 276, 342

Jap. attack, 305

Bicol Peninsula: 345

camp., 436-39

invasion plans, 278, 283, 402

Jap. deployment, 403, 430

target, 350n, 372-73, 396, 405-6, 416

Bingo-nada, 669

Bintulu, 465

Bisan Seto, 666, 669

Bismarck Sea, 16, 489, 747

Bismarck Sea, 592

Bissell, Maj. Gen. Clayton, 26n

Bitter, Comdr. Francis, 26n

Black, Maj. A. B., 214

Blandy, Rear Adm. W. H. P., 587, 589, 591, 593

Boatner, Brig. Gen. Haydon L., 219-20

Bock, Capt. Frederick C., 719-20

Bock's Car, 719-20

Boeing Aircraft Co., 4, 6-8, 52-53, 56

Boela, 297, 305, 337

Boeroe I., 296-98, 305, 318, 352

Bohol L, 345, 348, 354, 450, 456, 459-60

Bolo, 694

Bombay, 74-75, 80, 180

Bomb types:

Azon, 189, 195, 238

M17, 622

M18, 95

M50, 189, 637

M69, 189, 610, 612. See also Atom bomb

Napalm.

Bong, Maj. Richard I., 321, 375, 476n

Bonin Is., 146, 280, 295, 306, 350, 392, 558, 579, 581, 585-86

BOOMERANG, 110-11

Booth, Brig. Gen. Charles L., 700

Borneo: 303

antishipping opns., 490, 497

counter-air opns., 350-51, 452, 455, 458, 461

invasion plans, 499-50

Jap. base, 346, 448

OBOE, 463-69

oil target, 316-18. See also North Borneo.

Borokoe, 290, 292

Bostock, AM W. D., 468

Bower, Maj. Philip. G., 611

Brandt, Col. Carl A., 329

Breene, Maj. Gen. Robert G., 512

Brereton, Maj. Gen. Lewis H., 12

Brigades (numbered):

5th Naval Constr. Brig., 519

6th Naval Constr. Brig., 518

9th Naval Constr. Brig., 521, 595

18 Brig. (Aust.), 468

21 Brig. (Aust.), 468

28 Brig. (Indian), 247

55th Inf. Brig. (Jap.), 403

58th Inf. Brig. (Jap.), 403, 419

68th Independent Brig. (Jap.), 379, 381-82

72 Brig. (Indian), 212

254 Tank Brig. (Brit.), 247

Brisbane, 30, 276, 281-82, 284, 286, 293-95, 388

British Army Headquarters, India, 42

British Mission to Japan, 721

Brown, Capt. Stanley, 112

Brunei Bay, 351, 359, 368, 372, 450, 463, 466

Bluff, 466-67

town, 467, 469

Brush, Maj. Gen. Rapp, 456, 459

Buayan, 301-3

BUCCANEER, 24-25, 47

Buckner, Lt. Gen. S. B., 285-86, 630

Budge-Budge, 64

Bungo Str., 353, 359, 669

Burauen, 348, 376, 379-80, 385-88

Buri, 373-74, 380, 386

Burma: 13, 265, 334, 735, 740, 744

airfield constr., 197

camp., 200, 208, 213, chap. 8 passim, 258, 269

Jap. conquest, 14

maint. and supply, 85, 179-83, 18889, 195, 747

plans, 15, 24-25, 43-44, 47, 203-5, 226-27

Road, 14, 42

Stilwell's hq., 46, 220

targets, 95, 98, 154-55, 161, 350

Bush, Vannevar, 710n

Byrnes, Sec. of State James F., 710n, 713

Byroade, Col. H. A., 67

–C–

Cabanatuan, 403, 408, 418, 421, 428

Cagayan, 354

R. valley, 330, 402, 407, 413, 430, 439-40

Cairo conference: 78-79, 107, 551, 578

aid to China, 14, 225

airfield constr., 60, 73

MATTERHORN, 22-23, 25, 36, 41, 45, 47, 83. See also SEXTANT.

Calcutta: 166, 205, 232

Allied base, 18, 20-23, 25-26, 29, 31, 42, 52, 85, 89

Jap. attack, 50, 80

maint. and supply, 16, 60, 74, 76-77, 81, 83, 86, 180, 182, 185-86, 192

VHB deployment, 77-79

Callahan, Col. Daniel F., 182

Calumpit, 401, 405, 408, 420-21, 428

Camalaniugan, 441

Caminawit Point, 397, 443

Camp Henry T. Allen Hill, 439

Camranh Bay, 158-59, 398, 415

Canberra, 353

Canton: 258, 261, 269

target, 415, 501-4

Jap. base, 87, 219, 223-24, 252, 266

R., 500, 502

Cape Sansapor, 289, 291, 297

Cape Santiago, 425

Cape, St. Jacques, 155, 157, 398, 492

CAPITAL, 233, 235, 246

Carey, Col. G. C., 21

Carigara Bay, 348, 376-77, 379, 383, 419

Carmichael, Col. Richard H., 5471

Carney, Rear Adm. Robert, 306

Carolina, 372, 458

Caroline Is., 19, 31, 135-36, 293, 295, 743

Carr, Col. Lawrence J., 693

Casablanca conference, x 1, 14, 74, 76-77

Directive, 35

Casey, Maj. Gen. Hugh J., 349

Catalina: charac., 490

Cauit I., 460

CAUSEWAY, 276, 280, 285-86

Cavite, 401, 422, 425, 427

Cebu: 348, 370

City, 459-60

Jap. (base) 376, 383, 386, 461, (deployment) 34546

target, 354-55, 371

VICTOR, 450, 456, 459-60

Celebes I.: 319

Jap. base, 315, 346, 352

Sea, 350, 372, 497

target, 303-5, 318, 354, 394, 396, 452, 455, 465

Celin, 465

Central Field, 521, 594-96

Central fire control, 96, 115

Central India Air Depot, 187

Central Pacific Base Command, 534

Central Pacific theater, 15-16, 30, 514, 535

Central Philippine Attack Force, 349

Ceram I., 296-98, 305, 315, 318, 352

Ceylon: 250

airfield constr., 71-73, 105, 108

SEAC hq., 205

VHB bases, 23, 26, 29, 31, 94, 103, 107

CG-4: charac., 192n

Chabua, 182, 186, 190, 229

Chakulia, 60, 62-63, 78-80, 96

Chamberlin, Maj. Gen. S. J., 350, 500

Champollion, 75

Chaney, Maj. Gen. James E., 533, 596

Changsha, 17-18, 87, 98, 215, 219, 222

Chang-ting, 261

Chanyi, 198, 255

Chapman, Col. Thomas H., 54n

Charra, 62, 65, 79, 95

Chenghsien, 106-7, 263

Chengkung, 66, 255

Chengtu: 4, 52, 77, 79, 159, 269

abandoned, 131-32, 165, 568

airfield constr., 26, 65-70

Allied bases, 101, 105, 107, 115, 118, 133, 135, 137, 139-42, 147, 14950, 355, 547, 551, 567, 599, 655

defense, 80-81, 89, 217-19, 258, 261

Jap. attack, 117

maint and supply, 73, 85-86, 88, 90, 95, 103, 126, 129, 148, 220

VHB plans, 21-22, 25, 28-29, 32

Chennault, Maj. Gen. Claire L. 17, 98, 115, 135

air defense, 79-80, 89, 105

airfield constr., 66, 70

CG 14th AF, 14, 44-45, 49, 67, 118, 136-38, 143, 16364, 217, 226, 257, 259, 261, 268, 473, 491, 496, 501, 504

China plans, 15

Hankow raids, 111-13, 142, 144

maint. and supply, 85-88, 150, 175, 180, 224

MATTERHORN, 46, 50

mining opns., 159

relief, 267, 270-71

vs. Stilwell, 43, 201, 218-19, 228

XX BC, 172

vs. Wolfe, 89-90

Chiang Kai-shek, Generalissimo: 42, 46, 48, 151, 171, 252-53, 266, 269, 728

airfield constr., 66, 69-70

B-29 comd., 43, 50-51

China plans, 14-17, 22-25

maint. and supply, 87, 98, 220. Myitkyina siege, 213-14

Potsdam Declaration, 712

vs. Stilwell, 200-201, 219, 225-31

Chiba, 556, 651, 675

Chichi Jima, 579, 581, 583, 585, 589-90, 594

Chiefs of Staff (Brit.), 37, 40, 47-49, 341

Chiengmai, 236-37

Chihkiang, 220, 224, 260, 265-66, 268

China: 51-52, 107, 112, 138, 141, 143, 540, 677, 679, 681, 747

aid, 13-17, 19-20, 24-25, 42

air defense, 79-80

airfield constr., 59, 66-71

Allied bases, 3-4, 18, 21, 23, 28-29, 32, 45-47, 49, 94, 99-100, 104, 116, 146-47, 157, 170-72, 350, 547, 743-44, 749

camp., 215-25, chap. 9 passim

comd. problems, 43-44

Jap. bases, 345, 497

maint. and supply, 74, 85, 87, 89, 98, 105, 111, 126, 136, 145, 169, 179, chap. 6 passim

photo rcn., 165

plans, 285-86, 392

targets, 447, 481, 489, 491-92, 499-501, 695, 697

VHB withdrawal, 139, 150-52, 524, 629

China Air Service Area Command, 182

China Air Service Command, 183, 198

China Bay, 72-73, 109-10

China–Burma–India Air Service Command, 180, 182-83, 185-91, 196-98

China–Burma–India theater: 4, 12, 35, 39, 42, 45, 93, 95, 116, 131, 133, 173, 225, 496, 544, 608, 629, 739, 742, 744n

air commando gps., 334

airfield constr., 58-59, 63, 108

air-sea rescue, 602

Allied plans, 13, 16, 18-19, 22-24, 47, 204-5

B-29 (bases) 30-32, 37, 41, 54, 316, 546, 566-67, 574, 750-51, (comd.) 40, 48-49, (deployment) 77-78, 126, 150, 519

crisis, 94, 200, 219, 226

divided, 231

ENTERPRIZE, 203

logistics, 74-77, 81, 83-85, 128, 130, 145, chap. 6 passim, 220, 748

mining opns., 662, 665

vs. Pacific, 135

U.S. policy, 267

China Sea, 4, 15, 500, 690. See also South China Sea.

China. Theater, 152, 187, 192, 196, 198, 204, 231-32, 270-71,. 404, 501

Chindwin R., 242, 246-47

Chinese Air Force, 43, 219

Chinese-American Composite Wing, 106-7, 217-18, 224, 258, 262-65

Chinese Army, 151, 203, 217, Chinwangtao, 106-7

Chittagong, 97, 190

Chiung-Lai, 99, 107, 112, Chrysler Corp., 8

Chungking: 24, 65, 143, 219-20, 226, 229-30, 265

govt., 13, 43, 47, 50, 68-69, 86, 260

hq., 201, 271-72

Churchill, Winston, 13-14, 16, 22-25, 712

Chusan, 677-78, 681-83, 697

Claasen, Col. Clayton, 225

Clark Field:

Allied base, 168, 329n, 331-32, 422, 430, 437, 445, 470, 473, 582

capture, 420

Jap. base, 346, 402-3, 419

target, 373, 406-11

Classen, Lt. Col. Thomas J., 705

Clayton, William L., 710n

Close support:

accidents, 442

Brunei Bay, 467

Burma, 209-13, 243-46

China, 217- 18, 265

Iwo Jima, 592-93

Leyte, 384- 85

Luzon, 421, 429, 434-35, 438, 440-43

Marianas, 580

VICTOR, 456-57

Cochran, Col. Philip G., 208

Comairforward, 535. See also Maj. Gen. W. H. Hale.

Combat Air Patrol, 382, 593-94

Combat Cargo Task Force, 208n, 232, 235, 243-44

Combined Army-Air Transport Organization, 243

Combined Bomber Offensive, 11, 13, 27, 35-36, 40, 58, 552, 680

Combined Chiefs of Staff: 25, 42, 79, 228, 253

B-29 plans, 23, 34-36, 40, 44, 48-49, 60

EAC, 205

Potsdam conf., 712

strategy (China) 13, 15-16, 18, 24, 28, (Pacific) 136, 203-4, 275, 677

Combined Planning Staff, 15, 19

Combs, Col. Cecil E., 39, 611, 636

Comilla, 235, 243-44

Commander, Forward Area, Central Pacific, 514, 518-20, 532, 535, 537, 580, 600, 665. See also Vice Adm. J. H. Hoover.

Commander-in-Chief, Allied Land Forces, 232

Commander in Chief, Army Forces in the Pacific, 682-83, 687-89, 701. See also General of the Army D. MacArthur. Commander in, Chief

India, 50

Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, 294- 95, 309, 395, 532, 681, 687-88, 695, 701. See also Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz. Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas:

AAFPOA, 533, 535-36

airfield constr., 512, 514-16, 518, 525

air-sea 229 rescue, 599-600

comd. problems, 511, 529, 531-32, 681

HOTFOOT, 557

hq., 519

Iwo Jima, 571

logistics, 508-9, 537, 541

mining opns., 662

Okinawa, 627, 629-30

plans, 349, 392

VHB deployment, 523. See also Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz.

Commander in Chief, Southwest Pacific Area, 350, 683. See also General of the Army D. MacArthur.

Commander, Marianas, 537

Commander, Submarines, Pacific, 556, 600, 606

Commands (numbered):

Army Service Comd. I, 692

IV Air Service Area Comd., 289, 446

V Air Force Service Comd., 336

V Air Service Area Comd., 289, 351, 388, 446

V Bomber Comd.:

157, 483n

antishipping opns., 302

combat loss, 371

counter-air opns., 371, 396, 406, 477

intel., 503

maint. and supply, 331, 335

opns. rate, 488- 89

targets, 353-54, 366, 433, 437 V Ftr. Comd., 334, 336, 375, 383-84, 396, 406, 436, 482, 496, 696

VI Air Service Area Comd., 512, 538

VII Air Force Service Comd., 512

VII Bomber Comd., 512, 535, 693

VII Ftr. Comd.:

deployment, 522, 525, 685

orgn., 512, 535-36, 538, 580, 589, 694, 701

targets, 634-35, 639-40, 642, 648, 651

VIII Bomber Comd., 92, 141, 574

X Air Force Service Comd., 43, 180

XIII Bomber Comd.:

counter-air opns., 395, 408, 438

deployment, 292-93, 317

maint. and supply, 335

mission, 296

targets, 298-99, 301, 371, 461, 464, 698

XIII Ftr. Comd., 317, 321-22, 337, 352, 423, 452, 454, 457, 464, 466

XIV Air Force Service Comd., 180, 197

XX Bomber Comd.: 239, 316, 444, 549, 609-10

activated, 23, 41, 46, 54-56

airfield constr., 59-60, 66, 71, 73, 75

air-sea rescue, 599

air trans., 126, 148

CG, 566, 613

deactivated, 168

deployment, 52, 74, 78-79, 131, 150-52, 165-68, 524, 629, 686

cf. 8th AF, 92-93, 102

eval., 98, i 10, 118, 138-40, 168-75, 220-21, 547, 749-50, 754

maint. and supply, 77, 80-81, 83-86, 88-91, 94, 98, 103, 120-22, 128, 130, 145, 147, 218-19

mining opns., 158-59, 163, 490n, 662

orgn., 33, 41, 44-45, 50, 118-25, 522, 684

PAC-AID, 126, 132, 135-36, 146-50, 165, 350, 355, 368

photo rcn., 163- 65, 555

strength, 538

tactics, 116, 163, 612, 665

targets, 3, 108-9, 134- 35, 141-44, 156-58, 160-62, 169, 415, 473, 551-53, 560, 564, 660

training, 55-57, 154

XXI Bomber Comd.: 118, 125, 152, 157, 174, 316, 551, 588, 1530, 646, 701, 707

airfield constr., 512, 514-15, 595

air-sea rescue, 599-601, 604

Allied plans, 522, 524-25

bases, 133, 509

CG, 528, 546, 566-67

deployment, 547

eval., 568, 562-64, 573- 76, 608, 623, 644, 653, 661, 750-51, 754

fire raids, 565, 626, 618-19, 638, 60-41, 653-54

Iwo Jima camp., 578, 580, 589

maint. and supply, 510, 536-37, 541-44

mining opns., 664-65

mission, 572

Okinawa camp., 627, 629, 633, 635, 650

opn. rate, 625-26

orgn., 507, 529-30, 533, 535, 684, 686

photo rcn., 554, 629

precision bombing, 645, 647

radar countermeasures, 556

SAN ANTONIO, 557-60

strength, 538, 549, 569, 587

tactics, 144

targets, 141, 550-54, 561-62, 570-71, 585, 611, 631-32, 655, 659, 708

XXII Bomber Comd., 118, 444, 523

5308th Air Service Area Comd., 182, 197

5309th Air Service Area Comd., 182

Committee of Operations Analysts:

fire raids, 144, 610-11

mining opns., 662-63, 670

rpt. (11 Nov. 1943) 17, 26-29, 93, 108, 117, 158, 174, 551, 610, (10 Oct. 1944) 132-33, 135, 552-53, 555, 610

oil targets, 660

Communists (Chinese), 42, 226, 230, (Jap.) 727

Companies (numbered):

700th Petroleum Distribution Co., 64

707th Petroleum Distribution Co., 64

708th Petroleum Distribution Co., 64

709th Petroleum Distribution Co., 64

988th Signal Co., 256n

1395th Military Police Co., 706

Compton, Arthur H., 710

Compton, Karl T., 710n

Conant, James 13., 710n

Confessor, Tomas, 458

Connolly Task Force, 440-41

Consolidated Aircraft Co., 6, 332

Continental Air Force, 684

Cook, Col. Frank, 78

Cooke, Rear Adm. Charles, 682

CORONET, 689, 703

Corps (numbered):

I Corps (Aust.), 464, 467

I Corps, 404, 416, 419-21, 428-29, 439-41

III Marine Amph. Corps, 295, 307, 309-10

4 Corps (Brit.), 234, 247

V Marine Amph. Corps, 578, 587, 689

X Corps, 348-49, 356, 376-77, 456, 461, 463

XI Corps, 195, 422, 424, 434-36, 438, 441, 689

XIV Corps, 404, 416, 419-20, 424, 428, 435-37, 441

15 Corps (Brit.), 232, 234-35, 251

XXIV Corps, 295, 341, 348-49, 356, 373, 376-77, 379, 381, 734

XXIX Naval Air Corps (Jap.), 480

33 Corps (Brit.), 234

Corregidor, 330, 401, 406, 423, 430-31, 433-34, 452, 476-77

Cotabato, 456, 461-62

Counter-air missions:

Borneo, 465

China, 261, 500-504

Iwo Jima, 579

Japan, 560-76, 629, 633-35, 695-96

Philippines, 371-72, 395, 452-53, 455. See also Air Forces; Commands; Target selection.

