Islands of Destiny: The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun (65 page)

Nagara
(cruiser), 1, 2, 155, 165, 170, 174, 175, 179, 185, 189, 192–94

Nagasawa Ko, 37, 121–22

Nagato
(battleship), 217, 244

Nagatsuki
(destroyer), 284–85, 288

Nagumo, Chuichi, 1, 2, 5, 9, 21, 22, 36, 39, 68, 70, 71, 73, 74, 76, 77, 85, 97, 111, 123, 126–31, 135–38, 139–41, 143, 144, 151, 154, 155, 157, 162, 244

Nakajima, Goro, 299, 300

Nakamura, Teiji, 80, 174

Nakano, Chujiro, 247, 321

Nakaoka, Nobuyoshi, 338, 339

Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 170–80, 187–200, 217

Nave, Eric, 239, 240

Nells, 83–84, 118

New Britain, 19–24, 26, 252, 253, 257, 326, 347

New Caledonia, 6, 13, 30, 41, 43, 239

New Georgia, 30, 78, 84, 183, 198, 201, 224, 241–43, 272, 277–79, 285–87, 293, 294–97, 302

New Guinea, 13–15, 19, 20, 24, 25, 28, 32, 35, 41, 43, 44, 47, 56, 59, 86, 98, 162, 208–16, 243, 250–53, 308, 315–17, 320, 322, 346

New Hebrides, 13, 30, 43, 66, 86, 158, 168

New Ireland, 15, 20–24, 274, 336, 337

New Zealand, 43, 51, 53, 287, 288, 307, 312–13, 347

Newell, James, 339

Niizuki
(destroyer), 287–88

Nimitz, Chester W., 2, 25, 34–37, 40, 44–45, 47–49, 52, 53, 68, 77, 102–4, 109, 119, 122, 123, 126, 150, 160, 161, 166–67, 200, 203, 215, 220, 223, 224, 226, 229, 231–32, 235–37, 240–41, 243, 271, 272, 275, 279, 281, 291, 312, 315, 320–23, 335, 336, 343, 346, 354, 358–59

Nishida, Masao, 177–80, 198

Nishimura, Shoji, 156, 162, 181, 285, 297

Nishizawa, Hiroyoshi, 59, 245, 247, 318

Nisshin
(seaplane carrier), 107, 109, 111, 116, 125, 297

Nixon, Richard M., 309, 347

Nomoto, Tameteru, 137, 151, 153

Nomura, Ryosuke, 244, 247

Noshiro
(cruiser), 337, 340, 342

Nouméa, 49, 102, 104, 115, 122, 130, 138, 150, 158

Nowatzki, Richard J., 153

Obama, Barack, 271

Office of Naval Communications, 33, 124, 238

Office of Naval Intelligence, 110, 238

Ohara, Ryoji, 247

O’Hare, Edward H. “Butch,” 25

Ohmae, Toshikazu, 13, 15, 41, 55, 58, 100, 127, 206, 247, 257, 265, 338

Oka, Akinosuke, 81, 96, 132, 135

Okumiya, Masatake, 9–10, 131, 137, 149, 152, 259, 261, 267–68, 275, 319

Omori, Sentaro, 121–22, 325, 326–31, 334, 340

Operation Blissful, 313

Operation Cartwheel, 45–46, 223, 241, 243, 315, 349

Operation Cleanslate, 242

Operation Shoestring II, 327

Operation Toenails, 285

Operation Watchtower (
see
Guadalcanal)

Orita, Zenji, 158, 297

Oro Bay, 265, 318

Osugi, Morikazu, 327, 330

Ota, Minoru, 286, 307

Owada Communications Group, 41, 129, 168, 290, 305

Owen Stanley mountains, 25, 41

Ozawa, Jisaburo, 258, 261, 263, 265, 267, 268, 322, 325, 343

P-38 Lightning fighters, 103, 254, 264, 266, 267, 272, 274, 278, 316–18, 321, 333, 340, 342, 355

