The Most Dangerous Man in America: The Making of Douglas MacArthur (55 page)

    
and Kenney, George,
232–233

    
and King’s appointment as commander in chief of U.S. Fleet,
102–104

    
and Leyte,
290

    
and MacArthur, Douglas (
see also
MacArthur, Douglas: and Roosevelt, Franklin
)

    
and MacArthur, and path to Philippines,
248

    
and MacArthur, and request for reinforcements in Australia,
180

    
and MacArthur, Craig as successor to, significance of,
48–50

    
and MacArthur, July 1944 meeting, in Honolulu,
269–273

    
and MacArthur, promise of relief to, in Bataan,
119–120
,
123–125
,
140
,
173

    
and MacArthur, relationship between,
2
,
3
,
6–7
,
15–16
,
17–18
,
26
,
57–58
,
61–62
,
181
,
226
,
273
,
280
,
355–356

    
and MacArthur as commander and chief, Southwest Pacific area,
143
,
145
,
146
,
155
,
355

    
and MacArthur as commander in Far East,
66

    
and MacArthur as “most dangerous man in America,”
273
,
356

    
MacArthur’s criticism of,
323–324
,
333

    
MacArthur’s disrespect toward,
24
,
25

    
and MacArthur’s “I Shall Return” speech,
160

    
and MacArthur’s Medal of Honor,
161
,
162

    
and MacArthur’s path to Philippines,
248

    
and MacArthur’s political/presidential aspirations,
233
,
249–250
,
267
,
355

    
and MacArthur’s reappointment as chief of staff,
37–40
,
43–44
,
45

    
and MacArthur’s refusal to promote Marshall,
21

    
and MacArthur’s report on future of warfare,
33
,
34

    
and MacArthur’s retirement,
61–62

    
and Marshall, George,
77–79
,
250

    
military approach of,
3

    
military’s criticism of,
6

    
and North Africa,
205

    
and Operation Sledgehammer,
189–191

    
and Operation Victor,
333

    
and overall commander in the Pacific compromise,
327–328

    
and Pacific, second front in,
190

    
and Philippine independence and neutrality,
126–128

    
and Philippines, abandonment of,
124–125

    
and Philippines, commitment to,
110

    
and Philippines, invasion of,
280–281
,
304–305

    
and Philippines, invasion of, debate over,
270–273

    
and Philippines, MacArthur’s path to,
248

    
political views of,
3

    
and preparation for war,
64–68

    
presidential campaign/election of,
1–2
,
271–272
,
303–305

    
and Quezón, Manuel,
57–58

    
and Quezón, Manuel, and active-duty U.S. officers, monetary compensation to,
118

    
and Rabaul,
193

    
and Russia,
184
,
185
,
186

    
and Stalin, Joseph,
317–318

    
and two-front war strategy,
178
,
179

    
and war plans,
223–224
,
355

    
and Yalta Conference,
316–318

Roosevelt, James,
2

Roosevelt, Theodore,
3

Rowell, Sydney,
199

Roxas, Manuel,
333–334
,
335
,
336

Rupertus, William,
242
,
247

Russia,
89
,
96
,
178–179
,
181
,
184
,
185
,
186
,
316–318
,
345

Rutherford, Lucy Mercer,
325–326

Saidor,
248

Saipan,
275

Saito, Yoshitsugu,
275

Sakai, Saburo,
74

Salamaua,
178

San Fernando,
113
,
115

Sanananda,
210
,
211
,
225
,
227

Santa Cruz Islands,
194

Sayre, Elizabeth,
121

Sayre, Francis Bowes,
94
,
121
,
125–126
,
146

Scott, Norman,
224

Seeadler Harbor,
255–256

Selleck, Clyde “Papa,”
116–117

Sharp, William F.,
67
,
152–153

Sheppard, Morris,
39
,
40

Sherman, Forrest,
259

Sherrod, Robert,
162

Sherwood, Robert,
323–324

Shigemitsu, Mamoru,
349–350

Sho-Go plan (Japanese),
290–291

Shoumatoff, Elizabeth,
326

Sibert, Franklin,
296
,
297

Simonds, George,
38
,
40
,
48–49
,
50

Singapore,
68
,
139
,
143

Skerry, Harry,
115

Smith, Herbert C. “Stutterin’,” 
215
,
218

Smith, Holland “Howlin’ Mad,”
313

Solomon Islands,
193–194
,
201–202
,
205–206
,
224–225
,
232
,
257
.
See also
Guadalcanal
;
specific cities, etc.

