If not otherwise identified, vessels are American.
ABDA Command, 12, 18, 196, 230; formation of, 10–11; dissolution of, 32, 50, 243
ABDAFLOAT: formation of, 11; commanders, 11, 41n, 200n; at Battle of Java Sea, 19, 20, 200–201, 242; at Makasar Strait, 40, 41, 265; at Balikpapan, 151; tries to prevent Java landing, 273
ABDAIR, 10
ABDARM, 10
Admiral Halstead (freighter), 94
Air Force, Royal Australian, 182, 190, 192
Akers, Anthony B., 71, 74, 76, 82
Alden (DD-211), 38, 39, 220, 302; at Battle of Java Sea, 20, 41, 206, 219
Alpad, Arasid, 129
Amahai (Ceram), 177–78
Ambon (Amboina Island): ABDA seadrome base, 120, 121, 150; as haven, 141, 145; occupied by Japanese, 172, 173, 176, 180, 184
Antrim, R. H., 224
Army, Australian: soldiers escaping Ceram, 176–82
Army, Japanese: Indochina landings, 3, 5, 6; Malaya landing, 8; Philippine landings, 10, 26
Army, Philippine, 133
Army, U.S.: Far East command, 7, 182; Air Force in Java, 166; Air Corps, 229, 230, 237, 238, 257–58. See also Far East Air Force
Asagumo (destroyer, Japanese), 20, 23
Asami Maru (transport, Japanese), 156
Asashio (destroyer, Japanese), 41
Asheville (PG-21), 52, 55, 56, 273, 303; disappears, 43, 55, 277, 279
Ashigara (heavy cruiser, Japanese), 44
Ashihara (heavy cruiser, Japanese), 43
Asiatic Fleet: historical overview, 3, 4, 7–8, 9, 11, 12, 298; composition, 8, 12, 24, 37, 299–304; compared to Japanese fleet, 8; individual histories mentioned throughout
Asiatic Station, 4
Augusta (CA-31), 250
Australia: received remnants of Asiatic Fleet, 11–12, 182–83, 295–96; convoyed troops to Timor, 18; attacked at Darwin, 19, 40, 93–95, 184, 194; naval facilities, 30. See also individual cities
Australian Army. See Army, Australian
Aylward, T. C., 300
Bacon, B. E., 301
Balikpapan (Borneo), 151, 152, 153, 260–61
Balikpapan, Battle of, 16, 40, 151–57
Bali Strait, 219–20
Banda Sea, 172
Bandung Strait, Battle of, 40–41
Bankert (destroyer, Dutch), 197
Bantam Bay (Java), 272
Bantam Bay, Battle of, 212–18
Barker (DD-213), 15, 31, 38, 302; in battle of Flores Sea, 40, 197
Barron, E. J., 193
Bataan (Philippines), 6, 10, 27, 57, 72, 281; defended by “Navy Battalion,” 101, 103–4, 107–8
Battery Gillespie, 57
Battleship Row, 7
Batu Batu, 132–33
Bean (Aviation Machinist’s Mate), 175
Bercier, Lyle Joseph, 290, 296
Bermingham, John M., 88–92, 94–95
Binanga Bay, Battle of, 65–68
Binford, Thomas H., 41, 270, 302
Binkley, Philip Martin, 290, 296
Bittern (AM-36), 35, 60, 304; bombed at Cavite Navy Yard, 61, 85, 87, 257
Black Hawk (AD-9), 31, 38, 39, 43, 299
Blair, Clay, Jr., 33n
Blinn, Welford C., 302; attempts escape from Java, 219, 221, 223, 224; scuttles ship, 44, 225; adrift in Java Sea, 226, 227; captured by Japanese, 228