Covell, Maj. Gen. W. E, R., 60

Cox's Bazar, 155, 235

Crabb, Brig. Gen. Jarred V., 477, 488, 497

"Crescent Blend," 77, 89

"Shuttle," 86

CRUSADE, 492

Cunningham, Col. Harry F., 696n

Curtiss Aircraft Co., 187, 196

Cushing, Lt. Col. James, 459

–D–

Dagami, 348, 376-77

Dagupan, 404, 418

Damortis, 404, 421, 442

Dapitan, 366-67

Darwin, 12, 28, 289, 303-4, 316, 446, 477, 490

Davao: 342, 345

capture, 463

Gulf, 315, 461-62

Jap. bases, 288, 315, 346, 460- 61

Province, 354

target, 300-302, 352, 452

Davidson, Maj. Gen. Howard C., 206-7, 254, 271

Davies, Brig. Gen. John H., 569, 613, 66768, 670, 673

Delhi, 201, 205, 229

Del Monte, 282

Delta Air Depot, 187

Deposito, 381-82

Depot Field, 515, 517, 520. See also Harmon Field.

Depots (numbered):

Second Naval Fuel Depot (Jap.), 660

Depot No. 3, 292

3rd Air Depot, 184

Third Naval Depot (Jap.), 660

Mine Assembly Depot No. 4, 665

22nd Replacement Depot, 328

28th Air Depot, 81

61 Air Depot (Jap.), 139

5317th Air Depot Headquarters, 182

Dergaon, 190

DETACHMENT, 570, 572, 587-90, 595. See also Iwo Jima.

Digos, 461-63

Dinagat I., 355

Dinalupihan, 424, 430

Dingalan Bay, 285, 391

Dinjan, 190, 243n

Dipolog, 454-55

Divisions (numbered):

1st Cav. Div., 348, 383, 419, 421, 42829, 435, 437-38

1st Div. (Jap.), 376-77, 379

1st Inf. Div., 431

1st Marine Div., 295, 307-10

2 Div. (Brit.), 247

2nd Air Div. (Jap.), 346

2nd Marine Div., 3

2nd Tank Div. (Jap.), 403, 40, 419

3rd Marine Div., 589

4th Air Div. (Jap.), 346

4th Marine Div., 3, 589, 592

5th Marine Div., 589, 592

6th Inf. Div., 404, 428, 430, 435, 439, 441

7th Air Div. (Jap.), 346

7 Div. (Indian), 247

7th Inf. Div., 295, 341, 348, 377, 379, 382-84

8th Air Div. (Jap.), 480

8th Inf. Div. (Jap.), 382, 403

9 Div. (Aust.), 465-66

10th Inf. Div. (Jap.), 403, 419

11th Airborne Div., 329, 379, 383, 385, 404, 422, 424, 426-29, 436-38, 734

14th Div. (Chinese), 234, 253, 255-56

16th Div. (Jap.), 345, 351, 379-80, 382

17 Div. (Indian), 247

19th Inf. Div. (Jap.), 403

20 Div. (Brit.), 247

21st Inf. Div., 356

22nd Div. (Chinese), 234, 241, 253, 255, 256n

23rd Inf. Div. (Jap.), 403, 419

24th Inf. Div., 348, 379, 422, 456,

25th Inf. Div., 404, 428-29, 439-40

26th Div. (Jap.), 377-82

30th Div. (Chinese), 207, 212, 215, 234

30th Inf. Div. (Jap.), 345, 376, 379,

31st Inf. Div., 295, 312, 456, 462

32nd Inf. Div., 295, 379, 419, 421, 428, 439-40

33rd Inf. Div., 439-40

34th Inf. Div., 430, 433

36 Div. (Brit.), 212, 234, 241-42, 24372, 247

37th Inf. Div., 404, 419-20, 428, 439-41

38th Inf. Div., 434-36

38th Div. (Chinese), 234, 240-41

40th Inf. Div., 404, 419, 428, 434, 456, 458-59

41st Inf. Div., 451, 453-56

43rd Inf. Div., 404, 421, 435-36

50th Div. (Chinese), 207, 215, 234

77th Inf. Div., 341, 379, 381-83, 631

81st Inf. Div., 295, 307, 309-10

87th Div. (Chinese), 215

88th Inf. Div., 215

96th Inf. Div., 295, 341, 348, 377

100th Div. (Jap.), 345, 462-63

102nd Inf. Div. (Jap.), 345, 376, 379

103rd Div. (Jap.), 403

105th Div. (Jap.), 403

Doboduru, 330

Doe, Maj. Gen. Jens A., 451, 455

Doi, Admiral, 463

D'Olier, Franklin, 737

Doolittle, Lt. Gen. James H., 168, 684, 701, 732-33

Tokyo raid, 17, 19, 102, 172, 551, 749

Dorn, Brig. Gen. Frank, 213, 233, 240, 245

Douglas Aircraft Co., 6, 8

DRACULA, 233, 249-50

DRAKE, 22n, 25

Dublon, 549-50

Dudhkundi, 60, 62-64, 115-17, 152

Dugway Proving Ground, 610

Dulag, 348, 356-57, 373-74, 376, 380, 386, 388, 453, 455

Dumaguete, 354, 459-60

Dunaway, Lt. John S., 375

Dunckel, Brig. Gen. W. C., 393, 397-98, 400

Dunham, Maj. William D., 376

Dunn, Col. Ray A., 296

–E–

Eaker, Lt. Gen. Ira C., 11-12, 270, 511, 545, 684

Earle, Edward M., 2671

East China Air Task Force, 259-62

Eastern Air Command: 94, 196, 208n

activated, 44-45

airfield constr., 60

air supply, 214, 243, 249

CG, 48

close support, 245

counter-air opns., 235-36

deactivated, 267-70

GRUBWORM, 254

hq., 182n

orgn., 204-7, 232

strength, 234

targets, 96, 158

Eastern India Air Depot, 187

Edeleanu, 317, 319-22

Edwards, T/Sgt. H. C., 112

Eglin Field, 95, 610, 705

Eichelberger, Lt. Gen. Robert L., 349, 426-27, 450, 455, 457, 460

Einansho, 138-39

Einstein, Albert, 704

Eisenhart, Lt. Col. Charles M., 670

Eisenhower, General of the Army Dwight D., 204, 231-32

Eitoku, 554, 618, 652

Ellis, Col. Richard E., 498

Ellmore, Lt. Col. Howard S., 398n, 407

Elmore Field, 398, 401, 423, 443

Emirau, 294, 374

Emmons, Lt. Gen. Delos C., 12

Empire Plan, 645, 650-53, 658

Engler, Col. Howard E., 5471

Eniwetok, 580

Enola Gay, 716-17

Enterprise, 364

ENTERPRIZE, 203

Essex, 632

EUREKA, 22, 24, 225

European Theater of Operations: 3, 39, 115-16, 124, 174, 188n, 330, 332, 336, 554, 613, 642, 660, 679n, 705

B-29 plans, 35, 41, 77

cf. CBI, 58, 74, 93, 141

cf. POA, 559, 574, 751

redeployment, 15, 681

Evaluation:

Akashi, 566

Anshan, 106-7, 113, 115-18

antishipping opns., 488, 747-48

atom bombs, 720-24

Balikpapan-322. Bangkok, 161-62

China defense, 223-24

close support, 383-84, 413

counter-air opns., 634-35

11th AF, 743

5th AF, 744-46

fire raids, 623-24, 636-39, 641, 643, 654, 657-58

Formosa, 485, 487-88

14th AF, 743-44

Hankow, 144

Iwo Jima, 550, 590, 597-98

Japanese (industry) 751-54, (morale) 75456

Kagi, 149

kamikaze, 633

Kobe, 570, 622

mining, 670, 672-74

Musashino, 648

Nagasaki, 112, 723-25, 738

Nagoya, 562-64, 619

Nanking, 140

night precision attacks, 647

oil camp., 661-62

Okayama, 139

Omura, 140-41, 147

Osaka, 620-21

Ota, 570-71

Pacific war, 738

Palembang, 109-10

SAF EAC, 240

7th AF, 743

Singapore, 156-57

10th AF, 743-44

3rd Flt., 355

13th AF, 742-43, 746

Tokyo, 559-61, 616-17

Truk, 549-50

20th AF, 748-56

XX BC, 168-75, 749-50, 754

XXI BC, 571, 573-76, 608, 750-51, 754

Yawata, 100-102, 114, 655-56

Evans, Brig. Gen. Frederick W., 208n, 235,243

–F–

F-6D: charac., 330

F-13: charac., 164, 555, 605

Fabrica, 355, 371, 458

Fairmount Army Air Field, 706

Far East Air Forces: 269, 281, 313, 522, 524, 580, 733-34

a/c (modif.) 335-36, (replacement) 330-33

air commandos, 334-35

airfield constr., 312, 443-44

antishipping opns., 489-500, 698

bases, 352, 422

CG Advon, 693

close support, 384, 429

coop. USASTAF, 701

counter-air opns., 306-7, 371-72, 408-9

deployment, 290, 293, 388, 445, 692

eval., 699-700

maint. and supply, 323, 446-47

orgn., 683, 688-89, 694, 743

plans, 284, 348-49, 690

rotation policy, 326-28

strength, 288, 323, 325-26, 33739, 408, 418, 536, 685

targets, 304-5, 366, 368, 394, 405, 501, 699, 732

training, 328-29

VHB gps., 316. See also Kenney; Fifth Air Force; Seventh Air Force; Thirteenth Air Force.

Far East Air Forces Combat Replacement Training Center, 329

Far East Air Service Command, 289, 292, 323, 336, 338-40, 351, 388, 443, 445-47

Farrell, Brig. Gen. Thomas F., 715, 721, 733

Faulkner, Col. Ted L., 156

Fechteler, Rear Adm. William M., 425, 453

Fenghuangshan, 66

Ferebee, Maj. Thomas W., 717

Fermi, Enrico, 710

Fertig, Col. Wendell W., 461-62

Field, James A., Jr., 359n

Finschhafen, 289, 328, 446

Fire raids: 620

debate, 609-14

eval., 623-- 24, 642-44, 657-58

Hankow, 143-44

Kobe, 568-69, 621-22, 641

Nagoya, 563- 64, 618-19, 622-23, 636-38

Osaka, 619- 21, 640-42

Singapore, 162-63

targets, 653-54, 698-99

Tokyo, 614-18, 638-39

Yokohama, 639-40

Fisher Body Corp., 8, 52

FIVESOME conference, 146, 629

Fleets (numbered):

First Air Fleet (Jap.), 346, 359, 415, 480

First Escort Fleet (Jap.), 497

Second Air Fleet (Jap.), 346-47, 353, 359, 414, 480

Third Fleet, 246, 303, 341, 345, 347, 696, 698

antishipping opns., 672

counter-air opns., 415, 473, 476

eval., 306, 342, 355

orgn , 349

Palau opn., 306

Philippine opns., 300, 313, 315, 354, 356, 360, 369, 378-79, 395-97, 404-5, 410-1 1, 562

plans, 294, 350-51

Samar battle, 365-66

Fifth Air Fleet (Jap.), 628

Fifth Fleet, 496, 587, 589

Seventh Fleet, 333, 354, 365, 368, 423, 490

air-sea rescue, 383

antishipping opns., 491-92

intel., 351

orgn., 349

Philippine opns., 356, 371, 380, 408, 425, 745

plans, 295- 96, 343, 457

Surigao Str. battle, 360-62

Floridablanca, 408, 420, 445

Fong Hsien-chien, Gen., 222

FORAGER, 276

Formosa: 403, 489, 747

antishipping opns., 481, 488n, 491-92

area bombing, 485- 87

counter-air opns., 473-78, 629

Jap. base, 148, 235, 345-47, 351, 359, 413, 415, 429, 470-71, 479-82, 633, 667

plans, 15, 29, 36, 135-36, 146, 201-3, 275-76, 278- 80, 283-87, 390-93, 405, 515-16, 586-87, 627, 677

Str., 264, 487

strat. opns., 483- 85

targets, 131, 137-40, 147, 149, 154, 171, 175, 350, 353, 355, 409-10, 438, 443, 447, 497, 501, 599

Forrestal, Sec. of Navy James, 711

Fort Dufferin, 248

Fort Stotsenburg, 402, 420, 430, 442, 445- 46, 477

Fort William McKinley, 445-46

Forward Area Central Pacific, 309-10. See also Vice Adm. J. H. Hoover.

Frank, Maj. Gen. Walter H., 508

Frank Committee, 536

Report, 508, 512, 515

Franklin, 369

French Indo-China: 154, 236,4- 246, 266

antishipping opns., 491-92, 495-96, 499

Jap. bases, 155, 219, 224, 234, 253

targets, 259, 263, 415, 501, 503

Fuji Heiden, 438

Fukudome, Vice Adm. Shigeru, 414

Fukuoka, 133, 554, 653-54, 671, 674

Fukushima, 708

Funakawa, 671

Fushiki, 670-71

–G–

Gabo Field, 447

Galela, 296-97

Garcia, Col. James D., 653

Gates, Brig. Gen. Byron E., 26n

Geiger, Maj. Gen. R. S., 295

General Defense Headquarters (Jap.), 172

Gen. H. H. Arnold, 114

Ghurkas, 250

Gilbert Is., 16, 578-79

Gilbreath, Maj. Gen. Frederick, 534

Giles, Lt. Gen. Barney M.:

C/AS, 44, 123, 128, 284, 316, 330-31, 334, 338, 526, 528-29

CG StratAirPOA, 532

DC 20th AF, 660, 684-85

DC USASTAF, 700

Gilkeson, Brig. Gen. A. H., 80, 88-89

Giran, 478, 487

Godfrey, Brig. Gen. S. C., 60, 62, 66-67, 197

Goossens, 1st Lt. Albert J., 474-75

Grace Park, 406, 410, 428

Grande I., 423-24

Grandy, Group Captain, 250

GRANITE II, 276

Great Bend Army Air Field, 54n Grew, Joseph C., 643-44, 710-11, 726

Grossman, Capt. G. A., 666

Groups (numbered):

1st Air Commando Gp., 184, 208n, 243, 247, 483

1st Bomb. Gp., 258

1st Combat Cargo Gp., 183, 208n, 243

1st Glider Gp., 335

2nd Air Commando Gp., 247, 254

2nd Combat Cargo Gp., 324, 334, 407

3rd Air Commando Gp., 324, 334, 387, 418, 447

3rd Bomb. Gp., 290, 324, 331-32, 387, 401, 423, 426, 453, 484-85, 498, 699

3rd Combat Cargo Gp., 183, 206, 243n 3rd Ftr. Gp., 258, 265

4th Air Depot Gp., 388, 446

4th Photo Rcn. Gp., 324

5th Bomb. Gp., 324, 366

deployment, 293, 313, 317

tactics, 319

targets, 299-300, 306, 318-19, 321-22, 367, 371, 377, 409, 411, 425, 452, 455, 45859, 461, 465-66

