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
Asias, Peleliu, 201
Bailey, Maj. Kenneth, USMC, 121
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
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
Corley, Capt. Clarence, USMC, 280
Cornely, Sgt. Robert, USMC, 106, 144, 288
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
Ezell, Maj. Don, USMC, 276
Fasrell, Col. E. J., USMC, 108
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Malanowski, Sgt. Andy, USMC, 124–25, 128
Malimbiu River, Guadalcanal, 149
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
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
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
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
Tassafaronga, Guadalcanal, 137
Thomason, Col. John R., USMC, 80, 85
Tides Inn, Va., 343
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
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
Yongchon, Korea, 302
Yongdong-po, Korea, 240, 246, 270
Yudam-ni, 278–79