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Aakerhaus, Kenneth, 185
A Company, 42, 110, 111, 112, 114, 144–46, 149, 160, 170, 185, 242, 245, 260, 279–80, 282, 297
Ada, Okla., 25–26, 27, 80
Addy, Leon, 274
aircraft, air strikes, 275–77, 283
antiaircraft guns, 300
Corsair, 203, 217
Curtiss Helldiver, 96
Japanese, 2, 4, 53, 203
Akio, 34–35
Alexander, Don, 106
Allyson, June, 315
Amamiya, General, 306
Amdahl, Aida, 254
America First, 157–58
Anderson, Beauford T. “Snuffy,” 159–61, 162
Anderson, Woodrow, 242
Andrews, Leon, 211, 212
antiaircraft guns, 300
APA (troop attack transport), 10, 12, 13
Aragachi, 302
Arends, John, 189–90
Arnold, “Swinging” Bill, 51–52, 56, 66, 71, 78–80, 92, 93–95, 98, 100–102, 136–39, 152–56, 159, 172–73, 238–39, 250, 299–301, 302, 304–306, 308–309, 311
God as viewed by, 137–38
mother and childhood trauma of, 94–95, 138, 172–73, 238, 239, 308, 309
Arnsdorf, Garfield, 254
artillery, 14, 19, 27, 51, 54, 55, 65, 68, 72, 85–87, 186, 243, 274, 289, 296, 299, 300, 327
Eleventh Marine Artillery, 169
321st Field Artillery Battalion, 105
361st Field Artillery Battalion, 3, 14, 27, 51, 72, 77, 88, 92, 95, 136, 169, 192, 242, 243, 251, 258, 299, 306, 310, 315
362nd Field Artillery Battalion, 105
see also howitzers; mortars
Ashcraft, Clarence, 316
Ataturk, Mustafa, 327
atomic bomb, 310–11
atrocities, 15
Ault, George, 235
Baar, Bernard, 91
Baker, Merrill, 211
Bald Hill, 227–28
Ballard, Bill, 178–79, 236
BAR (Browning automatic rifle), 92, 102, 134, 150, 228
Barron, James, 65
Bassett, Charles, 119–21
Bataan, 11
Battle of Midway, 36
Battle of the Bulge, 51
bazookas, 48
B Company, 29, 41–42, 78, 81, 83, 110, 111, 113, 114, 141, 143–44, 171, 232, 240, 242, 243, 252, 260, 276, 297
Beery, Wallace, 315
Belman, Dave, 114
Bergman, Ingrid, 250
Best, Robert, 81
Big Apple Hill and Ridge, 293
Bland, Lee, 63–64
Blevins, Earl, 126–27, 131
Bolan, Robert, 142–43
Bolger, James, 62, 63
Bollinger, Captain, 212–13, 223–24
Boynton, Kenneth, 267, 268, 271
Bradford’s Task Force, 197, 202
Bradley, James, 32–33, 86–87, 92, 106, 163–64, 196–97, 247, 251, 257–58, 261, 273, 283, 292, 300, 303, 316
Bradley, John, 132–33, 136
Bridenbaugh, Neal, 254
Bronze Star, 136, 187
Brown, Tom, 155
Buckner, General, 249
Bulge, Battle of the, 51
bulldozers, 15, 19–20, 24, 33
burial caves, 31–32, 38, 72, 76, 181, 266
Bushboom, Arthur, 10
Butler, Clark, 254
Butler, Harold, 173
Byers, John, 211
Cactus Hill, 54, 65, 66–68, 72, 86, 88–92, 93–98, 139
Cain, John, 67
Caldwell, Fred, 124–27
Camp Anza, 316
Campbell, Garland, 83
Carpenter, William, 4, 7
Carr, Jack, 83–85
caves, 68, 73, 75, 76, 120–21, 128–29, 181, 183, 207–208, 218–19
burial, 31–32, 38, 72, 76, 181, 266
Command Center set up in, 53–54, 105
Japanese civilians hiding in, 20–22, 24, 27, 38–41
“lost platoon” in, 265–71
caves, Japanese forces in, 72, 84, 143, 220, 222, 233, 235, 236, 246, 252
at close of war, 304, 306
flamethrowers used against, 205–207, 225