5th Emergency Rescue Gp., 333

5th Ftr. Gp., 218, 258, 262, 265-66

6th Bomb. Gp., 518, 569, 673

6th Photo Rcn. Gp., 292, 324, 387

7th Bomb. Gp., 152, 189, 195, 206, 238-39,569

8th Ftr. Gp., 291, 324, 397

close support, 438

deployment, 290, 313-14, 398, 694

strength, 383, 401

targets, 353, 372, 476

9th Bomb. Gp., 518

10 Operational Gp. (RAAF), 289, 292,296

11th Bomb. Gp., 53, 549, 580-81, 584, 693,698

12th Air Depot Gp., 446

12th Air Service Gp., 198

12th Bomb. Gp., 206, 245, 248

Marine Air Gp. 12, 374, 406, 454-56

13th Air Depot Gp., 292

13th Emergency Rescue Gp., 333

14th Air Depot Gp., 184

14th Air Service Gp., 198

Marine Air Gp. 14, 406, 452-53, 457- 58,693

15th Air Depot Gp., 388

15th Ftr. Gp., 525, 589, 593-94

18th Ftr. Gp., 291, 324, 418, 456, 463, 465

19th Bomb. Gp., 572, 615

21st Ftr. Gp., 525, 589, 593

22nd Bomb. Gp., 323

antishipping opns., 492, 497

area bombing, 486

close support, 420

counter-air 0pns., 396, 406, 408-9, 476-78

deployment, 292, 372, 387, 467, 694

pathfinder opns., 475

strat. opns., 483, 485

targets, 301-2, 304, 320-21, 352, 366

Marine Air Gp. 22, 693

23rd Ftr. Gp., 217, 258

Marine Air Gp. 24, 418, 463

25th Service Gp., 121

28th Air Depot Gp., 182

28th Service Gp., 121

29th Bomb. Gp., 572, 615

30th Bomb. Gp., 580-81, 584

Marine Air Gp. 31, 693

Marine Air Gp. 32, 418, 456

Marine Air Gp. 33, 693

33rd Ftr. Gp., 80-81, 89, 116, 217

35th Ftr. Gp., 292, 313-14, 324, 331, 418, 693-94

38th Bomb. Gp., 324

deployment, 292, 313-14, 418, 467, 694

strength, 325

targets, 306, 366, 378, 477-79, 484, 486, 494-95, 499

40th Bomb. Gp., 54n, 79, 97, 99, 123, 138, 144, 155, 160-61

41st Bomb. Gp., 580, 693, 697

42nd Bomb. Gp., 291, 324, 452-55, 465, 469, 495

43rd Bomb. Gp., 324, 408

antishipping opns., 492, 497

deployment, 290, 387, 694

pathfinder opns., 475

strat. opns., 483, 485

targets, 301-2, 304, 321, 352, 366, 478

47th Air Depot Gp., 182

49th Air Depot Gp., 446

49th Ftr. Gp., 324, 330, 370

deployment, 290, 358, 401

targets, 375, 381, 384, 400, 406, 476, 483, 699

51st Ftr. Gp., 258, 263

54th Air Service Gp., 185-86

58th Ftr. Gp., 292, 324, 331, 338, 398,

408, 476n, 693-94

60th Air Depot Gp., 292

61st Air Service Gp., 184

68th Air Service Gp., 198

71st Tac. Rcn. Gp., 292, 324

80th Ftr. Gp., 206, 209

80th Service Gp., 121

81st Air Depot Gp., 446

81st Ftr. Gp., 80-81, 89, 116, 217, 258, 264

83rd Air Depot Gp., 182

84th Air Depot Gp., 183

87th Photographic Gp., 206

87th Service Gp., 121

90th Bomb. Gp., 324

antishipping opns., 481, 492, 494, 502

counter-air opns., 408, 475-77

deployment, 290, 292, 694

targets, 301-2, 304, 318, 320-21, 352, 366, 466-67, 483, 503

94th AAA Gp., 400n

97th Bomb. Gp., 705

221 Gp. (RAF), 206, 232, 235, 247-49

224 Gp. (RAF), 206, 232, 235, 247-48

231 Gp. (RAF), 206

301st Air Depot Gp., 198

306th Ftr. Gp., 589, 593

307th Bomb. Gp., 324

counter-air opns., 306, 409, 411, 452, 455, 458, 465

deployment, 293, 313

tactics, 319

targets, 299-300, 318-19, 321- 22, 367, 425, 459, 461, 466, 502

308th Bomb. Gp., 20-21, 84, 195, 214, 217-18, 260, 263, 317

311th Ftr. Gp., 118, 206, 209, 258, 263-64.

312th Bomb. Gp., 290, 324, 332, 336, 410, 418, 420, 484

315th Air Service Gp., 84, 198

317th Bomb, Gp., 398n

317th Troop Carrier Gp., 324, 385, 387, 407, 423, 426-27, 433, 441

318th Ftr. Gp., 525, 580, 693, 696-97

319th Bomb. Gp., 693

333rd Bomb. Op., 701

341st Bomb. Gp., 258, 263

345th Bomb. Gp., 324, 375, 418

antishipping opns., 303, 481, 494-96, 499

close support, 420

counter-air opns., 408, 140, 477-78

deployment, 290, 387, 407, 424, 694

strength, 325

targets, 300, 302, 366, 377-78, 413,486

346th Bomb. Gp., 701

347th Ftr. Gp., 291, 452-53, 455-56, 465-66

348th Ftr. Gp., 290, 292, 324, 330, 374, 406, 422, 430, 693-94

374th Troop Carrier Gp., 324, 340

375th Troop Carrier Gp., 292, 324

380th Bomb. Gp., 296, 298, 304-5, 316, 324, 466-67, 475, 477-78, 502-3, 694

381st Air Service Gp., 198

382nd Air Service Gp., 198

383rd Air Service Gp.,

390th Air Service Gp., 706

403rd Troop Carrier Gp., 324, 462

413th Ftr. Gp., 524-25, 693, 696

414th Ftr, Gp., 524-25

417th Bomb. Gp., 292, 306, 324, 326, 401, 407, 410, 413, 426, 453

433rd Troop Carrier Gp., 290, 324, 334, 441

443rd Troop carrier Gp., 206, 243n

444th Bomb. Gp., 54n, 79, 95, 99, 106-7, 116-17, 123, 138, 158, 161-62

462nd Bomb. Gp., 5471, 79, 99, 109, 114, 123, 138, 155, 158, 161

468th Bomb. Gp., 54n, 79, 99, 101, 123, 138, .156, 158, 161-62

472nd Bomb. Gp., 54n

475th Fa. Gp., 290, 324, 358, 374, 381, 406

494th Bomb. Gp.:

airfield constr., 296

close support, 420, 457

counter-air opns., 372, 406, 498, 410, 452, 455, 458

deployment, 310-11; 350n, 693

orgn., 580, 694

targets, 396, 405, 459, 461

497th B0mb. Gp., 54n, 517, 548-49

498th Bomb. Gp., 54n, 517, 548-49

499th Bomb. Gp., 54n, 517, 548, 551

500th Bornb. Gp., 54n, 517, 548, 550

504th Bomb. Gp., 518, 569, 673

505th Bomb. Gp., 518, 569, 670

506th Ftr. Gp., 524-25

507th Ftr. Gp., 524-25, 693, 696

508th Ftr. Gp., 524-25

509th Comp. Gp., 706

base, 518-19, 522, 525

deployment, 707

direc., 714

Hiroshima, 715-16

Nagasaki, 724, 732

orgn., 706

targets, 710, 718, 733

training, 708-9

5230th Rescue Comp. Gp., 333

5276th Rescue Comp. Gp., 333

Groves, Maj. Gen. Leslie R., 705, 709-10, 714-15

Grubbs Col. S. D., 253

GRUBWORM, 253-56

Guadalcanal, 13, 53, 288, 307, 742, 746

Guam: 580

Air Depot, 512, 522, 524, 528, 538, 542-45

airfield constr., 512, 515-17, 519-20, 542

Allied base, 166-68, 507, 521-22, 525-26, 532-33, 537-38, 549, 559-60; 567,. 571-72, 581, 589, 595, 600, 606, 615, 622, 624, 658, 660, 685, 700, 711, 714, 733-34

Jap. attack, 578

Guerrilla warfare, 107, 370, 383, 405-6, 410-11, 424-25, 434, 419-41, 454, 456-62

Guimaias I. and Str., 458

Guimba, 421, 428

Guinan, 387

Gusap, 296

–H–

Hachioji, 653, 675

Haddon, Brig. Gen. Julian B., 180

Haha Jima, 579, 581, 583, 594

Hainan, 134, 350, 415, 491-92, 495, 497, 500-502, 678

Str., 495

Hakodate, 656, 754

Hale, Maj. Gen. Willis H., 310, 507, 510, 531, 534, 579, 582-83, 596

Hall, Maj. Gen. C. P., 295

Halmahera I., 276-77, 296-98, 312, 315, 348. See also Moluccas.

Halsey, Adm. William:

Comdr. 3rd Flt., 135-38, 164, 246, 306, 349, 409-11, 746

counter-air opns., 415, 473, 480

kamikazes, 396n

Morotai opn., 395

Palau opn., 309

Philippine opns., 307, 353-55, 360-62, 368-72, 376, 379, 395

plans, 280, 293, 350

Samar battle, 363-66

Hamamatsu, 560, 571, 649, 653-54, 674

Hamilton, Fowler, 26n

Hamilton propellers, 8

Han R., 264

Handa, 652

Handy, Gen. Thomas T., 280, 714

Hangchow, 678, 697

Hankow: 223, 258, 263

incendiary attack, 142-45, 262, 564, 612

Jap. base, 117, 215, 222, 252, 259

target, 104, 111-12, 171, 175, 218-19, 221, 224

Hanley, Maj. Gen. Thomas J., Jr., 182

Hanoi, 215, 222, 253, 269

Hansell, Brig. Gen. Haywood S.:

air-sea rescue, 601-2

B-29 plans, 29, 31

base defense, 577

CG XXI BC, 125, 141, 157, 530, 546-47, 552, 555-56, 560-61, 563-64, 566, 571, 574, 576, 582, 584

CAS 20th AF, 39, 99, 516, 528

doctrine, 609

maint. and supply, 543

mining opns., 664-65

relief, 566-68

SAN ANTONIO, 557

training opns., 548-51, 553, 583

Harbold, Brig. Gen. Norris B., 700

Hardin, Brig. Gen. T. O., 86

Hardy, Col. W. H., 447

Harman, Col. Leonard F., 53-54, 78-79

Harmon, Lt. Gen. Millard F.:

airfield constr., 519-20, 543

antishipping opns., 585-86

B-29 deployment, 523-24

CG AAFPOA, 286, 511, 579, 582, 584, 589

CG StratAirPOA, 588

CG USAFISPA, 12, 510, 512

comd. problems, 525-26, 528-30, 533-35

DC 20th AF, 511-12, 514-16, 518, 531, 548, 587, 629

death, 530, 596

mining opns., 664-65

radar countermeasures, 556

SAN ANTONIO, 557

training opns., 549

Harmon Field, 522. See also Depot Field.

Harris, Maj. Baylis E., 497

Harrison, George L., 7 10n

Harvey, Col. Alva L., 547

Hastings Mill, 182, 205, 268, 272

Hawaii:

Air Depot, 512, 538

Allied base, 12, 280, 282, 284-85, 307, 508, 511, 514, 525, 532, 534, 578, 685, 743

Hayabusa boats, 403, 425-26, 433

Hearn, Maj, Gen. Thomas, 228

Heito, 138-39, 148-49, 415, 471, 473, 475-77, 484-85, 487

Henebry, Col. John P., 329

Hengyang, 18, 138, 215, 221-23, 225, 228, 259, 261, 269

Hickam Field, 508, 512, 514, 582, 700

Higashikuni, Prince, 577

Hijili, 62

Hill, Col. Bruce C., 398n

Hill Field, 398-401, 423, 443

Himeji, 651, 675, 690

Hindmarsh, Lt. Comdr. A. E., 26n

Hindustan Aircraft Factory, 182, 184

Hiro Arsenal, 625

Naval Aircraft Factory 649

Hirohito, Emperor, 711-12, 726, 728-31, 756

Hiroshima: 554, 657, 666

atom bomb, 652, 655, 703, 710, 713-19, 723-24, 730, 732, 750, 756, (eval.) 720-23, 725, 738

mining, 668-69

Hitachi, 675

Aircraft Corp., 649, 651

Hodge, Maj. Gen. J. R., 295, 348

Hodogaya chemical plant, 649

Hokkaido, 26, 347, 657, 672, 677

Hokko, 484, 486

Hollandia:

Allied base, 290-93, 298, 305, 336, 342, 356, 388

camp., 276, 288

conf., 146, 148, 349, 351, 404-5, 629

Home Affairs Ministry (Jap.), 617

Home Defense Command (Jap.), 577

Homonhon 1., 356, 370

Hong Kong: 269

antishipping opns., 492, 495, 497-500

Jap. base, 219

plans, 15- 16, 18

target, 146, 163, 264, 350, 405, 415, 501

Honolulu, 356

Honshu: 561, 579, 604-5, 639, 667, 670, 672, 700

CORONET, 689-90, 703, 735

Jap. defense, 347, 577, 586, 613

targets, II, 17, 28, 131, 141, ,62, 581, 588, 599, 612, 629, 631, 635, 643, 645, 649, 651-52, 654, 695, 715

Hood, Col. Reuben C., 182

Hooghly R., 64, 97, 190, 205

Hoover, Vice Adm. John H., 309, 514, 518, 532-33, 535, 537, 583-84, 596, 600

Hopkins, Harry, 730

Hopkins, Maj. J. I., 720

Homey, Capt. H. R., 600

Hospitals, 45th and both Post Surgical, 256n

HOTFOOT, 141,557

Houston, 353

Hozan, 482, 487

Hsiang R., 215, 265-66

Hsinching:

air supply, 81, 83

Allied base, 66, 99, 101, 107, 164-65, 198, 263

Jap attack, 116

Hsueh. Yo, Marshal, 217, 224, 259-60

Hull, Maj. Gen. John E., 284-85, 334, 391, 680, 682

"Hump" route:

ATC ICW, 44, 83-85, 103, 249

China supply, 14, 25, 70, 89-91, 98, 151, 180, 203-4, 220, 224, 228, 235, 258, 269-70, 743, 748

defense, 246, 259

GRUBWORM, 255-56

Kunming terminal, 65, 264, 272

MATTERHORN, 47, 77, 79, 8r, 86, 94-95, 99, 105, 116, 126-28, 130, 147, 168, 547. See also Air transport.

Hungnam, 672

Hurley, Brig. Gen. Patrick, 228-31

Hutchinson, Brig. Gen. Donald R., 296, 312,314

Hutchison, Brig. Gen. D. W., 447, 498, 693

–I–

Ibusuki, 633

ICEBERG, 627-35, 649-50, 668. See also Okinawa.

Ichinomiya, 656-57, 675

Ie Shima, 522, 525, 538, 635, 655, 691, 693-94, 696, 699

Ilang, 354

Iloilo, 458

Imperial Fuel Industry Co., 66,

Imperial Iron and Steel Works, 3, 99, 101, 106, 113

Imperial Japanese Naval Headquarters, 314, 353

Imperial Palace, 555, 636, 638, 649

Imperial University of Tokyo, 658

Imperial War Ministry (Jap.), 345

Imphal: 241, 247

Plain, 243n

Indaw: 207n, 233, 241

West, 197

Independent Force, RAF, 34

India: 4, 18, 24, 31, 74, 94, 107, 119, 123, 151, 679

airfield constr., 23, 36, 55, 5963

air transport, 77, 81, 84, 228

Allied bases, 3, 20, 79, 140, 149, 152, 157, 524, 740, 743

comd. problems, 40-44

maint. and supply, 101, 182-83, z 88n, 195, 540

plans, 16

railways, 186

troop strength, 76, 122

India-Burma Air Service Command, 18384, 196, 198

India-Burma Theater, 143, 168, 187, 192, 196-97, 231-32, 268, 271, 404. See also China–Burma–India; China Theater.

Indianapolis, 715

INDUCTION, 276

Infanta, 435, 438

Inland Sea of Japan, 159, 566, 607, 619, 631, 652, 663, 667-72, 674, 698, 715, 754

Insein, 95, 237

INSURGENT, 276

Inter-Allied Independent Air Force, 34

Interdiction: 746-47

CBI, 155, 161, 237, 239, 245-46

eval., 754

Formosa, 48283, 488n, 500

Philippines, 367-68, 37880, 382, 405-6, 408

South China Sea, 448, 450, 464, 468, 470, 503. See also Antishipping missions.

INTERLUDE, 294-96

Intrepid, 369

Iowa, 23

Ipo, 435, 440

R., 435

dam, 436, 477

Irrawaddy R., 207, 212, 241-42, 246-48, 250

Irvine, Col. Clarence S., 544

Ise Bay, 667

Isely, Comdr. Robert H., 51512

Isley Field, 515-17, 522, 546-47, 550, 55761, 577, 581-82, 584

Itsukushinia, 303

Iwakuni Army Fuel Depot, 660

Iwo Jima: 532, 558-59, 611, 628, 708, 711, 719

airfield constr., 512, 521, 579, 59497

air-sea rescue, 556, 598-607

Allied base, 522, 533, 578, 582, 613, 634-35, 639, 642, 673, 685, 696, 716, 733-34

camp., 525, 530, 561, 570-71, 586-98, 612, 667, 676, 728

Jap. base, 560, 577, 583

plans, 146, 392, 404, 677

target, 550-51, 560, 581, 584-85

Izumi, 633

–J–

Jaluit, 580, 739

Japan Aircraft Co., 653

Japanese Aluminum Manufacturing Co., 483

Japanese Army, 203, 215, 239, 262, 711, 718, 723, 725, 739-40, 743. See also Armies (numbered).

