A7M “Sam” fighters, 11, 248–49
Abe, Hiroaki, 77, 115, 130, 135–39, 141, 143–45, 151, 154, 155, 157, 165, 169–72, 175–76, 178–80, 196, 198
Aerial reconnaissance, 49, 50, 105, 110, 122, 125, 126, 129, 218, 224, 284, 285, 305, 325, 328, 353
Agano (destroyer), 330, 331, 340, 342, 344, 346
Ainsworth, Walden L. “Pug,” 219, 243, 262, 264, 277, 279, 286–88, 290, 291
Aitoku, Ichiro, 339–40
Akagi (aircraft carrier), 2, 11, 21, 82
Akatsuki (destroyer), 176–78
Akigumo (destroyer), 139, 152, 157, 228, 230
Akiyama, Teruo, 285–88
Aleutian Islands, 41, 284, 306, 327
Amagiri (destroyer), 285, 286, 292, 298–301
Amatsukaze (destroyer), 74, 128, 129, 143, 169, 174, 175
Aoba (cruiser), 112, 114, 115, 124, 260–61, 280, 282, 283
Arashi (destroyer), 143, 157, 298, 304
Arima, Keiichi, 148, 151
Arnold, Henry H. “Hap,” 102–3, 214
Atago (cruiser), 137, 165, 185, 187, 189, 192, 193, 276, 337–39
Austin, Bernard L., 329, 330
Australia/Australian forces, 5, 13, 19–25, 28, 29, 31–32, 36, 42–43, 49, 57, 58, 168, 238–39, 252, 316, 320, 351
Ayanami (destroyer), 191, 194
B-17 Flying Fortresses, 25, 50, 60, 72, 74, 78, 103, 109, 110, 120, 125, 136, 180, 183, 206, 218, 227, 241, 248, 253, 254, 260, 266, 277, 317
B-24 Liberators, 41, 253, 277, 317, 321, 340
B-25 bombers, 48, 83, 254, 317, 331, 333, 334
Baird, Forrest R. “Tex,” 37–39
Berndtson, Arthur H., 313–14
bin Laden, Osama, 271
Bismarck Archipelago, 19, 20, 32, 257
Bismarck Sea, Battle of the, 251–55, 258, 276
Blackett Strait, 279, 298, 302
Bloody Ridge, 96, 133, 135
Bong, Richard, 267, 333, 342
Bougainville, 21, 26, 28–30, 36, 40, 58, 59, 84, 85, 257, 262, 268, 272, 274, 278, 279, 306, 312, 313, 315–18, 322–27, 337, 343, 344, 346, 356, 357
Boyington, Gregory “Pappy,” 317, 323, 347
Brantingham, Henry J., 298, 299, 301
Bridson, Gordon, 232–33
British forces, 36, 44, 150, 167–68, 241, 279, 286
Brown, Wilson E., 24, 25
Buell, Harold L., 87–89
Buin, 29, 40, 85, 110, 111, 130, 202, 215, 222, 226, 245, 262, 271, 273, 274, 278, 290, 306, 315, 321, 324, 325
Buka, 84, 85, 303, 321, 324–26, 331, 344, 346
Buna, 56, 201, 202, 211, 213, 243, 251, 320
Burke, Arleigh A., 298, 301, 328, 329, 346, 349
C-47s, 88, 91
Cactus Air Force, 72–89, 91, 95, 97, 109–11, 116, 119–22, 134, 179, 183, 196, 199, 206, 207, 227, 228, 230, 356, 360
Caldwell, Henry H., 337, 338
Calhoun, C. Raymond, 116, 171, 172, 176, 263, 323
Callaghan, Daniel J., 51, 52, 169–72, 178, 198
Calvert, Allen P., 296
Campbell, Colin, 277
Cape Esperance, Battle of, 112–15, 116, 120, 122–24, 169, 260
Cape St. George, Battle of, 301, 346
Cape Torokina, 323–25, 344
Carl, Marion, 95
Carlson, Evans, 93
Carlson, Swede, 239–40
Carmichael, Kenneth E., 99
Cate, Phillip, 270
Cates, Clifton, 17, 18
Cecil, Charles P., 288
Champlin, Fred, 333
Chikuma (cruiser), 74, 129, 130, 144, 158, 337, 339, 342
China Area Fleet, 282, 283
China Incident, 83, 163, 319
Chitose (seaplane carrier), 76, 82, 107, 109–11, 129, 207
Choiseul, 29, 62, 308, 313, 314, 323
Chokai (cruiser), 14, 15, 56, 120, 182, 222, 284, 285, 336, 342
Christie, Ralph W., 179
Churchill, Winston, 45, 195, 215
Clagett, John H., 228
Clark, Jack, 18, 65, 67, 90, 105
Clemens, Martin, 90–91
Clute, George, 137
Coastwatchers, 19–24, 28–30, 40, 49, 58, 59, 61, 87, 90–91, 110, 122, 125, 167, 216, 218, 228, 238, 242, 263, 280, 290, 294, 295, 301, 305, 308, 313, 325, 354
Coggins, Bill, 118
Collins, J. Lawton, 206, 213, 220–21
Condon, John P., 272
Coral Sea, 35, 128
Battle of the, 10, 11, 14, 36–39, 43, 45, 49, 112, 127, 239
Corrigan, J. A., 29
Coulthard-Clark, Chris, 47n
Crace, John G., 36, 38
Crane, Jack, 18
Crehan, Edward P., 152
Crenshaw, Russell S., 263
Crommelin, John, 138–40
Currier, Prescott, 270
Davis, Glenn, 187–88, 192, 193
Davis, Ray, 74
Daymond, P., 24
Del Valle, Pedro, 18, 95
DeVere, Bud, 118
Dexter, Dwight H., 18
Donaho, Glynn R. “Donc,” 181
Donovan, Robert J., 301
Doolittle raid, 7, 35, 48, 68, 272
Dugout Sunday, 133
Durdin, Tillman, 53
Dutch East Indies, 31, 36, 163
Dyer, Thomas, 234, 269
Eastern Solomons, Battle of the, 73–77, 86, 124, 127, 140, 143, 148, 154, 155, 164
Edgars, Dorothy, 270
Edson, Merritt S. “Red Mike,” 93, 95, 96, 105, 106
Empress Augusta Bay, 323, 326, 328–32, 340
Emura, Kusao, 180–81, 199
Estes, George, 144
“Europe first” strategy, 43, 44
Evans, Arthur R., 29, 280
Evans, Reginald, 301–2
F-4F Wildcat fighters, 59, 61, 72, 76, 84, 88, 109, 135, 140, 141, 147, 149, 247, 264, 355
