A
Aaron Ward (DD-483), 343, 348, 349, 379, 380–81, 407
Abe, Hiroaki, 30, 33–34, 42–44, 240, 253, 255, 264, 441, 445, 453, 454
Abercrombie, Laurence A., 17
Adams, William L. G., 212–13
Aikoku Maru (armed merchant cruiser), 61
Air, Pacific Fleet, see Fitch, Aubrey Wray; Halsey, William F. Jr.; Towers, John H.
Aircraft, Battle Force, Pacific Fleet, see Halsey, William F. Jr.
Akagi (carrier), 2, 57, 63, 70, 125, 130, 131, 218, 233, 240, 241, 251–55, 256, 261, 264, 411; sunk, 279, 291, 296
Akebono Maru (oiler), 239
AL Operation, 121; plans, 218–22
Alaska, 234, 293, 496, 501, 507
Alaskan Sea Frontier, 502, 507
Aldebaran (AF-10), 325
Aleutian Islands, 120–21, 129, 212, 216, 218–22, 226, 233, 237, 494–95, 291, 293–95, 308, 494, 496, 501–07
Alhena (AK-26), 409, 410, 416, 420, 422
Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet, 95, 103; see also Turner, Richmond Kelly
Anderson (DD-411), 144, 190, 198, 232, 270, 274–75, 287–88, 293
Anderson, Walter S., 74, 102–03, 233–34, 288
Antiaircraft fire, 71, 162, 188, 300
Anzac Area, see Leary, Herbert Fairfax
Anzac Squadron, see Crace, John G.
Aoba (heavy cruiser), 166
Arashio (destroyer), 289–90
Argonne (AG-31), 346
Arima, Masafumi, 454
Armstrong, Robert G., 63, 67, 93
Arno, 62–63
Arnold, Henry H. “Hap,” 15, 507
Arnold, Murr E., 79, 136, 145, 146, 160, 173; helps plan 4 June morning strike, 249–51, 255–60
Asashio (destroyer), 289
Ashe, George B., 389, 399, 402
Astoria (CA-34), 1, 5, 6, 17, 18, 23, 25, 26, 31, 35, 40, 52, 77, 79, 92, 97, 104–05, 107, 109–10, 137, 141, 148, 177, 190, 198, 232, 250, 267–68, 269–70, 274, 276, 287–88, 293, 303, 311, 318, 331, 344, 370, 372, 385; sunk, 390–92, 397, 399
Atlanta (CL-51), 247, 303, 318, 343, 457, 469, 477, 478
Attu, 218, 219, 295, 495, 496, 505
Auckland, 104, 123, 127, 313, 326, 327, 346
Augusta (CA-31), 305
Ault, William B., 92, 168–69, 192, 195, 201, 204
Australia, 15, 49, 50, 72–73, 81, 89, 104, 117, 125, 128, 133–34, 139–40, 150, 153–54, 203, 205–06, 212, 310, 319, 323, 410, 507
Australia (heavy cruiser), 88, 92, 95, 97, 108, 110, 112–13, 133, 137, 149, 198; attacked, 172, 326, 344, 389, 390–92, 401–02, 415, 422, 458, 469, 473
Australian Squadron, see Crace, John G.
Aylwin (DD-355), 190, 198, 205
Azumasan Maru (transport), 147–48
B
Bagley (DD-386), 35, 415, 419, 473
Baker, Paul G., 177
Baker, Wilder D., 502
Balch (DD-363), 267, 274–75, 287–88, 294, 343, 449
Ballard (AVD-10), 398
Baldwin, Hanson W., 328, 334, 335, 376–77, 380, 382–84, 394, 400–01
Barde, Robert E., 292
Barnett (AP-11), 212
Base Air Force, see Tsukahara, Nishizō
Base Force, 79
Bataan, 111
Bates, Richard W., 134, 143, 145–46, 149–50, 161–62, 164–65, 171, 235, 244–45, 248–49, 280–81, 301, 322–23, 373, 377–78, 394, 397, 401–02, 509–13, 515
Battle Force, see Pye, William S.
Bauer, Harold W., 338–39
Bauer, Louis H., 375
Beach, Edward L., 46–47
Beakley, Wallace M., 307
Beardall, John R., 45
Belconnen, 119, 128, 155, 201–02
Bell, Frederick J., 406
Belleau Wood (CVL-24), 498–500
Bellinger, Patrick N. L., 3, 8, 11, 224, 227, 228, 305
Benham (DD-397), 267, 274–75, 287–88, 296, 343, 377
Bennett, Vane M., 55
Best, Richard H., 261, 270, 271, 277
Betelgeuse (AK-28), 341, 346–47, 399, 470
Biard, Forrest R. “Tex,” 78, 83, 93–94, 122–23, 144, 147, 152, 230, 539n14, 565n31; on 7 May, 165, 167–68, 170–71, 178, 551n8, 552n15, 553n29, 556n2; on 8 May, 185, 193, 196, 198, 201–02, 205
Bidwell, Abel Trood, 50–51
Birmingham (Scout Cruiser 2), 8
Bishopdale (oiler), 100, 181, 186, 341, 347, 348
Bismarck Archipelago, 60, 85, 309, 313, 323–24
Black shoe, 1
Blue (DD-387), 41, 391, 421; sank, 429
Bode, Howard, 113, 389, 391–02, 403
Bombing Squadrons, 10–11, 307; VB-2, 169, 183, 194; VB-3, 230–31, 249–51, 258, 260–61, 263–64, 267, 271, 273, 306, 446–47; VB-5, 63, 67, 93–94, 146–148, 162, 169, 230; designated VS-5 (see VS-5); VB-6, 261, 270, 306, 445; VB-8, 258, 267, 273
Boo, Frank W., 82, 84, 287, 297
Bora-Bora, 72
Bougainville, 106–07, 109–110, 114, 142–44, 149, 152–54, 156–57, 160, 225, 350, 384, 385, 387, 398
Brady, Norman K., 453
Breese (DM-18), 422
Bremerton, 12, 208, 217, 223, 225, 232, 466
Brett, George H., 109, 117, 133–34
Brewer, Charles E., 447
Brewster F2A-3 fighter (Buffalo), 10
Bridge (AF-1), 81, 100, 108, 132
Brown, Campbell, 513
Brooks, Charles B. Jr., 52, 84, 266, 316
Brown, Herbert S., 357
Brown, Thomas W., 169
Brown, Wilson, 12, 17–18, 52, 103, 113, 133, 136, 161, 162, 302–03, 314, 488; and Jaluit diversion, 19, 21–23, 30–31, 32–33; and Wake relief, 35, 37, 38, 40, 44, 46; and Samoa reinforcement, 56, 58; plans to raid Wake, 60, 61; and attacks on the Marshalls, 64, 69; deploys to Southwest Pacific, 74; attempts to raid Rabaul, 79–80; reinforced by TF-17, 80–82; plans attack on Rabaul and Gasmata, 85–88; attacks Lae and Salamaua, 89–95; returns to Pearl Harbor, 95; relieved as Commander, Scouting Force, and CTF-11, 96, 541n27
