INDEX

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., 159

Adams, Capt. Henry, USMC, 108, 116, 127, 151, 184, 200, 347

Adelman, Lt. Col. Merritt, USMC, 278

Agulupella, New Britain, 181, 182

Almond, Gen. Edward M., USA, 247, 250, 262, 263, 265, 269, 274, 285

Altamirano, Pedro, 52

Althizer, Rose, 13

Amyotte, Cpl. George, USMC, 293

Andong, Korea, 302, 307

Asias, Peleliu, 201

USS Augusta, 82–85, 92

Bailey, Maj. Kenneth, USMC, 121

USS Ballard, 121–22, 124–25

Barr, Gen. David G., USA, 274

Barrow, Capt. Robert, USMC, 246, 248, 268, 289

Basilone, Sgt. John, USMC, 99, 140, 141, 170

Basic School, USMC, Puller as student, 40–41; Puller as instructor, 85–90

Beadle, Gen. E. R., USMC, 48–49

Berkeley, Gen. Carter, USMC, 40

Berkeley, Gen. J. P., USMC, 357

Berman, Emile Zola, 346–48, 351

Bernoski, Gunnery Sgt., USMC, 41–42

Bethesda, Maryland, 335–37

Blazer, Cpl. John, USMC, 254

Bloody Nose Ridge, Peleliu, 203, 205

Bodey, Pvt. Jan, USMC, 226, 235, 236, 237, 238, 245, 253, 258–59, 261, 271, 276, 277, 288, 301–2, 306–7, 310, 314–15