Boise (CL-47), 5, 9, 13, 15, 299; after Cavite Navy Yard bombing, 260, 261; at Battle of Balikpapan, 16, 151, 152
Bondoc (Philippines), 288, 289
Borneo, 138–39, 153. See also individual cities
Bounder Roads, 264
Bounds, Dave W., 127, 130, 133, 136
Bratingham, Henry J., 82
Bridget, Francis J., 102–3, 104
Brilliantes, Fernando, 125–26, 129, 131, 132
Brisbane (Australia), 182
British Far East Fleet, 6
British Naval Liaison Office, 196
Britt, J. W., 303
Brooke, G. M., 303
Brown, Ira, 127, 129, 133, 136
Buass, Marion H., 251, 254, 255, 262, 271, 274
Buck, Howard L., 118
“Buda,” 215–16
Bulkeley, John D.: commander MTB Squadron 3, 63, 303; action in Manila Bay, 64, 68–69; action in Binanga Bay, 65–68; action in Subic Bay, 69, 71, 72; evacuates MacArthur, 73, 74, 76; evacuates President Quezon, 76–78; action in Cebu, 78–79, 81, 82
Bull, Richard, 172–75
Bulmer (DD-222), 38, 273, 302; in Battle of Flores Sea, 197; damaged, 31–32, 40
Burnside, J. L., 301
Buru Island, 172
Callaghan, J. A., 301
Campbell, Duncan A., 122
Canopus (AS-9), 109, 299; on China Station, 96; in Manila Bay, 9, 10, 26, 85, 96–98; in Mariveles, 27, 29, 98–110; tender duties, 25, 28, 70, 100–102; scuttled, 29, 35, 110–11
Carpender, Arthur S., 12
Catabalogan (Samar), 289
Catlett, W. J., 95
Cavite Navy Yard (Philippines), 25, 251, 257; destroyed by Japanese, 8, 25, 85–87, 98 256–59
Cebu (Philippines), 289
Celebes Island, 152, 153, 158, 242
Celis, J., Jr., 133
Ceram (East Indies), 172, 176, 177–79
Chappell, L. H., 300
Chapple, Wreford G. (“Moon”), 113–19, 300
Chiang Kai-Shek, 3
Childs (AVD-1), 30, 47, 49, 51, 303
China Patrol, South, 250
Christmas Island, 237
City of Manchester (merchantman, British), 61
Clark Field (Philippines), 97, 255
Clark, Francis E., 45
Clark, Ralph William, 290, 296
Cleland, “Dad,” 78
Coe, J. W., 300
Coley, L. E., 302
Collingsworth (freighter), 271–73
Connelly, J. A., 300
Cooper, J. E., 302
Corregidor: retreat to, 10, 27, 110; supply of, 33, 187; battle of, 6, 56–57, 71, 99, 107–8; retreat from, 29, 72–74, 284–96; fall of, 12, 284
Corregidor (inter-island steamer, Philippines), 64
Cox, George E., Jr., 71, 76, 79, 82
Cucinello, Nicholas George, 290, 296
Cusack (Radioman Third Class), 174–76, 177
Daniel, T. S., 303
Darwin (Australia): submarine base, 29–31; bombing of, 40, 50, 93–95, 184, 194; as refuge, 295–96
Davis, Frank A., 35–36
Davison, T. W., 304
Dawley, Jack B., 122, 126–28, 130–40 passim
DeLong, Edward G., 66, 67–68, 69, 70
DeLude, Joe, 162
Dempsey, James C., 25, 275, 276, 300
Den Pesar airfield, 238
Department of Navy. See Navy Department
Department of State. See State Department
Department of War. See War Department
De Ruyter (light cruiser, Dutch): in Flores Sea, 16, 197; in Java Sea, 19, 20, 21, 158, 200, 202, 204–6, 209, 265; at Bandung Strait, 41