F-4U Corsair fighters, 355
F-6F Hellcat fighters, 84, 247, 337, 355
Fabian, Rudolph, 239, 240
Fahey, James J., 224–25, 242, 309, 323, 329, 330
Feldt, Eric A., 28–30, 49
Fellowes, John B., Jr., 191
Felt, Harry D., 73, 74
Ferdinand organization, 29–30, 49, 238
Fiji, 5, 6, 13, 41, 43, 51, 53, 168
Fike, Charles L., 72
Fisken, Geoff, 287
Fitch, Alva, 38
Fitch, Aubrey, 138
Fletcher, Frank J., 25, 36–38, 51–53, 57, 59, 62–65, 71–73, 76, 102, 358, 359
Florida Island, 29, 30, 59, 65, 174, 292, 294–95
Forrestal, James, 102
Frank, Richard, 222
Fraser, Thomas E., 191
Friendly fire, 114–15, 177, 296
FRUMEL (Fleet Radio Unit Melbourne), 33, 34, 147, 229, 239, 240
FRUPAC (Fleet Radio Unit Pacific), 33, 147, 163, 179, 229, 236–38, 269
Fubuki (destroyer), 114, 122
Fuchida, Mitsuo, 9–10, 21, 22
Fukudome, Shigeru, 209, 210, 282
Fullinwider, Ransom, 37–39, 57
Funashi, Masatomi, 116, 123, 133, 207
Gaines, Richard K., 143
Gardner, Douglas, 53
Garrett, James R., 18, 89
Gasmata, 20, 21, 24, 252, 255
Gatch, Thomas L., 149, 191–93
Gayler, Noel, 25
Geiger, Roy S., 86, 88, 104, 119, 120, 121, 323, 324, 326
Genda Minoru, 2, 3, 83, 127, 244
George F. Elliott (transport), 61, 65
Ghormley, Robert L., 44, 49, 50, 52, 64, 71, 93, 96, 102–4, 106, 111, 122, 358
Giffen, Robert C., 224, 226
Goettge, Frank B., 49–50, 90
Goggins, William B., 238
Gona, 41, 213
Good, Howard H., 145
Goodwin, E. S. L. “Sid,” 240
Goto, Aritomo, 23, 56, 112, 114–16, 170
Griffith, Samuel B., 105
Guadalcanal, 30, 177, 241, 262–64, 278, 294, 310, 326, 327, 344, 360
airfield construction on, 14, 16, 40, 41, 71, 86, 356–57
Bloody Ridge, 96, 133, 135
Cactus Air Force, 72–89, 91, 95, 97, 109–11, 116, 119–22, 134, 179, 183, 196, 199, 206, 207, 227, 228, 230, 356, 360
code name, 66
diseases and, 89, 90, 92
Dugout Sunday, 133
intelligence and, 30, 40, 45, 49–51, 56–57, 62, 70–71, 90–91, 115, 122–23, 166, 167, 203–4, 223, 232–35, 354, 361
map of, 94
Marine invasion, 16–18, 29, 42, 49–62
Matanikau battles, 105–6, 115, 132–33, 135, 206–7
Mount Austen, 220, 221
Naval Battle of, 170–80, 187–200, 217
naval bombardment of, 116, 118–22, 124, 125, 162, 163, 165, 170–71, 181, 185, 189
news media and, 53–54
the Night, 116–19, 125, 171, 185
Nimitz visit to, 103–4
submarine harassment of, 66–68, 163, 232–33
supplies for, 65, 68, 88–90, 200–9, 213, 221–22
Tasimboko raid, 93, 95
withdrawal and evacuation of Japanese from, 209–13, 221, 222, 227–31, 243, 249, 306, 354, 361
Z-Day and, 165–67, 169, 180, 186, 196
Guam, 20, 112
Guidone, Frank, 96
Hagikaze (destroyer), 298, 302–4
Haguro (cruiser), 327–31, 334
Hainan, invasion of, 163, 165
Halsey, William F. “Bull,” 38, 122, 126, 138, 147, 150, 155, 159, 160, 161, 166, 167, 169, 183, 184, 187, 197, 198, 203, 206, 213–15, 218–20, 223–24, 226–27, 229–31, 241–43, 245, 264, 271, 272, 274, 276, 277–79, 284–87, 296, 298, 302, 305–7, 309, 312, 315, 316, 323, 324, 326–28, 335, 336, 340, 342–44, 346, 347, 354, 358–61
Hanami, Kohei, 285–86, 292, 299–301
Hara, Chuichi, 35–39, 73, 115, 127
Hara, Tameichi, 74, 128–31, 139, 143, 144, 155, 169–70, 174–75, 206, 275–76, 290, 291, 297–99, 302–4, 307, 310–12, 327–30, 333–34
Hardison, Osborne B., 147, 148
Haruna (battleship), 116, 136, 165, 185, 187
Harusame (destroyer), 175
Hashimoto Sentaro, 80, 163, 189, 192, 193, 227, 228, 230
Hatsukaze (destroyer), 330, 331
Hattori, Takushiro, 31, 162
Hayashi, Hiroshi, 273, 274
Henderson, Lofton, 72
Hester, John, 242
Hiei (battleship), 135, 165, 169, 170, 175–81, 194, 198, 291
Hirohito, Emperor, 3–4, 6, 13, 32, 66, 71, 98, 157, 161–62, 164, 210, 212, 249, 255–57, 265, 267, 276, 302, 308, 310, 343, 345, 349, 352, 359
Hiryu (aircraft carrier), 11, 115
Hiyo (aircraft carrier), 130–31, 261, 266, 275
HMS Victorious (USS Robin), 168, 241, 279, 286
Hoffman, Glen E., 137, 139
Holcomb, Bankston T., 147
Holmes, Jake, 271
Holmes, Jasper, 236, 238, 270
Holmes, Wilfrid J., 70
Hoover, Gilbert C., 176, 178, 180
Horton, Dick, 29
Huckins, Tom, 269
Hunt, LeRoy P., 18
Hunt, Sanford B., 91, 92
Hunter, Raymond P., 188
Hyakutake, Haruyoshi, 15, 81, 97, 101, 106–7, 128, 132–33, 135, 166, 199, 211, 221, 222, 324, 326
Ijuin, Matsuji, 192, 193, 300, 307, 310–12, 327, 329, 330
Ikki (Ichiki), Kiyonao, 66, 71, 72, 81
Imajuku, Jiichiro, 141, 148
Imamura, Hitoshi, 207–10, 222, 245, 250–51, 268, 349
Inazuma (destroyer), 177, 178