Boyington, Col. Gregory “Pappy,” USAF, 6, 86, 323

Bradley, Gen. Omar N., USA, 59, 62

Briggs, Sgt. Ralph, Jr., USMC, 138, 139–40, 144–45, 146

Broaddus, Dick, 9–10

Brunot, Lt., Gendarmerie d’Haiti, 25–26, 28–29

Brush, Maj. Charles H., Jr., USMC, 196

Brusiloff, Leon, 179

Buckley, Sgt. Joseph, USMC, 147, 352

Burke, Adm. Arleigh, USN, 333

Butler, Gen. Smedley, USMC, 6, 20

Calixe, Lt., Gendarmerie d’Haiti, 30, 31

Callaghan, Adm. Daniel J., USN, 152

Camp Lejeune, N.C., 95–102, 212–15, 330–33, 339

Camp Pendleton, Calif., 221, 222–25, 316, 319, 320, 324–26, 328, 330

Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal, 133, 192

Cape Gloucester, New Britain, 6, 172–78, 249

Cates, Gen. Clifton B., USMC, 257

Cermontoute, Pvt., Gendarmerie d’Haiti, 23, 24, 31

Chambers, Lt. George, USMC, 224, 269

Chiang Kai-shek, 328–29

Chicago Tribune, 240

Chinese Communist Forces, 274–316; 124th Div., 275, 278–94

Chinhung-ni, 282, 289–90, 294

Chosin Reservoir Campaign, 1–4, 267–94

Christ Church, Va., 89

Christchurch School, Va., 353

Chu Teh, Gen., 275

Clemens, Capt. Martin, 129

Cockrell, Capt. Chester, USMC, 119, 120

Cole, Gen. Kelly, USMC, 41–42

Collins, Cpl. Charles, USMC, 251

Collins, Gen. Joseph, USA, 59

Colmer, Lt. Parker, USMC, 89–90

Condon, Lt. David, USMC, 99

Conoley, Lt. Col. Odell M. (“Tex”), USMC, 160, 173

Corinto, Nicaragua, 47, 49–50

Corley, Capt. Clarence, USMC, 280

Cornely, Sgt. Robert, USMC, 106, 144, 288

Coronado, Calif., 328, 330

Costello, Thomas P., 346

Cox, Rev. Francis, 92

Cox, Lt. Zach, USMC, 96, 102, 119, 123, 154

Craig, Gen. Edward, USMC, 48, 237, 259–60, 306, 341

Croft, Capt. Alfred, Jr., USMC, 343

Cukela, Lt. Louis, USMC, 32–33

Davis, “Bunky,” USMC, 150

Davis, Maj. Ray, USMC, 197

Del Valle, Gen. Pedro, USMC, 102, 138, 146

Derbyshire, Col. George A., USA, 14, 15

De Sparre, Cpl. John, USMC, 16–17

Devereux, Gen. James, USMC, 80

Devine, Lt. Lew, USMC, 224, 254–55, 266

Diamond, Sgt. Maj. Lou, USMC, 6

Drysdale, Lt. Douglas, Royal Marines, 282

Dumas, Lt. William, USMC, 99–100

Duncan, David, 253

Dutro, Pvt. Robert, USMC, 331

Eastwood, Sgt. Willis, C.S.A., 10–11

Edson, Col. Mike, USMC, 108, 120, 121, 127, 128, 129, 151

Eighth Army, Korea, 223, 227, 265, 275, 298, 311, 312

Erskine, Maj. Fred, USMC, 41–42

Esquire Magazine, 340

Evans, William, 89, 103

Ezell, Maj. Don, USMC, 276

Fasrell, Col. E. J., USMC, 108

Feild, David, 11, 13

Ferrigno, Sgt. Maj. William, USMC, 255, 256, 270, 273, 278–79

Fisher, Lt. Joseph, USMC, 226, 252, 254, 275, 279–80, 282

Formosa, 329

Fort Benning, Ga., 56, 59–66, 159

Fort Leavenworth, Kan., 166, 329

Fowle, Gunnery Sgt. Roy, USMC, 144, 147–48

Freeman, Douglas S., 190, 281, 321

Frisbie, Gen. Julian, USMC, 130, 131, 171, 174, 178

Fulgenzi, Sgt. Carl, USMC, 186

Fuller, Capt Regan, USMC, 105, 117–18, 124, 126, 128, 131, 138, 140, 141, 145, 146, 147, 152

Funichilin Pass, Korea, 4, 287

Gamble, Capt. Harry, USMC, 45

Gavin, Gen. James A., USA, 242–43

Geiger, Gen. Roy, USMC, 33, 34, 144, 156

Gilnit Patrol, New Britain, 179–83

Graham, Dr. Frank P., 19

Griffith, Lt. Col. Sam, USMC, 121

Gruenther, Gen. Alfred, USA, 355

Guadalcanal, 5, 106, 107, 108–56, 188

Guam, 188, 189

Guiliano, Sgt. Joseph, USMC, 304

Hagaru-ri, Korea, 278–82

Haggerty, Capt. Robert, USMC, 114, 115, 122, 124, 146

Haiti, 20–38

Hall, Col. Newton, USMC, 45

Hall, Col. Robert K., USA, 143

Hamhung, Korea, 267

Han River, Korea, 246, 247–48

Hanneken, Col. Herman, USMC, 36, 100, 108, 130, 131–32, 133, 137, 149–50, 193

Hargett, Lt. Ernest, USMC, 292

Harris, Col. H. D., USMC, 193, 197, 199

Hart, Gen. Franklin A., USMC, 330

Hart, Isabella, 92

Hart, Adm. Thomas C., USN, 92, 209–10

Hawaii, 44–45, 91, 101, 218–21

Hawkins, Lt. Col. Jack, USMC, 226, 234, 246, 247–48, 266, 268–71

Hayes, Lt. James, USMC, 105, 106, 113, 134, 344

Heming, Col. Henry, USMC, 127, 184, 299, 328

Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 106, 109, 123, 128, 133, 149, 156

Hersey, John, 130

Higgins Boats, 121

Higgins, Marguerite, 283

Hill, Col. Walter N., USMC, 23–24

Hirsch, Pvt., USMC, 133, 141

Hodges, Gen. John R., USA, 59

Hoengsang, Korea, 308–9

Holcomb, Gen. Thomas, USMC, 159, 162, 184, 357

Honsowetz, Lt. Col. Russ, USMC, 197, 203

Hope, Bob, 190, 266

Hopkins, Capt. William, USMC, 266–67, 268, 269–70

Hotel Commodore, N.Y.C., 211

Hungnam, Korea, 5, 275, 294, 295–97

Hunt, Capt. George, USMC, 181, 182, 200

Hunt, Col. Leroy P., USMC, 73

Hutchinson, Col. E. L., USMC, 348, 351

Hyakutake, Gen. Harusoyhi, 135

Inchon, Korea, 6, 227–37, 262–63

Jackson, Sgt. Charles R., USMC, 213

Jackson, Gen. Gilder, USMC, 62, 90

Jackson, Stonewall, 14, 66, 327

Jacksonville, N.C., 332

Japanese Troops, in China, 77–78, 93; Guadalcanal, 4th Regt, Sendai Div., 128, 132; 17th Army, 135; 2nd Div., 137; 16th, 29th, and 230th Regts., 145