DeSanty (Dutch controller), 149
Destroyer Division 57, 39, 302
Destroyer Division 58, 261, 302
Destroyer Division 59, 259, 302
Destroyer Squadron 29: 37–46, 301–2; at Balikpapan, 16, 151, 152, 219
Deucalion (merchantmen, British), 270
Dewey Floating Dry Dock, 108
Dial, N. M., 303
Dias (customs agent), 136–37
Digas (Luzon, Philippines), 288
Divoll, Lawrence E., 235
Dominador (Judge), 136
Don Isadore (steamer), 187–88
Doorman, Karel: in Flores Sea, 197; at Makasar Strait, 40, 159, 265; at Bandung Strait, 40; in Java Sea, 19, 21, 41, 200, 203–10 passim
Doyle, Walter E., 28
Dugasan, Idris, 130
Dugasan, Iman Lakibul, 130
Durban (cruiser), 269
Eccles, Henry E., 21, 220, 302
Edsall (DD-219), 38, 39, 302; sinks Japanese submarine, 40; in Java Sea, 231, 232; rescues Langley survivors, 43, 61, 234, 235, 237; destroyed, 43, 240
Electra (destroyer, British), 19, 20, 205, 206
Encounter (destroyer, British): in Java Sea, 19, 21, 205, 206; rescues Kortenaer survivors, 208; at Sunda Strait, 44, 219, 220–23; sunk, 223, 228
Exeter (heavy cruiser, British), 222; in Java Sea, 19, 20–21, 200, 201, 202–6; at Sunda Strait, 44, 219, 220–21; sunk, 228
Fado Island (East Indies), 294
Far East Air Force, 7, 8, 49, 97, 112. See also Army, U.S.
Ferrall, W. E., 300
Ferriter, Charles A., 39, 60, 86–87, 258, 304
Finch (AM-9), 54, 55, 60, 61, 304
Fletcher, Robert C., 113
Florence D (merchant ship), 187–89
Flores, R. L., 133
Flores Sea, Battle of, 152, 159–63, 197
Fort Dundas, 187
Fort Hughes, 57, 281, 282–83, 284
Fortune Island (Philippines), 285, 286
Fred Morris (merchantman), 28. See also Otus
Freeman, C. L., 301
Freemantle (Australia), 171, 240, 279
Fryman, G. A., 91
“Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast.” See Houston
Gelarins (Dutch sailor), 168
Giang Seng (merchantman, British), 269
Glassford, William A., Jr.: heads Yangtze Patrol, 6, 52, 53–55; heads Task Force 5, 6, 10, 299; as ComSoWesPac, 11, 12, 264, 270, 272–73; relationship with ABDA Command, 230; in Sulu Sea, 15–16; at Balikpapan, 151–52, 260, 261, 262; in Java, 237, 238, 240; retreat from Java, 11–12, 30, 31, 32, 50, 240, 274–75
Goggins, William B., 159–71 passim
Gold Star (transport), 261
Goodall, Henry W. (“Hap”), 103, 105, 106
Goodhue, Arthur A., 168
Gough, William V., 124, 129–30, 133
Grant, E., 303
Green, Billy E., 91
Gregory, J. W., 299
Gustafson, Arthur L., 88
Haguro (heavy cruiser, Japanese), 44
Hall, Earl B., 126
Hamilo Cove (Philippines), 285–86
Hamlin, Harold S., Jr., 211
Harbin, E. C., 118
Hargrave, William, 173–83 passim
Harris, Andrew E., 53
Harris, G. L., 301