P-39 fighters, 266

P-40 fighters, 72, 87, 267

P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, 316, 355

Page, Cornelius L., 20, 40

Parker, Edward N., 176, 177

Patch, Alexander, 212–13, 220–21, 228

Pate, Randolph, 89

Pearl Harbor, Japanese attack on, 2, 7, 44, 48, 244, 338, 353

Pellew, Sir Edward, 327

Perkins, James J., 91, 229

Petersen, Wallis F., 156

Philippines, 42, 45, 81, 83, 124, 163, 198

Pineau, Roger, 269, 271, 274–75

Port Moresby, 24–26, 29, 32–35, 37–39, 41, 239, 251, 266, 318

Potter, E. B., 271

Potter, P. A., 299

Powell, Thomas, 158–59

PT-109, 292–96, 298–302

PT-109
(Donovan), 301

PT (patrol torpedo) boats, 79, 119, 134, 181, 188, 202, 207, 222, 228, 241, 255, 263, 277, 285, 287, 292–96, 298–302, 309, 313–14

Puller, Lewis B. “Chesty,” 105, 106, 133–35

Quackenbush, Robert S., 50, 218, 262

Rabaul, 14, 17, 19–28, 32, 34, 36, 37, 40, 43–45, 47, 56, 57, 60–61, 66, 70, 73, 81, 88, 97, 99, 100, 103, 107, 111, 125, 129, 168, 213–15, 223, 224, 226, 243–45, 248, 250, 278, 283, 285, 290, 308, 315–26, 331, 333–50, 362

Radar, development of, 108–9, 112, 292, 355

Radio deception, 142

Radio direction finding, 33

Radio fingerprinting (RFP), 235

Ramage, Lawson P. “Red,” 179, 187

Read, Jack, 28, 29, 61, 91

Redman, John R., 237

Redman, Joseph, 238

Rekata Bay, 278, 308

Rendova Island, 29, 285–87, 292, 296, 297, 318, 356

Rhoades, F. A. “Snowy,” 30

Richardson, Gilbert M., 239–40

Roberts, C. G., 29

Rochefort, Joseph J., 35, 38, 48, 237–38, 240

Rodee, Walter F., 143

Roenigk, John G., 270

Romoser, William K., 279

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 309

Roosevelt, Franklin D., 160, 215, 271, 359

Roosevelt, Theodore, 131

Royal Navy, 150, 167–68, 241, 279, 286

Russell Islands, 216, 222, 224, 230, 241–43, 261, 277, 284, 292, 295, 296, 310

Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, 98, 164, 244

Ryan, Thomas J., 308

Ryujo
(aircraft carrier), 73–74, 76, 77, 140, 143, 249, 290

Sakai, Saburo, 27, 59, 84

Sakaida, Henry, 267

Sakamaki, Munetaka, 318–21

Sakamoto, Eichi, 232–33

Salamaua, 20, 22, 24, 25

Samejima, Tomoshige, 256, 262, 284, 285, 311, 312, 321, 325

Samidare
(destroyer), 174, 311, 329, 331

Samoa, 5, 6, 13, 43, 49

Sanada, Joichiro, 210, 211

Santa Cruz, Battle of, 138–58, 160–62, 164, 195, 197, 263, 327, 344, 358, 360

Santa Cruz Islands, 64, 73, 126, 130

Santa Isabel Island, 29, 30, 59

Sasaki, Akira, 1, 286–87, 296, 307

Sato, Naohiro, 246, 318, 321

Sato, Torajiro, 205, 207, 290, 291

Savo Island, 57, 80, 93, 172, 184, 188, 189, 192, 293

Battle of, 58, 62, 64, 65, 68, 89, 108, 112, 123, 327, 359

SBD Dauntles dive-bombers, 59, 72, 76–78, 81, 88, 109, 120, 121, 135, 139–40, 142–44, 147, 149, 183, 230, 337, 338, 340

Scanlan, John J., 20, 22, 23

Scott, Norman, 108, 109, 111–12, 114, 124, 169, 170, 172, 177, 198

Searles, Jack, 202

Seki, Mamoru, 76, 141, 147, 148

Sekino, Hideo, 175–76

Sendai
(cruiser), 165, 185, 189, 192, 285, 300, 304, 327–31

Seton, Carden W., 29, 313

Shaw, Robert C., 74

Sherman, Frederick C., 50–51

Sherman, Ted, 323, 325, 326, 336–37, 340, 343, 344, 347

Shiga, Yoshio, 141, 152

Shigenaga, Kazue, 339, 342

Shigure
(destroyer), 297, 298, 302–4, 307, 311, 329, 330, 333–34

Shiraishi Kazutaka, 5, 185, 193

Shiratsuyu
(destroyer), 329, 331

Shirayuki
(destroyer), 253, 255

Shoho
(aircraft carrier), 11, 35, 38

Shokaku
(aircraft carrier), 9, 35, 36, 39, 74, 76, 77, 84, 124, 128, 131, 135, 136, 141, 143, 145, 147, 151, 158, 344