oil and gasoline used against, 222, 225, 232
smoke bomb used against, 294–95
tunnels connecting, 207, 208, 218, 219, 220–22, 224–25, 232, 298
white flags and, 252–53
C Company, 69, 81, 110, 112, 114, 141–44, 174, 178, 235–36, 252, 260, 263, 265, 274, 282–83, 293–94
Chambers, Earl, 84–85
Charlie Hill, 54, 244–45, 263, 265, 274–76, 286
Chinen Peninsula, 244
Chittenden, Everett, 229–30
Cho, Isamu, 304–306
Christmas, 317
Clark, Prosser, 88–92, 97, 103
Clay Ridge, 67, 72, 73, 82
Cochran, James, 178, 179
Cochran, Keith, 267, 268, 271
Command, 72, 75, 77–78, 81, 82, 85, 86, 95–98, 105, 110–11, 124, 147, 148, 152, 155, 158, 168, 169, 199, 202, 246, 262, 279, 283, 285, 296, 298–99, 309
cave headquarters of, 53–54, 105
Company A, 42, 110, 111, 112, 114, 144–46, 149, 160, 170, 185, 242, 245, 260, 279–80, 282, 297
Company B, 29, 41–42, 78, 81, 83, 110, 111, 113, 114, 141, 143–44, 171, 232, 240, 242, 243, 252, 260, 276, 297
Company C, 69, 81, 110, 112, 114, 141–44, 174, 178, 235–36, 252, 260, 263, 265, 274, 282–83, 293–94
Company E, 62–63, 95–97, 140, 162, 204, 207–208, 253, 276, 279, 297
Company F, 65, 89–92, 97, 162, 171, 209–10, 212–13, 222–24, 245–46, 247, 259, 279
Company G, 73, 96, 125–26, 171, 185, 191, 209–10, 218, 227, 246, 262–63, 272, 277, 282, 286, 294, 297–98
Company H, 103, 125, 127–28, 184
Company I, 83, 125, 127–28, 173–74, 181–82, 195, 205–206, 218, 234, 298
Company K, 32, 57, 68, 173, 182, 214–17
Company L, 124–29, 130–33, 136, 179–80, 181, 193–94, 229, 260, 282
Company M, 188, 262
Congressional Medal of Honor, 122, 162, 187, 233, 288–89
Conical Hill, 242, 244–49, 251, 262–65, 272, 277, 279
Coral Hill, 67, 72
coral reefs, 11, 15, 19, 29, 212
Corsair aircraft, 203, 217
cows, 27–28, 241
Coy, Robert, 263
Craft, Clarence, 286–89
Crags, the, 169, 183–86, 188
C rations, 186
Crowder, Jim, 210
Curtiss Helldiver airplanes, 96
Cutaway Hill, 286
crypts, 31–32, 38, 72, 76, 181, 266
Daily Oklahoman, 25
Deadeyes, see Ninety-Sixth Infantry Division
death, 80, 147, 176, 199, 226–27, 302, 308, 309, 312, 329–30
average American’s view of, 44, 45
depression and, 330–31
fear of, 172–73
De Carlo, Yvonne, 315
de Havilland, Olivia, 314
depression, 330–31
Depression, Great, 2, 25, 156, 157
despair, 167–68
Dick Hill, 232, 235, 251, 284
Dick Able, 240, 252
Dick Baker, 240
Dick Center, 240
Dick Left, 240, 253–54, 259
Dick Right, 240, 252
Dill, Macey, 232, 240, 253, 262, 298
Distinguished Service Cross, 30, 136, 171, 187, 205, 230, 292
Dodd, Lloyd, 224
Doolittle, Jimmy, 78–79
Douthit, Maurice, 162–63
Dovel, David, 189
Doyle, Lieutenant, 145
D rations, 186
ducks (boats), 12
Duncan, Jim, 282
DuNiphin, Sergeant, 249
Easley, Claudius, 37, 56, 163, 196–98, 202, 277, 300, 303–304
death of, 304
marksmanship of, 277
East China Sea, 11
Easy Hill, 244–45
E Company, 62–63, 95–97, 140, 162, 204, 207–208, 253, 276, 279, 297
Edmonson, Harmon, 244–45
Eighty-Eighth Chemical Mortar Battalion, 29, 113