Hart, Thomas C., 3–10, 9, 299; secret conference, 6–7, 38–39; commands ABDAFLOAT, 10–11, 12; relieved of command, 12, 19, 41n, 269; in China, 3; in Manila Bay, 3–10, 26–29, 98, 251–52, 254, 255; at Battle of Balikpapan, 151, 152; in Java, 10, 164, 263; assesses Darwin, 31; on Houston, 19; on submarines, 10, 26, 32–33; on destroyers, 7, 37; directs PatWing 10, 48; directs gunboats, 52–53, 54; directs Isabel, 251–52, 254, 258–59, 263
Harukaze (destroyer, Japanese), 23
Hastings, Burden R., 120–21, 122
Hawes, Richard E., 35, 87, 258, 299
Head, George William, 290, 296
Headhunters, 180–81
Helfrich, Conrad E. L.: appointed ABDAFLOAT commander, 11, 41n, 200n; policy on Java, 19, 21, 41, 200; responsibility for Bali operation, 41n; jurisdiction over U.S. Navy, 230
Heron (AVP-2), 47, 48, 49, 51, 143, 303; battle in Molucca Sea, 141–45
Hibbs, W., 303
Hila (Amboina Island), 174,175–76, 177
Hinds, Claud J., Jr., 234
Hoeffel, Kenneth M., 56–57, 303
Holland (AS-3), 25, 299; in Philippines, 28, 85; ordered to East Indies, 10, 26, 98, 259; sent to Darwin, 29–30; rerouted to Java, 31; in Makasar harbor, 261
Holley, G. M., 300
Homma, Masaharu, 284
Hopkins (American in Java), 168
Horai Mara (passenger-cargo ship, Japanese), 23
Horn Island (Australia), 182
Houlihan, John L., 77
Houston (CA-30), 6, 13, 14, 15, 250, 299; in Flores Sea, 16, 40, 158–60, 163, 164, 197–99, 265; off Darwin, 18–19, 93; at Balikpapan, 151, 152, 260, 262; in Java, 19–21, 199–211, 261; at Sunda Strait, 22, 44, 195–97, 211–18
Hurd, K. C., 301
Hurst, A. M., 301
Hurt, David A., 35, 242–44, 247, 248–49; 301
Hyland, John J., 120–21
I-24 (submarine, Japanese), 40
Imamura, Hitoshi, 22
Indomitable (aircraft carrier, British), 5
Isabel (PY-10), 59, 250, 279–80, 304; in China, 250–51; in Philippines, 85, 251–59; ordered to Java, 259–74; retreat from Java, 43, 167, 231n, 274–79
Jackobson (Ensign), 51
Jacobs, T. D., 301
Jamdena Island (East Indies), 172
Janssens (inter-island vessel, Dutch), 168–71
Japan, 3, 5, 6; invades Malaya, 8, 48; attacks Pearl Harbor, 7; takes Singapore, 11; attacks Philippines, 8, 9, 10, 26, 85–87, 97–99, 112; Bali landing, 31; Java landings, 11, 19, 20–21, 32, 43, 44, 50, 243
Japanese Army. See Army Japanese
Japanese Navy. See Navy, Japanese
Java: Dutch naval base, 8; ABDAFLOAT headquarters, 10, 158; invaded by Japanese, 11, 19, 32, 44, 269–70, 274; fall of, 12, 165–69, 178
Java (light cruiser, Dutch), 19, 20, 21, 41, 200, 202–6, 209
Java Sea, Battle of: breaks ABDAFLOAT Command, 11, 43, 219, 274; ABDA tactics, 19–20; events, 20–21, 41, 242; effect on Dobo, 179; role of Houston, 201–11
Jesus, Mr., 131
John D. Edwards (DD-216), 302; ordered to Singapore, 39; in Flores Sea, 40, 197; in Java, 20, 21, 41, 45, 206; retreat from Java, 219, 220, 270