Brown shoe, 1
Browning, Miles R., 62, 70, 223, 236, 290, 299, 494; and 4 June morning strike, 244–45, 247, 256–57, 267, 298–99; flawed estimate, 270–71; and second strike on 4 June, 273; breakdown on 5 June, 285; assessment of, 298–99, 303, 515
Bruning, Robert M., 354, 356, 363–65, 375
Buckmaster, Elliott, 53–54, 55, 60–61, 66–68, 71, 79, 83, 87, 91, 92–93, 136, 146–48, 214, 225, 296, 316, 489, 497, 512; in Coral Sea battle, 160, 164, 168, 173, 176; on 8 May, 185; Yorktown attacked, 190; prepares for Midway, 230, 231, 232, 234; and 4 June morning strike, 248, 250; and first attack on Yorktown, 263–67; and second attack, 268–70; abandons ship, 273–76; salvage efforts, 287–88, 291–93, 297; Yorktown sinks, 292–93; subsequent career, 304
Buell, Thomas B., 243, 273, 284
Buka, 90, 106, 114, 177, 202, 207, 339, 350, 357, 359, 364, 385, 417, 419, 436, 441, 468, 470
Bunker Hill (CV-17), 499–500
Buracker, William H., 223, 243, 244, 303
Burch, William O. Jr., 63, 65, 93, 146–48, 164, 168, 169, 170, 180, 188, 192, 230
Burkey, Gale C., 434, 435–36, 438–39, 443–44, 447
Butcher, Marvin E., 513–14
C
Cachalot (SS-170), 76
Caldwell, Turner F., 180
Calhoun, William L., 316, 348, 505
California (BB-44), 304
Callaghan, Daniel J., 320, 492–93; and 27 July conference, 327, 329, 333–336, 340–41, 386, 405
Canberra (heavy cruiser), 326, 344; sunk, 390–92, 397
Cant, Gilbert, 508
Canton Island, 56–57, 64, 72, 79–81, 129, 318
Cape Henslow, 148, 360, 364, 384, 395, 420, 421
Carpender, Arthur S., 496, 501
Carrier Divisions, Japanese: 1st, see Nagumo, Chūichi; 2nd, see Yamaguchi, Tamon; 5th, see Hara, Chūichi
Carrier Divisions, U.S.: One, 12; Two, 12
Carrier tactics and doctrine, Japanese, 2, 188, 241, 298, 441, 442–43
Carrier tactics and doctrine, U.S., 2–3, 10–12, 14, 43–44, 86–87, 92, 127, 135–36, 187–88, 228, 232–33, 235–36, 245–46, 298–301, 307, 330–32, 344–46, 405, 427, 460, 497–501
Carter, William D. 289–90
Carter, Worrall Reed, 377
Cast, 119
Chase, William E., 242
Chester (CA-27), 69, 109, 110, 137, 141, 148, 150, 191, 198, 204, 205, 212, 234–35, 294, 303
Chester Sun (tanker), 408
Chicago (CA-29), 18, 52, 74, 92, 98, 99, 110, 112–13, 133, 137, 141, 143, 172, 198, 231, 326, 343, 344, 354, 356, 363, 390–92, 397, 399
Chikuma (heavy cruiser), 241, 252–53, 263, 268, 279, 288, 442, 453
China Strait, 91, 97, 171, 172, 173, 181
Chitose (seaplane carrier), 411, 413, 418, 438, 444, 454
Chiyoda (seaplane carrier), 415
Chōkai (heavy cruiser), 324, 351, 413, 417
Christmas Island, 56, 58, 69, 72, 116, 311, 318
Churchill, Winston S., 39, 45, 95, 116, 306–07, 489
Cimarron (AO-22), 99, 209, 234, 286, 290, 294, 318, 325, 341–42, 347–49, 377, 379, 380–81, 406–08, 423, 426, 427, 458, 470, 474
Cincinnati (CL-6), 52
Clark (DD-361), 386, 406, 408, 409
Clark, Joseph J., 53–54, 60–61, 67, 68, 69, 79
Colhoun (APD-2), 470
Combined Fleet, see Yamamoto, Isoroku
Combined Chiefs of Staff, 72
Cooley, Hubert R., 84
Coral Sea, Battle of, Japanese plans, 88–89, 95, 106, 120–22, 137–40; U.S. preparations, 132–37; initial moves, 141–144; Tulagi strike, 144–50; operations on 5–6 May, 150–58; searches morning 7 May, 162–63, 165–67; loss of the Shōhō, 163–65, 167–69; Fueling Group attacked, 164–67, 173–4; no U.S. second strike, 170–71; Crace attacked, 171–74; Takagi attacks TF-17, 174–80; planning for 8 May, 180–83; morning searches, 185–86; attack on TF-17, 187–92; attack on MO Striking Force, 185–86, 192–95, 201–02; loss of the Lexington, 196–99; Fletcher withdraws, 199, 204–07; lessons, 214–15, 244, 246, 272
Corl, Harry, 444
Cowpens (CVL-25), 500
Crace, John G., 75, 76, 80, 85–88, 99; and planned attack on Gasmata, 86–88; and attack on Lae-Salamaua, 92, 95–96; and underway refueling, 88, 108, 161; under Fletcher, 97–98, 110; covers Efate, 101, 107, 108; rejoins Fletcher, 109–10; detached to Nouméa, 111–112; to Australia, 112; and Coral Sea battle, 133, 137, 143, 149–50, 155, 157; detached with Support Group, 161–162, 185; attacked, 171–174, 375; evening 7 May, 181–82; on 8 May, 183, 193, 195, 198; released from Fletcher’s command, 206; Fletcher’s apologies to, 206, 213; leaves TF-44, 318
Craven (DD-382), 64
Cressman, Robert J., 513
Crowl, Philip A., 337
Cruiser Divisions, Japanese, 5th, see Takagi, Takeo; 6th, see Gotō, Aritomo; 8th, see Abe
Hirokaki and Hara, Chūichi; 18th, see Marumo, Kuninori
Cruiser Divisions, U.S., Three, see Fletcher, Frank Jack; Bidwell, Abel Trood; Four, 5; see Fletcher, Frank Jack; Five, see Spruance, Raymond A.; Six, see Fletcher, Frank Jack; Kinkaid, Thomas C.
Cruisers, Battle Force, Pacific Fleet, see Leary, Herbert Fairfax
Cruisers, Pacific Fleet, see Fletcher, Frank Jack and Kinkaid, Thomas C.