Eleventh Marine Artillery, 169
Emiko, 34–35
Episcopal Church, 328
escarpment, Tanabaru, 54, 183–84, 195–97, 201
Farnsworth, John, 184
Fatigue Junction centers, 314
F Company, 65, 89–92, 97, 162, 171, 209–10, 212–13, 222–24, 245–46, 247, 259, 279
Fencil, Sanford, 174–75
Fierke, David, 105
First Battalion, 41, 56, 102, 103, 107, 136, 141, 149, 170, 174, 178, 185, 232, 240, 242, 251, 253, 258, 260, 274, 283, 292, 298
First Platoon, 132, 173, 241, 259
flamethrowers, 42, 81, 142–43, 204–205, 282
tanks with, 211–12, 246
used against caves, 205–207, 225
Flattop, 54
food, 186, 199, 301
Ford, Leo, 116, 118–21
Fort Sill, 17, 18, 327
Fox, John, 81
Fox Hill, 244–45
foxholes, 33–34, 212–13, 235, 282
spider holes, 15
French, Kenneth, 63–64
French, Orvil, 69
Frothinger, Richard, 249
Gaja (town), 245–47
Gaja Ridge, 246
Gard, Robert, 106–107
G Company, 73, 96, 125–26, 171, 185, 191, 209–10, 218, 227, 246, 262–63, 272, 277, 282, 286, 294, 297–98
General Langfitt, 317, 318
Gerrans, George, 171
Ginowan, 62, 73
Glassman, Robert, 179–80
Glenn, Robert, 105
Glover, George, 84–85
God and religion, 137–38, 139, 226–27, 230, 331
Episcopal Church, 328
Goins, Hans, 52, 66, 78–79, 100–101, 136–38, 172, 237–39, 250, 299, 302
graveyards and tombs, 31–32, 38, 72, 76, 181, 266
Great Depression, 2, 25, 156, 157
grenades, 84, 179, 234, 259, 282, 287
phosphorus, 233
Guam, 7
Hacksaw Ridge (Sawtooth Ridge; Maeda escarpment), 196, 197, 202–3, 211, 212, 214, 274
Hale, Fred, 41–43
Halloran, Colonel, 159, 197, 286, 293, 298
Halsey, William, Jr., 4, 7
hara-kiri, 14–15, 303, 305
Harp, William, 297
Hartline, Franklin, 190
Hartzer, Frank, 81
Hayes, John, 51, 155, 237, 238, 250, 251, 299
H Company, 103, 125, 127–28, 184
Hector Hill, 258, 286
Hen Hill, 258, 286
heroes, 322
Hiavac, Jaroslave, 105
Higa, Private, 39–41
Highway Five, 86
Hill, Elias, 210
Hill Nine, 195, 201
Hill 143, 202
Hill 167, 298
Hill Seven, 179–81, 185, 193
Hiroshima, 310
Hitler, Adolf, 157
Hodge, General, 247, 273
Hoffman, Marvin, 155, 156
howitzers, 3, 4–5, 38, 77, 169, 176, 190, 232, 238, 259, 299, 300, 308
105mm, 19, 20, 30, 51, 55, 56, 152
155mm, 24, 48, 169
Hughes, Sam, 174
Hunter, Dick, 148–49
Hymer, Charles, 275–76
I Company, 83, 125, 127–28, 173–74, 181–82, 195, 205–206, 218, 234, 298
Imperial Fleet, 12–13
Indiana National Guard, 323, 327
infiltrators, 82, 86, 88, 293–94
Iwa, 292
Iwo Jima, map of Allied invasion of, x–xi
Jackass Mail, 315
Jackson, Denton, 263
Jackson, Robert, 81
Japan:
atomic bombing of, 310–11
attack on mainland of, 307–11
end of war with, 311–12
occupation of, 313
Tokyo, 7, 52, 78, 308, 313
Japanese civilians:
hiding in caves, 20–22, 24, 27, 38–41
resistance movement among, 28, 33–35
Shaw and, 21–23, 39–41
suicides by, 31–32, 303
women and children, 20–23, 34–35, 73, 76, 78, 80, 90, 295, 303, 308–309, 311–12
Japanese forces:
aircraft of, 2, 4, 53, 203
defenses of, 176
expectations about Allied landing on Okinawa, 37, 54
foxholes of, 15