JohnD. Ford (DD-228), 154, 302; in Manila, 38, 259; action at Balikpapan, 40, 152–56; in Java Sea, 20, 41, 206; retreat from Java, 219, 220
Jolo, 120–40
Jupiter (destroyer, British), 19, 205, 206, 208
Kelly, Robert B., 68, 71, 74, 75, 79–82 passim
King, Ernest J., 240–41
Kinu (light cruiser, Japanese), 23
Koivisto, Martin M., 88
Kondo, Nobutake, 184
Kortenaer (destroyer, Dutch), 20, 204, 206, 208
Kuretake Maru (transport, Japanese), 156
Kur Island (East Indies), 293–94
Kurusu, Saburo, 6
Lamb, R. S., 300
Landers, Paul H., 123–24, 129, 130
Langley (AV-3), 47, 229, 236, 303; ordered out of Manila, 10, 261; in Sulu Sea, 15; in Malay barrier islands, 49; in Java Sea, 50, 61, 229–37, 240; assisted by Pecos and Edsall, 43, 237, 274
Langley, Samuel Pierpoint, 229
Lark (AM-21), 43, 55, 60–61, 273, 304
Leonard, Leland E., 234–35
Levitt, Herbert, 215
Light, James D., 77
Lillian Luckenbach (freighter), 265–66
Lingayen Gulf (Philippines), 112–19
Lombok Strait, 223
Looc Cove (Philippines), 286
Luband Islands (Philippines), 286
Lucker, N., 300
Luzon (PR-7), 6, 53–58 passim, 58, 303
MacArthur, Douglas, 6–7, 26, 38; declares Manila open city, 10, 98; escapes from Corregidor, 72–76
McConnell, Robert P., 230, 231–37, 240–41, 303
McGlone, L. G., 302
Mack, William P., 156
McKinney, E. B., 301
McKnight, John R., Jr., 35, 300
McLawhorn, Evern C., 126, 127, 129, 133, 138
Maher, Arthur L., 13, 201, 206
Makasar, 261–62
Makasar Strait, 16, 151, 152, 153, 156, 197
Malacaban Island (Philippines), 287
Manado (Celebes Island), 92, 146, 147
Manees, L. J., 302
Mangoli Island, 149
Manila: as U.S. headquarters, 1, 4, 9; marines arrive, 4, 6; attacked by Japan, 10, 25, 26–27, 98; declared open city, 26, 98
Manila Bay, 10, 250–53 passim, 255–59, 281–84 passim
Marblehead (CL-12), 13, 15, 17, 299; in Balikpapan, 16, 38, 151, 152, 153, 261; damaged in Flores Sea, 16, 40, 197, 198; in Java, 31, 158,159–64, 265
Marine Corps, in Philippines, 6
Mariveles Bay, 98–99, 102–3, 107–8
Mayo Maru (transport, Japanese), 114
Meeker, Jack Forest, Jr., 290, 297
Meigs (transport), 18, 94, 194
Melbourne (Australia), 182, 183
Melville, HMAS (Australian naval base), 30
Melville Island (Australia), 187, 295
Merauke (New Guinea), 179, 182
Michishio (destroyer, Japanese), 41
Mindanao (PR-8), 53–58 passim, 287, 303
Molly Moore (schooner), 253
Molucca Sea, 141, 146, 147, 150
Moorer, Thomas H., 184–94
Morgan, E. V. St. J., 223
Moros, 125, 126–27, 128, 130–31, 133
Morotai Island (Philippines), 292
Morrill, John H., 282–96, 290, 304
Mosley, W. H., 184–91
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3, 63–82, 106, 303
Muller (Aviation Machinist’s Mate Second Class), 174–76, 177
Mumma, M. C., Jr., 300
Mundos. See Moros
Myoko (heavy cruiser, Japanese), 44
Nachi (heavy cruiser, Japanese), 44