Japanese defense: 609

Ambon, 298

Balikpapan, 318-19

Cebu, 460

China, 262

Corregidor, 433

Davao, 288, 301

Hong Kong, 503

Formosa, 148, 479-80, 485, 489

Kobe, 569-70, 622, 641

Kyushu, 631, 696

Leyte, 352, 359, 374-77, 379

Luzon, 402-4, 409-10, 413-15, 419-21, 430, 437-39

Mindanao, 460-61

Mindoro, 397-401

mining opus., 667-71

Morotai, 304-5

Mukden, 142

Musashino, 648

Nagoya, 574

Okinawa, 628, 632-34

Omura, 140-41

Osaka, 620, 641

Ota, 571

Palau Is., 309, 314-16

Philippine b., 344-46

Singapore, 156

Talaud Is., 300

Tokyo, 559-50, 574, 615-16, 649

Truk, 549

VICTOR, 456- 57

Yawata, 655

Yokohama, 640. See also SHO series.

Japanese Empire: 11-12, 21, 86, 91, 94, 114, 158, 200, 351, 368, 448, 489, 531, 546, 597, 599, 607, 743

Allied plans, 13-19, 24-28, 40, 52, 279, 287, 392, 517, 547-48, 551-52, 586-87, 689, 703

blockade, chap. 16 passim

defense, 344-47, 559

eval. XX BC attack, 168-72, 174-75

Inner Zone targets, 3-4, 9, 27-28, 98, 103, 174, 521, 569, 578-80, 610, 614, 695, 749

morale, 617, 638, 643-44, 725, 754-56

oil production, 108, 659-60

Outer Zone targets, 27, 174, 262, 667, 754

steel production, 105-6

surrender, 726-31

weather, 613. See also Formosa; Hokkaido; Honshu; Korea; Mull Is.; Kyushu.

Japanese Foreign Office, 726, 730

Japanese Historical Group, 139

Jarman, Maj. Gen. Sanderford, 533

Java, 450, 464, 467

Sea, 497

Jeppson, Lt.. Morris R., 716

Jerome, Col. Clayton C., 455

Jesselton, 465

Jitsugetsutan, 487

John Rodgers Airport, 548

Johnson, Cdre. Ellis A., 666

Johnson, Maj. Gerald R., 375-76

Johnson, Cdre. R. C., 595

Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee, 494n, 495n, 586

Joint Board Estimate of U.S. Over-all Production Requirements, 10n

Joint Chiefs of Staff: 17, 34, 143, 686, 742

air commandos, 334

airfield constr., 62-63, 73

air-sea rescue, 600

China strategy, 201, 227, 268, 271

close support, 429

direc., 135, 152, 541-42, 630, 689

maint. and supply, 87, 127-29, 136, 247, 220, 702

MATTERHORN, 25, 29

Pacific (could.) 531-32, 677, 682-88, (strategy) 19, 31, 136-37, 275-76, 278, 285-88, 307, 341-42, 390-93, 546, 587, 627, 629, 678, 691, 711, 731, 748-49

target selection, 93, 98, 107-8, 552-55

20th AF, 3, 33, 102

XX BC deployment, 151-52, 165-66

VHB (bases) 23, 507, 515, (Comd.) 36-39, 41, 45-52, 150, 508-9, 683, (deployment) 519, 523-24, 536

Joint Expeditionary Force (Palaus) 295, (Iwo Jima) 587

Joint Intelligence Committee, 23, 28, 73

Joint Logistics Committee, 391, 508

Joint Planning Staff: 19, 546, 586

China plans, 268

MATTERHORN, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31

Pacific plans, 276, 279, 283-84, 286, 288, 510, 682, 685

VHB comd., 37, 40, 48-49

Joint Strategic Survey Committee, 31, 37, 135, 276

Joint Target Group, 553, 562, 611, 624-25, 638, 642-43, 660

Joint War Plans Committee, 22-24, 26, 28-30, 587

Jones, Maj. Gen. Junius W., 541

Jones, Lt. Louis M., 97

Jolo I., 346, 453, 456

Jorhat, 86, 186, 190

Jushin, 726-28

–K–

Kabacan, 461-62

Kachins, 234-35

Kadena, 631, 635, 691, 693-94, 701

Kagamigahara, 554, 651-52

Kagi, 149, 415, 475, 477-78, 484, 486-87

Kagoshima, 630, 632, 653-54, 674, 697

Kai Is., 276, 305

Kaifeng, 114,215, 219, 253

Kaigan, 651

Kalaikunda, 60, 62-64, 126, 129-30, 250

Kalernyo, 242, 247

Kalewa, 233 , 242

Kalingatan, 426

Kamikaze attacks: 746

bases, 411

defense against, 396

Leyte, 347, 352, 356, 368- 69, 381-82, 628

Lingayen Gulf, 409, 412-13

Mindoro, 396-97, 400-401

Okinawa, 479-81, 631-34

Tacloban, 375

Kamiri, 289, 292

Kammon Tunnel, 700, 754

Kanchow, 259-62, 264

Kandy, 160, 205

Kanjikoah, 235

Kanoya, 630, 632-34

Kansai, 661

Kao Huakang, ;37

Karachi, 43, 74, 78, 80, 180, 191

Karatsu, 671

Karenko, 478, 487-88

Kari, 486

Karig, Capt. Walter, 313n, 342n

Kase, Toshikazu, 726

Kashi, 378

Kasumigaura, 651

Katha, 197, 241

Kavieng, 344, 490

Kawanishi Aircraft Co., 641-42, 649, 651-52

Kawasaki:

Aircraft Industries Co., 553- 54, 565-66, 612, 651-52

shipyards, 622

target, 552, 554, 556, 572, 610-1 1, 624-25, 635-36, 643, 661

Keishu, 485

Keller, Maj. John B., 96

Kenbu force, 415, 428, 430, 434-35

Kendari, 303-5, 315, 318, 452

Kennerson, Lt. Col. W. I., 60, 67-68

Kenney, Gen. George C.:

airfield constr., 357-58, 445, 447, 692

CG FEAF, 12-13, 30, 174, 280n, 281, 284, 286, 294, 301, 312-13, 319, 330-33, 336-40, 342n, 370, 372, 374, 375n, 405, 442, 444, 470, 498, 500-501, 511, 682-83, 685, 687, 689-91, 700-701, 731-33, 743-44

mining opns., 490

Navy coop., 369

oil camp., 316- 17

Philippine (plans) 342-44, 351, (opns.) 300, 354-56, 364, 390, 421

rotation policy, 324-27

tactics, 747

training, 329

VHB plans, 609

Khabarovsk, 114, 733

Kharagpur:

airfield constr., 60, 62-63

Allied base, 79, 81, 85, 95, 100, 132, 149, 157-58, 165, 237, 368

hq. XX BC, 52, 74, 78, 92, 98, 102-3, 117, 119, 123, 125, 144-45, 152, 154, 168, 613

pipelines, 190

Kiangsi, 66

Kiangyu, 101

Kibawe, 462-63

Kido, Marquis Koichi, 726, 728

Kienow, 259

Kienyang, 66

Kiirun, 148-49, 471, 477, 481-83, 486-88

Kikusui missions, 628, 632, 635

Kilner Board, 10

Kimble, Brig. Gen. V. V., 533

Kimura, General, 247

Kindley Field, 431

King, Fleet Admiral Ernest J.:

Iwo Jima eval., 598

Pacific (comd.) 677, 68082, 687, (plans) 136, 146, 285, 287, 392, 515, 587, 685

VHB comd., 37-38

King George VI Graving Dock, 156-57, 160, 163

KING series, 282, 284-85, 349, 386

Kinka, 378

Kinkaid, Vice Adm. T. C., 295, 349, 361-63, 365, 368-71, 381, 395, 404, 410-12, 424

Kinosaki, 690

Kinu, 366, 376

Kirkpatrick, Col. Elmer E., 706

Kiso, 378

Kiunglai, 66

Kiyoshimo, 399

Klandasan R., 468

Kobe: 566

fire raids, 568-70, 610-11, 621- 22, 641, 643

mining, 666, 668-69, 671, 673

target, 552, 554, 560, 624, 708

Kobi, 486-87

Kobler Field, 516-17, 581

Koh Sichang, 158-59, 237

Koiso, Kuniaki, 727-28

Koizumi Seisakusho, 554

Kokubu, 633, 635

Kokura, 554, 710, 715, 719-20

Arsenal, 101, 625

Konan, 649-50

Kongo, 367

Konoye, Prince Fumimaro, 729, 756

Korea, 28, 106, 133, 165, 345, 672-73, 677, 682, 695, 697-98, 734-35, 749

Koriyama, 625, 648-49, 656, 708

Kornasoren, 289, 292, 317-18

Koror I. and town, 299-300

Koshun, 477-78, 482, 484, 486-87

Kossol Passage, 279, 309

Krueger, Gen. Walter: 231

air-ground coop., 420, 442

CG 6th Army, 295, 348, 377, 381, 412, 416, 419, 422, 428, 438

Luzon camp., 430, 440-41

Kuala Lumpur, 160, 162, 612

Kudamatsu, 661

Kudat, 346, 465

Kukong, 259, 261

Kumamato, 675, 698

Kung, Dr. H. H., 69-70

Kunlong, 240, 242

Kunming: 14

airfield constr., 66-67, 70

air supply, 15, 18, 42, 65, 83, 91, 143, 148-49, 192, 220-21

Allied base, 29, 97, 225, 255-56, 350

hq. 14th AF, 258, 272

Jap. offensive, ISO, 200, 219, 253, 260, 265

maint. and supply, 182, 197-98, 218, 264

pipeline, 16

Kuomintang, 226, 260. See also Chiang Kai-shek; China.

Kurasaki, 554

Kure, 554, 649, 666, 668-69, 675, 698

Naval Arsenal, 625, 651

Kuribayashi, Lt. Gen. Tadamichi, 592

Kuril Is., 16, 26, 350, 743

Kurita, Vice Adm. Keno, 359-68

Kurmitola, 190-91

Kuroda, Lt. Gen. Shigenori, 344-46

Kurume, 554, 656, 698

Kushikino, 689

Kushira, 633-34

Kuter, Maj. Gen. Laurence:

AC/AS Plans, 17, 19, 27, 46, 48, 73, 392, 508, 663, 680, 683

DC AAFPOA, 532, 684

Kwajalein, 526, 530, 548-49, 580, 585

Kwanghan, 66, 71, 81, 99, 107, 263

KwanFsi, 66, 259

Kweilm: 230

airfield constr., 66

air supply, 18, 21, 220

Allied base, 20, 2271, 23, 25, 29, 330

Jap. offensive, 215, 223-24, 252, 259

Kweiyang, 143, 265

Kyoto, 710

Kyushu: 115, 154, 628, 643, 649, 670, 672, 700, 720

Allied plans, 286-87, 391-92, 625, 677, 682, 685, 689-91

base, 479, 497, 633, 635, 667, 669

defense, 347

OLYMPIC, 686, 703, 711-12, 731, 735, 749

rcn., 163, 415

targets, 3, 28, 99, 104, 107, 133, 139-41, 147, 172, 551, 599, 629-35, 647, 650, 654, 693, 695-98, 719, 724

–L–

Labuan I., 466-67

LaCarlota, 374, 459

Laguna de Bay, 405, 430, 435, 437-38

Lahug, 460

Lamont, Thomas W., 26n

Langoan, 303-4

Lanphier, Col. Thomas G., 26n

Laoag, 402, 447, 483

Laohokow, 224, 264-65

Laoyao, 99, 101,104,114

La Perouse Str., 681, 683

Larsen, Maj. Gen. H. L., 533

Lasang, 302

Lashio, 197, 214, 233, 235

La Union Province, 403

Lawrence, E. O., 710

Leach, Lt. Col. W. Barton, 26n

Leaflet drops, 238, 656-57, 673, 732

Leahy, Fleet Admiral William D., 37, 287, 677, 686, 711

Ledo, 200, 213, 230, 243n, 244, 254

Road, 16, 42-43, 47, 63, 197-98, 201, 203-4, 231, 240, 258

Lee, Vice Adm. Willis A., 361-62, 365

Leese, Gen. Sir Oliver, 232-33, 249

Legaspi, 372, 402, 406, 437-38

Leigh-Mallory, Sir Trafford, 232

LeMay, Maj. Gen. Curtis E.: 165

air-sea rescue, 601-2, 604-5

base defense, 577

CG 20th AF, 701, 749

CG XX BC, 115, 117-18, 123-25, 130-31, 133, 13743, 145-46, 148-52, 155, 158, 564

CG XXI BC, 157, 530, 539-41, 566, 568-69, 571, 573, 576, 589-90, 595, 608, 613, 617, 621-23, 625, 631-33, 635-36, 640, 642-44, 648-49, 652

C/S USASTAF, 700, 710, 715

DC 20th AF, 684

Empire Plan, 651

Hansell's relief, 567

Iwo Jima, 571-72

leafier drops, 656-57

maint. and supply, 127, 129, 147

mining opns., 66570, 674

Okinawa, 612, 614, 627, 630, 649

opn. rate, 625-26

Pacific plans, 711

precision bombing, 645, (night) 646-47

tactics, 116, 144, 154, 608-9, 616, 619, 656

targets, 650, 660

training opns., 152-56

cf. Wolfe, 104

Lembeh Str., 303-4

Lewis, Capt. R. A., 717

Leyte: 393, 397, 404, 413, 454, 715

airfield constr., 147, 373, 394

Allied (base) 334, 374, 399, 406-10, 412, 416, 419, 423, 427, 429, 443, 446-48, 452-53, 455, 457, 460, 492, 494, 630, (plans) 13637, 146, 278-89, 307, 312-13, 344, 34749, 351, 450

camp., 156, 246, chap. 12 passim, 390, 630, 677

garrison, 387-88

intel., 385-86

Jap. defense, 345, 347, 352, 359, 366, 368, 375, 377, 379-80, 382, 395, 403

maint. and supply, 330, 337

PAC-AID eval., 139

targets, 371-72, 396

weather, 348, 356, 370

Leyte Gulf: 311, 314, 387-88

Allied plans, 282, 285, 347-48, 350

battle off Samar, 363-64

Jap. defense, 359, 628

landing, 354-68

naval base, 392

Liang, 298

Liangshan, 220, 264

Liao Yao-hsiang, Lt. Gen., 234

Li-Chia-Tsun, 66

Likanan, 301-2

Lincoln, Brig. Gen. George A., 687

Lindsay, Brig. Gen. Richard C., 531, 586, 700

Lingayen Attack Force, 404

Lingayen Gulf: 430

airfield constr., 417-18, 443

Allied (base) 405, 419, 421, 424, 428-29, 445, 458, 475, 498, (plans) 147, 278, 280, 283, 285, 342, 391, 395, 401-2, 404

camp., 148, 404-13, 422, 588

Jap. defense, 149, 402-3, 413, 479

targets, 410-11, 415

Ling-ling, 220, 223-24

Lipa, 346, 426, 438, 441

Lipscomb, Lt. Paul M., 413-14

Liuchow: 225

airfield constr., 66

air supply, 220

Allied base, 18, 223, 350

Jap. (base) 143, 266, (capture) 150, 224, 252,259,415

Lockheed Aircraft, 6, 8

Lolobata, 296-97

Los Alamos, 705, 714

Los Banos Agricultural College, 436-37

Los Negros, 299

LOVE series, 282-83, 285, 391, 393-94, 402

Lovett, Robert A., 684

Luichow Peninsula, 495

Luliang, 66, 159, 166, 168, 198, 255

Lunga Point, 592

Lung-Hai Railway, 259

Lung-ling, 214, 240

Lushan, 264

Luzon: 149, 151, 360-61, 365, 448-49, 463, 47671, 498, 747-48

airfield constr., 444-47

Allied (bases) 443, 474, 479, 481, 628, (plans) 10-11, 29, 36, 135-36, 146- 47, 166, 201, 203, 275-80, 282-87, 342, 350-51, 388, 390-93, 401-2, 404-5, 450

blockade, 407

camp., 326, 331, chap. 14 passim, 458, 475, 477, 571, 630

Jap. (base) 379-80, (defense) 148, 345-46, 359, 402-4, 412, 415, (strength) 352, 355, 396, 404

maint. and supply, 337, 446

photo rcn., 164

targets, 137, 307, 353, 355, 369, 372, 378, 394-95, 397, 406, 408- I I, 416, 429, 452, 473

Luzon Attack Force, 404

Luzon Base Section Engineer Command, 445

Luzon Str., 283, 415

–M–

Mabalacat, 408, 411

MacArthur, General of the Army Douglas:

airfield constr., 424, 692

campaigns, 148-49, 295, 360-61, 430, 434, 436, 463, 561, 571, 629

CINCAFPAC, 683-85, 687, 694-95, 700, 702

CINCSWPA, 16, 30-31, 35, 126, 132, 164, 174, 201, 252, 275, 278-79, 281, 283-84, 287, 301, 303, 307, 316, 322, 341-42, 354, 372, 375-76, 392, 409, 419, 421, 426, 429, 449, 683, 742, 744, 746

Jap. surrender, 731

Pacific comd., 531-32, 676-78, 681-82, 686-88, 690

Philippine liberation, 448

plans, 135-37, 146-47, 276, 280, 282, 285-86, 288, 342, 349, 391, 394-95, 415, 421-22, 689-90

protection 0f civilians, 420, 429

SCAP, 734

McGuire, Maj. Thomas B., Jr., 375, 406, 47672

McGuire Field, 443, 476

Machinato, 692-94

McIntyre, Lt. Bolish, 156

McKelway, Lt. Col. St. Clair, 608

McKinney, Lt. Frank, 156

McMullen, Maj. Gen. Clements, 339-40, 446

McNamara, Lt. Col. Robert S., 90

McNaughton, Brig. Gen. Kenneth P., 700

Maffin Bay, 311-12

Mahan, 382

Maintenance and supply:

CBI, chap. 6 passim, 208-9 218, 243-44, 249-50, 25758, 260

civilian labor, 63-64, 67-68, 70-71, 184-85, 373, 447

incendiary bombs, 621-22

mines, 671

Okinawa, 685

POA, 509, 701-2

R-3350 engine, 145

SWPA, 320, chap. n passim, 38485, 407, 427-28, 439, 441, 446, 462

XX BC, 120-22, 126-30, 148, 169

XXI BC, 536-45, 575 See also Airfield construction; Air Forces; Air transport; Commands; MATTERHORN.