Cruisers, Scouting Force, Pacific Fleet, see Newton, John Henry; Fletcher, Frank Jack
Crutchley, Victor A. C., as CTF-44, 318, 319, 325–26, 331, 334–35, 337, 344, 349, 469; in charge of Screening Group, 331; and Guadalcanal landings, 354, 373, 382; and Savo battle, 385, 389–92, 393, 395, 399–402, 403, 404; in TF-61, 415, 418, 419, 422, 458; returns to Sowespacfor, 470, 473
Cummings (DD-365), 380–81
Cunningham, Winfield Scott, 15, 16, 18, 19, 25, 27
Curtiss P-40F Warhawk, 300
Custer, Joe James, 372
Cuyama (AO-3), 135
D
Daidō Maru (transport), 67
Dale (DD-4), 3
Davis, Arthur C., 124, 225, 228, 235, 486; captain of the Enterprise, 303–05, 339; and carrier plans, 344; and Eastern Solomons battle, 430, 449–50, 452, 459–60
DeBaun, George H., 155
Deboyne, 139, 141, 146, 154, 156, 157, 159, 160–61, 167, 170, 174, 187, 196, 200
DeLany, Walter S., 125
Dewey (DD-349), 177, 190, 196, 198, 234, 378
Dickson, Harlan R., 272
Dierdorff, Ross A., 16–17
Dixon, Robert E., 168, 169, 185–86, 187, 192–93, 205–06, 498
Doolittle, James H., 102
Doolittle raid, 102, 115, 122–23
Douglas SBD-2, -3 Scout Bomber (Dauntless), 10–11
Douglas TBD-1 Torpedo Bomber (Devastator), 10–11, 300
Dow, Leonard J., 236, 240, 247, 256, 257, 264, 269
Draemel, Milo F., 3, 28–29, 32, 39–40, 52, 75, 81, 102–03, 124–25, 223–26, 302–03, 509
DuBose, Laurance T., 268, 287, 293
Duckworth, Herbert S., 9, 87, 182, 498–99
Duggins, Henry F., 84
Duncan, Donald B., 102
Dutch Harbor, 121, 219, 237, 294, 295
Dyer, George C., 7, 311, 328, 337, 338, 340, 348–49, 363, 369, 376, 378, 382, 385, 394–95, 400, 402–03, 512
E
E. J. Henry (tanker), 135, 175, 318, 341–42, 346–48
Earle, Ralph Jr., 35
Early, Alexander R., 86, 177, 189, 197–99
Easter Island, 61
Eastern Fleet, 115–16, 309, 332
Eastern Solomons, Battle of: Japanese plans, 431–33; searches on 23 August, 426–429, 431; Saratoga plans go after convoy, 429–31; Wasp detached, 430–31; searches on 24 August, 433–46; the Ryūjō attacked, 442–46, 451; Enterprise damaged, 446–48; U.S. withdraws, 449–455, 457–58; Japanese withdraw, 458–59; lessons, 459–60; verdict, 460–64
ECM (electrical cipher machine), 83, 99, 119
Efate, 81, 99, 101,108, 116, 125, 135, 153, 209, 210, 312, 324, 337–39, 341, 348–49, 380–81, 406, 408, 409, 413, 420, 432, 458, 466, 474, 479
Egawa, Renpei, 356–57
Eggers, Fremont B., 317
Elder, Robert M., 447, 451, 454
Ellice Islands, 56, 72, 129, 209, 309, 312
Ely, Eugene, 8
Enterprise (CV-6), 2, 6, 10–12, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 30, 32, 44, 46, 51, 56, 57–58, 59, 62, 63, 101–02, 115, 123, 204, 209, 210, 220, 224, 250, 302–07, 309–10, 316, 412, 486, 493, 498, 500; attacks Marshall Islands, 69–71, 75–77; prepares to fight at Midway, 222–23, 227, 230, 236; on 3 June, 237; launches morning strike on 4 June, 240, 244–48; 256–57; attacks Japanese carriers, 258–61; recovers from first strike, 263–64, 267; regroups, 269, 270–72; second strike, 272–73, 278–79; temporarily withdraws, 277; pursuit on 5 June, 282, 284–86; sinks Mikuma, 288–91; prepares for Aleutians, 295; returns to Pearl, 297; and battle lessons, 298–99; to South Pacific, 313, 314, 318; and planning for Watchtower offensive, 330–32, 337, 339, 343, 344–46; approach to the Solomons, 349; and Guadalcanal landings, 353–55, 356–59, 361, 362–66, 386; and Savo battle, 393–96; patrols south of the Solomons, 416, 419, 422; in Eastern Solomons battle, 426–30, 433–45, 460; attacked, 446–48, 452; withdraws, 449–50, 457–58; repaired at Pearl, 466, 483; at Santa Cruz battle, 492; in Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 492–93
Eperanza (mail ship), 3
Espíritu Santo, 134, 138, 312, 314, 339, 340, 378, 380, 386, 390, 398, 405, 407, 409, 413, 415, 417, 423, 427, 429, 466, 468, 473–74, 478–81, 493
Estes, George G., 457
Esso Little Rock (tanker), 318, 341–42, 347–49, 377, 380
Evans. Myron T., 23
Ewell, Richard S., 513
F
Fabian, Rudolph J., 119
Fahrion, Frank G., 55, 62, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 77
Farenholt (DD-491), 343
Farragut (DD-348), 161, 172, 343, 378, 471, 476
Fassett, Harold S., 18
Faulkner, Frederic L., 204–06
Felt, Harry Donald, 306, 355, 360–64, 421–22, 428–30, 431, 438, 439, 442, 444, 451
Fighting Squadrons, 10–11, 307; VF-2, 176–77, 192, 194; VF-3, 231–32; 249–51, 260–61, 265, 267, 269–70, 307; VF-42, 58, 93–94, 111–13, 176–77, 192–93, 197, 230–31; VF-5, 231, 306–07, 357–58, 362–65, 375, 446; VF-6, 246–48, 264, 270; 256, 258, 306, 356–58, 362–66, 375, 447; VF-71, 365; VF-72, 231, 306; VF-8, 246–47, 258, 266–67, 306–07
Fiji Islands, 50, 55, 56–57, 64, 72, 75–76, 80, 81, 99, 117, 120, 125, 126, 128, 129, 153, 208–10, 212, 216, 218, 220, 318–19, 323, 325, 329, 340, 341–42, 346–47, 349, 374, 380, 405–06, 453, 465, 468
Firebaugh, Gordon E., 356–57
Fitch, Aubrey Wray, 3, 9, 12–13, 18–19, 23, 103, 205, 206, 223–24 230, 244, 299, 505, 508, 511; and Wake relief, 25–27, 37, 41, 44–45; returns ashore, 51, 53; becomes CTF-11, 103, 115; to South Pacific, 116, 124, 128, 133–35; in Coral Sea Battle, 136–37, 141, 143–45, 149–50, 152, 155, 157; air plans for 7 May, 160; attacked Shōhō, 164, 165; afternoon-evening 7 May, 170–71, 178–9; plans for 8 May, 173, 181, 183–185; and morning strike, 185–86, 193–94, 196; in tactical command of TF-17, 186, 194, 197, 201–02; defends TF-17, 187–89, 191–92; Lexington damaged, 190–91; and loss of the Lexington, 195–97, 198–99; returns to West Coast to reform TF-11 in the Saratoga, 212–13, 216–17, 224, 227; lessons of the battle, 214–15; too late for Midway, 234–35, 294; as CTF-11, 302–04; acting Comcarpac, 305; as CTF-17, 305–06; Comairsopac, 483, 494