hara-kiri committed by, 14–15, 303, 305
infiltrators, 82, 86, 88, 293–94
kamikazes and human torches, 11, 17, 251
Pearl Harbor attacked by, 2, 7, 36, 158, 188
pillboxes of, 42–43, 68, 75, 76, 89, 170, 175–76, 181, 208, 210, 248, 297–98
prisoners seldom taken by, 15
retreat of, 285
suicides by, 14–15, 92, 303, 305–306
surrender of, 311
surrender invitations dropped onto, 304
total casualties of, 306
Japanese forces in caves, 72, 84, 143, 220, 222, 233, 235, 236, 246, 252
at close of war, 304, 306
flamethrowers used against, 205–207, 225
oil and gasoline used against, 222, 225, 232
smoke bomb used against, 294–95
tunnels connecting, 207, 208, 218, 219, 220–22, 224–25, 232, 298
white flags and, 252–53
Japanese propaganda, 37
Tokyo Rose, 5–6
Jesus, 331
Johnson, Charles, 56–57, 75, 76, 145, 240–42, 258, 283
Jones, Frank, 252, 294
Jones, Horace, 59
Kakazu (village), 86, 185
Kakazu Ridge and Kakazu Gorge, 86–87, 102–103, 106–11, 112–17, 118–23, 124–29, 130–34, 135–36, 139, 140, 169, 173–75, 192, 197
casualties at, 134, 136–37
lack of maps of, 106, 107
kamikazes and human torches, 11, 17, 251
Kamiyama, 62
Kane, General, 11
Kaniku, 141, 169
Kansas City, 319–20
Kaye, Albert, 109–11
K Company, 32, 57, 68, 173, 182, 214–17
Kent, Jim, 20–21, 30–32
King, Byron, 29, 260
King Hill, 244–46, 262, 263, 265
Korea, 313, 327
Korejwo, Walter, 32
K rations, 186, 301
Kufus, 11
Kyushu, 12
Lake, Veronica, 250
landings, 9–10
on Okinawa, 9–16, 19, 29, 37, 44, 164
on Okinawa, Japanese expectations about, 37, 54
L Company, 124–29, 130–33, 136, 179–80, 181, 193–94, 229, 260, 282
Lemons, Paul, 193–94
Lewis, J. R., 83
Lewis, Lee, 78–80, 100, 136–37, 152–53, 155, 240, 299, 302
Leyte, 10, 12, 278, 317
Battle of, 1–7, 65, 100
Lindbergh, Charles, 157–58
List, Ed, 260
lizards, 16
Long, Fred, 15, 16
Los Angeles Musicians’ Association Orchestra, 319
“lost platoon,” 265–71
Love Hill, 264–71, 277, 279
LST (landing ship, tank), 10, 12, 307
Lundman, PFC, 224
Luzon, 19
MacArthur, Douglas, 11, 19
machine gunners, 145
Japanese, 235
MacKennis, John, Jr., 178, 179, 236
Maeda escarpment (Sawtooth Ridge; Hacksaw Ridge), 196, 197, 202–203, 211, 212, 214, 274
Main, Marjorie, 315–16, 319
Makabe, 299
maps of Okinawa, x–xv
Marine Corps, US, 231–32, 299
Eleventh Marine Artillery, 169
Marine Raiders, 231
Martin, Lorne, 51, 301
Mashiki, 71, 103
Mason, James, 234, 235
Masters, Avery, 51, 54, 86, 87, 106, 310
May, Ed, 57, 69–70, 86, 247–49, 275–76, 279, 291, 292
death of, 292
McElheran, Bill, 119, 120
M Company, 188, 262
McQuiston, Art, 37–41, 45, 50, 53, 66–69, 71–73, 78–81, 83, 85–86, 92, 95, 98, 100–102, 105, 108, 136–38, 152–55, 158, 159, 172, 176, 183, 188, 190, 191, 202, 222, 237–39, 243, 250–52, 256–59, 285, 290–91, 293–94, 296–97, 300–301, 302, 309
death of, 301, 302, 304, 308, 309
religious faith of, 137–38
Sally and, 101
Medal of Honor, 122, 162, 187, 233, 288–89
medals, 187
Bronze Star, 136, 187