Jinotega, Nicaragua, 50, 51–70

Johnson, Nelson T., 79–80

Johnston, Eric, 19

Jones, Sgt. Orville, USMC, 3, 225–26, 235, 236, 237, 239, 242, 244, 245, 253, 259, 260, 261, 270, 276, 277, 282, 283, 288, 291, 299–300, 301–2, 306–7, 311, 314, 316, 321, 324, 326, 331, 333, 339

Jordahl, Gen. Russ, USMC, 40, 340

Keaney, Rev. Kevin, 296

Keating, Rev., 245–46

Kelly, Capt. Charles W., Jr., USMC, 123, 124, 125, 146

Kelly, Capt Donald, USMC, 20–22

Kennedy, John F., 338

Keough, Father, USN, 142, 143

Kimpo Airport, Korea, 238, 244

King, Adm. E. J., USN, 44

Knox, Frank, 135

Kobe, Japan, 227–29

Kojo, Korea, 267–71

Korean War, 1–5, 219–21, 222–317

Koto-ri, Korea, 1–5, 277–89

Krueger, Gen. Walter, USA, 163, 170–71, 173

Lanham, Gen. C. T., USA, 334

Lee, Capt Robert E., Jr., 10

Lee, Col. William, USMC, 52–54, 56–57, 68–70, 73–75

Lehman, Herbert F., 338

Lejeune, Gen. John A., USMC, 34, 43, 63

Leslie, Lt. Dale M., USMC, 123, 125

Letcher, Gen. J. S., USMC, 334

Lett, Cpl. C. P., USMC, 293

Linsert, Col. E. E., USMC, 54, 75

Litzenberg, Gen. Homer, USMC, 40, 227, 260, 267, 268, 274, 275, 278, 279, 285

Loomis, Pvt. John, USMC, 207, 209

Lowe, Gen. Frank, USA, 242, 243–44, 256, 338

Lyautey, Sgt. Maj. Napoleon, Gendarmerie d’Haiti, 21, 24, 26–30

Lynch, Thomas, USN, 71, 74

McCray, Capt. Harold, USMC, 306

McDougal, Gen. David, USMC, 50, 52, 54, 72

McDougal, Lt. Col. David, USMC, 176

McKeon, Sgt. Matthew, USMC, 345–51

McMillan, George, 193

McMorris, Adm. C. H., USN, 220

McNulty, Maj. William, USMC, 197

McQueen, Gen. J. C., USMC, 323

MacArthur, Gen. Douglas, USA, 102–3, 171, 188, 223, 227, 230, 239–42, 249, 257, 258, 259, 265, 267

Magruder, Capt. John, USN, 92

Majon-ni, Korea, 267, 273

Malanowski, Sgt. Andy, USMC, 124–25, 128

Malimbiu River, Guadalcanal, 149

Managua, Nicaragua, 48, 54–55

Manila, 91

Mann, Sir Frederick, 84

Manzanares, Sabar, 52

Marshall, Gen. George C., USA, 5, 59–61, 154, 157, 159

Masan, Korea, 298

Maruyama, Gen. Masao, 137

Matanikau River, Guadalcanal, 116, 120, 121, 128, 130

Mather, Maj. John, 180, 181–82

Matthews, Gen. Calvin B., USMC, 55–57, 66

Maxwell, Marilyn, 266

Mead, Gen. Armistead D., USA, 64–65, 289

Metapona River, Guadalcanal, 149

Miller, Gen. J. C., Jr., USMC, 328

Mirebalais, Haiti, 22–23

USS Missouri, 297

Moncada, Pres. José M., 48, 54, 73, 74–75

Moore, Gen. Bryant E., USA, 144, 307

Moore, Capt. Marc, USMC, 332, 340

Moore, Capt Marshall W., USMC, 146

Moratai, 241

Mount Austen, Guadalcanal, 116–20, 122, 126

Mount Martha, Victoria, Australia, 167

Muccio, Ambassador John J., 256

Munro, Douglas, Coxswain, USN, 125

Murfin, Adm. Orin G., USN, 83

Murray, Lt. Col. Ray, USMC, 227, 233, 244, 246, 248, 251, 253, 259, 260, 262, 267, 274, 278, 279, 285