Fitz-Gerald, Phillip F., 176, 192, 203, 205, 206
Flatley, James H. Jr., 176
Fleet Problems, XVIII (1937), 253; XXI (1940), 5, 181
Fletcher, Frank Friday, 3, 4, 8, 9
Fletcher, Frank Jack: as “black shoe,” 1–2; background, 3–6; Medal of Honor for Veracruz, 3–4; a “Washington Repeater,” 4–5; rear admiral, 5; personality 7; and naval aviation, 8–9; in TF-12, 1, 6–7; and Wake relief, 12–13, 17–18, 23–27, 31–48; and staff and flag complement, 23, 52, 77–79, 82–84, 316–17; and fuel, 26, 99–100, 108, 134–35, 141–45, 155, 173–74, 181, 197, 205–06, 212–13, 234, 287, 340–42, 346–49, 376–81; 406, 421, 427, 430; and Nimitz, 48, 51, 70, 107, 113–14, 118, 127, 208, 215, 225–26, 229, 297, 302, 316; 368, 381, 423–24, 483–89, 491, 495, 501–02, 504–06, 512; Comcruscofor, 52, 78–79; as CTF-17 in the Yorktown, 51–54; seeks aviation advice, 54, 79, 136, 170, 180, 249–51, 317, 329–34, 363–64; and Samoa reinforcement, 54–61; attacks Marshalls and Gilberts, 59–60, 62–63, 64–71; rescues downed aircrew, 66–68, 148; and proposed Eniwetok raid, 75–76; south to Canton, 79–80; to the New Hebrides, 80–82; Brown’s second in command, 85–86, 92, 95; and proposed attack on Rabaul, 86–89, 91, 94; and carrier tactics, 86–87, 136, 235–36, 297–301, 497–501; in Lae-Salamaua attack, 91–94; Coral Sea patrol, 95, 96, 97–101, 104–13, 116; and King, 97, 107–08, 113–114, 116–17, 127, 209, 215, 229, 297, 403, 488, 505; and Crace, 110, 133, 161–62, 181–82, 213; Comcrupac, 111; at Tongatabu, 113, 124, 132–35; to be reinforced, 124, 126, 127–28, 132–34, 140; and surface attack, 137, 179, 301, 385, 400, 419–20; plans Coral Sea battle, 132–37; gathers forces, 141–42; strikes Tulagi, 144–50; unites TF-17, 150–52; flawed estimate of the situation on 5–6 May, 152–58; detaches Crace on 7 May, 162–62; sinks the Shōhō, 163–65, 167–69; and attack on the Fueling Group, 164–65, 167; no second strike, 170–71; Crace attacked, 171–74; TF-17 attacked, 174–80; planning for 8 May, 180–83; morning search, 185–86; TF-17 attacked, 187–92; attack on MO Striking Force, 185–86, 192–95, 201–02; loss of the Lexington, 196–99; withdraws, 199, 204–07; returns to Pearl, 212–13, 216–17, 222–23; given carrier striking force, 223, 226; prepares for Midway, 229–36; on 3 June, 237–39; and great 4 June strike, 239–40, 242–43, 248–51, 256–58; Yorktown damaged, 263–67, 269–70; shifts flag to Astoria, 267–68; Yorktown abandons ship, 273–76; releases Spruance, 276–77; withdraws, 279–81; organizes salvage, 297–88; shifts flag to Saratoga, 293–94; returns to Pearl, 295–97; CTF-16 (Enterprise), 303, 310, 316; CTF-11 (Saratoga), 305, 316–17; and Turner, 311, 316, 328, 335–36, 368, 400–01; awarded DSM, 316; to South Pacific, 318–19, 325–26; promoted to vice admiral, 319; and planning for Watchtower, 314–16; given Expeditionary Force (TF-61) and tactical command, 319–323; 27 July conference, 326–42; plans for carriers, 329–37, 343–46; approach to Guadalcanal, 346–50; landings at Guadalcanal, 353–67; recommends withdrawal of carriers, 368–83; retires carriers, 384–87; and Savo battle, 392–403; patrols south of Guadalcanal, 406–10, 414–25; Maas’s evaluation of, 414–15; and Eastern Solomons battle, 426–64; and strike on 23 August, 428–31; evaluates searches on 24 August, 435–46; attacks Ryūjō, 441–46; attack on TF-16, 446–48; withdraws, 449–53, 457–58; and evaluation of the battle, 459–64; resumes patrol southeast of Guadalcanal, 465–71; the Saratoga torpedoed, 471–77; returns to Pearl, 477–78, 483; on leave, 485, 488; relieved as Comcrupac and CTF-11, 487–89; as Com 13, 488, 491,496–97; as Comnorpac, 501–07; and General Board, 504–05, 507; awarded Army DSM, 507; retires with four stars, 507; historical image, xv–xvii, 508–15
Fletcher, William B. Jr, 27
Florida Island, 312, 314, 349, 353, 355, 365, 370, 371, 416
Flynn, Cornelius W., 25, 26, 37
Fomalhaut (AK-22), 409, 410, 416, 420, 422, 429, 470
Ford, Joel C., 36
Forrestal, James V., 489, 505, 507, 509
Frank, Richard B., 311, 337, 369, 424, 430
Frederickson, Harry, 205
Freeman, Charles S., 293, 488, 491
French Frigate Shoals, 219, 221, 280
FS Operation, 218, 220, 323–24
Fuel and logistics, 25–26, 33, 34–36, 80, 99–100, 108, 134–35, 141–45, 155, 173–76, 181, 186, 197, 205–06, 212–13, 234, 287, 290, 318, 340–42, 346–49, 376–81, 386, 406–07, 421, 445
Fueling, underway, 2, 17–18, 30–31, 35–36, 41, 46, 58, 63, 88, 108, 143, 144, 147, 408
Fullinwider, Ranson, 152, 164, 166, 178, 179, 185, 197, 202, 230, 250, 263, 266, 267–68
Fulton (AS-11), 280, 287–88, 293, 296
Furious (carrier), 231
Furutaka (heavy cruiser), 166, 181, 187
G
Galpin, Gerard F., 52, 82, 87, 165, 231, 316
Gatacre, Geoffrey G. O., 373, 391, 402
Gavutu, 355, 370, 371, 388, 392
Gay, George H., 258
Gay, Theodore S., 356–57
Gee, Roy P., 289–90
Genda, Minoru, 30, 240–41, 254, 294
George F. Elliott (AP-13), 365, 388, 390–91, 396
Ghormley, Robert L., 3, 103, 311, 350, 497, 509, 512; named Comsopac, 116–17, 118–19, 308; initial plans, 308–09; plans for invasion of Tulagi (Watchtower), 309–11, 314–16, 319; turns over Expeditionary Force to Fletcher, 319–20, 322–23, 329, 343; dubious about Watchtower, 320–22; and MacArthur, 321; misses 27 July conference, 326–27; and the carriers, 338–39; and logistics, 340–42, 386; and intelligence on Japanese carriers, 351; and decision to withdraw carriers, 368, 369–70, 376–77, 381–82, 384, 386; and Savo battle, 394, 397, 398, 400, 403; and defense of Guadalcanal, 404–05, 407, 409, 410, 415, 419; and Fletcher’s carriers, 405–06, 419–20; intelligence on Japanese offensive, 414, 417, 423; and Eastern Solomons battle, 427, 429, 431, 448, 450, 452, 453, 456, 458, 461; worries about right flank, 465–66, 470; restricts carriers, 468; and torpedoing of the Saratoga, 473–76; replaces Fletcher with Noyes, 477; irked at Murray, 478; supports Guadalcanal, 478–80; and loss of the Wasp, 481–82; and carrier aircraft for Cactus, 474, 479; relieved, 485–87