Shortland Island, 36, 60, 78, 80, 100, 110, 125, 126, 129, 162, 167, 169, 170, 182, 184, 185, 205, 219, 222, 227, 230, 278, 279, 284, 285, 290, 306, 325, 331

Showers, Donald M., 270

Shriver, R. Sargent, 193

Simms, C. A., 225

Sims, Gelzer L., 303

Skip bombing, 252, 254, 260, 276, 316, 331

Slonim, Gilven R., 38, 99

Slot, The, 57, 62, 80, 100, 109, 112, 179, 224, 226, 241, 243, 278, 287, 290, 292, 297, 308

Smith, John L., 72

Smith, LeRoy, 317

Solomon Sea, 24, 224

Southerland, “Pug,” 59

Spruance, Raymond A., 359

Station Hypo, 34–35, 37, 38, 45, 48, 70, 236, 237

Stebbins, Edgar, 144

Stevenson, Nikolai, 89, 119

Stokes, Thomas M., 176

Stormes, Max, 191

Strong, Stockton, 140

Sugimoto Ushie, 262, 273

Sugiura, Kaju, 298, 299, 302, 303

Sugiyama, General, 212, 302, 308, 310

Suzukaze
(destroyer), 204, 205

Suzuya
(cruiser), 143, 156, 162, 181, 297, 337, 340, 342

Swett, James E., 263–64, 323

Tachibana, Masao, 279, 280

Taiho
(aircraft carrier), 8

Takada, Toshitane, 131, 137

Takagi, Takeo, 36–37

Takama, Tamotsu, 134, 170, 171, 174

Takanami
(destroyer), 203–6

Takao
(cruiser), 165, 185, 189, 192, 193, 337, 339, 340

Tanaka, Raizo, 68, 71–73, 77–78, 97, 115, 116, 162, 165, 179, 182–84, 187, 188, 196, 202–8, 227, 276

Tarawa, 312, 321

Tassafaronga, Battle of, 203–6, 207, 213, 219, 290, 291, 360, 361

TBF Avenger torpedo planes, 76, 135, 141, 143, 144, 147, 149, 183, 230, 241, 279, 297, 308, 337–39, 344, 355

Terauchi, Masamichi, 177, 178

Thomas, Gerald C., 95

Thornhill, H. E., 263

Tinian, 60

Tisdale, Mahlon S., 205

Todd, Leon E., 296

Toibana, Yurio, 273, 274

Tojo, Hideki, 4, 212, 306

Tokitsukaze
(destroyer), 253, 254

Tokugawa, Yoshio, 79, 303, 304

Tokuno, Horishi, 178, 192–94

Tomioka, Sadatoshi, 3, 5, 31, 55, 209, 210, 304–5, 312, 318, 339

Tone
(cruiser), 73, 129, 130, 139, 143–44, 165, 223

Tonga, 43, 99

Tora! Tora!
(movie), 217

Treasury Islands, 313, 322, 347, 356

Tregaskis, Richard, 17, 18, 67, 90

Trobriand Islands, 243

Truk, 6, 12, 14, 15, 20, 21, 23, 25, 32, 35, 37, 41, 70, 97, 99, 124, 126, 144, 150, 162, 335, 336, 347

Tsuji, Masanobu, 80–81, 98, 100, 101, 135, 206, 209–11

Tsukahara, Nizhizo, 13, 60, 68, 72–73, 78, 82–83, 85, 87, 97, 98, 244

Tsushima, Battle of, 164

Tulagi, 14, 16–21, 24, 29, 30, 35–37, 40, 45, 49, 53, 55, 65, 93, 134, 208, 263–65, 292, 294

Turner, Richmond Kelly, 17, 18, 49–52, 57, 61, 64, 67, 96, 104, 109, 123, 138, 171, 274

Twining, Nathan F., 320

Type 1 “Betty” bombers, 26, 27
n
, 58–60, 83–85, 85, 110, 224, 228, 261, 265, 266, 267, 273, 274, 287, 318, 319, 326, 345