Maizuru, 670-71, 708

MAJESTIC, 686n

Makasan, 95, 237

Makassar, 315

Str., 351-53, 394, 452, 497

Makin I., 580

Mako, 481-82, 488, 498

Makurasaki, 697

Malabang, 456, 461-62

Field, 354

Malagan, 95, 154

Malakal Harbor and I., 299

Malalag Bay, 463

Malaya, 41, 158, 234-36, 250, 470, 501, 503

Malaybalay, 461

Malay Peninsula, 96, 239

Malik, Amb. Yakov, 729

Malinta Hill, 431, 433

Maloelap, 739

Malone, Maj. B. G., 96-97

Manchuria: 154, 224, 253, 266, 403

Jap. base, 471

photo rcn., 165

targets, 28, 99, 105-6, 133, 551, 749

Manchuria Airplane Manufacturing Co., 141

Mandalay, 18, 155, 233, 235, 237, 241-42, 247-50

Hill, 248

Mangaldan, 418, 445

Manggar, 452, 465, 469

Mang-shih, 214, 240

Manhattan Engineer District, 705

Manila: 436

Air Depot, 445, 447

airfield constr., 445

Allied (base) 270, 431, 439, 446, 685, 690, 731, 734, (plans) 278, 28072, 289, 388, 391, 402, 404-5

Bay, 337, 379, 395, 401, 403, 409, 423, 430, 437, 446

camp., 421-22, 425-30, 435

Jap. (base) 307, 314, 344-46, 373, 376-80, 382, 398, 463, (defense) 403, 424

target, 406

Manus I., 288, 292, 344, 356

Mao Tse-tung, 226

Mapanget, 303-4

Mar, 289, 291, 316

Marcus I., 353, 579, 585, 708

Mariana Is.: 173, 391, 608, 659, 676

airfield constr., 124, 512-25, 547

Allied (bases) 131, 133, 144, 175, 347, 521, 550, 552, 567-69, 573, 576, 578, 586, 591, 593, 598-600, 609-10, 630, 649, 657, 663, 684, 693, 704, 711, 727-28, 732-34, 744, 750, 753, (defense) 578-86, (plans) 16, 19, 26, 28-31, 36, 93-94, 135, 152, 201, 286, 350, 507, 510

camp., 3, 275-76, 279, 282, 293, 577

comd. problems, 532-33

hq. XXI BC, 157

Jap. base, 288, 315

maint. and supply, 509, 536-45

target, 295

VHB deployment, 52, 62, 120, 166, 316, 515-19, 523-25, 546. See also Guam; Pagan; Rota; Saipan; Tinian.

Marianas-Iwo Jima Surface Patrol Group, 600

Marietta, 8, 52-54, 56

Army Air Field, 53

Marine Corps, U.S.:

428, 442, 630, 676, 738, 740, 742, 747

airfield constr., 69'- 92

antishipping opus., 672

bases, 293, 296, 691

campaigns, 309

close support, 454, 456

interdiction, 462, 482, 579

Iwo Jima, 578, 585, 587-88, 591, 593, 597

mining opns., 667

Okinawa, 631

plans, 286, 289, 295, 392, 508

targets, 484, 746

Mariveles, 430-31, 433

Marquardt, Capt. George W., 716

Marrakech, 77-78

Mars Brigade, 234

Marshall, General of the Army George C.:

atom bomb, 714

B-29 offensive, 3

comd. problems, 271 , 511, 526, 680-82, 686

constr. units, 63

C/S USA, 21, 24, 30, 44-45, 47-48, 51, 128, 151, 225, 269, 280, 285-86, 391, 524, 679, 712

Pacific plans, 279, 287

Stilwell (mission) 203, (relief) 226-29

Marshall Is., 16, 19, 295, 578-79, 583

Martaban, 160, 237

Gulf, 250

Martin, Maj. Gen. Clarence, 462

Martin Co,, Glenn L., 8, 52

Maruzen Oil Co., 661

Masbate I., 370-71, 379, 459

Mason, Edward S., 26n

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 582n

Materiel Command, 104, 173

Division, 12

Mather Field, 548, 555, 557

Mathews, Flight Off. William M., 486-87

Matina, 301, 453

Matsue, 672

Matsuyama, 471, 477-78, 486, 633, 675

MATTERHORN: 32, 39, 92, 137, 152, 609

airfield constr., 60-73

approved, 31, 36

cf. CBO, 58-59, 93

Chengtu base, 21, 74, 131

COA, 26-28, 610

comd. problems, 41, 44-45

deployment, 76, 79

end, 132, 150, 171, 218

eval., 118, 168-75

evolution, 13-26

maint. and supply, 50, 55, 59, 74-75, 81-91, 98, 126-27, 129, 220

Mountbatten, 47

opposed, 22-24, 26, 28-31, 37

shakedown, 94-98

target selection, 9394, 107, 115, 551

XX BC, 52, 54, 158

Matthews, Capt. I. V., 109

Mawlu, 197, 241

Means, Col. Howard, 268

Mediterranean Theater of Operations, 10-11, 13, 25, 43, 74, 89, 204, 9

Meiktila, 244, 247-49

Mellersh, Air Cdre. Sir Francis, 206

Memphis Belle, 558

Menado, 303-4, 307, 315, 354

Mergui, '57, 237

Merrill's Marauders, 207-8, 234

Meyers, Maj. Gen. Bennett, 57

Middelburg I., 289, 291, 302, 304

Midnapore, 60, 105

Midway, battle of, 12-13, 727, 740

Mienyang, 66

Miike: 698

Dyestuffs Plant, 104, 698

Mikage, 64r, 675

MIKE series, 282-83, 285, 391, 407, 421- 25

Military Analysis Division, 738-39

Mille, 580, 739

Mills, Capt. Robert T., 106-7

Min R., 65, 68

Minato-Machi coke plant, 99

Mindanao: 370

air supply, 462

Allied (base) 454, (plans) 31, 135-36, 201, 275-76, 278-84, 333, 348, 351, 450

bypassed, 334, 342, 348

camp., 456, 461)- 63

Jap. (bases) 301, 314, 352, 379, 461, (defense) 345

Sea, 351, 360, 396

targets, 294-95, 302-3, 305-6, 354-55, 366, 371, 373, 396, 452-53, 455

Mindoro: 330, 360, 374-75, 402, 404, 448

Allied (bases) 398, 400n, 407-8, 410, 416, 418-19, 422-23, 426-27, 429-30, 437-38, 443-45, 452-53, 457, 462, 467, 473, 475-77, 481, 492, (plans) 146-47, 278, 283, 285, 342, 381, 387-88, 391, 394-95

camp., 337, 390-401

Jap. defense, 400-401, 403, 407

Str., 456

Mingaladon, 162, 251

Mingo, 322

Mining missions, 109-143, 133, 158-59, 237, 471, 490-91, 585, 631, 662-75, 754

Minister of Home Affairs (Jap.), 643

Mino, 382

Minor, Clark H., 26n

Miri, 452, 463, 465, 467

Misamis Occidental Province, 284, 342

Mission Bay, 80

Missouri, 734, 756

Miti, 296-97

Mitscher, Vice Adm. Marc A., 136-37, 294, 350, 365, 368, 588-91, 630

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.:

Kagamigahara, 651

Mizushima, 653

Nagasaki, 719, 723-24

Nagoya, 553-55, 562-66, 568, 571-74, 623, 625, 631, 636- 37, 646-47

Shizuoka, 572, 647-48

Tamashima, 568

Mitsubishi Oil Co., 661

Mitsui Coal Liquefaction Plant, 698

Miyako I., 691

Miyakonojo, 633

Miyasaki, 630, 633

Miyazaki, 689, 697

Miyazu, 670-71

Mizukami, 484

MK25 Model 2 mine, 671

Moesi R., 109-10

Mogaung, 213, 215, 241-42

R., 210, 212

Mork, 233, 241, 247

Moll, 554, 672, 674

Mokmer, 290, 305

Molotov, Foreign Minister Vyacheslav, 729

Molucca Is.: 303

Allied plans, 276, 281.- 82, 288, 294

Jap. defense, 300, 314-15

target, 296-98, 306. See also Halmahera; Morotai.

Mornauk, 197

Mompaitan, 483

Mong Long, 197

Mong Mit, 197

Montalban, 435

MONTCLAIR, 450, 467

Mon-ywa, 235, 242, 249

Moore, Brig. Gen. Ernest, 589, 594

Moore, Maj. Gen, J. T., 310

Morale (Allied) 208, 623, (Jap.) 617, 638, 643-44, 725, 754-56

Moreshead, Lt. Gen. Leslie, 464

Moret Field, 456

Morgan, Maj. Robert K., 558

Morgenthau, Henry J., Jr., 70

Morotai: 292, 304, 349

airfield constr., 296, 312-13, 342

Allied (base) 293, 311, 313-14, 317, 319-27, 330, 343, 352, 354, 366-67, 369, 372, 383, 395, 407-9, 452-- 53, 462, 464-66, 468, 490-91, (plans) 136, 276-77, 280-82, 289, 292, 294-96, 307, 351

camp., 311-12, 342, 345, 349

Jap. defense, 288, 305, 314-16, 348

target, 306-7

Morozumi, General, 461

Morrison Field, 76

Moscow, 14, 226, 229, 729

Moss, Col. Malcolm W., 26n

Motoyama, 592, 594-95

Moulmein, 154, 237, 239

Mountbatten, Lord Louis:

air commando gps., 208n

airfield constr., 63, 73

Asia strategy, 40

comd. problems, 43, 50, 232, 683

MATTERHORN, 44-45, 47

SACSEA, 25, 42, 132, 152, 203-5, 219, 242, 249, 253

targets, 160, 162-63, 165

VHB plans, 48-49

Mt. Vernon, 75-76

Muara I., 467

Mukden, 133, 141-42, 144, 146

Mullen, Capt. Frank, 91, 97

Munoz, 416, 428

Murtha, Col. John T., Jr., 314, 396

Murtha Field, 443

Musashi, 555, 559, 561, 573, 590, 647-48, 651. See also Musashino.

Musashi, 347, 361

Musashino, 554-55, 559-61, 564-65, 568, 571-73, 60$, 625, 632

MUSKETEER series, 282-83, 285-86, 391, 450

Myitkyina: 47, 151, 229, 268

airfield constr., 197

air supply, 256

Allied capture, 233-34

East, 197

hq. (10th AF) 235, (NCAC) 240

North, 197, 254

pipeline, 190, 243

siege, 200, 203-4, 207-15

South, 197, 254-56

–N–

Nachi, 378

Nadzab, 288, 29071, 292, 296, 329

Nagaoka, 656, 675, 708

Nagasaki:

atom bomb, 607, 652, 703, 710, 715, 718-20, 726, 730, 750, 756, (eval.) 723-25, 738

fire raid, 144

mining, 666

target, 104, 107, 111-12, 554, 629, 697

Nagasaki Medical College, 725

Nagasaki University, 725

Nagi, 671

Nagoya: 558, 620, 648, 654, 695

Arsenal, 636-37

Castle, 562, 636

fire raids, 560, 564-65, 569, 572, 611-12, 618-19, 62223

mining, 666, 668-69, 672

photo rcn., 555

target, 552-56, 562-65, 568, 570-72, 590, 610, 624-25, 631, 635, 63839, 643, 646-47, 652

Naha, 447, 692, 701

Nakajima Aircraft Co.: 553, 566

Handa, 652

Koizumi, 554, 647

Musashino, 554-55, 564, 572-74, 608, 625, 632, 648, 651

Ota, 561, 570, 590

Namponmao, 197

Nampo Shoto, 578-81, 583, 587, 590, 592, 599. See also Bonin Is.

Volcano Is.

Namsaw, 197

Namyung, 259, 261

Nanao, 670-71

Nanking, 140, 147, 159, 258, 262, 695

Nanning, 150, 215, 222, 224, 252, 259

Nanseiho, 478

Nansei Shoto, 347, 629. See also Ryukyu

Napalm, 337, 384, 425, 429, 436, 440, 453, 463, 590

Nano, 651

Narayanganj, 186

Nashville, 342n, 396, 398n

Nasugbu, 403, 422, 425-28

Nauru, I., 580

Naval Air Transport Service, 535

Naval Analysis Division, 738-39

Navy, Japanese, 345, 359, 403.

See also Fleets (numbered).

Navy, U.S.: 80, 155, 160, 290, 334, 344, 368, 424, 429, 437, 452, 480, 487, 578-79, 676, 695, 731, 738, 741-43, 749

airfield constr., 313n, 519, 521, 692

air-sea rescue, 322, 332, 598-607

B-29, 12, 22

base defense, 582-83

blockade, 470

close support, 416

comd. problems, 531-32, 535, 680

coop. with AAF, 36364, 534-36, 557, 561

ICEBERG, 630, 634

intel., 354

Iwo camp., 588-89, 592

vs. MATTERHORN, 37-38

mining, 109, 159, 585, 662-67

Pacific plans, 30-- 31, 285, 46,, 508, 682, 685, 703, 711, 749

sea-search, 492, 497

targets, 138-39, 174, 369, 396, 473, 551, 571, 573

20th AF, 39, 547 See also Fleets (numbered); Nimitz; Task Forces (numbered).

Negros I.: 348, 370, 406n

Allied (landing) 456, 459, (plans) 450

Jap. (base) 374, 386, (defense) 345-46, 396

Occidental Province, 458-59

Oriental Province, 459

target, 354-55, 367, 371, 458

Neihsiang, 101

Nelson, Donald, 188

Netherlands East Indies: 275, 659, 744

Allied plans, 71

blockade, 322, 465, chap. 16 passim

by-passed, 448

camp., 449-50

Jap. bases, 347

targets, 4, 26, 31, 316, 350

Netherlands Military Oil Intelligence Service, 316

Netherlands New Guinea, 288-89, 291-92, 305, 316, 330. See also New Guinea. New Delhi, 43, 45-48, 73, 76

New Guinea:

13, 281, 312, 388, 449, 676, 740, 742, 745-46

Allied (bases) 16, 135, 275, 289-90, 350, 352, 426, 446, 448, (plans) 201, 277

target, 295. See also Netherlands New Guinea.