Indian Ocean, 13–15, 32, 42, 126
Influence of Seapower upon History (Mahan), 181
Inouye, Shigeyoshi, 15, 20, 23, 32, 35, 36, 39
Intelligence, 13–14, 25, 43, 226, 262, 263
aerial reconnaissance, 49, 50, 105, 110, 122, 125, 126, 129, 218, 224, 284, 285, 305, 325, 328, 353
Cape Esperance and, 122, 123
coastwatchers, 19–24, 28–30, 40, 49, 58, 59, 61, 87, 90–91, 110, 122, 125, 167, 216, 218, 228, 238, 242, 263, 280, 290, 294, 295, 301, 305, 308, 313, 325, 354
Coral Sea and, 37–38
description of radio intelligence, 32–34
fusion concept, 235–36
Guadalcanal and, 30, 40, 45, 49–51, 56–57, 62, 70–71, 90–91, 115, 122–23, 166, 167, 203–4, 223, 232–35, 354, 361
I-1 incident and, 232–34
Japanese vs. Allied, 305–6, 354–55
Japanese withdrawal from Guadalcanal and, 229–31
Lae transport fleet and, 251–52
language officers, 37–38
Midway and, 2, 39
Milne Bay and, 266
Munda and, 218–19
Nimitz and, 48–49
Port Moresby and, 34–35, 266, 377–39
radio deception, 142
Rochefort’s dismissal, 237–38
technological developments in, 235, 270
Ultra, 33, 56–57, 90–92, 122–24, 126, 179, 181, 204, 208, 218, 219, 223, 226, 229, 232, 233, 237–39, 251, 263, 275, 290, 297, 302, 303, 322, 325–26, 335, 336, 343, 346, 353, 354, 360, 361
Yamamoto’s shoot-down, 269–71, 275
Inui, Genjirou, 95, 121
Irvine, Charles, 140
Ise (battleship), 282, 327
Island, The (Merillat), 89
Isokaze (destroyer), 137, 143
Ito, Haruki, 168, 231
Ito, Masanori, 39, 98
Ito, Takuzo, 24
Iwabuchi, Sanji, 178, 179, 184, 194, 198
Izaki, Shunji, 290–91, 300
J2M Raiden “Jack,” 11, 248, 249
Jacobsen, Philip, 118, 199, 225, 229, 233
Japanese forces
Aoba Detachment, 106, 107
Carrier Division 1, 124, 261
Carrier Division 2, 70, 121, 124, 125, 127, 130, 223, 261
Carrier Division 5, 35
Cruiser Division 5, 325
Cruiser Division 6, 23, 35, 56, 112, 124
Cruiser Division 7, 135, 181, 285, 297
Cruiser Division 8, 129–30, 135
Cruiser Division 18, 12, 40, 56
Destroyer Squadron 2, 162, 290
Destroyer Squadron 3, 189, 284, 290
Destroyer Squadron 4, 170
Destroyer Squadron 10, 170, 185
8th Antitank Company, 121
8th Base Force, 40
Eighth Fleet, 13–15, 32, 41, 56, 68, 78, 97, 100, 115, 125, 167, 169, 204, 243, 262, 284, 285, 290, 297, 300, 302, 321
81st Naval Guard Unit, 40
84th Naval Guard Unit, 40
Eleventh Air Fleet, 6, 13, 60, 68, 82, 83, 97, 109, 115, 129, 210, 222, 228, 244, 251–53, 261, 265, 284, 312, 319, 320, 346
11th and 13th Naval Construction Units, 14, 40
First Air Fleet, 36
1st Base Force, 40
51st Infantry Division, 162, 209, 250, 255
Fourth Air Army, 252
4th Artillery Regiment, 107
4th Engineer Unit, 24
Fourth Fleet, 14, 15, 20, 24, 32, 37
14th Base Force, 40
582nd Air Group, 247, 261, 266, 290
FS Operation, 5–6, 12–14, 32, 40
JNAF, 24–27, 40, 41, 50, 59–61, 74, 76, 82–85, 87, 92, 109–11, 116, 134, 147, 153, 157, 168, 171, 180, 213, 218, 219, 222, 226, 246–50, 252, 254, 257, 258, 260, 265–67, 277, 278, 318–22, 326, 333, 338, 342, 343, 345, 346, 349, 356, 357
Kawaguchi Brigade, 71, 111
Koli Detachment, 134
R Area Force, 82, 122, 170, 222
Second Fleet, 41, 68, 70, 282, 283, 335–42
2nd Infantry Division, 100
Sendai Division, 106, 111, 128
Seventeenth Army, 14, 15, 66, 81, 97, 100, 106, 111, 128, 132, 135, 162
7th Base Force, 40
702nd Air Group, 246
751st Air Group, 245, 246, 317–18, 348, 349
Sixth Fleet, 200
South Seas Detachment, 25, 41, 66
Special Naval Landing Forces (SNLF), 18–20, 23, 24, 28, 36, 40, 56, 68, 72, 111
Submarine Squadron 3, 56, 66
Submarine Squadron 7, 66
Tainan Air Group, 59
Third Fleet, 9, 68, 70
21st Air Flotilla, 265
24th Air Flotilla, 284
25th Air Flotilla, 17, 26, 27, 56, 251, 261, 284
26th Air Flotilla, 68, 85, 261, 265, 284, 318, 320, 321, 346, 348
28th Infantry Division, 66
35th Infantry Brigade, 66, 78
38th Infantry Division, 100–1, 107, 161–63, 165, 166
201st Air Group, 247, 321
204th Air Group, 247, 248, 254, 261–63, 266, 273, 284, 321
253rd Air group, 254, 261, 263
Java Sea, Battle of the, 36, 163, 185, 193
Jellicoe, John, 195
Jintsu (cruiser), 73, 77, 290, 291
Johnson, William, 139
Johnston, Jerry, 333
Joint Intelligence Center Pacific Ocean Area, 236–37
Joshima, Takatsugu, 82, 116, 268–69, 271
Josselyn, Henry, 29, 218, 228
Junyo (aircraft carrier), 124, 130, 136, 137, 144, 145, 148, 149, 151–53, 162, 163, 165, 167, 180, 185, 223, 261, 266, 290
Jyo, Eiichiro, 256, 343
Kaga (aircraft carrier), 21, 35
Kagero (destroyer), 78, 219, 280