Distinguished Service Cross, 30, 136, 171, 187, 205, 230, 292
Medal of Honor, 122, 162, 187, 233, 288–89
Silver Star, 69, 136, 187
Medeera, 302
Midway, Battle of, 36
Mikula, Joe, 63–64
Miles, Howard, 217–18
Military Reserves, 328
Mindoro, 307–8, 313–14
mines, 76
Mishabaru Hill, 67
Mitchell, Ed, 194
Mitchell, Willard “Hoss,” 128–29, 130–31, 134, 135–36, 138, 193–94
Molly, Aunt, 27–28
Momobaru, 42
monsoon season and rain, 145, 148, 151, 256–61, 262–64, 272, 278–79, 291–92, 307
Moore, Lee, 204–205
Morris, George, 78–79, 100–101, 136, 137, 153–55, 240, 299, 302
mortars, 82, 83, 113–15
Anderson and, 161
Eighty-Eighth Chemical Mortar Battalion, 29, 113
320mm “boxcar,” 74–76, 103, 127, 141, 142, 144, 173, 300
Moskala, Edward, 122
movie stars, 250–51, 314–15
Muehrcke, Robert, 247–48
Nagasaki, 311
Naha, 12, 54
maps of, xiv, xv
Nakagusuku Castle, 247
Nauss, James, 276
Needle Rock, 202–203, 204, 212, 222–23
Neptune, King, 326–27
Newell, Philip, 252, 293
newspaper reporters, 175–76
New Year’s Eve, 317
Ninety-Sixth Infantry Division (Deadeyes), 14, 15, 26–27, 37–38, 55–56, 72, 162, 163, 168–69, 175, 176, 193, 231, 242, 296, 304, 306, 307, 313
cemetery on Okinawa, 312, 317
Deadeye Bowl, 316–17
Deadeye Dispatch, 314
Marjorie Main and, 315–16, 319
“Occupation Girl” for, 314–16
Ninety-Sixth Reconnaissance, 67, 68
Nishabaru Ridge, 72, 86–87, 106–107, 140, 152, 174–75, 185–86, 188, 191–92, 196, 197
Nolan, Daniel, 216–18, 221–22
North Korea, 327
Oboe Hill, 232, 235, 257–58, 260, 264, 265, 283
O’Dell, Ollie Faye “Digger,” 231–32
O’Donnell, Joe, 97–98
O’Hara, Maureen, 250–51
Okinawa, 10
Big Apple Hill and Ridge, 293
Cactus Hill, 54, 65, 66–68, 72, 86, 88–92, 93–98, 139
caves on, see caves
Charlie Hill, 54, 244–45, 263, 265, 274–76, 286
Clay Ridge, 67, 72, 73, 82
Conical Hill, 242, 244–49, 251, 262–65, 272, 277, 279
coral reefs at, 11, 15, 19, 29, 212
the Crags, 169, 183–86, 188
Dick Hill, see Dick Hill
end of battle for, 302–6, 307–308, 326
Hill Nine, 195
Hill Seven, 179–81, 185, 193
Kakazu (village), 86, 185
Kakazu Ridge, see Kakazu Ridge and Kakazu Gorge
landing on, 9–16, 19, 29, 37, 44, 164
landing on, Japanese expectations about, 37, 54
Love Hill, 264–71, 277, 279
maps of, x–xv
Naha, 12, 54
Naha, maps of, xiv, xv
Ninety-Sixth Division Cemetery on, 312, 317
Nishabaru Ridge, 72, 86–87, 106–107, 140, 152, 174–75, 185–86, 188, 191–92, 196, 197
Oboe Hill, 232, 235, 257–58, 260, 264, 265, 283
resistance movement among villagers of, 28, 33–35
Ryukyuan language spoken on, 10, 16, 21, 39–41
Ryukyus Islands map, xiii
Shuri, 212, 231, 232, 235, 242, 247, 255, 257, 273–74, 279, 283, 289, 190–91
Shuri, maps of, xiv, xv
snakes on, 15–16, 116–17
soldiers sent back to the USA after, 316–20
Tanabaru escarpment, 54, 183–84, 195–97, 201
Tombstone Ridge, 72, 75, 77–81, 82, 87, 106, 140, 141, 148, 152, 169, 170, 179, 181–82, 186, 188, 191
Yonabaru, 12, 54, 244, 274, 292
Yonabaru, map of, xiv
Oklahoma:
Ada, 25–26, 27, 80
Oklahoma City, 25