Murray Adm. S. S., USN, 219

Muth, Lt. Lawrence R., USMC, 19–21, 37

Myers, Gen. Jack, USMC, 17

New Britain, 171–72

New Guinea, 170–71

New Orleans, La., 66, 215, 216–17

New River, N. C. See Camp Lejeune

New York City, 211–12

Nicaragua, 46–58, 67–76, 330

Nimitz, Adm. Chester W., USN, 82, 90, 148–49, 195

Noble, Gen. Alfred H., USMC, 212

Noren, Capt. Wes, USMC, 268

Norfolk, Va., 103

Norrish, Sgt. Maj. Robert, USMC, 42, 339, 340

Norstad, Gen. Lauris, USAF, 355

Oklahoma!, 211

Olton, Rev. Robert, 183

O’Neill, Sgt. “Red,” USMC, 147, 185

Ostermann, Maj. E. A., USMC, 23

Owens, Cpl. Harvey, USMC, 270

Paige, Mitchell, USMC, 160, 170

Parent-Teacher Assn., Saluda, Va., 353–54

Parkman, Francis, 19

Parris Island, S.C., 15, 16–18, 344–51

Partridge, Lt. Col. John, USMC, 291

Partridge, Gen. Richard C., USAF, 310

Pate, Gen. R. McC., USMC, 335, 345, 347

Patterson, Frank A., 161

Patton, Gen. George S., USA, 8

Pavuvu, Russell Islands, 184–88, 207, 208

Pearl Harbor, 43–46, 101, 218–21

Peking, China, 77–81

Peleliu, 6, 189, 190–210, 214, 241

Pennington, Sgt. William, USMC, 118, 119, 123, 125, 128, 134, 142, 151

Pensacola, Fla., 43–44

Petree, Cpl. John R., USMC, 237

“Pistol Pete,” 134

Plantier, Lt. George, USMC, 133

Pohang, Korea, 302

Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, 121–25, 131, 163

Portsmouth, Va., Navy Yard, 38–40

Potter, Pvt. Robert, USMC, 145, 146

Pratt, Cpl. Robert, USMC, 4, 304

Pugh, Adm. H. L., USN, 335

Pullen, Thomas G., 12, 18, 36, 187

Puller, Maj. John W., C.S.A., 7, 10–11

Puller, Lewis B. (“Chesty”), affection of troops for, 113, 114, 171, 176–78, 180, 207, 213, 225, 238, 245, 248, 250, 252, 254, 276, 288, 296, 304, 306, 312, 326, 327–28, 331, 334, 339–40, 342–43, 344, 357–59; and Air Force, 308, 310, 318; ancestry and family, 7, 10–11; appearance, 2, 8, 12, 17, 42, 83, 157, 181–82, 202, 204, 211, 224–25, 258–59, 276, 299, 348, 357; as artilleryman, 41–42; use of artillery, 102, 120–21, 139–40, 195, 250–51, 278, 308–9; athletic career, 11–13, 14, 15, 106; and aviation, 33–34, 42–43, 173, 180, 195, 237–38, 242–43, 278, 279, 301, 305–6, 318; and “battle fatigue,” 153, 164; and beer and whisky, 225–26, 252, 256, 285, 288, 299, 314, 319–26, 331–32; boyhood, 7–15; bravery, 1–2, 8, 12, 13, 22–23, 29, 31–32, 50–51, 55–56, 68–69, 73–74, 83–84, 93, 94, 113, 114, 115, 116–18, 142, 175, 176–77, 178, 197, 204, 207–9, 220–21, 237, 245, 253, 281, 288, 301, 305, 321; and Caesar’s Gallic Wars, 12, 110; and camouflage, 96–97, 275–76; casualties inflicted on enemy, 23, 26, 32, 50, 51–52, 70, 71, 74, 119, 122, 130, 145–46, 152, 207, 250, 260–61, 273, 278, 282, 296; casualties of troops, 113, 115–16, 119, 120, 123, 126, 130–31, 145, 146, 152, 197, 198, 202, 203, 206, 235, 241, 247, 260, 268, 273, 279, 282, 289, 293, 296; and chaplains, 2, 133, 142, 171, 183–84, 245–46, 296; and