Nachi-class heavy cruisers, 201
Nagumo, Chuichi, 55
Naka (light cruiser, Japanese), 156
Nasugb (Philippines), 286
Natsushio (destroyer, Japanese), 25
Navy, Japanese: 5, 6, 8, 22, 157
Navy, U.S., headquarters, 182–83
Navy Department, 4, 5, 5–6, 11, 28, 29, 38
Neal, E. T., 302
Nelson (Radioman First Class), 174–83 passim
Neptuna (ammunition ship, British), 94
New, W. A., 301
New Guinea, 179–82
Newquist, Ralph Waldo, 290, 297
Newsom, J., 299
Nichols Field (Philippines), 97
Nix, J. J., 302
Nomura, Kichisaburo, 6
Oahu (PR-6), 53–58 passim, 303
Oldendorf, Jesse B., 45–46
Oliver (Chief Aviation Machinist’s Mate), 173, 175
Olongapo (Philippines), 72, 285
147th Field Artillery (U.S.), 18
148th Field Artillery (U.S.), 18
Opan Shipbuilding & Slipway Corporation, 78
Oshio (destroyer, Japanese), 41
Otus (AS-20), 25, 28, 31, 299; bombed at Cavite Navy Yard, 257; ordered to East Indies, 10, 26, 98, 259, 261
Palembang (Sumatra), 263
Palliser, Arthur F. E., 11, 50, 220
Parker, E. N., 302
Parrott (DD-218), 302; ordered to Tarakan, 38; action at Balikpapan, 40, 152, 155–56; in Java, 45, 270, 273; retreat from Java, 43
Patrol Wing 10, 47–48, 51, 302–3; served by Langley, 229; in Philippines, 4–5, 9, 48–49, 72; patrols Indochina, 59; at Jolo, 120–40; ordered to East Indies, 10, 26, 112; in Molucca Sea, 146–49; in Java, 49–50; from Saumlakki Bay, 172–83; evacuates Glassford, 12, 50
Paul Jones (DD-230), 37, 42, 301; in Sulu Sea, 15; ordered to Tarakan, 38, 259; disabled at Makasar, 262–63; at Balikpapan, 40, 152, 155, 156; in Java Sea, 20, 41, 206; retreat from Java, 219, 220
Payne, John Walker, 251–79 passim, 304
Pearl Harbor, attack on, 7
Peary (DD-226), 95, 302; damaged in collision, 38, 85; saved at Cavite Navy Yard, 39, 60, 85–88, 257, 258; ordered to Java, 88–92, 141; ordered to Darwin, 18, 92; sunk at Darwin, 40, 43, 93–95. 194
Pecos (AC-6), 10, 15, 273, 303; retreat from Java, 165, 237, 274; sunk, 234n, 238–39
Peirse, Richard E. C., 10
Peking, 4
Perch (SS-176), 35, 242–49, 246, 301
Percifield, W. E., 300
Permit (SS-178), 72–76 passim, 152, 301
Perth (light cruiser, Australian), 213, in Battle of Java Sea, 19, 20, 21, 203, 206, 207; in Java, 22, 200; retreat from Java, 44, 195, 209, 210, 212–13
Pettit, Robert L., 124–25
Philippines, defended by U.S. submarines, 25. See also individual place names
Pickerel (SS-177), 301
Piet Hein (destroyer, Dutch), 41, 197
“Pigboats,” 24
Pigeon (ASR-6), 25, 54, 55, 299; in Philippines, 26, 28, 85, 100, 257; rescue work, 61, 87, 258; scuttled, 29, 35–36
Pillsbury (DD-227), 302; damaged in collision, 38, 85; at Cavite Navy Yard, 38, 39, 86, 257; at Balikpapan, 40; in Java, 45, 270; retreat from Java, 45, 273, 274. 279
Piru (Ceram), 177
Pittsburgh (CA-70), 250