Oklahoma Times, 25
Olson, Albert, 51
Olson, Robert, 155
198th Battalion, 169
O’Neil, Owen, 210
O’Neil, Tony, 162
Operation Iceberg, maps of, x–xii
Orr, Clayton, 254
Ozato, 297, 303
Pacific Ocean, 11
Parrish, Delmar, 102
Pearl Harbor attack, 2, 7, 36, 158, 188
Philippines, 11, 18, 19, 325
Phillips, Ralph, 92
pillboxes, 42–43, 68, 75, 76, 89, 170, 175–76, 181, 208, 210, 248, 297–98
Pirates’ Den, 68, 103, 106
Porter Hill, 72
Pritchard, James, 135
Purtlebaugh, Virgil, 97–98
Quarry Hill, 67
rain, 145, 148, 151, 256–61, 262–64, 272, 278–79, 291–92, 307
Raleigh, Robert, 6
rations, 186, 301
Reagan, John, 226–27
Reber, Charles, 62, 63
reconnaissance, 107, 109
Ninety-Sixth Reconnaissance, 67, 68
by Shaw, 83, 95–96, 169, 191, 297
Red Cross, 314, 317
Reed, Donna, 250
Reeder, PFC Bill, 204
Reeder, Sergeant, 274
Regimental Mine Platoon, 64
religion and God, 137–38, 139, 226–27, 230, 331
Episcopal Church, 328
Renick, Charles C., 253–54
reporters, 175–76
Republicans, 157
resistance movement, 28, 33–35
Restuccia, John, 29–30
Reuter, Louis, 218–19, 220–22, 225
Rice, Jesse, 58–60
rifles:
BAR automatic, 92, 102, 134, 150, 228
Easley and, 277
Riley, Kyle, 67
Robertson, Alfred “Chief,” 149–50
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 156, 157
death of, 154–56, 157
Royster, Jack, 111, 112–14
Ruth, James, 210
Ryder, Lieutenant, 30
Ryukyuan language, 10, 16, 21, 39–41
Ryukyus Islands, map of, xiii
satchel charges, 174, 233, 252
Sawtooth Ridge (Hacksaw Ridge; Maeda escarpment), 196, 197, 202–203, 211, 212, 214, 274
Schiever, Donald, 282
Schneider, Michael, 254
Schweneger, Bill, 267, 268, 271
Second Battalion, 30, 62–63, 65, 73–75, 77–78, 103, 107, 140, 151, 171, 184, 201, 202, 209, 244, 247, 249, 258, 286, 288, 292
Second Platoon, 195, 249, 254, 263, 297
Seibert, Doc, 27–28, 200–201
763rd Battalion, 62, 69, 211–12, 244
Seventh Division, 33, 55–56, 163, 169, 197, 298
Seventy-Seventh Division, 231, 240, 303
Shaw, Arthur:
adjustment to civilian life, 324, 327, 328
Aunt Molly and, 27–28
back injury and surgery of, 323–24, 327–28, 331
boyhood paper route of, 25–26, 27
cows milked by, 27–28
as first man on Okinawa, 14
in high school, 101
as Indiana National Guard adviser, 323, 327
memories of the war, 322, 330
Okinawan civilians and, 21–23, 39–41
reconnaissance by, 83, 95–96, 169, 191, 297
retirement of, 328
ruptured appendix of, 199–201
Turkey assignment of, 327
Shaw, Beulah (mother), 200–201
Shaw, Joan (wife), 79, 80–81, 154, 319, 320–21, 327, 328
Arthur’s meeting of, 17–18, 327
illness and death of, 328–29
medical crisis of, 324–25
Shaw, Sharon (daughter), 320, 328
birth of, 326
Shimabaku, 32
Shimuku, 37
Shuri, 212, 231, 232, 235, 242, 247, 255, 257, 273–74, 279, 283, 289, 290–91
maps of, xiv, xv
Shuri Castle, 289, 290
Silver Star, 69, 136, 187
Sims, Jack, 79
Sisk, Gerald, 253–54
Sixth Army, 313
Smith, George, 280–81
Smith, Howard, 25–26, 27
Smith, Leo, 103
Smith, Lloyd, 90
Smith, Roger, 170–71