New Zealand, 740

Ngesebus I., 293, 295-96, 299, 309-10

Nichols Field, 402, 409, 411, 428-29, 437,

Nicobar 445-46 I . , 350

Nielson Field, 402, 409, 411, 445-46

Niigata, 554, 670-71, 710, 719

Nimitz, Fleet Admiral Chester:

airfield constr., 515, 518, 520, 685, 692

CINCPOA, 30-31, 35, 126, 201, 252, 275, 283-84, 286-87, 293, 307, 316, 341, 345, 349, 361, 365, 370, 395, 417, 424, 507-8, 511, 514, 523, 525, 557, 579, 58789, 596, 630, 632, 650, 656, 660, 683-85, 687, 693-94, 700, 742, 745

comd. problems, 391-92, 529-33, 676-78, 681-82, 687-88

Leyte opn., 342, 350. maim. and supply, 536, 542, 702

MEW, 583

mining opus., 662-64, 674

Okinawa camp., 629, 633-36

Palau opn., 294

plans, 135-37, 146, 276, 279-80, 285, 288, 395, 627, 678, 686, 689-90, 731

Nippon Aluminum Co., 474

Oil Co., 661

Vehicle Co., 637

Nishimura, Vice Adm. Shoji, 359-62, 364

Nishinomiya, 656, 675

Nittagahara, 630, 633, 699

Niuchang, 66

Nobeoka, 554, 675, 697

Noble, Rear Adm. Albert G., 462

Noemfoor I.. 275, 288-93, 296-99, 303, 305-6, 312, 314, 317-19, 367

Norstad, Brig. Gen. Lauris:

AC/AS Plans, 687

C/S 20th AF, 125, 528, 549, 553-54, 556, 562, 573, 611, 614, 626, 632-33, 636, 684

fire raids, 564-65, 568, 571-72

Hansell relief, 566-67

ICEBERG, 630

mining, 663, 666

SAN ANTONIO, 557

North Borneo, 278, 346, 366, 394, 681, 683

Northern Air Service Area Command, 182

Northern Attack Force, 349

Northern Combat Area Command, 220, 232-35, 240-41, 243, 246, 249, 254-55

North Field (Guam) 515-16, 519-20, 522, 572, 615, (Iwo Jima) 521, 594-96, (Tinian) 515-16, 518-19, 522, 525, 569, 665, 706-7

North Pacific theater, 12, 350

Northwest Field, 516-17, 519-20, 522, 524, 658

Noto Maru, 377

–O–

OA-10A: 332, 604

Oahu, 525, 583, 587, 596, 630, 693

Oak Ridge, 714

Obama, 671

OBOE, 450, 454, 456, 463-69

Observatory Hill, 439

OCTAGON conference, 132, 136, 229, 334. See also Quebec conference.

O'Donnell, Brig. Gen. Emmett, 517, 547, 550, 553, 557-58, 613, 647

Office of War Information, 656

Ofstie, Rear Adm. R. A., 738

Ogaki, 656, 675

Ogikubu, 651

Ogle, S/Sgt. Willard W., 474

Oil campaigns, 316-22, 658-62

Oita, 630-31, 633, 675

Naval Airfield, 631

Okayama:

fire raid, 674

target, 131, 133, 135, 137-39, 350, 471, 474-75, 477-78, 487, 553

O'Keefe, Lt. Col. James E., 453

Okinawa: 150, 332, 443, 461, 475, 478, 501, 535, 631, 636, 644, 711

airfield constr., 445, 691-92, 701

Air Depot, 522, 524, 538

Allied (base) 447, 504, 522, 536, 538, 672, 684-85, 690, 693-95, 699, 701, 719-20, 733, 743-44, (plans) 146, 392, 473, 587-88

camp., 530, 542, 580, 612, 627, 630-36, 645, 647, 655, 660, 667-69, 676, 691, 728, 750

Jap. (base) 139, (defense) 628

kamikaze attacks, 479-80

photo rcn., 164, 629

target, 137, 350, 353, 415, 629

VHB deployment, 131, 167-68, 524. See also Ryukyu Is.

Oldendorf, Rear Adm. J. B., 362

Oliver, Brig. Gen. Robert C., 19, 60, 66, 180, 182

Olongapo, 422-24

OLYMPIC, 686, 689, 692, 698, 703

Omiya, 651

Omura, 104, 133, 139-42, 145, 147-48, 154, 170-71, 553, 629-31, 633

Aircraft Plant, 113, 139

Omuta, 104, 141, 554, 653-54, 656-57, 67475, 698

Ondal, 184

Onishi, Vice Adm. Takajiro, 415

Operations Division, War Department, 39, 280, 284, 391, 525, 528, 586, 680, 682, 687

Oppenheimer, J. R., 705, 710

Orlando, 121, 666

OrtnoC, 374, 376-79, 381-82, 384, 386, 395, 419

Bay, 348, 378, 381-83

Osaka:

Army Arsenal, 625, 641

Bay, 619, 640

fire raids, 610-11, 619-21, 635, 641-43

mining, 666, 668-69, 671-73

target, 552-54, 560, 572, 613, 624-25, 652

Oshima, 660

Ota, 554, 561, 570-71, 573, 590, 601

R., 715

OVERLORD, 24, 677, 749

Owi I., 290-92, 296-97, 304-5, 353, 367, 372

Ozawa, Vice Adm. Jisaburo, 359, 361, 365, 368

–P–

P-38: modif., 195, 336

P-47: modif., 336-37

PAC-AID, 126, 128-30, 132, 135-39, 144, 146-51, 155-57, 165, 170

Pacific Fleet: 288, 745

base, 515

orgn., 349

plans, 278, 281, 285, 294, 342, 391- 92, 689

targets, 298-99, 353. See also Navy

Nimitz.

Pacific Ocean Areas: 188, 342, 496, 546, 579, 629, 679

airfield constr., 296, 51215, 519, 521, 691

atom bomb base, 525

campaigns 275-77, 293-94, 404, 479, 501

casualties, 390

comd. problems, 511, 526, 528-29, 531-32,.681

coord. with AAF, 509

logistics, 536, 541

MEW, 582

mining opns., 662

plans, 31-32, 135-36, 146, 276, 278-79, 283, 294, 391-92, 587, 627

strength, 510, 524, 538-39, 744n

VHB deployment, 151, 165, 523. See also Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz.

Pacific Overseas Air Technical Service Command, 338, 542

Padada, 301, 463

Padaido I., 290

Pagan I., 578, 581

Pakchan R., 158-59, 237

Palau Is.: 306, 308, 345, 398

airfield constr., 296, 309-10

Allied (base) 311, 35091, 452, 580, 693, (plans) 16, 30-31, 135-36, 201, 275-77, 279-80, 282-84, 286, 288, 293-96, 307, 341

Jap. (base) 316, (defense) 314-15

target, 292, 295, 298- 300, 305

Palawan, 346, 359, 371, 450-51, 454, 456-57, 460, 465-68, 502

Palembang, 31, 71-72, 93-94, 103, 105, 107-12, 124, 158, 164, 316, 660

Palompon, 379, 382-84

Pampanga Province, 402

R., 405, 421, 428, 442

Panagarh, 187, 196

Panaon I., 356

Str., 348

Panay, 345, 348, 354, 366-67, 370-71, 409, 450, 456, 458-59

Pandansari, 3 7-20, 322

Pandu, 186

Pangatian, 421

Panghkam, 197

Pangkalan, 109

Pangkalanbrandan, 109, 156

Pao-ching, 265

Papua, 13, 747

Parang, 461-62

Paratroop operations, 425-27, 431-34, 436-37, 441

Parbatipur, 186

Park, ACM Sir Keith, 232

Parkes, Col. Lewis R., 54n

Parsons, Capt. W. S., 714, 716

Patch, Lt. Gen. Alexander M., 231

Pathfinder missions, 100, 250, 475, 615, 646, 654

Patrick, Maj. Gen. Edwin D., 421

Pawley, W. D., 182

Pearl Harbor, 267, 279-80, 293, 365, 395, 508, 523, 525, 532, 537, 662

Pegu, 237, 250-51

Peiping, 259, 262, 734

Peirse, ACM Sir Richard, 43-45, 47-49, 232

Peleliu, 279, 293, 295-96, 299, 307, 309-10, 314, 374, 600, 604

Penang, 157-60, 164, 237

Penchihu, 113, 117, 134

Pengchiachiang, 66

Pengshan, 66, 99-100

Peralta, Cot. Nacario, 458

Perera, Cob Guido R., 26n, 611

Peterson Field, 547

Pettigrew, Col. Moses W., 16n

Phanrang, 503

Bay, 159, 494

Philippine Is.: 39, 134, 157, 246, 261, 296, 311, 322, 393, 450-51, 465, 479, 497, 501, 523, 557, 561, 578, 580, 588, 611, 628, 659, 682, 745-47

airfield constr., 444- 47

Allied (bases) 269, 470, 489, 491, 569, 693, 744, (plans) 13, 135-37, 152, 166, 278-84, 287-89, 342, 347-52, 391-92, 448, (strength) 326, 328-30

camp., 132, 667, 676, 681, 683, 700, 728, 735

guerrillas, 454, 458-59

Jap. (base) 235, 458, (defense) 276, 281, 288, 314-15, 344-47, 351, 628

maint. and supply, 335, 337, 340, 349

Sea, 549, 690

target, 300-301, 354-55, 369, 371-72, 490

weather, 348. See also Bicol Peninsula; Cebu; Leyte; Lingayen Gulf; Luzon; Manila; Mindanao; Mindoro; Negros; Palawan; Panay; Samar; Sarangani Bay; Visayas; Zamboanga.

Phippen, 2nd Lt. Charles D., 475

Phnom Penh, 158, 161

Photographic Interpretation Detachment, 17th, 210

Piardoba, 60, 62-63, 79

Pilar, 430-31, 458

Ping-Han Railway, 258-59, 262

Pitoe, 313-14

Pladjoe refinery, 108

Plaridel, 401, 405, 408

Ponape I., 16, 30, 580

Porac, 408, 445

Portal, Sir Charles, 35, 44, 48

Port Moresby, 28, 336

Posey, Col. J. T., 611

Potsdam conference, 429, 710-12, 714, 717, 729, 733, 748

Declaration, 712-14, 726, 730-32, 756

Power, Brig. Gen. Thomas S., 613, 700

"PQ Project," 57

Pratt Army Air Field, 54n

Prentiss, Brig. Gen. Paul H., 325

Princeton, 360

Prisoner of war supply, 734-35

Prome, 250

Puerto Princesa, 346, 371, 451, 453

–Q–

Quebec conferences:

OCTAGON, 132, 136, 229, 334, 341

QUADRANT, 1314, 16, 19, 43

Quemoy I., 495

–R–

R-1830-43/65 engine, 195-96

R-1830-92 engine, 195-96

R-2600 engine, 196

R-3350 engine, 8, 76-77, 94, 96, 122-23, 145, 173, 194

Rabaul, 304, 329, 344, 489, 739, 742, 746

Radar and radio:

AN/APQ-7 (Eagle), 658-59, 661

AN/APQ-13, 576, 658-59, 665

AN/TPS-3, 583

countermeasures, 320, 474, 489, 556, 558

H2XB-24, 473

loran, 613

MEW, 582-83

Radio Tokyo, 352, 617

Rama VI railroad bridge, 155, 161

Ramey, Brig. Gen. Roger M., 157-58, 160-63, 165-67, 567, 636

Ranaghat, 184, 187

Randell, Brig. Gen. Russell E., 261

Rangoon: 239

Allied plans, 19, 203, 233

occupied, 205, 246-51, 269

R., 250-51

target, 95, 140, 154-55, 158, 161, 236-37, 350, 490

Rea, Lt. Grant M., 299-300

Reconnaissance missions, 163-65, 301, 554-56, 585, 629, 694, 747

Redoubt, 110

Regimental Combat Teams (numbered):

1st RCT, 430

19th RCT, 393, 462

21st RCT, 462

108th RCT, 458

112th Cavalry RCT, 419, 421

126th RCT, 312

149th RCT, 431

151st RCT, 430-3!

158th RCT, 404, 437-38

162nd RCT, 455

163rd RCT, 455

164th RCT, 459-60

186th RCT, 453, 456

188th RCT, 425

503rd Parachute Inf. RCT, 459

Regiments (numbered):

1st Heavy Mortar Regt., 256

1st Inf. Regt., 421

3rd Raiding Regt. (Jap.), 380

4th Raiding Regt. (Jap.), 380

5th Inf. Regt., 382

8th Naval Constr. Regt., 595

19th Inf. Regt., 397

20th Inf. Regt., 421

41st Inf. Regt. (Jap.), 376

41st Naval Constr. Regt., 595

126th Inf. Regt., 295

161st Inf. Regt., 440

185th Inf. Regt., 459

323rd Regt., 309

503rd Parachute Regt., 393, 395, 397, 430-31

511th Parachute Inf. Regt., 422-23, 426-27, 437-39, 441

927th Engr. Avn. Regt., 538

930th Engr. Regt., 63

931st Engr. Avn. Regt., 313n

933rd Engr. Avn. Regt., 538

935th Engr. Avn. Regt., 538

RENO series, 276, 278-79, 281-82, 286, 343

Richardson, Lt. Gen. Robert C., 30, 284-86, 507, 510-11, 523, 526, 532-35

Ritchie, Col. W. L., 284, 286

Robinson, Col. Richard W., 476

Robinson, Col. William E., 595-96

"Rock Force," 431, 434. See also 503rd Parachute Regiment.

Rodgers, Rear Adm. Bertram J., 587, 589, 591

ROMULUS, 233

Roosevelt, Pres. Franklin D.:

atom bomb, 704, 709

Chiang Kai-shek, 42, 171, 219, 228, 230-31

China (aid) 13-14, 16-17, 21, 24-25, 59, (bases) 50, 66, 69

MATTERHORN, 22-23, 29-30, 41, 60, 62

Pacific plans, 280, 682, 711, 728

Stilwell's relief, 226-29

USSBS, 737

VHB comd., 51

Root, Elihu, Jr., 26n

Root, Capt. Robert, 101

Rosenblatt, Col. Sol, 145

Rota, 578, 708

Rotation policy, 167, 324-28

Royal Air Force, 40, 43-44, 80, 107, 109, 232, 244-46, 609, 647, 680, 744

Bomber Command, 34

Bengal Command, 204

Royal Australian Air Force Command, 288-89, 293, 296-97, 394, 423, 449-50, 455, 464, 466-68, 490-92

Royal Indian Navy, 154

Royal Navy, 250-51, 672

Royal New Zealand Air Force, 746

Ruffner, Brig. Gen. Clark L., 533

Ryukyu Is.: 351, 678

air defense, 694

airfield constr., 522-24, 685, 691-92

Allied (base) 470, 512, 633, 686, 689- 90, 693-95, 699, (plans) 146, 280, 391-92, 586-87, 627, 677, 683, 691

photo rcn., 415, 629

target, 137, 353, 409, 630

VHB deployment, 152, 166. See also Okinawa.

–S–

Saeki, 630, 633

Sahmaw, 197, 254

Saidor, 292

Saigon, 158-61, 164, 415, 492, 499, 501-3

R., 500, 502

Saipan: 4, 87, 162, 286, 346, 574, 727, 755

airfield constr., 512, 515-17, 520-21 558

Allied (base) 157, 507, 522, 52 533, 548, 552, 555-57, 559, 563, 570, 577 79, 581, 583-84, 586, 595-96, 600, 606, 615, 630, 656, 661, (plans) 30-32

assault, 3, 99, 102, 580

casualties, 390

Jap. (attack) 584-85, (defense) 547

VHB deployment, 125, 150, 174, 546. See also Mariana Is.

Sakai, 671, 675

Sakata, 671

Salina, 20, 41, 52-54, 57, 77-78, 81, 94, 119, 121-22

Salween R., 213-15, 217, 223, 226, 229-30, 234, 236, 240, 259

Samar: 341, 376, 386

airfield constr., 387

Allied (base) 407, 443, 453, 465, 476, (plans) 278, 287, 348

battle, 36264

Jap. defense, 345

target, 350-51

San Agustin, 397

San Antonio, 422, 424

SAN ANTONIO I, 141, 554-60, 566

II, 560-61

San Bernardino Str., 283, 359-62, 365-66

Sanders, Capt. J. N., 97

San Esteban, 405-6

San Fabian, 417

San Fabian Attack Force, 404

San Fernando, (La Union Province), 403-4, 407, (Pampanga Province) 420, 439

San Francisco, 338, 392, 547, 715, 731

Sanga Sanga, 456, 466, 468

San Jose (Corregidor) 431, 433-34, (Leyte) 356, (Luzon) 403, 416, 419-20, 428, 442, (Mindoro) 393, 397-98, 400, 422-23

San Juanico Str., 348, 376

San Marcelino, 422, 424, 431, 434, 443, 445

San Nicolas, 420, 428

San Pablo, 373, 380, 386

San Pedro Bay, 358

San Roque, 353, 455-56

Sansapor

Allied base, 275, 281, 289, 292, 296, 301-2, 305, 311-12, 361-17, 319-22, 352, 423

Santa Ana, 301-2

Sarangani Bay, 278, 281-85, 289, 301, 342, 345, 373, 450

I., 461

Saratoga, 592

Sarnsen Power Station, 239

Sasa, 300-301

Sasebo, 104, 554, 666, 668, 674, 697

Naval Arsenal, 625

Sato, Amb. Naotake, 729

Saunders, Brig. Gen. LaVerne G., 53, 71, 100, 103, 105, 111-13, 115, 123-25, 127-28, 613

Sayre Highway, 461-63

Schenkel, Robert, 101

Schmidt, Maj. Gen. Harry, 587

Schouten I., 290

Seattle, 8, 53, 707

Seeman, Col. L. E., 60, 64-65

Senzaki, 671

Sepinggan, 452, 465, 468-69

Sena, 463, 467

Service Forces, Pacific Fleet, 537

Services of Supply, 339. See also Army Service Forces.

SETTING SUN, 18

SEXTANT conference: 22, 27

airfield constr., 23, 62-63, 71, 316

CBI plans, 47

comd. problems, 677

logistics, 74-75

MATTERHORN, 26

Pacific plans, 30-31, 275

SEAC, 44. See also Cairo conference.