Chinese Army, 78–79, 97, 261, 274–317; clashes with superior officers, 59–61, 70–72, 81, 96–97, 121, 132, 133, 134, 135, 138–39, 142, 154, 162–63, 169–70, 173, 175, 193–94, 196, 197, 199, 201–2, 208–10, 212–13, 214–15, 281, 285, 298, 305, 310, 323, 330, 335–39; and “Command Post exercises,” 166, 186–87; commendations, 49, 51, 92, 146, 154, 212, 219, 220, 303, 328; commissions, 19, 38, 49, 75, 84, 92, 107, 170, 267, 303–4, 329; courtship, 43–44, 57–58, 81, 87–88; criticism of, 54, 92–97, 105, 147, 248, 266, 320–23; criticism of U.S. military equipment, training, policy and leadership, 3, 44–45, 59–66, 77, 80, 81, 84, 95, 99, 101–2, 121, 127, 131, 132–33, 135, 139, 141, 148, 154, 160–65, 171, 175, 178, 182–83, 193–94, 201–2, 212–13, 214–17, 218, 219, 224, 229, 259, 262–63, 265, 272, 273, 274–75, 276–77, 278, 281, 284, 285, 286, 287–88, 289, 298, 299, 302, 303, 305, 309–10, 311, 312–13, 315–16, 318–19, 321, 324, 327, 329, 330, 355–56; decorations, 5, 35, 53–54, 75, 77, 170, 186, 286, 300, 323, 348, (Navy Cross) 1, 5, 54, 71, 86, 146, 154, 170, 189, 239, 248, 302, 325–26, 336, 348; decorations of troops, 128, 146, 155–56, 170, 186, 241, 270, 286; discipline of officers and men, 22–23, 27, 42, 46–47, 82, 86–90, 168–69, 181, 184, 248, 250, 254, 263, 266, 268, 283, 284, 314, 324; as drillmaster, 42; and foreign languages, 20, 50, 79; health, (malaria) 35, 38, 71, 75–76, 83, 166, 184, 190, 202, (operation) 207, 263, 271–72, 297, 311, 315, (“stroke”) 332–39; horsemanship, 77, 81–82; hunting and trapping, 9–10, 343; and Japanese Army and Navy, 77–78, 93, 94, 97, 113, 114–51, 159–60, 163, 173–78, 197–205; letters, (to Gen. T. Holcomb) 184; (to Thomas G. Pullen) 35, 36, 187; (to Virginia E. Puller) 81, 88, 94, 95, 103–4, 106–7, 128, 178, 187, 189, 190, 206, 207, 231–32, 261–63, 264, 271–72, 280–81, 286–88, 289, 295, 298, 300, 301, 302–3, 314, 336–37; (to Dr. Edward Smith) 207–8; and marksmanship, 9, 10, 17, 25, 33, 45–47, 50, 51, 56, 60–61, 62, 63, 82, 119, 148, 159, 163, 218, 224, 271; marriage, 89; military theories, 32, 46, 55, 59, 60–61, 66, 78, 81, 83, 85, 95, 97, 99, 101, 132, 135, 148, 154, 157–67, 185–86, 196–97, 207–8, 214, 215–16, 230–31, 245, 249, 257, 262, 271–72, 273, 281, 285, 286, 286–87, 296, 303, 310, 314, 315–16, 317; modesty, 83–84, 107, 126–27, 168–69, 202, 224–25, 240, 248, 276, 304, 339; and morale of troops, 3–6, 97–98, 100, 104–5, 106, 107, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118–19, 126–27, 130, 134, 142, 146–47, 148, 152–54, 155, 156–67, 169, 176–77, 207, 209–10, 218–19, 222–26, 229, 230–31, 233, 238, 246, 252, 254, 256, 263, 266, 268, 270, 271, 272–73, 276, 288, 293, 296, 297, 300, 303, 304, 309, 311, 319, 323, 325, 331–32; nicknames, 5, 67, 255, 271–72; and North Korean troops, 235, 237, 248–55; physical endurance, 3, 25, 77–78, 102, 104–5, 177, 204, 262, 271–72, 290, 297, 315; and