Gibson, Jack E., 40
Gilbert Islands, 19, 25, 29, 30–31, 50, 56–70, 88, 128–29, 496, 499–501
Gill, Frank F., 164, 176, 177, 183, 188–89
Gill, G. Hermon, 162
Gizo, 409
Good, Howard H., 303
Gordy, Demps, 317
Gotō, Aritomo, 33, 44, 90, 106, 138–40, 143–45, 149, 154, 157, 159, 166–69, 170, 180, 186, 200, 413, 417
Grady, Vincent W., 472
Gray, James S., 247, 256–59; 270
Grayling (SS-209), 52
Grayson (DD-435), 343, 347, 360, 377–79, 406, 449, 454, 455, 457
Greenbacker, John E., 266–67, 275
Greenman, William G., 385
Gridley (DD-92), 8
Griffith, Samuel B., 336, 369, 376, 509, 512
Grow, Bradford E., 332
Grumman F4F-3 fighter (Wildcat), 10–11; defective fuel tanks, 111, 113
Grumman F4F-4 fighter (Wildcat), 231, 232, 300, 374–75, 460
Grumman TBF-1 Torpedo Bomber (Avenger), 10, 231, 300
Guadalcanal, 146, 147, 148, 150, 280, 313, 323–24, 496, 508, 511; an objective, 312, 314, 319; defenses, 323–24, 351; plans for attack, 326, 330–31, 332, 334–37, 343–44, 346, 349–350; land-based air for, 337–40, 407, 409–10, 416–17; landings at, 353–67, 369–73, 376, 387–90; and Savo battle, 392–99; consolidation of defense, 404–05; running supplies to, 409–10, 416–17, 418, 420, 422, 466, 467–70; Japanese plans against, 410–12; and KI Operation, 413–23; and Eastern Solomons battle, 426–64; new threats, 466, 468–69, 478–80, 487, 492–93
Guadalcanal, Naval Battle of, 492–93
Guadalupe (AO-32), 76, 79, 88, 294, 470, 474
Guest, William S., 67
Gulf of Papua, 89–90
Gumz, Donald G., 284–86
Gwin (DD-433), 280, 288, 296, 343, 347, 360, 406, 408–09
H
Hadley, Hugh W., 318
Hagikaze (destroyer), 415
Haguro (heavy cruiser), 138
Hailey, Foster, 268
Halsey, William F. Jr., 3, 9, 51, 103, 224, 228, 303, 314, 393, 491, 496, 500, 503, 506–07; on Wake reinforcement, 6–7, 15, 17, 25; Commander, Aircraft, Battle Force, 11–12; after Pearl Harbor attack, 14, 17, 19; and Wake relief, 21, 27, 30, 32, 35, 37, 32, 37, 38, 40, 44; and Samoa reinforcement, 56–59, 61; attacks the Marshalls, 59–65, 69–71; decorated, 70; CTF-13, 75–76; becomes CTF-16, 76; plans to raid Eniwetok, 75–77; raids Wake, 77; raids Marcus, 81; and Tokyo raid, 101–02, 115, 123; redeploys to South Pacific, 126, 128, 153, 200, 204, 206, 207, 209–12; ordered back to Pearl, 212, 216; hospitalized, 223, 302, 305; recommends Spruance as CTF-16, 224–25; missed at Midway, 224, 298–99; and carrier tactics, 376, 482, 497–98; again CTF-16, 483, 485–86; Comsopac, 487, 492–95
Hammann (DD-412), 148, 190, 198, 232, 275–76, 287–88; sinks, 291–92
Hammondsport (AKV-2), 337
Hara, Chūichi, 21, 138–40, 156–157, 165–67, 169, 175, 178, 180–81, 203, 206, 254, 429; attacks TF-17 on 8 May, 186–87; MO Striking Force withdraws, 195, 220; briefs Yamamoto, 222; and Eastern Solomons Battle, 431–32, 434, 435, 440–42, 444, 453
Haruna (battleship), 241, 253, 411
Haschke, Marvin M., 194
Hawaiian Islands, 1–2, 30, 32, 40, 50, 57, 64, 72, 74–75, 88, 120, 128, 129, 210, 211–12, 216, 218, 219, 220, 227, 233, 310, 323
Hayes, John D., 26
Heinl, Robert Debs, 46–47, 509–10, 534n47
Helena (CL-50), 409
Henderson, Lofton R., 417
Henderson Field, 417, 419, 421, 426, 428–29, 438, 452, 462, 482, 493
Henkle, Ralph H., 318
Henley (DD-391), 207
Hepburn, Arthur J., 335, 336, 340, 368, 385, 397–98, 400–03
Heywood (AP-12), 370
Hill, Harry W., 495
Hirohito, 135
Hiryū (carrier), 2, 30, 32, 33, 36, 37, 40, 43–44, 57, 63, 70, 122, 130, 131, 149, 151, 218, 233, 251–55, 259–62, 271, 272–73, 280, 306; first attack on the Yorktown, 264–66; second attack, 269–70; damaged, 278–79; sinks, 286, 296
Hiyō (light carrier), 309, 411, 413, 416, 458, 459, 469, 492
Hobart (light cruiser), 112, 133, 137, 149, 174, 198, 326, 348, 399, 415, 458, 469, 473
Hokoku Maru (armed merchant cruiser), 61
Holcomb, Bankson T., 64–65, 78
Holcomb, Henry R., 280, 288, 449
Holcomb, Thomas, 317
Hood, John B., 439
Hoover, Gilbert C., 100, 137, 177, 197–98, 276, 469
Hoover, Herbert, 21
Hopkins, Harold, 502
Horgan, Maurice C., 166, 167, 168, 171
Horne, Frederick J., 253
Hornet (CV-10), 10, 11, 101–02, 104, 115, 125, 126, 127, 204, 209, 210; 220, 224, 231, 302–07, 309–10, 313, 314, 319, 486, 490; prepares to fight at Midway, 222–23, 227, 230, 236; on 3 June, 237; launches morning strike on 4 June, 240, 242, 244–48, 256–57; attacks Japanese carriers, 258–61; recovers first strike, 263–64, 267; regroups, 269, 270–72; second strike, 272–73, 278–79; temporarily withdraws, 277; pursuit on 5 June, 282, 284–86; sinks Mikuma, 288–91; prepares for Aleutians, 295; returns to Pearl, 297; to South Pacific, 411–12, 453, 458, 462, 463, 465, 466–67; joins TF-61, 469; and torpedoing of the Saratoga, 471, 475–76; patrols south of Guadalcanal, 473–74, 478, 491; nearly torpedoed, 478; and loss of the Wasp, 479–81; sunk, 492, 494
Hoshō (light carrier), 130, 131, 219, 286, 309, 411
Hughes (DD-410), 55, 67, 68, 69, 81, 113, 232, 250, 275–76, 282, 287–88, 292, 294, 336
Hurst, Edwin W., 196
Humphreys, Charles O., 316
Hyman, Willford M., 167
Hypo (14th Naval District’s Combat Intelligence Unit), see Radio intelligence; Rochefort, Joseph J.