Ueno Toshitake, 67, 78

Ugaki, Matome, 1–3, 8, 9, 12–14, 31, 32, 41, 56, 97–100, 120, 127, 128, 130–32, 135, 150–51, 156, 162, 165, 169, 181, 198, 207–11, 218, 249, 256–58, 260, 262, 265, 267, 268, 273–76

Ukita, Nobue, 118, 119, 156

Ultra, 33, 56–57, 90–92, 122–24, 126, 179, 181, 204, 208, 218, 219, 223, 226, 229, 232, 233, 237–39, 251, 263, 275, 290, 297, 302, 303, 322, 325–26, 335, 336, 343, 346, 353, 354, 360, 361

Unryu
(aircraft carrier), 8

Uozumi, Jisaku, 331, 334

U.S. forces

Americal Division, 213, 220, 241

Air Group 10, 138–39

Fifth Air Force, 60, 252, 254, 266, 315–18, 336, 348

5th Marine Regiment, 18, 105, 106

1 Marine Amphibious Corps, 312, 323

1st Marine Division, 17, 18, 45, 49, 50, 52, 53, 92, 119, 161, 241

1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 18, 93, 95

1st Marine Raider Battalion, 18, 93, 95, 96, 105, 106, 287

4th Marine Raider Battalion, 285, 296

XIV Corps, 213, 220

43rd Infantry Division, 241, 242, 287, 296

Marine Air Group (MAG) 21, 242

Marine Air Group (MAG) 23, 72, 85–86

Marine Fighter Squadron 212, 88

Marine Fighter Squadron 214, 317

Marine Fighter Squadron 223, 88

9th Fighter Squadron, 267

19th Bomb Group, 248

132nd Infantry Regiment, 220, 221

147th Infantry Division, 220

164th Infantry Regiment, 111, 115, 119, 133, 135, 206, 220

182nd Infantry Division, 220

PT (patrol torpedo) boats, 79, 119, 134, 181, 188, 202, 207, 222, 228, 241, 255, 263, 277, 285, 287, 292–96, 298–302, 309, 313–14

2nd Marine Division, 206, 213, 220, 241, 315

2nd Marine Parachute Battalion, 313, 314

2nd Marine Raider Regiment, 324

6th Naval Construction, 86

Seventh Fleet, 279

7th Marine Regiment, 91, 93, 104–5, 220

67th Fighter Squadron, 72

Task Force 16, 126, 184

Task Force 17, 25, 126

Task Force 36, 286

Task Force 61, 52, 53, 62, 64, 74, 138, 145, 149

Task Force 62, 106

Task Force 64, 108, 111–12, 126, 169, 188

Task Force 67, 203–4, 219

Task Force II, 24

Third Fleet, 279

3rd Marine Division, 241, 324

Thirteenth Air Force, 278, 320, 321, 348

339th Fighter Squadron, 272, 321

25th Infantry Division, 213, 220, 221, 241

USS
Aaron Ward
(destroyer), 263

USS
Amberjack
(submarine), 121

USS
Anderson
(destroyer), 156

USS
Argonne
(transport ship), 102

USS
Astoria
(cruiser), 58

USS
Atlanta
(cruiser), 169, 170, 176–77, 180, 288

USS
Ballard
(destroyer), 105

USS
Barton
(destroyer), 174

USS
Blue
(destroyer), 68, 72

USS
Boise
(cruiser), 112, 114

USS
Bunker Hill
(aircraft carrier), 343, 344

USS
Chester
(cruiser), 129

USS
Chevalier
(destroyer), 311

USS
Chicago
(cruiser), 58, 225–26, 241, 245, 250

USS
Cleveland
(cruiser), 328

USS
Colorado
(battleship), 199

USS
Columbia
(cruiser), 309, 328

USS
Craven
(destroyer), 303

USS
Cushing
(destroyer), 172, 176, 177

USS
Denver
(cruiser), 328, 330, 345

USS
Duncan
(destroyer), 115

USS
Dunlap
(destroyer), 303

USS
Enterprise
(aircraft carrier), 38, 52, 59, 73, 74, 76–77, 99, 122, 126, 129, 135, 138–41, 143, 145, 147–50, 153–55, 158, 161, 168, 169, 179–85, 197, 223, 224, 225, 241, 279