Shaduzup, 213

Shanghai: 215, 258, 266, 491, 678, 695

Jap. base, 376, 497, 503

target, III, 141, 145, 159, 264, 346, 496, 499-500, 502, 697

Shan States, 236

Shantung Peninsula, 682

Sherman, Rear Adm. Forrest P., 286, 349, 508

Shih-chia-chuang, 261-63

Shikoku, 347, 631, 633, 652, 667, 669, 690

Shima, Vice Adm. Kiyohide, 339-62

Shimbu force, 428, 430, 435-36

Shimizu, 666, 672, 675

Shimonoseki, 554,675

Str., 133, 629, 631, 663, 666-73

Shinchiku, 147-50, 405, 415, 478-79, 48688

Shinetsu, 380

Shingbwiyang, 243n

Shinsho, 380

Shinshoshi, 478-79

Shiogama, 672

Shizuoka, 560, 572, 647, 674

SHO series, 347, 353, 359

Shobu force, 430, 439-40, 442

Shodo-shima, 669

Shoka, 484, 486--87

Shomo, Capt. William A., 413-14

Shore-Based Air Force Forward Area, 310, 535

Showa Steel Works, 105-6, 113, 115-17

Shwangliu, 66

Shwebo, 233, 242, 247

Siam, 501. See also Thailand.

Sian, 224, 261, 264

Siberia, 10, 29, 695, 733

Sibert, Maj. Gen. F. C., 348, 456, 463

Sibuyan Sea, 283, 376, 386

Sidate, 303-4

Signal aircraft warning units, 454

Sillin, Col. Norman D., 424

Singapore:

Allied plans, 41, 73, 205, 267, 683

Jap. base, 344, 414-15, 463, 492, 499, 667

target, 140, 149, 154-63, 239, 368, 660

Sinsiang, 115, 117, 261, 263

Slim, Lt. Gen. Sir William, 234, 242, 247

Smith, Lt. Gen. Holland M., 587, 597

Smith, Maj. Gen. J. C., 295

Smith, Brig. Gen. Joseph, 157, 166-68

Smoky Hill Army Air Field, Son Soerabaja, 316, 465, 468, 490, 497

Solomon Is., 13, 16, 289, 307, 448, 740, 742, 746

Sookerating, 190, 243n

Sorido, 290, 292

South China Sea: 201, 463

antishipping camp., 278, 280, 424, 448, 450, 464, 470, 473, 489-500

rcn., 466, 468. See also China Sea.

Southeast Asia Command; 152, 165, 219, 253

airfield constr., 63, 73

air-sea rescue, 599

bases, 157-59

comd. problems, 40, 43-45, 48-59

orgn., 205, 232, 268, 683

plans, 203, 233

targets, 163

Southeast Asia theater, 232

Southern Area Army (Jap.), 344, 415

Southern Attack Force, 349

Southern India Air Depot, 182, 195

Southern Luzon Defense Force, 438

South Pacific Base Command, 534

South Pacific theater, 12, 293, 327n, 51! South Seas Bureau (Jap.), 299

Southwest Pacific Area: 30, 39, 174, 201, 307, 327n, 341, 359, 368, 381, 397, 403, 414, 448, 454, 489, 694, 742, 744

a/c (modif.) 320, (replacement) 330-33, 335

air commandos, 208n, 334

air depots, 388

airfield constr., 296, 312, 418, 443-47, 692

antishipping opns., 491-500

casualties, 390

close support, 385, 420,424,44!

comd. problems, 532, 681

conf., 279-80, 294-95, 349-50

counter-air opus., 297, 410, 480

deployment, 288-90, 293, 398

GHQ, 301, 313

intel., 300

logistics, chap. n passim, 748

napalm, 1st use, 337

oil camp., 316, 464

orgn., 683

plans, 15, 31, 136, 146, 27576, 278-79, 281-87, 342, 350-51, 391-95, 402, 404-5, 422, 449-50, 457

targets, 354, 405, 425, 433, 459, 501, 630

training, 329

VHB deployment, 12, 29, 516. See also General of the Army D. A. MacArthur.

Southwest Pacific Theater Section, 284

Spaatz, Gen. Carl A.: 511, 679

atom bomb, 712-15, 717, 732

B-29 deployment, 10

CG NAAF, 11

CG USASTAF, 522, 545, 660, 684, 686-87, 689, 700-701, 718, 730, 733-34, 749, 752

plans, 731

Spearfish, 603

Spence, Lt. Col. Hartzell, 614

Spitzer, Sgt. Abe, 607

Sprague, Rear Adm. C. A. F., 364

Spruance, Adm. Raymond A., 496, 587, 589

Squadrons (numbered):

1st Air Trans. Sq., 77, 86, 166

1st Bomb. Sq., 265

1st Ordnance Sq., 706

1st Photo Rcn. Sq., 164

1st Tac. Comm. Sq., 209

1st Troop Carrier Sq., 243n

2nd Air Trans. Sq., 77, 89

2nd Bomb. Sq., 265

2nd Emergency Rescue Sq., 290, 292, 314, 324, 332-33, 452

2nd Troop Carrier Sq., 243n, 250 No. 3 Airdrome Constr. Sq. (RAAF), 398

3rd Air Trans. Sq., 89

3rd Bomb. Sq., 218, 265

3rd Emergency Rescue Sq., 292, 324, 333, 383, 401, 422

3rd. Photo Rcn. Sq., 555

4th Bomb. Sq., 218, 265

4th Combat Cargo Sq., 250

4th Emergency Rescue Sq., 604

6th Emergency Rescue Sq., 324, 333

6th Night Ftr. Sq., 534, 581

7th Ftr. Sq., 330, 369, 376-77

7th Photo Rcn. Sq., 452

8th Ftr. Sq., 330, 370, 377

8th Photo Sq., 387

9th Bomb. Sq., 206n

9th Combat Cargo Sq., 243n

9th Ftr. Sq., 302, 320-21, 369, 377

9th Photo Rcn. Sq., 210

10th Combat Cargo Sq., 256

11th Bomb. Sq., 218, 258

nth Combat Cargo Sq., 206, 24371

12th Ftr. Sq., 337

13th Combat Cargo Sq., 243n

16th Ftr. Sq., 258

17th Photo Rcn. Sq., 313

17th Tac. Rcn. Sq., 190, 300, 313, 387, 398, 401, 407

VPB-17, 452

20th Combat Mapping Sq., 387

20th Tac. Rcn. Sq., 210-11

21st Photographic Sq., 218, 260

22nd Bomb. Sq., 214, 217, 245, 258

22 Sq. (RAAF), 305

25th Ftr. Sq., 214, 217, 245, 258

25th Liaison Sq., 385

25th Photo Rcn. Sq., 290, 401

26th Ftr. Sq., 258

26th Photo Sq., 418

27th Troop Carrier Sq., 214, 217

28th Photo Rcn. Sq., 693

30 Sq. (RAAF), 305

33rd Bomb. Sq., 320, 367

VP-33, 290, 292, 312

VP-34, 290

35th Ftr. Sq., 298, 302, 354

36th Ftr. Sq., 302, 354, 398

40th Ftr. Sq., 320-21, 355

41st Ftr. Sq., 320-21, 355, 429

42nd Bomb. Sq., 485

43rd Bomb. Sq., 320

48th Ftr. Sq., 580

49th Ftr. Control Sq., 370

VP-52, 290

58th Ftr. Sq., 81

59th Ftr. Sq., 81

60th Ftr. Sq., 81

63rd Bomb. Sq., 300, 396, 408, 473-75, 489, 495, 499, 697

65th Bomb. Sq., 327

67th Troop Carrier Sq., 290, 437

68th Ftr. Sq., 302, 322

70th Troop Carrier Sq., 290

71st Bomb. Sq., 354

72nd Bomb. Sq., 366-67

74th Ftr. Sq., 258, 260

75th Ftr. Sq., 258, 260

76th Ftr. Sq., 258, 260

80th Ftr. Sq., 298, 321, 354-55

82nd Tac. Rcn. Sq., 290, 313-14, 330, 401, 413, 418

88th Ftr. Sq., 210

91st Ftr. Sq., 81, 258

92nd Ftr. Sq., 81, 258

93rd Ftr. Sq., 81

VB-101, 313-14, 353

VP-106, 314

110th Tac. Rcn. Sq., 330, 374, 379, 398, 406-7, 418, 421

VB-115, 290

VPB-117, 452

118th Tac. Rcn. Sq., 218, 258, 260

VPB-128, 452

VP-146, 313

201st Ftr. Sq. (Mexican), 331

VMF-211, 382

VMTB-242 589

292 Sq. (RAF), 20671

305th Airdrome Sq., 358

317th Ftr. Control Sq., 117

317th Troop Carrier Sq., 250, 254, 256, 290

318th Troop Carrier Sq., 250, 254

320th Troop Carrier Sq., 706

322nd Troop Carrier Sq., 218

341st Ftr. Sq., 374, 384

342nd Ftr. Sq., 292-93, 374

373rd Bomb. Sq., 694, 698

386th Bomb. Sq., 332, 694

393rd Bomb. Sq., 706

395th Bomb. Sq., 123

399th Ftr. Sq., 302

495th Bomb. Sq., 331

418th Night Ftr. Sq., 290, 293, 313-14, 324, 397-98, 694

419th Night Ftr. Sq., 289, 291, 324, 452, 456

421st Night Ftr. Sq., 290, 324, 358, 370, 374, 422, 694

426th Night Ftr. Sq., 118, 264

431st Ftr. Sq., 302, 374-75, 406

432nd Ftr. Sq., 321, 370, 374

433rd Ftr. Sq., 297, 302, 374

436th Bomb. Sq., 20671

449th Ftr. Sq., 258

460th Ftr. Sq., 292, 374, 381, 406, 435

490th Bomb. Sq., 246, 259

491st Bomb. Sq., 218, 223, 258

492nd Bomb. Sq., 206n

493rd Bomb. Sq., 189, 20673, 238

498th Bomb. Sq., 335

499th Bomb. Sq., 487

501st Bomb. Sq., 486

528th Ftr. Sq., 210, 258

529th Ftr. Sq., 258

530th Ftr. Sq., 258

541st Marine Air Sq., 374

547th Night Ftr. Sq., 324, 401, 418

548th Night Ftr. Sq., 589, 593, 696

549th Night Ftr. Sq., 589, 593

550th Night Ftr. Sq., 324

603rd Air Engr. Sq., 706

VMB-611, 443

VMB-612, 589

672nd Bomb. Sq., 421

675th Bomb. Sq., 407

679th Bomb. Sq., 123

771st Bomb. Sq., 123

795th Bomb. Sq., 123

821st Medical Evac. Sq., 244

8224 Bomb. Sq., 378, 429

823rd Bomb. Sq., 354, 378

864th Bomb. Sq., 311

866th Bomb. Sq., 311

868th Bomb. Sq., 292, 296, 299, 320, 324, 371, 465, 468, 697

1227th Materiel Sq., 706

STALEMATE, 276, 293, 295, 307, 341

Stalin, Premier Joseph, 25, 230, 711-12, 729-30

Stapford, Lt. Gen. Sir Montague, 234

STARVATION, 666

Stavin, Lt. Irwin A., 603

Steakley, Capt. Ralph D., 555

Stiborik, Sgt. Joe A., 717

Stilwell, Gen. Joseph W.:

airfield (con- str.) 60, 62-63, 66, 69, 73, (loss) 225

CG USAF CBI, 35, 40, 45, 78, 80, 102, 143, 205, 215, 217, 234

v$ Chennault, 43, 218-19

VS. Chiang, 151, 200-201, 219

maint. and supply, 75-76, 85, 87, 98, 121, 126-29, 135, 137, 140, 183, 220

mission, 42, 203-4

Myitkyina siege, 200, 207-9, 213

plans, 15,, 18-21, 22n, 24

relief, 151, 225-32

VHB comd., 46- 49, 51-52

Stimson, Sec. of War Henry L., 709-14, 726, 737

Stone, Maj. Gen. Charles B., 268, 271

Storrie, Col. Carl R., '572, 647

Strategic Air Force (EAC) 154, 161, 205-6, 232, 235-39, 247, 250, (POA) 529-30, 532, 535-36, 580, 588

Stratemeyer, Lt. Gen. George E.:

airfield constr., 63

Azon bomb, 238

CG AAF CT, 269, 271-72

CG AAF IBS CBI, 43, 121, 154, 160, 164, 180, 246-47

CG EAC, 204-6, 232, 267-70

Chennault, 113

maint. and supply, 80, 84, 8 ,, 89, 183-84, 189

plans, 203

target selection, 165

VHB comd., 44-49

Streett, Maj. Gen. St. Clair, 281, 316-17, 319, 333, 354, 45071

STRONGPOINT, 259-61

Struble, Rear Adm. A. D., 395-96, 424, 430, 458

Subic, 424, Bay, 402-3, 409, 422-24, 479

Suchow, 262

Suichwan, 18, 66, 259-62

Suining, 66

Suiyuan-Peiping Railway, 259

Sultan, Lt. Gen. Daniel I., 45, 49, 130, 151, 166, 231-33, 268

Suluan I., 355

Sulu Archipelago, 278, 350, 394

Sea, 359, 453, 464, 497

Sumatra, 29, 31, 47, 71, 73, 107, 109, 156, 234, 316.

Sumitoma Metal Co., 652

Sun Li-jen, Lt. Gen., 234

Superdumbo:

charac., 604-5

Support aircraft parties, 419, 421, 423, 435

Supreme Allied Commander, Southeast Asia, 40. See also Lord Louis Mountbatten.

Supreme War Direction Council (Jap.), 727-29

Suribachi Yama, 590-92

Surigao Str., 348, 351, 359-63, 378, 381, 396

Sasaki, 594

Sutherland, Lt. Gen. Richard. K., 286, 306, 342

Suzuki, Premier Kantaro, 712, 714, 718, 728-30, 756

Suzuki, Lt. Gen. Nunesaku, 346, 450, 461

Sverdrup, Brig. Gen. Leif J., 447

Swatow, 138, 492, 495, 502

Sweeney, Maj., Charles W., 706, 716, 719-20, 7~4

Swing

Maj. Gen. Joseph M., 385, 425-27, 438-39

Switzerland, 730

Szechwan, 21, 65, 68, 70, 81, 171

Governor of, 68, 70

–T–

Tabuan, 465

Tachiarai, 142, 630, 633

Army Airfield, 631

Machine Works, 147

Tachikawa, 649

Aircraft Co., 553, 647, 650

Army Air Arsenal, 649, 651

Tacloban; 358, 376

airfield constr., 357, 369, 373

Allied (base) 363-65, 370, 374, 377-78, 387-88, 396, 398, 406-7, 473, (plans) 348

capture, 356

intel., 385-86

Jap. (attack) 368, 370, 375, 380, (base) 346

landing, 359

Tactics:

air-to-air bombing, 142

Azon bombing, 238

Balikpapan raids, 317, 319

blind bombing, 149

fire bombing, 612, 614, 619-21, 623-24, 639, 653

Formosa raids, 485

low-altitude bombing, 163

mining, 665

night precision bombing, 645-46

POA, 746

ramming, 114, 142, 559

SAN ANTONIO I, 558

Singapore raid, 156

SWPA, 745

synchronous bombing, 154

XX BC, 116

XXI BC, 565, 608, 750. See also Fire raids; Hayabusa boats; Kamikaze attacks.

Tagaytay Ridge, 330, 426-27

Taichu, 138, 477-80, 484, 488

Taihoku, 147-48, 405, 478, 486-88

Tai-hsing Reach, 159 -

Tai Koo, 497, 502

Tainan, 138-39, 471, 475, 477-78, 486-88

Taito, 479, 484-87

Taiwan Electrical and Chemical Manufacturing Co., 483

Takao, 135, 138-39, 149, 471, 474-75, 47778, 483, 486-88

Takarazuka, 652

Takasaki, 554

Takashima, 698

Takatru, 378

Taku, 106-7

Talaud Is., 136, 282-84, 289, 300, 307, 314, 342-43, 348, 373

Talisay, 458-59

Point, 460

TALON, 233

Tama, 554-55, 573, 648. See also Musashi.

Tarnashima, 568

Tamu, 242, 244

Tanauan, 348, 376, 386-88, 410

Tangier, 312

Tanimbar I., 276-77

Tarakan I., 430, 463-67, 469

Tarawa, 356

Target selection:

atom bomb, 716-11, 715

COA, 17, 93-94, 169, 174, 610-11

EAC, 236-37

Empire Plan, 645, 65053

eval., 754

FEAF, 298-99, 301, 317- '8

fire raids, 653

Formosa, 483-85

14th AF, 218

Iwo Jima, 583-84

JTG, 611, 624-25

Kyushu, 630-31

mining, 662-63, 666-67, 669-70

oil camp., 659

SEAC, 160-61, 163

XX BC, 95, 99, 103-8, 113, 115, 117, 132-33, 154, 156-- 57

XXI BC, 551-54, 562, 572, 635-37, 642-43, 708.