I-6 (submarine), 58
I-9 (submarine), 459
I-11 (submarine), 426–27, 432, 478
I-17 (submarine), 458
I-19 (submarine), 480
I-20 (submarine), 57
I-121 (submarine), 416, 421, 422
I-122 (submarine), 407, 416, 421
I-123 (submarine), 407, 416, 421
I-168 (submarine), 279, 282, 288, 292–93, 398
I-175 (submarine), 406
Ichiki, Kiyonao, 410, 413–14, 418–19, 420, 423, 455, 469
Ihrig, Russell M., 408
Imperial General Headquarters, 63, 88, 218, 323–24, 410
Independence (CVL-22), 498–500
Indianapolis (CA-35), 5, 21, 30
Indian Ocean, 102–03, 110, 115–16, 122, 126–27, 128, 309, 352, 410
Ingersoll, Royal E., 48, 103, 311
Inner South Seas Force, see Inoue, Shigeyoshi
Innis, Walter D., 322–23, 373, 377–78, 397, 401, 402
Inoue, Shigeyoshi, 15, 30, 63, 117; invades Lae-Salamaua, 89; reaction to Lae-Salamaua raid, 93, 95; plans invasion of Port Moresby and Tulagi, 88–89; captures Buka and Bougainville, 106; forced to advance date of the MO Operation, 120–22; plans for MO Operation, 137–40; in Coral Sea battle, 147, 153–54, 159, 167, 169; postpones Port Moresby landings, 180–81; on 8 May, 186; called off MO Operation, 195, 199–201, 206–07; postpones RY Operation, 211; takes over Inner South Seas Force, 324, 352
Ise (battleship), 411
Isley, Jeter A., 337
J
Jacobs, Randall, 313, 319, 497, 504
Jaluit, 19, 21–22, 24, 26, 29, 30, 32, 46, 57, 59, 62–67
Jarvis (DD-38), 4
Jarvis (DD-393), 36, 365, 369, 371, 388, 390, 391; sunk, 396
Jett, Charles M., 444, 445, 447
Jintsu (light cruiser), 413, 457
JN-25, 119
Joffre, Joseph, 301
Johnson, Harlan T., 65–66
Johnston Island, 5, 14, 17, 18, 30, 32, 57, 69, 72, 227, 228
Joint Chiefs of Staff, 313
Jomard Passage, 97, 138, 156–57, 160–62, 170, 172–74, 193, 195, 198
Jorgenson, John H., 444
Junyō (light carrier), 131, 218, 220, 237, 262, 309, 411, 413, 416, 458, 459, 469, 492
Jupiter (AK-43), 54, 56, 58, 60
K
K Operation, First and Second, 219, 221
KA Operation, 413
Kaga (carrier), 2, 57, 63, 70, 115, 121, 122, 125, 128, 129, 130, 131, 144, 149, 152, 196, 208, 218, 233, 240, 241, 251–55, 259–61; sank, 279, 296
Kagerō (destroyer), 415, 416, 432, 436, 438
Kajioka, Sadamichi, 15, 33, 37, 90, 138, 166, 169, 170, 180
Kako (heavy cruiser), 166, 398
Kakuta, Kajuji, 218–21, 237, 262, 411
Kalbfus, Edward C., 137
Kamikawa Maru (seaplane tender), 143, 157, 166
Kanawha (AO-1), 135, 207, 212, 216, 318, 325, 341–42, 346, 381
Kanimbla (armed merchant cruiser), 212
Kankakee (AO-39), 478
Kantō Maru (transport), 67
Karig, Walter, 508
Kashima (light cruiser), 147
Kaskaskia (AO-27), 54, 55, 58, 88, 96, 100, 112, 134–35, 294, 295, 318, 341–42, 346–49, 377, 380–81, 386, 406, 408, 409, 415, 423, 470
Kasuga Maru (auxiliary carrier), 112, 125, 130, 131, 137, 177, 196–97, 202, 207, 216, 309, 411, 443, 458
Kawaguchi, Kiyotake, 410, 413, 479
Kawakaze (destroyer), 421, 422
Keelblocks, Operation, 502, 504, 506
Kellam, Joseph M., 434, 436, 443, 445, 447, 451
Kenney, George C., 361
Kerr, Raymond W., 84
KI Operation, 413–14, 417–18, 431, 455, 458
Kidō Butai, 2; see Nagumo, Chūichi; 1st Kidō Butai, see Nagumo, Chūichi; 2nd Kidō Butai, see Kakuta, Kakuji
Kiefer, Dixie, 79, 205, 206, 232, 267
Kikuzuki (destroyer), 147–49
Kimmel, Husband E., 1, 3, 6–7, 12–13, 48, 49–50; and Wake relief plan, 14–15, 17–20, 22, 23, 25–27, 32, 38, 40, 46, 57, 222; relieved as Cincpac, 28
Kimura, Susumu, 240
King, Ernest J., 9, 28, 39, 46, 48, 54, 61, 94, 95, 103, 116, 208, 223, 225, 302, 305, 336; Cominch, 49; formulates South and Southwest Pacific strategy, 50–51, 72, 74–75, 77, 80–82; urges Nimitz to take offensive action, 56, 60–62, 74–75, 80–81; and Anzac Area, 72–74, 76, 80–82, 98–99; and use of battleships, 74–75, 102–04, 116, 127–28, 313–14, 412; urges attack on Rabaul, 85; and Lae-Salamaua attack, 95; on Wilson Brown, 99–97; and South Pacific bases, 99, 104; and Fletcher, 105–06, 107–08, 113–4, 116–17, 215, 229, 297, 515; and Tokyo raid, 102–04, 123; reorganizes Pacific command, 117–19; CNO, 118; agrees to reinforce South Pacific, 122–24, 127–29; meets Nimitz, 126–27, 313–14, 403, 483, 488–89, 494, 505; and single-carrier task forces, 127, 299, 303, 476–77, 482; and Coral Sea battle, 193, 200, 209; fears for South Pacific bases, 209–12; permits Nimitz to redeploy carriers to defend Midway, 212, 216–17; and use of destroyers, 215, 301; on Noyes, 224, 487; and Midway battle, 227, 232, 233, 278, 290; and the Aleutians, 291, 293–95; and plans for South Pacific offensive, 308–10; and Watchtower offensive, 313, 321–22, 324, 336, 342; and Savo battle, 398, 399–400, 403; reluctant to commit Hornet to South Pacific, 411–12; and threat to Fiji-Samoa, 465, 470; and Tokyo Express, 470–71; and carrier command, 486–87, 489–91; relieves Fletcher, 488–89
Kinkaid, Thomas C., 3, 5, 13, 18, 25, 41, 44, 45, 52, 77, 78, 86, 91, 103, 137, 303, 376; in the Coral Sea battle, 155, 161, 171, 179, 190, 198–99, 202, 205–07; at Midway, 230, 247–48, 267, 289; becomes CTF-16, 305; to South Pacific, 314, 318, 320, 323–24; at 27 July conference, 327–29; and planning of carrier operations, 332, 336, 339, 344–46; fuel estimates, 348, 360, 377, 379; and Guadalcanal landings, 353–54, 358–59, 361–62, 367, 375; and Savo battle, 393–95; patrols south of the Solomons, 406, 415; and Eastern Solomons battle, 427–28, 430, 433, 435–50, 452–53; withdraws, 455, 457–58, 466; and battle lessons, 459–60; returns to Pearl, 466; prospective CTF-17, 483–85, 486; CTF-16 and CTF-61, 487; at Santa Cruz, 492; at Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 492–93; Comcrupac, 488; relieved as CTF-16, 491, 493–94; and Halsey, 493–94; Comnorpac, 493–95, 496, 501; commander, Seventh Fleet, 501, 503
Kinryū Maru (transport), 413, 457
Kinugasa (heavy cruiser), 166, 167, 181, 187