Kakuta, Kakuji, 124, 125, 127, 130, 131, 136–38, 141, 144–45, 149, 151–53, 156, 163, 165, 184, 223, 261–63, 265, 275
Kami, Shigenori, 55–56, 58, 211, 256
Kanazawa, Masao, 15, 30, 40
Kasuga Maru (aviation ship), 26, 62
Kate torpedo planes, 142, 148, 151, 319, 345
Kato, Yoshiro, 339, 342, 346
Kavieng, 20, 22–24, 40, 41, 56, 252, 260–61
Kawaguchi, Kiyotake, 66, 78, 80, 92, 93, 95–97, 133, 135
Kawakaze (destroyer), 72, 79–80, 205, 303, 304
Keenan, John H., 29, 218
Kennedy, Donald G., 30, 218
Kennedy, John F., 263, 292–96, 298–302, 304, 314, 323
Kenney, George, 102, 103, 125, 248, 252–55, 265, 266, 315–17, 331, 333, 334, 336, 340, 342–44, 348
Kenney, George C., 60
Kido, Marquis, 3, 98, 249
Kikkawa, Kiyoshi, 80, 93, 172, 174
Kimura, Masatomi, 143, 251–55
Kimura, Susumu, 170, 175, 179, 189, 191, 193, 194, 227
King, Ernest J., 34, 36, 44–45, 52, 77, 102, 122, 150, 200, 214–15, 224, 226, 236–38, 240, 271
Kinkaid, Thomas C., 52, 76, 126, 135, 138, 139, 140, 142, 145, 149, 151, 154, 155, 157–58, 159, 169, 184, 188, 197, 203
Kinugasa (cruiser), 78, 114, 120, 182
Kirby, Marion, 333
Kirishima (battleship), 135, 143, 165, 169, 178–80, 184, 189, 192–94, 196
Kiriwina Island, 283, 316, 318
Kisner, Charles “Homer,” 91–92
Kittell, Charles, 317
Kiwi (corvette), 232–33
Knox, Frank, 160, 224, 271–72
Kobe, Yuji, 139, 144
Koga, Mineichi, 280–83, 290, 306, 310, 312, 321–22, 325, 334, 343, 347, 348, 361
Kolombangara, 29, 245, 250, 257, 260, 287–89, 296–98, 301, 303, 306, 307, 309–10
Komatsu, Teruhisa, 200–1
Komura, Keizo, 144, 339
Kondo, Nobutake, 5, 6, 68, 71, 73, 76, 77, 82, 111, 123, 125, 127, 128, 136–38, 144–45, 151, 154–57, 162–65, 167, 169, 181, 183–85, 187–89, 191–99, 210, 223, 231, 252, 276, 282, 283, 358
Kongo (battleship), 116, 118, 119, 136, 156, 164, 165, 185, 227, 307
Kono, Chimaki, 56, 66, 67
Kotani, Shigeru, 61, 62
Koyanagi, Tomiji, 118, 227, 228, 230, 276
Krulak, Victor H., 313, 314
Kula Gulf, 280, 287, 297, 298
Kumabe, Tsutae, 203–5
Kumano (cruiser), 151, 222, 297
Kuper, Geoffrey, 29
Kuramoto, Iki, 21, 22
Kurita, Takeo, 115, 118, 119, 125, 156, 165, 276, 283, 334–40, 342
Kuroshima, Kameto, 100, 101, 169, 199, 209, 211
Kuroshio (destroyer), 205, 279–80
Kusaka, Jinichi, 116, 118, 210, 244–46, 249–51, 253, 256, 258, 259, 262, 264, 265, 268, 275, 284–86, 287, 296–98, 302, 304–7, 309, 311, 316, 318–21, 325–26, 328, 334, 338, 343, 345, 346, 349
Kusaka, Ryunosuke, 2, 3, 5, 8, 115, 127–29, 131–32, 135–37, 141, 207, 222, 225, 226, 228, 244, 320, 321
Lae, 20, 22, 24–27, 34, 40, 251–55, 284, 320
Lanphier, Thomas G., Jr., 264, 272, 274, 293
Larson, Harold O., 311
Lasswell, Alva B. “Red,” 270, 271
Layton, Edwin T., 34, 35, 41, 48, 70, 166, 235–36, 271, 275, 281
Lee, James R. “Bucky,” 139–40, 182
Lee, Willis A. “Ching,” 169, 183, 184, 187–89, 191–94
Lerew, John, 22
Long, Rupert B. M., 29
Lowrey, John R., 299
Loxton, Bruce, 47n
Lundstrom, John B., 47n, 59, 62
Lynch, John, 144
MacArthur, Douglas A., 34, 40, 42–43, 45, 47, 49, 50, 60, 93, 102, 198, 211, 213–15, 220, 224, 229, 238–39, 243, 250, 251, 277, 284, 315–17, 340, 343, 346–47, 354, 359
MacIntosh, L. D., 241
Mackie, John H., 28, 29
Mahan, Alfred Thayer, 181, 327
Malaita Island, 30, 295
Malaya, 81, 163
Mandate Islands, 14, 19, 20, 66
Mangrum, Richard C., 73, 77, 81
Marchant, Sexton, 29–30
Marchant, William S., 30
Marshall, George C., 214, 215
Marshall Islands, 223, 322, 346
Maruyama, Masao, 106, 109, 128, 132–35
Mason, Charles P., 141, 142, 152, 153, 156, 167
Mason, Paul, 28–29, 58, 91
Mason, Redfield “Rosie,” 270
Matsubara, Hiroshi, 330, 344, 346
Matsuyama, Mitsuharu, 12, 14, 56
Maxon, Glenn D., 18, 89–90
Maxson, Warren, 119
May, Herbert, 116
Maya (cruiser), 74, 121, 124, 162, 181, 182, 337, 339, 342, 344, 346
Mayo, Leo, 333
McCain, John S. “Slew,” 51–52, 96, 122
McCallum, Arthur H., 235, 238, 240
McCallum, Daniel J., 91–92, 229
McCandless, Bruce, 124, 177, 178, 180
McCarthy, Francis, 53
McFarlan, David S., 29
McGraw, Bruce, 139
Melanesians, 293–95
Merillat, Herbert C., 17, 18, 53, 61, 89, 91, 92, 96, 119
Merrill, Aaron S. “Tip,” 242–43, 285, 286, 308, 323, 325, 328–31, 335, 345
Midway, Battle of, 1–5, 7–11, 34, 39, 45, 49, 53, 74–76, 115, 128, 136, 137, 140, 149, 163, 176, 236, 270, 305, 350, 352, 353, 358, 359
Mikawa Gunichi, 13–15, 55–58, 62–66, 68, 72–73, 78, 80, 81, 97, 110, 111, 115, 120, 125, 126, 133–34, 162, 165, 167, 169, 181–84, 196, 202, 207, 218, 222, 251, 253, 256, 258, 262, 327, 359