Pope (DD-225), 226, 302; in Manila, 38, 259; at Balikpapan, 40, 152, 155, 156, 219; repaired in Java, 219; retreat from Java, 21, 44, 219–28
Porpoise (SS-172), 301
Port Lamon (Mindanao, Philippines), 291–92
Port Mar (transport), 18
Pound, H. C., 302
Pratt, J. L., 303
President Harrison (passenger liner), 6
Prince of Wales (battleship, British), 5, 7, 8, 39
Pryce, R. F., 301
PT-32, 63, 64, 65, 70–71. 74–75
Quail (AM-15), 60, 61, 281–83, 304
Quinaux, K. E., 91
Rankin, Raid Ortumas, 290, 297
Ran Paloma (cutter), 182
Ray, Herbert J., 74
Renard, J. C., 303
Repulse (heavy cruiser, British), 5, 7, 8, 39
Reynolds, Willard J., 79, 80, 81
Richardson, Bruce Roland, 290, 297
Richardson, James O., 4
Robinson, Arthur G., 159, 161, 163, 299
Rochester (GA-124), 250
Rockingham (Australia), 182
Rockwell, Francis W., 10, 27, 64, 65, 72, 74
Rooks, Albert H., 18, 19, 299; in Batavia, 21–22, 196; in Flores Sea, 198; in Java Sea, 204, 208, 210, 211; in Bantam Bay, 21, 22, 215–16
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 3, 5, 59, 72, 210
Ross, Albert P., 80
Ross (Chief Machinist’s Mate), 118
Roth, E. A., 304
Rottnest Island Light, 279
Royal Navy. See Navy, Royal
Royal Netherlands Army. See Army, Dutch
Royal Netherlands Navy. See Navy, Dutch
Ryan, T. C., 161
S-37, 300
S-39, 300
S-41, 300
Sackett, Earl L., 35, 97, 100, 101, 102, 107, 299
Sailfish (SS-192), 300
Saint Nicholas Point Light, 211
Sajafi (East Indies), 292
Sakura Maru (passenger-cargo ship, Japanese), 23
Sanana (Sulu Islands), 149
Sangley Point, 5
Santa Rita (yard tug), 256, 258
Saporua (Ceram), 177
Sayre, Francis B., 33
Schilling (Royal Netherlands Indies Army general), 22
Schmidt (Dutch liaison officer), 167
Schumacher, Vincent E., 70, 74, 76, 82
Scribner, James M., 126
Sculpin (SS-191), 300
Seadragon (SS-194), 300; at Cavite Navy Yard, 25, 35, 85, 87, 257, 258; ordered to Australia, 32
Sealion (SS-195), 300; sunk at Cavite Navy Yard, 8–9, 25, 35, 85, 87, 257, 258
Searaven (SS-196), 300
Sea Witch (C-3-type merchantman), 229–31, 231n, 275, 276–77
Shanghai, 4
Shark (SS-174), 10, 27, 28, 35, 301
Sharp (Aviation Machinist’s Mate Third Class), 174
Sharp, William F., 82
Sheil, Ted, 23
Shikinami (destroyer, Japanese), 23
Shirakumo (destroyer, Japanese), 23
Shuler, J. C., 185–89 passim
Sikorsky VS-42, 141
Silent Victory (book), 33n
Singapore, 5, 7, 8, 9; fall of, 11, 165, 269
Sitankai (Philippines), 133, 134–36
Sixteenth Naval District, 283
Skipjack (SS-184), 301
Smith, Charles D., 215
Smith, Columbus D., 53
Smith, D. E., 303
Smith, H. P., 302
Snapper (SS-185), 300
Somanoura Mam (transport, Japanese), 155
Soriano, Andres, 77
South China Patrol. See China Patrol, South
South West Pacific Command (U.S.), 11. See also Glassford, William A., Jr.