the press, 54, 67, 75, 131–32, 158–59, 204, 208–9, 216, 240, 249–50, 283, 318–23, 341; and prisoners of war, 165; reading habits, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17–18, 85, 91, 189, 209, 327, 343; and religion, 94, 178, 187, 206, 290, 295, 300, 323; reputation, 2, 4, 5, 6, 52, 54, 56, 57, 61, 66, 67, 75, 83, 84, 85, 86, 90, 92, 94, 98, 100, 102, 105, 106, 109, 115, 144, 147, 148, 149–51, 154, 158, 159, 160, 161, 166–67, 180, 188, 205, 207–10, 213, 219, 220, 239, 254, 266, 288, 296, 299, 300–1, 302, 307, 313, 314, 325, 328, 330, 333–34, 341, 344, 348, 352, 354, 357–59; on reserve troops, 177; commands reserves, 215, 222 ff.; retirement, 336–41 ff.; as scholar, 12, 13, 14, 40–41, 43–44, 61–66; sense of humor, 1, 13, 40, 45, 57, 62, 84, 87, 89, 98, 100, 108, 148, 150–51, 185, 217, 221, 236, 257, 258, 260, 261, 266, 271, 281, 312, 326, 331, 333; on Springfield rifle, 16–17, 148, 159, 185; on staff officers, 215–16, 218, 274–75, 356; tactics, 4, 19, 22–23, 25–26, 30–31, 50, 51, 52, 53–54, 56, 64–65, 68–69, 100, 118–19, 121–25, 131, 137–38, 139–44, 172, 173, 175, 197–206, 233–55, 278–90, 291, 308–9; and tanks, use of, 174, 248, 253–54, 291, 308; tenderness, 91, 98, 103, 105–6, 107, 128, 146–47, 163, 202, 273, 286, 290, 301, 320; tolerance, 179; troop training, 24–25, 33, 45, 82, 85–86, 88, 89–90, 96–107, 110, 113–14, 116, 126–27, 169, 186–87, 212–15, 222–26, 314, 319, 325, 331, 348–50, 353; and U.S. Army, 1–2, 13, 65, 134, 157–67, 182, 219, 229, 230, 256, 257, 258–60, 262–63, 273, 274–75, 284, 290–91, 304, 305, 306–7, 309, 310, 311, 312–13; USMC assignments, (summary) 6, (enlists) 15, (Parris Island, S.C.) 15–18, (Quantico, Va.) 18–19, (machine gun school) 19, (commissioned 2nd Lt.) 19, (discharged) 19, (Gendarmerie d’Haiti) 20–38, (first combat) 22–23, (Portsmouth, Va.) 38–41, (Basic School, Phila., Pa.) 40–41, (10th Artillery) 41–42, (drill detachment instructor) 42–43, (Pensacola) 43–44, (Pearl Harbor) 44–47, (Nicaragua 46–48, 67–76, (Fort Benning, Ga.) 59–66, (Peking, China) 77–82, (USS Augusta) 82–85, (Basic School instructor) 85–90, (USS Augusta) 91–92, (Shanghai, 4th Marines) 93–95, (1st Bn., 7th Marines, Camp Lejeune) 95–156, (Samoa) 103–07, (Guadalcanal) 108–56, (“Chautauqua” tour) 157–67, (Australia, exec., 7th Marines) 168, (Cape Gloucester) 171–79, (Peleliu, commander, 1st Marines) 190–210, (Camp Lejeune, training regiment) 212–15, (New Orleans, reserve duty) 211–17, (Pearl Harbor, barracks duty) 218–21, (Korean War, commander, 1st Marines) 222–304, (assistant commander, 1st Division) 302–7, (commander, 1st Division) 307–10, (assistant commander, 1st Division) 310, (Camp Pendleton, Calif., 3rd Brigade) 316–28, (Coronado, Calif., Troop Training Unit) 328–31, (commander, 2nd Division) 331–39, (deputy commander, Camp Lejeune) 339, (retired) 340; and war dogs, 214–15; wounds, 82, 150–51, 207