Mikuma (cruiser), 2, 5, 11, 163, 164
Miller, Henry, 337
Milne Bay, 265–67
Mitchell, John, 272, 274
Mitscher, Marc A., 272, 320, 359
Miyazaki, Shuichi, 107, 127, 202, 207
Mogami (cruiser), 336, 337, 339–40, 342
Montgomery, Alfred E., 343–45
Monzen, Kanae, 19, 40, 207
Moosbrugger, Frederick, 302–3
Moredock, Stewart, 177
Morison, Samuel Eliot, 254, 274, 290, 331, 334, 337, 338
Morriss, Mack, 263, 264
Mott, Elias B., 76
Mulcahy, Francis, 227
Munda, 84, 217–19, 224, 242, 243, 245–46, 250, 257, 260, 262, 277–79, 284–87, 296, 297, 306, 307, 310, 320, 356
Munro, Douglas A., 18, 105
Murata, Shigeharu, 141, 142
Murray, George D., 122, 152, 153
Musashi (battleship), 223, 258, 275–76, 322
Myoko (cruiser), 121–22, 124, 327, 330, 331, 334
N1K1-J “George,” 11, 249
Nagai, Takeo, 129, 168
Naganami (destroyer), 119, 203–5, 208, 345
Nagano, Osami, 3–4, 6, 56, 209, 211, 212, 250, 257, 265, 281, 307, 308, 310, 342, 343, 351
Nagara (cruiser), 1, 2, 155, 165, 170, 174, 175, 179, 185, 189, 192–94
Nagasawa Ko, 37, 121–22
Nagato (battleship), 217, 244
Nagatsuki (destroyer), 284–85, 288
Nagumo, Chuichi, 1, 2, 5, 9, 21, 22, 36, 39, 68, 70, 71, 73, 74, 76, 77, 85, 97, 111, 123, 126–31, 135–38, 139–41, 143, 144, 151, 154, 155, 157, 162, 244
Nakajima, Goro, 299, 300
Nakamura, Teiji, 80, 174
Nakano, Chujiro, 247, 321
Nakaoka, Nobuyoshi, 338, 339
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 170–80, 187–200, 217
Nave, Eric, 239, 240
Nells, 83–84, 118
New Britain, 19–24, 26, 252, 253, 257, 326, 347
New Caledonia, 6, 13, 30, 41, 43, 239
New Georgia, 30, 78, 84, 183, 198, 201, 224, 241–43, 272, 277–79, 285–87, 293, 294–97, 302
New Guinea, 13–15, 19, 20, 24, 25, 28, 32, 35, 41, 43, 44, 47, 56, 59, 86, 98, 162, 208–16, 243, 250–53, 308, 315–17, 320, 322, 346
New Hebrides, 13, 30, 43, 66, 86, 158, 168
New Ireland, 15, 20–24, 274, 336, 337
New Zealand, 43, 51, 53, 287, 288, 307, 312–13, 347
Newell, James, 339
Niizuki (destroyer), 287–88
Nimitz, Chester W., 2, 25, 34–37, 40, 44–45, 47–49, 52, 53, 68, 77, 102–4, 109, 119, 122, 123, 126, 150, 160, 161, 166–67, 200, 203, 215, 220, 223, 224, 226, 229, 231–32, 235–37, 240–41, 243, 271, 272, 275, 279, 281, 291, 312, 315, 320–23, 335, 336, 343, 346, 354, 358–59
Nishida, Masao, 177–80, 198
Nishimura, Shoji, 156, 162, 181, 285, 297
Nishizawa, Hiroyoshi, 59, 245, 247, 318
Nisshin (seaplane carrier), 107, 109, 111, 116, 125, 297
Nixon, Richard M., 309, 347
Nomoto, Tameteru, 137, 151, 153
Nomura, Ryosuke, 244, 247
Noshiro (cruiser), 337, 340, 342
Nouméa, 49, 102, 104, 115, 122, 130, 138, 150, 158
Nowatzki, Richard J., 153
Obama, Barack, 271
Office of Naval Communications, 33, 124, 238
Office of Naval Intelligence, 110, 238
Ohara, Ryoji, 247
O’Hare, Edward H. “Butch,” 25
Ohmae, Toshikazu, 13, 15, 41, 55, 58, 100, 127, 206, 247, 257, 265, 338
Oka, Akinosuke, 81, 96, 132, 135
Okumiya, Masatake, 9–10, 131, 137, 149, 152, 259, 261, 267–68, 275, 319
Omori, Sentaro, 121–22, 325, 326–31, 334, 340
Operation Blissful, 313
Operation Cartwheel, 45–46, 223, 241, 243, 315, 349
Operation Cleanslate, 242
Operation Shoestring II, 327
Operation Toenails, 285
Operation Watchtower (see Guadalcanal)
Orita, Zenji, 158, 297
Oro Bay, 265, 318
Osugi, Morikazu, 327, 330
Ota, Minoru, 286, 307
Owada Communications Group, 41, 129, 168, 290, 305
Owen Stanley mountains, 25, 41
Ozawa, Jisaburo, 258, 261, 263, 265, 267, 268, 322, 325, 343
P-38 Lightning fighters, 103, 254, 264, 266, 267, 272, 274, 278, 316–18, 321, 333, 340, 342, 355
P-39 fighters, 266
P-40 fighters, 72, 87, 267
P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, 316, 355
Page, Cornelius L., 20, 40
Parker, Edward N., 176, 177
Patch, Alexander, 212–13, 220–21, 228
Pate, Randolph, 89
Pearl Harbor, Japanese attack on, 2, 7, 44, 48, 244, 338, 353
Pellew, Sir Edward, 327
Perkins, James J., 91, 229
Petersen, Wallis F., 156
Philippines, 42, 45, 81, 83, 124, 163, 198
Pineau, Roger, 269, 271, 274–75
Port Moresby, 24–26, 29, 32–35, 37–39, 41, 239, 251, 266, 318
Potter, E. B., 271
Potter, P. A., 299
Powell, Thomas, 158–59
PT-109, 292–96, 298–302
PT-109 (Donovan), 301
PT (patrol torpedo) boats, 79, 119, 134, 181, 188, 202, 207, 222, 228, 241, 255, 263, 277, 285, 287, 292–96, 298–302, 309, 313–14
Puller, Lewis B. “Chesty,” 105, 106, 133–35