Smith, Stan, 173
smoke bombs, 293–95
Snafu Maru, 319
snakes, 15–16, 116–17
snipers, 14
Snyder, Bill, 62
Solch, Joseph, 133–34, 136
soldiers:
sent back to US, 316–20
training for, 18
soldiers, war’s effects on, 44–45, 61–64, 80–81
depression, 330–31
despair, 167–68
memories, 147, 322, 330
Sommers, Sergeant, 115–17
South Korea, 327
Spam, 186, 199, 301
spider holes, 15
Stare, Ed, 45, 68, 70, 71–72, 103–104
Starr, Charles, 227–29
Sterner, Cyril, 62, 64, 73, 140–41, 201
Stevens, John, 189–90
Stock, William, 259
Strand, Albert, 173, 214–17
Stretch, Harlan, 220–21
Stults, Hilton, 264–66
Sugar Hill, 54, 279, 286
suicides, 31–32, 92, 303, 305–306
Tanabaru (town), 202
Tanabaru escarpment, 54, 183–84, 195–97, 201
tanks, 43, 174, 184, 228–29, 235–36, 246
flamethrowing, 211–12, 246
763rd Battalion, 62, 69, 211–12, 244
Tenth Army, 231, 278
maps of operations of, xii, xiv
Terry, Seymour, 233, 235, 240–42
Third Battalion, 57, 65, 68, 103, 127, 147–48, 201, 212, 283, 286
Third Platoon, 173, 185, 194, 298
Thorsen, Austin, 103
305th Infantry, 303
321st Field Artillery Battalion, 105
361st Engineer Battalion, 109
361st Field Artillery Battalion, 3, 14, 27, 51, 72, 77, 88, 92, 95, 136, 169, 192, 242, 243, 251, 258, 299, 306, 310, 315
361st Infantry, 315
362nd Field Artillery Battalion, 105, 242
381st Infantry Regiment, 27, 32, 56, 103, 176, 185, 193, 199, 209, 286, 293
382nd Infantry Regiment, 37, 56, 72, 140, 169, 170, 177, 185–86, 191, 193, 199, 201, 231, 232, 235, 253, 259, 264, 286, 298
383rd Infantry Regiment, 45–46, 56, 86, 103–104, 105, 122, 124, 150, 163–64, 191, 207, 226, 227, 242, 273, 274, 379, 283, 289, 292, 297
Tlougan, Ben, 245
Tokyo, 7, 52, 78, 308, 313
Tokyo Rose, 5–6
tombs and graveyards, 31–32, 38, 72, 76, 181, 266
Tombstone Ridge, 72, 75, 77–81, 82, 87, 106, 140, 141, 148, 152, 169, 170, 179, 181–82, 186, 188, 191
training, 18
Truman, Harry S., 155–56, 157, 162, 288–89
Tschoepe, Clifford, 263
Turkey, 327
Turner, R. D., 267–68, 271
Turner, Richmond K., 168
Tway, Howard, 64
Twenty-Seventh Division, 169, 197
Uchitomari, 67
Ushijima, Mitsuru, 290–91, 304–305
suicide of, 305–306
Vanderlinden, Captain, 103
Van Vulpen, John, 114–17, 276
war correspondents, 175–76
Weasel cargo carrier, 278
Weiner, George, 195, 205–207
Weingartner, Harold, 281–82
Wheeler, Gordon, 46–49
White, Tom, 150
white flags, 252–53
Williams, Donald, 268–71
Williams, John, 286
Wilson, Al, 260
women and children, 20–23, 34–35, 73, 76, 78, 80, 90, 295, 303, 308–309, 311–12
World War I, 51, 56
World War II:
American opposition to involvement in, 157–58
atomic bombing of Japan, 310–11
Battle of Midway, 36
Battle of Leyte, 1–7, 65, 100
Battle of the Bulge, 51
end of war with Japan, 311–12
Pearl Harbor attack, 2, 7, 36, 158, 188
WPA, 157
Yap, 1–2
Yokohama, 11
Yonabaru, 12, 54, 244, 274, 292
map of, xiv
Yonabaru Bay, 244
Young, Hugh, 260
Young, James, 180–82
Yuza Ridge, 297–98, 303
Zebra Hill, 235, 283
Zeros, 53