Puller, Lewis B., Jr., 213, 263, 281, 303–4, 320, 343

Puller, Martha Leigh, 213, 320

Puller, Matthew M., 7–9

Puller, Mrs. Matthew M., 9–11, 14

Puller, Samuel D., 9, 11, 57, 187–88

Puller, Virginia Evans, 43–44, 57, 76, 81, 85, 87–88, 89, 90, 91, 103, 157, 163, 209, 212, 220–21, 267, 319, 332, 342, 359

Puller, Virginia McCandlish, 92–93, 157, 212, 217, 267, 271, 319, 343, 355–56

Pusan, Korea, 223, 227, 239, 265

Pyongyang, Korea, 265

Quigg, H. D., 250

Rabaul, 170, 172

Radford, Adm. Arthur W., USN, 330

Raysbrook, Sgt. Robert, USMC, 121–24, 128

Reader’s Digest, 238

Reeder, Lt. Col. Russel P., Jr. USA, 154

Reeves, Maj. W.C., USMC, 226, 240, 247, 250, 256, 297

Rhee, Syngman, 257, 259

Ribbon Creek, S.C., 345–51

Richmond, Va., 8, 10, 11, 15, 320–21

Rickert, Lt. Col. Robert, USMC, 226, 277, 286, 301

Ridge, Lt. Col. Thomas, USMC, 226, 234, 244, 251, 267, 274, 280

Ridgway, Gen. Matthew B., USA, 298–99, 301

Robertshaw, Ben, 86

Rockey, Gen. K. E., USMC, 357

Rodgers, Capt. Robert J., USMC, 146

Rogers, Capt. Otho, USMC, 105, 107, 120, 122–23, 163

Ross, Lt. Col. Richard, USMC, 196, 203

Rowe, Pvt. William, USMC, 114

Rowland, Pvt. Richard, USMC, 177

Ruffner, Gen. Clark, USA, 274

Rupertus, Gen. William, USMC, 19, 149, 173, 175, 187, 189, 191, 192

Sabol, Lt. Col. Stephen, USMC, 197

Sacasa, Juan Batista, 73

Saipan, 191

Saluda, Va., 6, 101, 157, 209–11, 319, 342, 353, 354, 355, 358

Samoa, 103–7

Sandia Air Force Base, New Mexico, 327

San Diego, Calif., 6, 222, 226

Sandino, Gen. César A., 48, 52, 68–69

Savo Island, Guadalcanal, 152

Scheyer, Gen. William, USMC, 335

Schmuck, Lt. Col. Donald, USMC, 271, 276, 278, 281, 289

Schuster, Dr. Lawrence, 107, 113, 123, 124, 125

Scott, Adm. Norman, USN, 133, 152

Selden, Col. Taylor, USMC, 187, 201–2

Seoul, Korea, 238, 241, 249–61

Seversky, Alexander de, 238

Sevier, Maj. Charles B., USMC, 347–48

Shanghai, China, 92–94

Shepherd, Gen. Lemuel C., Jr., USMC, 174, 176, 271, 327–28, 335, 336, 338, 340, 357

Sheppard, Sgt. Maj. Frank, USMC, 139, 142, 150–51, 152, 156, 187, 197, 205

Sherman, Col. Paul D., USMC, 337

Shoemaker, H. W., 351–52

Shoup, Gen. David, USMC, 357

Sims, Col. A. L., USMC, 130

Sitter Capt. Carl, USMC, 282

Skoczylas, Maj. Joseph, USMC, 176

Smith College, 353

Smith, Dr. Edward L., Jr., 97, 98, 99, 101, 103, 104, 107, 110, 113, 133, 146, 147, 152, 207

Smith, Gen. Julian, USMC, 56–57, 357

Smith, Gen. Oliver P., USMC, 62, 65, 184, 185, 193, 194, 199, 203, 206, 222, 223, 227, 242, 249, 250, 257, 259, 263, 267, 269, 271, 274, 280, 282, 285, 289, 296, 302, 304, 307, 334, 338, 341