Quackenbush, Robert S., 50, 218, 262
Rabaul, 14, 17, 19–28, 32, 34, 36, 37, 40, 43–45, 47, 56, 57, 60–61, 66, 70, 73, 81, 88, 97, 99, 100, 103, 107, 111, 125, 129, 168, 213–15, 223, 224, 226, 243–45, 248, 250, 278, 283, 285, 290, 308, 315–26, 331, 333–50, 362
Radar, development of, 108–9, 112, 292, 355
Radio deception, 142
Radio direction finding, 33
Radio fingerprinting (RFP), 235
Ramage, Lawson P. “Red,” 179, 187
Read, Jack, 28, 29, 61, 91
Redman, John R., 237
Redman, Joseph, 238
Rekata Bay, 278, 308
Rendova Island, 29, 285–87, 292, 296, 297, 318, 356
Rhoades, F. A. “Snowy,” 30
Richardson, Gilbert M., 239–40
Roberts, C. G., 29
Rochefort, Joseph J., 35, 38, 48, 237–38, 240
Rodee, Walter F., 143
Roenigk, John G., 270
Romoser, William K., 279
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 309
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 160, 215, 271, 359
Roosevelt, Theodore, 131
Royal Navy, 150, 167–68, 241, 279, 286
Russell Islands, 216, 222, 224, 230, 241–43, 261, 277, 284, 292, 295, 296, 310
Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, 98, 164, 244
Ryan, Thomas J., 308
Ryujo (aircraft carrier), 73–74, 76, 77, 140, 143, 249, 290
Sakai, Saburo, 27, 59, 84
Sakaida, Henry, 267
Sakamaki, Munetaka, 318–21
Sakamoto, Eichi, 232–33
Salamaua, 20, 22, 24, 25
Samejima, Tomoshige, 256, 262, 284, 285, 311, 312, 321, 325
Samidare (destroyer), 174, 311, 329, 331
Samoa, 5, 6, 13, 43, 49
Sanada, Joichiro, 210, 211
Santa Cruz, Battle of, 138–58, 160–62, 164, 195, 197, 263, 327, 344, 358, 360
Santa Cruz Islands, 64, 73, 126, 130
Santa Isabel Island, 29, 30, 59
Sasaki, Akira, 1, 286–87, 296, 307
Sato, Naohiro, 246, 318, 321
Sato, Torajiro, 205, 207, 290, 291
Savo Island, 57, 80, 93, 172, 184, 188, 189, 192, 293
Battle of, 58, 62, 64, 65, 68, 89, 108, 112, 123, 327, 359
SBD Dauntles dive-bombers, 59, 72, 76–78, 81, 88, 109, 120, 121, 135, 139–40, 142–44, 147, 149, 183, 230, 337, 338, 340
Scanlan, John J., 20, 22, 23
Scott, Norman, 108, 109, 111–12, 114, 124, 169, 170, 172, 177, 198
Searles, Jack, 202
Seki, Mamoru, 76, 141, 147, 148
Sekino, Hideo, 175–76
Sendai (cruiser), 165, 185, 189, 192, 285, 300, 304, 327–31
Seton, Carden W., 29, 313
Shaw, Robert C., 74
Sherman, Frederick C., 50–51
Sherman, Ted, 323, 325, 326, 336–37, 340, 343, 344, 347
Shiga, Yoshio, 141, 152
Shigenaga, Kazue, 339, 342
Shigure (destroyer), 297, 298, 302–4, 307, 311, 329, 330, 333–34
Shiraishi Kazutaka, 5, 185, 193
Shiratsuyu (destroyer), 329, 331
Shirayuki (destroyer), 253, 255
Shoho (aircraft carrier), 11, 35, 38
Shokaku (aircraft carrier), 9, 35, 36, 39, 74, 76, 77, 84, 124, 128, 131, 135, 136, 141, 143, 145, 147, 151, 158, 344
Shortland Island, 36, 60, 78, 80, 100, 110, 125, 126, 129, 162, 167, 169, 170, 182, 184, 185, 205, 219, 222, 227, 230, 278, 279, 284, 285, 290, 306, 325, 331
Showers, Donald M., 270
Shriver, R. Sargent, 193
Simms, C. A., 225
Sims, Gelzer L., 303
Skip bombing, 252, 254, 260, 276, 316, 331
Slonim, Gilven R., 38, 99
Slot, The, 57, 62, 80, 100, 109, 112, 179, 224, 226, 241, 243, 278, 287, 290, 292, 297, 308
Smith, John L., 72
Smith, LeRoy, 317
Solomon Sea, 24, 224
Southerland, “Pug,” 59
Spruance, Raymond A., 359
Station Hypo, 34–35, 37, 38, 45, 48, 70, 236, 237
Stebbins, Edgar, 144
Stevenson, Nikolai, 89, 119
Stokes, Thomas M., 176
Stormes, Max, 191
Strong, Stockton, 140
Sugimoto Ushie, 262, 273
Sugiura, Kaju, 298, 299, 302, 303
Sugiyama, General, 212, 302, 308, 310
Suzukaze (destroyer), 204, 205
Suzuya (cruiser), 143, 156, 162, 181, 297, 337, 340, 342
Swett, James E., 263–64, 323
Tachibana, Masao, 279, 280
Taiho (aircraft carrier), 8
Takada, Toshitane, 131, 137
Takagi, Takeo, 36–37
Takama, Tamotsu, 134, 170, 171, 174
Takanami (destroyer), 203–6
Takao (cruiser), 165, 185, 189, 192, 193, 337, 339, 340
Tanaka, Raizo, 68, 71–73, 77–78, 97, 115, 116, 162, 165, 179, 182–84, 187, 188, 196, 202–8, 227, 276
Tarawa, 312, 321
Tassafaronga, Battle of, 203–6, 207, 213, 219, 290, 291, 360, 361
TBF Avenger torpedo planes, 76, 135, 141, 143, 144, 147, 149, 183, 230, 241, 279, 297, 308, 337–39, 344, 355
Terauchi, Masamichi, 177, 178
Thomas, Gerald C., 95
Thornhill, H. E., 263
Tinian, 60
Tisdale, Mahlon S., 205
Todd, Leon E., 296
Toibana, Yurio, 273, 274
Tojo, Hideki, 4, 212, 306
Tokitsukaze (destroyer), 253, 254
Tokugawa, Yoshio, 79, 303, 304
Tokuno, Horishi, 178, 192–94