Somervell, Brehon,
330–331

South Luzon Force,
67
,
97
,
99–100
,
108–109

Sprague, Clifton,
293–294

Spruance, Raymond,
103
,
189
,
231
,
268
,
342

    
and Iwo Jima and Okinawa war plan,
281
,
286
,
306
,
313

Stalin, Joseph,
96
,
317–318

Stark, Harold,
92–93
,
102
,
104
,
107

Stillwell, Joseph “Vinegar Joe,”
344–345

Stimson, Henry,
92
,
144
,
146
,
163
,
173
,
175
,
326
,
329–330
,
331
,
348

    
and Bataan, promise of relief in,
119–120
,
124–125

    
and Operation Sledgehammer,
189–190

    
and Philippine independence and neutrality,
126–127

    
and Philippines, abandonment of,
124–125

    
as secretary of war,
65
,
66

Suckley, Daisy,
326

Sutherland, Richard,
63
,
168
,
222
,
233
,
244
,
282
,
358

    
and Australia, evacuation to,
148
,
149–150

    
and Battle of Bataan,
129–130

    
and Casablanca Conference, 1943,
231
,
232

    
and Clarke, Elaine,
283–284
,
307

    
and Harding, Edwin, assessment of,
217–218

    
and Japan, surrender of,
346

    
and Kenney, George,
192–193

    
and Krueger, Walter,
284

    
and MacArthur,
160
,
283–284
,
307
,
339–340

    
and Marshall, George,
339–340

    
and Operation Cartwheel,
242

    
and overall commander in the Pacific debate,
256

    
and Pearl Harbor attack,
71–73

    
and Philippines, U.S. airfield attack in, responsibility for,
81
,
83
,
85

    
and Quezón, and monetary compensation,
118

Suzuki, Sosaku,
299

Swift, Innis Palmer,
300

Swing, Joseph,
299
,
315
,
319
,
320

Tacloban, Leyte,
305
,
308

Taft, William Howard,
20

Tarakan,
340–341

Tarawa,
88
,
246

Thailand,
88

Thomas, George,
235

Thomas, Norman,
12

Toem,
263
,
264

Tojo, Hideki,
68
,
176
,
276

Toyoda, Soemu,
290–292
,
294

Truman, Harry,
82
,
340
,
346
,
353
,
354

Tugwell, Rexford,
280

Tulagi,
194

Turner, Richmond Kelly,
204

Twining, Nathan,
231

Umezu, Yoshijiro,
350

U.S. Air Force,
31

U.S. Army,
37

U.S. Army Air Corps,
27–28
,
31–32

U.S. Army Air Force,
32

U.S. army budget,
2
,
7
,
8
,
9–10
,
12–13
,
13–16
,
16–19
,
36–37
,
40–41

    
and army officer corps,
4
,
5
,
6
,
9–10
,
11
,
13
,
26
,
42

    
and Public Works Administration,
18–19

U.S. Army Forces Far East (USAFFE),
65–66
,
67
,
74
,
76–77

U.S. army officer corps,
4
,
5
,
6
,
9–10
,
11
,
13
,
26
,
42

U.S. officers,
136
,
226–227
.
See also specific officers

U.S. soldiers

    
and disease,
135
,
139
,
217–218
,
223
,
225
,
236
,
239

    
and food supply,
135
,
139
,
147
,
203

USAFFE.
See
U.S. Army Forces Far East

Vandegrift, Alexander Archer,
202–204
,
217
,
224

Vandenberg, Arthur,
233
,
267

Vargas, Jorge,
95
,
110

Vasey, George Alan,
213
,
214
,
241

Vigan,
86–87
,
88

Visayan-Mindanao Force,
67

Von Rundstedt, Gerd,
138

Wachi, Takeji,
148

Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew “Skinny,”
67
,
87
,
90
,
93
,
95
,
96
,
108–109
,
162
,
358

    
and Bataan, retreat into,
112–118

    
and Bataan, surrender of,
169–171

    
and Bataan, surrender of, responsibility for,
174–176

    
and Battle of Bataan,
119
,
122–123
,
129–131
,
133–134
,
139

    
as commander of forces in Philippines,
149–151

    
and Corregidor, surrender of,
171–172

    
and Homma, Masaharu,
97–100

    
and Japan, surrender of,
348–349
,
350
,
351

    
and Japanese military, strength of,
139

    
Marshall’s recommendation for award to,
175

    
and Pierce, Clinton, promotion of,
133–134

    
as POW,
279

    
and Truman, Harry,
340

Wairopi,
199–200

Wakde,
263
,
264–265

Wake Islands,
88

Wallace, Henry,
18

White, Horton,
312–313

Whitehead, Ennis “Whitey,”
195
,
239
,
252
,
267
,
286
,
358