Spearfish (SS-190), 32, 275, 276, 282, 301
State Department, 6
Stewart (DD-224), 302; ordered to Tarakan, 38; in Flores Sea, 40, 197; at Bandung Strait, 41, 270; end in Surabaja, 44–45
Stingray (SS-186), 32, 34, 112, 300
Stone, H. L., 300
Straits of Marianna, 181
Stratton (former soldier), 134–36
Stringer, John Samuel, 290, 297
Sturgeon (SS-187), 32, 34, 300
S-type submarines, 24–25, 96. See also individual submarines
Submarine Division 21, 32, 34, 301
Submarine Division 22, 33, 34, 300
Submarine Division 201, 25, 35, 300
Submarine Division 202, 25, 29, 300
Submarine Division 203, 27, 35, 301
Submarine Squadron 20, 25–36, 299–301
Sumatra, fall of, 178
Sumbawa Island, 151
Sunda Strait, Battle of, 20, 22–23, 195, 196, 210, 213, 220, 272
Surabaja (Java): Dutch naval base, 8; U.S. Navy headquarters, 10, 30, 165, 187; bombed, 199, 263, 265, 266, 268–69; submarine action, 243
Surigao Strait, 291
Sutherland, Richard K., 74, 82
Swan (corvette, Australian), 18
Swisher, Glen Arthur, 290, 297
Swordfish (SS-193), 29, 33, 76, 300
Taam Island (East Indies), 294
Tabango (Leyte, Philippines), 289
Tacloban (Leyte, Philippines), 289
Talbot, Paul H., 152–56, 154, 302
Tandjungpriok (Sumatra), 263, 269
Tarpon (SS-175), 301
Tatsukami Maru (transport, Japanese), 155
Tawao (Borneo), 138–39
Taylor, Donald C., 284, 290, 296
ter Poorten, Hein, 10
Thomson, H. P., 304
Thursday Island (Australia), 182
Tientsin, 4
Tills, Robert G., 49
Tioor Island (East Indies), 293
Tijilatjap (Java), 16, 31, 163, 164, 165, 199, 270; aircraft delivered to, 230–31, 237; evacuation of, 11, 43, 167–69, 273–74
Tokushima Maru (passenger-cargo ship, Japanese), 23
Tokyo Rose, 262
Townsville (Australia), 182
Trinity (AO-13), 10, 15, 151, 261, 303
Tripartite Pact, 3
Tromp (destroyer, Dutch), 16, 41, 159, 197, 265
Tsuruga Maru (transport, Japanese), 156
Tsurumi (tanker, Japanese), 23
Tulagi (transport), 18
Tulsa (PG-22), 43, 52, 55, 61, 237, 303
“Uncle Sam’s Mickey Mouse Battle Fleet,” 105–7
U.S. Asiatic Fleet. See Asiatic Fleet
Valdes, Basilio, 77
Van Cloon (steamer, Dutch), 267–68
Van Ghent (destroyer, Dutch), 197
Van Outhoorn (merchantman, Dutch), 269
Van Staelen (captain of Java), 204
Vanzant, R. B., 300
Verde Island (Philippines), 287, 288
Wagner, Frank D., 47, 49, 50, 302
Wainwright, Jonathan M., 77, 108, 283–84, 288
Wallace, L., 301
Waller, Hector M. L., 21, 22, 196, 204, 210
Warder, F. B., 300
Warfield, T. G., 304
Warrnambool (subchaser, Australian), 193–94
Wassel, Croyden M., 164–71
Watkins, Earl Belvin, 290, 297
Wavell, Archibald Percival, 10, 11
Weinmann, Charles Ernest, 290, 297
Whipple (DD-217), 38, 39, 302; rescues Langley survivors, 61, 231, 232, 235, 237; rescues Pecos survivors, 238, 239–40, 273
Whippoorwill (AM-35), 55, 60, 304; at Cavite Navy Yard, 39, 60, 85, 86–87, 257; in Java, 60–61, 237; retreat from Java, 43, 273
Whitford, “N” “T,” 127, 133, 136
Wildebush, F. F., 161
Wilkes, John, 11, 28, 29, 30, 32, 98, 299
William B. Preston (AVD-7), 30, 47–51 passim, 94, 303
William Van der Zaan (minelayer, Dutch), 231
Wilson, William R. “Bill,” 228
Winslow, Walter G. (as narrator), 195–218
Witte De With (destroyer, Dutch), 20, 205, 206
Wong (Chinese colonel), 72
Worrengo (corvette, Australian), 18
Woslegel, Edward Stanley, 290, 297
Wright, W. L., 300
Wurtsmith (Lieutenant Colonel), 296
Yangtze Patrol, 6, 52–53, 58, 250
Yarra (gunboat, Australian), 43
Zealandia (ammunition ship, British), 94