Tomioka, Sadatoshi, 3, 5, 31, 55, 209, 210, 304–5, 312, 318, 339
Tone (cruiser), 73, 129, 130, 139, 143–44, 165, 223
Tonga, 43, 99
Tora! Tora! (movie), 217
Treasury Islands, 313, 322, 347, 356
Tregaskis, Richard, 17, 18, 67, 90
Trobriand Islands, 243
Truk, 6, 12, 14, 15, 20, 21, 23, 25, 32, 35, 37, 41, 70, 97, 99, 124, 126, 144, 150, 162, 335, 336, 347
Tsuji, Masanobu, 80–81, 98, 100, 101, 135, 206, 209–11
Tsukahara, Nizhizo, 13, 60, 68, 72–73, 78, 82–83, 85, 87, 97, 98, 244
Tsushima, Battle of, 164
Tulagi, 14, 16–21, 24, 29, 30, 35–37, 40, 45, 49, 53, 55, 65, 93, 134, 208, 263–65, 292, 294
Turner, Richmond Kelly, 17, 18, 49–52, 57, 61, 64, 67, 96, 104, 109, 123, 138, 171, 274
Twining, Nathan F., 320
Type 1 “Betty” bombers, 26, 27n, 58–60, 83–85, 85, 110, 224, 228, 261, 265, 266, 267, 273, 274, 287, 318, 319, 326, 345
Ueno Toshitake, 67, 78
Ugaki, Matome, 1–3, 8, 9, 12–14, 31, 32, 41, 56, 97–100, 120, 127, 128, 130–32, 135, 150–51, 156, 162, 165, 169, 181, 198, 207–11, 218, 249, 256–58, 260, 262, 265, 267, 268, 273–76
Ukita, Nobue, 118, 119, 156
Ultra, 33, 56–57, 90–92, 122–24, 126, 179, 181, 204, 208, 218, 219, 223, 226, 229, 232, 233, 237–39, 251, 263, 275, 290, 297, 302, 303, 322, 325–26, 335, 336, 343, 346, 353, 354, 360, 361
Unryu (aircraft carrier), 8
Uozumi, Jisaku, 331, 334
U.S. forces
Americal Division, 213, 220, 241
Air Group 10, 138–39
Fifth Air Force, 60, 252, 254, 266, 315–18, 336, 348
5th Marine Regiment, 18, 105, 106
1 Marine Amphibious Corps, 312, 323
1st Marine Division, 17, 18, 45, 49, 50, 52, 53, 92, 119, 161, 241
1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 18, 93, 95
1st Marine Raider Battalion, 18, 93, 95, 96, 105, 106, 287
4th Marine Raider Battalion, 285, 296
XIV Corps, 213, 220
43rd Infantry Division, 241, 242, 287, 296
Marine Air Group (MAG) 21, 242
Marine Air Group (MAG) 23, 72, 85–86
Marine Fighter Squadron 212, 88
Marine Fighter Squadron 214, 317
Marine Fighter Squadron 223, 88
9th Fighter Squadron, 267
19th Bomb Group, 248
132nd Infantry Regiment, 220, 221
147th Infantry Division, 220
164th Infantry Regiment, 111, 115, 119, 133, 135, 206, 220
182nd Infantry Division, 220
PT (patrol torpedo) boats, 79, 119, 134, 181, 188, 202, 207, 222, 228, 241, 255, 263, 277, 285, 287, 292–96, 298–302, 309, 313–14
2nd Marine Division, 206, 213, 220, 241, 315
2nd Marine Parachute Battalion, 313, 314
2nd Marine Raider Regiment, 324
6th Naval Construction, 86
Seventh Fleet, 279
7th Marine Regiment, 91, 93, 104–5, 220
67th Fighter Squadron, 72
Task Force 16, 126, 184
Task Force 17, 25, 126
Task Force 36, 286
Task Force 61, 52, 53, 62, 64, 74, 138, 145, 149
Task Force 62, 106
Task Force 64, 108, 111–12, 126, 169, 188
Task Force 67, 203–4, 219
Task Force II, 24
Third Fleet, 279
3rd Marine Division, 241, 324
Thirteenth Air Force, 278, 320, 321, 348
339th Fighter Squadron, 272, 321
25th Infantry Division, 213, 220, 221, 241
USS Aaron Ward (destroyer), 263
USS Amberjack (submarine), 121
USS Anderson (destroyer), 156
USS Argonne (transport ship), 102
USS Astoria (cruiser), 58
USS Atlanta (cruiser), 169, 170, 176–77, 180, 288
USS Ballard (destroyer), 105
USS Barton (destroyer), 174
USS Blue (destroyer), 68, 72
USS Boise (cruiser), 112, 114
USS Bunker Hill (aircraft carrier), 343, 344
USS Chester (cruiser), 129
USS Chevalier (destroyer), 311
USS Chicago (cruiser), 58, 225–26, 241, 245, 250
USS Cleveland (cruiser), 328
USS Colorado (battleship), 199
USS Columbia (cruiser), 309, 328
USS Craven (destroyer), 303
USS Cushing (destroyer), 172, 176, 177
USS Denver (cruiser), 328, 330, 345
USS Duncan (destroyer), 115
USS Dunlap (destroyer), 303
USS Enterprise (aircraft carrier), 38, 52, 59, 73, 74, 76–77, 99, 122, 126, 129, 135, 138–41, 143, 145, 147–50, 153–55, 158, 161, 168, 169, 179–85, 197, 223, 224, 225, 241, 279
USS Essex (aircraft carrier), 343
USS Farenholt (destroyer), 115
USS Flying Fish (submarine), 181, 187
USS Gamble (destroyer), 78
USS Gato (submarine), 30
USS Guardfish (submarine), 30, 325
USS Gwin (destroyer), 191, 286, 291
USS Helena (cruiser), 112, 114, 169, 172, 175, 176, 178, 180, 287, 288
USS Honolulu (cruiser), 205, 206, 219, 287, 291
USS Hornet (aircraft carrier), 98, 99, 110, 111, 122, 126, 138, 140–43, 145, 147–50, 152–53, 155–57, 226, 252
USS Hull (destroyer), 51
USS Independence (aircraft carrier), 343
USS Indiana (battleship), 199