Smith, Gen. Walter Bedell, USA, 59

Snedeker, Gen. Edward, USMC, 113, 294, 332, 356

Sobel, W. O. Harold, USMC, 236

Sohn, Adm. Won Yil, 257

Sommers, Martin, 80

Soochow Creek, 94

Sosa, Korea, 244

South Korean Marines, 237, 313–14

Sporrer, Chaplain Otto, USMC, 254

Stafford, Capt. Jack, USMC, 105, 114–15

Stevenson, Maj. Nikolai, USMC, 182, 197

Stiles, Capt. Ray, USMC, 237, 297

Stilwell, Gen. Joseph W., USA, 59, 84

Struble, Adm. Arthur D., USN, 239

Suicide Creek, Cape Gloucester, 174–75

Sullavan, Margaret, 211

Sutter, Lt. Col. Allan, USMC, 226, 234, 244, 246, 247, 267, 278, 294, 305

Taegu, Korea, 310

Tarawa, 191, 195

Tassafaronga, Guadalcanal, 137

Thomason, Col. John R., USMC, 80, 85

Tides Inn, Va., 343

Time magazine, 204, 208, 209

Tokyo, Japan, 265, 274, 275, 307, 316

Torrey, Gen. Philip, USMC, 97

Treadwell, Maj. James, USMC, 233, 236, 238, 247, 267

Truman, Harry S., 220, 242, 243–44, 257, 265, 287, 323

Tsingtao, China, 92

Turkish Troops, Korea, 339

Turnage, Gen. Hal, USMC, 86, 87

Twining, Col. Merrill, USMC, 113

Upham, Adm. F. B., USN, 82, 83

U.S. Army: 1st Cav. Regt., 312; 31st Regt., 282; 2nd Division, 308, 309–10; 3rd Division, 274; 7th Division, 274, 301; 81st Division, 191, 206; Americal Division, 134, 142–43, 148–49; IX Corps, (Korea) 307; X Corps, (Korea) 247, 250, 256, 262–63, 274, 285, 305

U.S. Marines: 1st Division, (World War II) 106, 109, 152, 155, 171, (Korea) 1–4, 222–317; Japanese fear of, 171; Communists’ fear of, 230, 309, 326, 327–28, 356–59; 1st Regt., 1–4, 173, (Puller commands) 185–206, 222–305, (speech to) 305; A Company, (Peleliu) 205, (Korea) 237, 267; B Company, (Peleliu) 203, (Korea) 268; C Company, (Korea) 268; E Company, (Peleliu) 205, (Korea) 256, 278; F Company, (Peleliu) 205; G Company, (Peleliu) 205; H Company, 235, 280; I Company, (Korea) 252, 276, 280–81; K Company, (Peleliu) 200–1; 2nd Regt., 223; 5th Regt., 117, 120, 126, 153–54, 173, 174, 191, 198, 200, 228, 237, 244, 246, 255, 256, 260, 279, 293; 7th Regt., 95–156, 173–74, 191, 199, 227, 260, 274, 275, 279, 293; 1st Bn., 95–156; F Company, 201; 8th Regt., 149; 2nd Division, (Puller commands) 330–39; 3rd Brigade, 316, 321, 324–25, 328; 1st Raider Bn., 116, 126, 162; 1st Division Association Reunions, 326, 327–28, 356–59

Vandegrift, Gen. A. A., USMC, 38, 106, 108, 113, 128, 132, 137, 145, 154, 170, 213, 214, 215–16

Venn, Diggory, 211–12

Virginia Military Institute, 9, 14–15, 59, 241

Voice of the Turtle, The, 211

Walt, Gen. Lewis, USMC, 88, 91, 115, 176, 202

Warner, Lt. Gordon, USMC, 91

War Production Board, 160

Waters, Adm. O. D., USN, 84

Wayt, Capt. James, USMC, 18, 42

Weaver, Buck, USMC, 34

Weber, Maj. John C., USMC, 151, 173

West Point, Va., 7–13, 44

Whaling, Lt. Col. William, USMC, 129, 130, 133

White, Cpl. Gerald, USMC, 98, 105, 114, 145, 146

Williams, Capt. Bruce F., USMC, 249

Williams, Lewis Catlett, 320

Willoughby, Gen. Chas., USA, 59, 274

Winterberg, Cpl. W. B., USMC, 179–80

Wolmi-do, Korea, 230

Wonsan, Korea, 261, 266, 267, 270, 271

Wood, Percy, 240

Worster, Lt. Lyle, USMC, 231, 284, 291

Wray, Capt. Robert, USMC, 248, 253, 268, 289

Wright, Gen. E. K., USA, 61, 239

Yalu River, Korea, 267, 274

Yongchon, Korea, 302

Yongdong-po, Korea, 240, 246, 270

Yudam-ni, 278–79