Tarlac, 402, 419-20

Tarumizu, 698

TARZAN, 24-25

Task Forces (numbered):

13th Air TF, 292, 296, 305, 317, 454

TF 34, 361-63, 365

TF 38:

Formosa opns., 137-38, 149

Okinawa opns., 353

Philippine opns., 136, 306--7, 341, 365, 372, 396, 409

plans, 294-95, 350

TF 52, 591

TF 58, 588-91, 593, 630, 632, 648

TF 59, 535, 550, 580

TF 77, 349, 404

TF 78, 349, 404, 437

TF 79, 349, 404

TF 93, 529, 535, 580, 588

TF 94, 580, 584

Task Groups (numbered):

TG 17.7, 556

TG 38.1, 307, 312, 355, 360, 365, 372, 378.

TG 38.2, 355, 360, 369, 372

TG 38.3, 355, 360, 371-72, 378

TG 38.4, 306-7, 355, 360, 369

TG 77.2, 362, 409

TG 77.3, 431

TG 77.4, 416

TG 78.3, 381, 431

TG 93.2, 535

TG 93.4, 535

TG 99.2, 580, 692, 694

Task Units (numbered):

TU 77.4.1, 363

TU 77.4.3, 362-63

TU 94.4.2, 600

TU 99.2.1,693]

TU 99.2.2, 693

TU 99.2.5, 693

Tasmania, 382

Tavoy, 138, 237

Tawi Tawi I., 455-56

Tayabas Bay, 425

Province, 422, 437 Tag, 419, 428

Tehran conference, 24-25, 47, 115, 204, 711. See also EUREKA.

Teng-chung, 214-15, 240

Tenno system, 726, 729

Teramoto, Lt. Gen. Kumaichi, 345

Terauchi, FM Hisaichi, 344-45, 352, 415

TERMINAL, 710. See also Potsdam conference.

Tezgaon, 185-86, 190-91

Thabeikkyn, 247

Thailand, 154, 234-36, 239

Gulf of, 96. See also Siam.

The Great Artiste, 716, 719

Thomas, Brig. Gen. Charles E., 508, 514, 519

Thornquest, Lt. Col. Frank, 255

Tibbets, Col. Paul W., 705-6, 709, 716, 721

Ticonderoga, 415

Tien-Ho, 501, 503

Tientsin, 106

Timor, 305

Sea, 296

Tingkawk Sakan, 243, 259

Tinian: 580

airfield constr., 512, 515-16, 518-19

Allied base, 507, 533, 603, 615, 636, 665, 706-8, 714-15, 717-18, 720

Jar. attack, 578, 582

VHB deployment, 166. See also Mariana Is. Tinsukia, 186, 190

Titcomb Field, 463

Toa Fuel Industry, 661

Tobata, 104, 111, 113, 554

Togo, Foreign Minister Shigenori, 72830

Tojo, Premier, 344, 727

Tokokawa, 718

Tokuyama, 631, 660, 666, 669, 675

Tokyo: 28, 362, 439, 577, 617, 619, 623, 633, 648-49, 654, 729-31, 733-34, 742

a/c industry

553, 564-65

Allied plans, 9, 677

Bay, 556, 597, 636, 639-40, 651, 667

fire raids, 611-12, 614-18, 620, 63839, 644, 72.2

Jar. defense, 172, 314, 344, 613, 649

mining, 666, 668-69, 672

photo rcn., 555-56, 699

target, 32, 141, 517, 547, 551-52, 554-55, 557-60, 564, 568, 571-73, 578, 581, 584, 587, 590-92, 600, 610, 624-25, 634-35, 643, 732

Tolosa, 388

Tominga, Lt. Gen. Kyoji, 344-45, 415

Tomioka,

Tomitaka, 633

Tomochika, Maj. Gen. Yoshiharu, 356, 461

Tonkin, Gulf of, 350, 491-92

Toshien, 138, 482, 485, 487

Toungoo, 244

Tourane, 501-2

Bay, 495

Towers, Adm. J. H., 514

Townsville, 289, 446

Air Depot, 351

Toyama, 657, 675, 708

Toyoda, Adm. Soemu, 347, 362, 728-29

Toyohara, 477-79, 484

Toyohashi, 674

TRADEWIND task force, 295

Training, 95, 116-17, 328-30, 548-51, 569, 602-3, 708-9

Treasury Department, 69-70

TRIDENT conference, 13-14, 16-17, 19, 225

Trincomalee, 72, 250

Trojan Run, 192

Troop Carrier Command, EAC, 206, 208. See also Paratroop missions.

Truk, 30-31, 293, 295, 316, 546, 548-51, 569, 578-81, 583, 585, 708, 739

Truman, Harry S., 644, 699, 704, 709-14, 717-18, 728-30, 732-33, 737

Trusty, S/Sgt. Charles F., 474

Tseng Yang-fu, Dr., 67

Tsinan, 262-63

Tsingpu Railway, 259, 262-63

Tsu, 656, 675

Tsugaru Str., 672

Tsuruga, 670-71, 675

Tsushima I., 682

Str., 667

Tuguegarao, 407

Tunganhsien, 265

Turigpu Railway, 259, 262

Tungting Lake, 159, 222

Tunner, Brig. Gen, William H., 148

Turner, Vice Adm. Kelly, 587

TWILIGHT, 18-22, 25, 44

committee, 60, 66

Twining, Lt. Gen. Nathan F., 684, 701, 715

–U–

Ube, 661, 675, 708

Uji-Yamada, 656, 675

Ulithi Atoll:

Allied (base) 360, 396-97, 409, 585, 589, 600, (plans) 136, 279, 283, 294, 307, 341

captured, 309

target, 295

Ume, 429

Umezu, Gen. Yoshijiro, 728-29

Underhill, Maj. Gen. J. L., 533

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 25, 114, 677, 681, 711, 713, 726, 718-33, 735, 741, 756

Unisan, 425

United States Army Forces, Central Pacific Area, 507-8, 510, 512

United States Army Forces, Far East, 327-28, 384, 683

United States Army Forces, India-Burma Theater, 231

United States Army Forces, Middle Pacific, 683, 688, 702

United States Army Forces, Pacific, 682-83, 685, 687, 692, 694

United States Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas, 510-1 523-25, 533-34, 537, 683

United States Army Forces, South Pacific Area, 327, 510, 512

United States Army Forces, Western Pacific, 683, 692

United States Army Services of Supply, 349, 445, 683

United States embassy, (Moscow) 114, (Chungking), 226

United States Strategic Air Forces, Europe, 642, 684, 686, 749

United States Army Strategic Air Forces, Pacific: 699

CG, 660, 684, 687

coop. FEAF, .700-701

maint. and supply, 447, 702

mission, 688, 734

orgn., 168, 522, 524, 532, 536, 683, 686-90, 700, 707, 749

Plans, 731

STINKO, 733

targets, 732

United States Strategic Air Forces (VLR), 49

United States Strategic Bombing Survey: 70, 749

air war, 737-42

antishipping opns., 673, 747, 754

atom bomb, , 721.- 22, 725

FEAF, 699-700

fire raids, 616, 657

Iwo Jima, 597

Jap. (industry) 751-54, (morale) 754-56

XX BC, 169, 171, 174-75

XXI BC, 574, 661, 750-51

Upston, Brig. Geri. John E., 157

Urakami R., 723-14

Ushio, 367

Utsube Oil Refinery, 661

Utsunomiya, 603, 675

Uwajima, 656-57, 675

–V–

Valencia, 354, 377, 384

Van Kirk, Capt. T. J., 717

V-E Day, 510, 636, 711

VICTOR series, 282-83, 450-63

Victoria, 419, 498, 502

Vigan, 402, 407, 422, 439

Villa Verde trail, 428, 440

Vincent, Brig. Gen. Clinton D., 218, 221-24

Visayan Is.: 341

Allied plans, 278, 283- 84, 347-48, 450

Jap. (bases) 152, 376, 379, 384

(defense) 345

secured, 459

targets, 307, 350-51, 354, 371-73, 394." 95, 452-31, 453. See also Bohol; Cebu; Leyte; Masbate; Negros; Panay; Samar.

V-J Day, 521-22, 574, 577, 596-97, 638, 666, 700, 709, 733

Vladivostok, 114

Vogelkop, 16, 276, 296, 298, 305, 329, 352

Volcano Is., 350, 579. See also Iwo Jima.

Volckmann, Col. Russell, 439

–W–

Wakamatsu, 554, 667

Wakayama, 661, 675, 708

Wakde, 276, 290, 292-93, 299, 312, 318

Wake I., 578-80, 739

Wake Island, 80

Walker Army Air Field, 54n

Wallace, Vice President Henry A., 226- 28

Wama, 313-14

Wanting, 214, 240

WA operation, 379-80, 382

Warazup, 243n, 254

War Department: 219, 230, 271,536

B-29 development, 6

China airfields, 69-70

direc., 54-26, 533

EAC, 205, 268-70

engr. units, 23, 62, 509, 523, 534

Pacific orgn., 510, 528, 688

plans, 282, 284-85

XX BC redeployment, 166-67

War Department Miscellaneous Group, 706

War Power Council (Jap.), 670, 672

War Zone, 9th, 217n

Wasatch, 412

Wasile Bay, 306

Watanabe, 133, 142

Wedemeyer, Lt. Gen. Albert C:

CG USF CT, 143, 146, 152, 165, 227, 231, 252-53, 256, 265, 270-71

Chiang, 151

EAC reorgn., 268-69

maint. and supply, 147-48

Weihsien Camp, 734

Weir, Sir William, 34

Wendover Field, 705-6

Western Pacific Base Command, 533-34, 537, 734

Western Task Force, 308

Western Visayan Task Force, 393, 398n West Field, 515-16, 519, 522, 524, 636

West Virginia, 631-32

Wewak, 288, 316, 329, 344, 746

Wheeler Field, 512, 582

White, Brig. Gen. Thomas D., 694

White Cloud, 501, 503

Whitehead, Maj. Gen. Ennis C.:

a/c replacement, 330-32

airfield constr., 445, 473

antishipping opns., 491, 496, 500

CG Aelvon, FEAF, 695

CG 5th AF, 281, 292, 294, 197, 300-301, 303, 336-37, 344, 366, 373, 381, 394, 400, 4406-7, 418, 421, 427, 438, 442-43, 471, 475, 498, 501, 690-91, 693, 700, 745

close support, 420

oil camp., 316-17

plans, 342, 351

rotation policy, 325

Wichita, 6, 8, 53

Wick, Capt. H. C., 26n

WIDEAWAKE conference, 282

Wilkinson, Vice Adm. Theodore S., 295, 349

Williams, 2nd Lt. William H., 495-96

Willingham, S/Sgt. Bruce H., 474

Wilson, Col. Jack A., 399-400, 407

Wingate, Brig. Orde: 207n

expedition, 192n

Force, 207, 212

Wings (numbered):

1st Bomb. Wg., 39

2nd Marine Air Wg., 693-94

7th Ftr. Wg., 525, 538, 580

Fleet Air Wg. 10, 465-66

13th Bomb. Wg., 524

Fleet Air Wg. 17, 483

20th Bomb. Wg., 524

47th Bomb. Wg., 524

54th Troop Carrier Wg., 325, 328-29, 333, 335, 339-40, 426

58th Bomb. Wg., 31-32, 641

activated, 53, 119

air-sea rescue, 603

base, 522

constr., 520

deactivated, 124-25

deployment, 71, 78-79, 150, 165-68, 519, 524, 625, 636

eval., 173-75

orgn., 20, 23, 33, 52- 54, 27-28

reactivated, 152, 166

73rd Bomb. Wg. cf., 567

tactics, 163, 609

targets, 649, 653, 660

training, 53-56, 94-95

68th Comp. Wg., 223-24, 258-60, 263

69th Comp. Wg., 214, 258-59

73rd Bomb. Wg., 54n, 664, 735

activated, 54

airfield constr., 516-17, 521-22

air-sea rescue, 600

deployment, 54-55, 126, 150, 169, 515, 547-48

58th Bomb. Wg. cf., 567, 609

fire raids, 615, 618, 622

night precision attacks, 647

orgn., 23

strength, 569

targets, 556, 560-63, 581, 631-32, 648-49, 651, 653

training, 549

77 Wg. (RAAF), 292

78 Wg. (RAAF), 289

81 Wg. (RAAF), 292

85th Ftr. Wg., 290, 293, 370, 457-58

91st Photo Rcn. Wg., 445, 489, 694

96th Bomb. Wg., 524

171 Wg. (RAF), 206

175 Wg. (RAF), 206n

177 Transport Wg. (RAF), 208n, 243

184 Wg. (RAF), 206n

185 Wg. (RAF), 206n

293 Wg. (RAF), 206

301st Ftr. Wg., 511, 524-25, 538, 655, 693-94, 697-98, 701

308th Bomb. Wg., 290, 292-93, 351, 388, 405

airfield constr., 447

close support, 439, 441

CO, 498

deployment, 358, 418, 693

plans, 396

strength, 384, 419, 429

309th Bomb. Wg., 489, 422, 424, 429, 441

310th Bomb. Wg., 293, 394, 400, 420

antishipping opns., 407

base, 290

close support, 416, 437, 441

CO, 296, 396

deployment, 313

mission, 354

strength, 399, 419

target, 438

311th Photo Rcn. Wg., 164

312th Ftr. Wg., 112, 259

activated, 80, 217

assigned to 14th AF, 152, 165, 258

mains. and supply, 81, 84- 86, 88-89, 99, 101, 118, 126-28

mission, 151

strength, 116

targets, 261, 263-64

313th Bomb. Wg., 707

deployment, 515-16, 518, 522, 569, 605, 706

fire raids, 615, 618, 622

leaflet drops, 673

mining, 159, 631, 659, 665-70, 672, 674

targets, 590, 632, 647-48, 653, 660

training, 708

314th Bomb. Wg.:

constr., 542

deployment, 515, 519-20, 522, 572

fire raids, 615, 618, 622

targets, 631, 647-48, 653, 660

315th Bomb. Wg.:

a/c modif., 706

base, 522-23

constr., 520, 542

deployment, 152, 524, 625, 658-59

night precision bombing, 645

oil camp., 655, 660-61

316th Bomb. Wg., 152, 167, 523-24, 701

321st Ftr. Wg., 224

322nd Troop Carrier Wg., 340

5298th Troop Carrier Wg., 335, 339-40

Wiseman, Sgt. W. W., 97

Woch, Sgt. Stanley J., 603

Woleai, 283, 293, 578-79, 585

Wolfe, Maj. Gen. Kenneth B.:

airfield constr., 60, 65-66

B-29 Special Project, 20-22, 31, 53

CG XX BC, 23, 45-47, 50, 53-54, 56, 76-77, 95, 98, 103, 121, 123-25, 127-28, 164, 221

vs. Chennault, 89-90

logistics, 25, 79, 84-89, 126

relief, 103-4

target selection, 27

Yawata mission, 99-101

Wolfe Field, 353, 455

Woodruff, Maj. Gen. Roscoe B., 462

Woodward, C. Vann, 359n WORKMAN, 594-95

Wotje, 580, 739

Wright Aeronautical Co., 8, 21, 52, 555

Wright Field, 12, 20, 531 104, 145, 164

Wuchang, 212, 262

Wurtsmith, Brig. Gen. Paul B., 450

–X–

XB-15: charac., 7-9

XB-19: charac., 7-8

XB-29: charac., 6-7

XB-30: charac., 6

XB-31 charac., 6

XB-32: charac., 6

X Force, 24, 213-14, 230

–Y–

Yahagi, 632

Yakujima, 720

Yalta, 711

Yamashita, Gen. Tomoyuki, 344-45, 376, 402-3, 415, 418, 430, 439-40, 442-43

Yamato, 649

Yamato, 347, 360, 367, 632, 669

Yanbo, 197

Yangtze R., 143, 159, 215, 219, 222, 264, 491, 496, 499-500, 695, 697

Yap I., 30, 136, 279, 283, 294-95, 306-7, 341, 578-79, 585

Yawata:

fire raids, 624-25, 635, 653, 655-56, 675

Jap defense, 612-13

target, 3, 99-106, 111, 113-14, 164, 170-72, 174, 554, 608, 643, 718

Yellow R., 215, 253, 258, 263-64, 266, 269

Sea, 667, 682, 690

Yenan, 226

Yenanuaung, 235

Yokkaichi, 653-54, 660-61, 674, 708

Yokohama: 617

fire raids, 610, 624, 636, 639, 643

mining, 666, 668, 672

target, 552, 554, 556

Yokosuka, 554, 556, 666

Yonai, Adm. Mitsumasa, 727-29

Yontan, 631, 635, 691, 693-94

Yuankiang, 265

Yu-Chi, 97

Yulin Harbor, 497, 499-502

Yuncheng, 261

Yunnan, 24, 259

Force (Yoke Force

Y Force) 24, 85-86, 213-15, 226, 229-30, 233, 240, 245

Yuya-wan, 671

Yuzuki, 382

Ywataung, 155

–Z–

Zaibatsu, 727

Zambales Mountains, 428-30, 434

Province, 283, 402, 422-23, 434

Zamboanga, 307, 345-46, 353-54, 450, 452-57, 461, 463, 466, 468

Zettlefield, 453

Zig-Zag Pass, 424, 429

Zinder, Harry, 101