USS Jarvis (destroyer), 61
USS Juneau (cruiser), 142, 169, 175, 180
USS Lexington (aircraft carrier), 24, 26, 36–39
USS Long Island (aircraft carrier), 72
USS Louisville (cruiser), 225
USS Mahan (destroyer), 157
USS McCalla (destroyer), 202
USS McCawley (destroyer), 17, 286
USS Minneapolis (cruiser), 204, 205
USS Montpelier (cruiser), 224, 225, 242, 323, 327, 329–31
USS Morris (destroyer), 152
USS Mugford (destroyer), 60
USS Mustin (destroyer), 156
USS Nautilus (submarine), 227
USS New Mexico (battleship), 199
USS New Orleans (cruiser), 205
USS North Carolina (battleship), 76, 77, 99, 199
USS Northampton (cruiser), 152, 205
USS O’Bannon (destroyer), 311
USS O’Brien (destroyer), 99
USS Pensacola (cruiser), 152, 205
USS Plunger (submarine), 219
USS Porter (destroyer), 147, 226
USS Portland (cruiser), 147, 169, 171, 180
USS Preston (destroyer), 191
USS Princeton (aircraft carrier), 279, 323, 336, 337
USS Quincy (cruiser), 58
USS Radford (destroyer), 279
USS S-38 (submarine), 57, 66
USS S-44 (submarine), 57, 66
USS St. Louis (cruiser), 287, 291
USS Salt Lake City (cruiser), 112
USS San Diego (cruiser), 153
USS San Francisco (cruiser), 169, 170, 175, 177, 178, 180
USS San Juan (cruiser), 147, 149
USS Saratoga (aircraft carrier), 51, 73, 74, 76, 88, 98, 99, 199, 223, 224, 279, 286, 323, 336, 337
USS Selfridge (destroyer), 311
USS Smith (destroyer), 148, 159
USS South Dakota (battleship), 126, 147–49, 157, 169, 184, 188, 191–94
USS Sterett (destroyer), 115–16, 171, 172, 176, 180, 263, 323
USS Strong (destroyer), 287
USS Sturgeon (submarine), 23
USS Taylor (destroyer), 297
USS Trout (submarine), 179, 187
USS Vincennes (cruiser), 58
USS Walke (destroyer), 191
USS Washington (battleship), 103, 126, 157, 169, 184, 187–89, 192, 193
USS Wasp (aircraft carrier), 50–51, 62, 88, 89, 99, 102, 160, 226
USS Wichita (cruiser), 225
USS Yorktown (aircraft carrier), 4, 36, 37, 39
USS Zane (destroyer), 286
Val dive-bombers, 76, 141, 142, 147, 151, 152, 218, 219, 263–65, 267, 319, 326, 345
Van Der Rhoer, Edward, 111, 270
Vandegrift, Alexander Archer, 17, 18, 49–52, 64, 65, 67, 71, 79, 91–93, 95, 96, 101, 104–6, 115, 118, 122, 132, 133, 138, 161, 166, 188, 206, 212, 220, 312, 313, 323, 324
Vella Gulf, Battle of, 302–4
Vella Lavella, 29, 218, 228, 304, 306, 307, 309, 313–14, 318, 320, 356
Battle of, 310–11
Vila, 277–78, 285–87, 296, 306, 308
Vose, James E., Jr., 143, 344
Vouza, Jacob, 91
Waddell, Charles J., 313
Waddell, Nick, 29
Wakatsuki (destroyer), 339, 340, 342
Wake Island, 48, 112, 322
Walker, Frank R., 310–11
Wallace, John G., 178
Walton, Frank E., 317
Warfield, Thomas G., 296
Watanabe, Yasuji, 100, 209, 210, 222, 258, 268, 269, 273–75
Welch, Vivian, 139
Wenger, Joseph N., 237
Westholm, Rollin, 292–93
Whitlock, Duane, 229
Widhelm, William J. “Gus,” 142
Wilbourne, William W., 178
Wilkes, Raymond H., 334
Wilkinson, Theodore S., 302, 307, 313, 323
William Ward Burrows (transport), 86, 87
Williams, Evan K., 143
Willoughby, Charles A., 34, 239
Woodlark Island, 283, 316, 320
Woodrough, Fred, 270
Wright, Carleton H., 203–5
Wright, Ham, 269
Yamada, Sadatoshi, 26–27, 37, 41, 56–58, 60, 65
Yamamori, Kamenosuke, 260–61
Yamamoto, Isoroku, 1–3, 5–9, 12, 56, 68, 70, 71, 73, 83, 97, 101, 111, 115, 116, 120, 123, 126–28, 132, 136, 150, 151, 154, 156, 157, 161–64, 166, 180, 181, 196, 198, 200, 207–10, 212, 217, 222, 223, 230, 244, 257–62, 265, 267–76, 278, 280–83, 351, 353, 354, 357–61
Yamamoto, Masahide, 139, 152, 157, 228
Yamamoto, Yuji, 185, 209
Yamashiro, Katsumori, 298–301, 310
Yamato (battleship), 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 21, 68, 100, 101, 116, 125, 126, 130, 131, 161, 201, 223
Yokota, Minoru, 98, 112, 180
Yoshihara, Kane, 253–55
Young, Cassin, 178
Yubari (cruiser), 25, 284, 286, 340, 342, 345, 346
Yudachi (destroyer), 80, 93, 172, 174–76
Yugumo (destroyer), 311, 312
Yukikaze (destroyer), 175, 179, 253, 254, 290, 291
Yunoki, Shigeru, 176, 177, 219
Yura (cruiser), 134, 135, 158
Zero fighters, 11, 13, 22, 23, 26, 27n, 37, 50, 59, 61, 76, 84–87, 109, 110, 140–42, 151, 152, 218, 253, 254, 262–67, 273, 278, 284, 287, 320, 326, 333, 344, 345, 355
Zuiho (aircraft carrier), 124, 140, 141, 143, 145, 158, 223, 252, 254, 261–63, 265, 266
Zuikaku (aircraft carrier), 9, 35, 36, 39, 58, 76, 77, 84, 100, 124, 137, 139, 143, 145, 148, 151, 153, 157, 162, 222, 223, 249, 261, 262, 265, 266