Kiriwina, 198
Kirk, Alan G., 504
Kiska, 218, 219, 233, 295, 495, 496
Knox, Frank, 18, 28, 39, 45, 48, 73, 95, 102, 103, 111, 488, 508
Kobayashi, Michio, 264–66
Kōei Maru (transport), 147
Kokoda, 324
Kondō, Isamu, 263
Kondō, Nobutake: and Midway offensive, 218–22, 233, 290; sighted on 3 June, 238; on 4 June, 255, 262, 269, 279, 280; withdraws, 286; leads Support Force and Advance Force against Cactus, 410–11, 413, 418, 420–21, 423; and the Eastern Solomons Battle, 430, 431–33, 434–35, 442–43, 444–46, 453–55, 458–59, 463–64; and September offensive, 479–80
Kongō (battleship), 411
Koro, see Fiji Islands
Kotani, Shigeru, 364–65
Kumano (heavy cruiser), 418
Kure Island, 219
Kurile Islands, 501–02, 504, 506
Kurita, Takeo, 269, 279, 282–83
Kuroshima, Kameto, 222
Kurumba (oiler), 181–82, 186, 198
Kusaka, Ryūnosuke, 22, 241, 252–54, 294–95
Kwajalein, 26, 30, 33, 44, 59, 62, 69–70
L
Lae, 81–82, 171, 313, 496; invasion of, 89; attack on, 89–94
Laffey (DD-459), 341, 343, 346–47, 379
Laing, Michael B., 231, 237, 256, 266, 267, 274, 325, 429, 475, 502
Land-based air: Australian, 85, 104–06; attacks Lae-Salamaua, 92, 93–94, 97; and Coral Sea battle, 133–34, 142–43, 160; and Watchtower, 384–85, 390; Japanese, and Wake, 15, 19, 25–26, 45; at Rabaul, 79–80, 89; and Coral Sea battle, 138–39; 144–45, 150, 155, 168, 171–72, 174–75, 187, 196–97, 211; and Midway battle, 219, 291; in Southwest Pacific, 323–24, 350–51; attacks Guadalcanal, 355–58, 363–66, 374–76; and counteroffensive, 413, 417–18, 420, 423, 468; and Eastern Solomons battle, 431–32, 434, 440; in Gilberts, 499–501; U.S., and Samoa reinforcement, 56–57; in Southwest Pacific, 76, 85, 98, 105, 109–10, 112; attacks Lae-Salamaua, 92, 93–94, 97; and Coral Sea battle, 133–34, 149, 152, 157, 160–61, 166–67, 172–73, 193, 198, 205–06, 214–15; in South Pacific, 210–11; and Midway battle, 227–29, 231, 235–36, 237–39, 241–42, 251, 253–54, 256, 271, 277–79, 282–86; and Watchtower, 310, 314, 319, 321–22, 337–40, 361, 374, 384–85; supports Cactus, 405–06, 409, 415–16, 419, 479–80; to Henderson Field, 407, 416–17, 468, 479; and Eastern Solomons battle, 427, 429, 431, 433–39, 441–46, 450–51, 453, 453–57; in Aleutians, 501–02, 507
Lang (DD-399), 343
Larsen, Henry L., 54
Larsen, Harold H., 447, 451, 454, 461
Latimer, Samuel E., 23, 52, 56, 109, 316
Laysan Atoll, 239
Layton, Edwin T., 20, 120, 124–25, 152, 208, 227–28, 237, 240, 242, 278, 412, 461, 489
Leander (light cruiser), 477
Leary, Herbert Fairfax, 3, 13, 21, 78, 103, 122, 385; as CTF-14, 51, 56, 57–58; as Comanzac, 73–74, 76, 80–81, 85–86, 88, 92, 97, 98, 100–01, 105–07, 109, 112; becomes Comsowespacfor, 117; and Coral Sea Battle, 132, 134, 142, 143, 146, 151, 167, 171, 181, 191, 194, 200, 205, 206; and lessons of the battle, 214–15; aids defense of Cactus, 406, 429, 431, 469
Lee, Clark, 385, 438, 447–48, 472
Lee, Willis Augustus “Ching,” 478, 493
Leslie, Maxwell F., 230–31, 249–51, 258, 260–61, 264, 267, 276, 306, 447, 452
Lexington (CV-2), 2, 9, 10–12, 17, 19, 53, 223, 228, 246, 261, 302, 374, 439, 486, 488, 489; and Jaluit diversion, 21–22, 30–31; and Wake relief, 33, 44, 46; and Samoa reinforcement, 56, 58, 63, 69; in Southwest Pacific, 74, 79–80, 85–87; and Lae-Salamaua attack, 89–94; returns to Pearl Harbor, 96, 101–02; refit, 102, 104, 115; to South Pacific, 116, 125, 126, 128; in Coral Sea battle, 136, 141, 150, 155; attacks Shōhō, 164, 168–69; evening 7 May, 176–79; searches on 8 May, 181, 183, 185; morning strike, 186, 187, 193–94, 206; attacked, 188–91; damage worsened, 193, 196–198; abandoned and sunk, 198–99, 200–03; disposition of survivors, 204, 207, 212, 235; report of loss received, 207–09; disposition of planes 210, 212
Lexington (CV-16), 498–500
Lewis, Spencer S., 52, 77, 82–3, 87, 189, 190–91, 230, 265–66, 267, 297, 316, 485, 491
Leyte Gulf, Battle of, 393, 494
Lihou Reef, 206
Liscome Bay (CVE-56), 501
Lindsey, Eugene E., 247–48, 259
Lisianski Atoll, 239
Long, Victor D., 225
Long Island (AVG-1), 227, 234, 288, 295, 337–39, 405, 407, 409–10, 414, 415–17
Longstreet, James, 439
Lord, Walter, xvii, 218, 231, 298
Louisiade Archipelago, 92, 97–98, 100–01, 138–39, 143, 154, 156–57, 159, 171–72, 175, 180, 186 193, 195
Louisville (CA-28), 51, 53, 55, 65, 67, 68, 79, 92, 96, 128, 303
Lovelace, Donald A., 232
Low, Francis S., 102
Lowe, John T., 444
Loxton, Bruce, 385
Lunga Point, see Guadalcanal
Lurline (liner), 54
Lyle, James P. O., 238
M
Maas, Melvin J., 316, 343–44, 362, 497, 501; joins Fletcher’s staff, 317; and 27 July conference, 327; and planning for carriers in Watchtower offensive, 329–31, 333–34, 337–39; and MacArthur’s failure at Rabaul, 358; on Turner, 361, 369, 402; on 8 August CAP fiasco, 363, 364, 375–76; and decision to withdraw the carriers, 368, 376, 377, 382–83; and Savo battle, 384, 394, 396, 397, 403; leaves Saratoga, 414; evaluation of Fletcher, 414–15, 485–86
MacArthur, Douglas, 104, 127, 496, 501, 503, 506; Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area, 117; and defense of Coral Sea, 122, 123, 128, 129; and Coral Sea battle, 132–35, 155, 193, 198, 201, 205; on lessons of the battle, 214–15; proposes capture of Rabaul, 308–09; and Tulagi offensive, 309–10, 314, 324; and Joint Chiefs of Staff directive for Watchtower, 313; doubts regarding Watchtower, 321–22, 404; and land-based air support, 339–40, 358; attacks Rabaul, 355, 358, 361, 374; and Savo Battle, 398; and air searches for Cactus, 405, 406, 429; and defense of Milne Bay, 465, 469; regains TF-44, 470, 473
Macomber, Brainard, 177
Macdonough (DD-351), 343, 378–79, 471
Mackinac (AVP-13), 340, 349, 398, 416, 418, 422, 429, 431, 433, 438, 443, 453, 466, 467, 480
Macondray, Atherton, 99–100
Maikaze (destroyer), 454
Makin, 19, 26, 30, 31, 33, 57, 62–63, 65, 69, 209, 499–501
Malaita, 319, 330, 340, 345, 349, 360, 366, 398, 416, 422, 426, 429, 431, 433, 438, 440, 446, 453, 454, 455, 456, 465, 468, 479
Malta, 306
Mandated Islands, Japanese, 6, 308; see also Marshall Islands
Manierre, Ernest R., 450–51, 453
Margaret (SP-527), 3–4
Marcus Island, 29, 75, 81, 499
Marine Air Group 23, 337–38
Marine Division, First, see Vandegrift, Alexander Archer
Marine Fighting Squadrons: VMF-211, 18, 42; VMF-212, 337–39, 409; VMF-221, 12, 18, 23, 25, 26–27, 37, 41, 43; VMF-223, 337–38; VMF-224, 337
Marine Infantry Regiment: Second, 310, 314, 334, 372, 388, 398, 399; Seventh, 398, 402, 478
Marine Observation Squadron VMO-251, 337–38
Marine Raider Battalion, First, 316, 344, 371
Marine Scouting Bombing Squadrons: VMSB-231, 337; 232, 337–38; VMSB-241, 253
Marshall, George C., 15, 28, 99, 117, 210; and plans for South Pacific offensive, 309–10, 313
Marshall Islands, 14–15, 19–21, 25, 26, 29–31, 46, 51, 56–70, 499–501
Marumo, Kuninori, 138–39, 143, 157, 166, 200
Mason, Charles P., 225, 307, 486, 487, 493, 495
Massey, Lance E., 231, 249–51, 260
Matsonia (liner), 54
Maya (heavy cruiser), 444
McCain, John S., 3, 9, 101–03, 224, 368, 503, 515; CTF-63, 319, 320; at 27 July conference, 326–27, 340; and plans for land-based air support, 338–40, 343, 349; and Savo battle, 385–86, 398, 590n45; air support for Cactus, 405–06, 407, 409, 415, 416, 422, 467, 468, 470, 478–80; and Eastern Solomons battle, 429, 436, 453, 456; and torpedoing of the Saratoga, 473–74; and carrier aircraft for Cactus, 474, 479; Chief of Buaer, 483, 495; and Fletcher, 485–86
McCall (DD-400), 135
McCawley (AP-10), 326, 343, 353, 361, 365, 369–72, 386, 387–90, 392, 393, 396, 399, 478
McClusky, Clarence Wade, 247–48, 256–57, 261, 272, 285, 306
McCormick, Lynde D., 40, 124–25, 200, 209, 226–27, 234, 288, 310, 311, 407, 412, 430, 487
McCrea, John L., 504
McCuskey, Elbert Scott, 68–69
McDowell, Henry M., 165
McFarland (AVD-14), 340, 398, 410, 416, 418, 420, 480
McInerney, Francis X., 137
McLean, Gordon A., 53, 78, 268, 279–80
McMorris, Charles H. “Soc,” 2–3, 28, 95, 109, 116; plans for Wake relief, 14, 17–18, 29, 38, 46; and Jaluit diversion, 19–22, 25; and Wake relief, 34, 37, 39–40, 43; and Samoa, 50; plans for offensive action, 56, 75; opposes committing forces to Southwest Pacific, 64, 74–75, 81; leaves War Plans Section, 124
Melbourne, 76
Merillat, Herbert Christian, 425
MI Operation, 121; plans, 218–22; canceled, 279; see also, Midway, Battle of
Midway, 1, 6–7, 14–15, 17, 21, 28, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 50, 57, 71, 75, 305, 412; Japanese plans to invade, 120–21, 202–03; U.S. does not yet consider a target, 127, 129; feared invasion, 208, 210–12, 216–17; Japanese plans to invade, 218–22; U.S. plans to defend, 226–29, 233, 235–36; see also Midway, Battle of
Midway, Battle of, operations on 3 June, 237–39; 4 June, sighting of Japanese carriers, 239–42; Japanese attack Midway, 241, 250, 251; U.S. carriers launch first attack, 242–51, 256–58; Nagumo rearms carriers, 251–54; Nagumo delays attack, 254–56; three Japanese carriers destroyed, 258–62; Yorktown attacked and abandoned, 264–76, 279–81; Hiryū fatally damaged, 272–79; Spruance temporarily withdraws, 277, 282; U.S. pursuit, 282–91; loss of the Yorktown, 287–88, 291–93; losses, 296, 323; lessons, 297–301, 314, 329–30
Mikawa, Gunichi, in charge of Outer Seas Force (Eighth Fleet), 324, 351–52; and Guadalcanal landing, 355; sorties for Tulagi, 361–62; and Savo battle, 390–93, 395, 398, 400–01; and effort to retake Guadalcanal, 410, 413–14, 417, 421, 423; and Eastern Solomons battle, 432, 434, 436
Mikuma (heavy cruiser), 282–83, 289–91; sinks, 291, 296
Mili, 57, 59, 62–63, 65, 69, 500
Miller, Edward S., 15
Milne Bay, 339, 352, 355, 429, 465, 470
Minneapolis (CA-36), 5, 77, 78, 137, 177, 190, 191, 197, 199, 205, 207, 247, 303, 316, 318, 343, 354, 358, 371, 379, 469, 472–73, 477
Misima, 156, 166, 168, 171, 172
Mitscher, Marc A. “Pete,” 101, 103, 115, 224, 230, 393, 490, 492, 497, 502, 515; and first Hornet attack, 242, 244–48, 258; and second attack, 271, 273; as CTF-17, 302–03; as Compatwing Two, 303–05
MO (Moresby) Operation, 95, 128, 218; timetable advanced, 120–122; plans for, 137–40; Port Moresby landing postponed, 180–81, 195, 199–200, 202–03; canceled, 207; see also Coral Sea, Battle of
Moan, Floyd E., 148
Moffett, William A., 8–9
Mogami (heavy cruiser), 282–83, 289–91
Monaghan (DD-354), 181, 207, 284, 288, 294
Monssen (DD-436), 234, 457, 473
Monterey (CVL-26), 500
Monterey (liner), 54
Montgomery, Alfred E., 498–500
Morison, Samuel Eliot, xvi, 12, 34, 41, 42–43, 46–47, 133, 145, 148, 161–62, 171, 183, 203, 206, 235, 245, 249, 274, 280, 291–93, 301, 336–37, 368–69, 373, 377–78, 380, 382, 393–94, 396, 399, 401, 408, 430, 463–64, 476, 496, 502, 509–13, 515
Morris (DD-417), 100, 105, 106, 190, 197–99, 204, 232, 275, 287–88, 293
Morrow, Dwight W., 8
Motas, Luis, 82
Muckenthaler, Charles P., 456
Mugford (DD-389), 358, 370, 371
Murphy, John W., 282–83
Murphy, Vincent R., 20, 40, 44, 47, 510, 514
Murray, George D., 230, 235, 300, 303–04, 316; and the Enterprise’s 4 June morning strike, 245–47, 298; on 5 June, 285; becomes CTF-17, 305–06; and the Hornet’s experimental air group tactics, 307; and fuel, 380; goes to South Pacific, 411–12, 465, 466–67; joins TF-61, 469; and torpedoing of the Saratoga, 471, 475–76; patrols south of Guadalcanal, 473–74, 478; irks Ghormley, 478, 486–87; rejoins TF-61, 479; and loss of the Wasp, 479–81; at Santa Cruz, 491–92; relieved, 492–93
Mutsu (battleship), 411, 418, 423, 459
Mutsuki (destroyer), 457
Myers, John N., 444
Myōkō (heavy cruiser), 138