by Dick Camp
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Clark, Mark W. Calculated Risk. (New York: Harper & Brothers Publishing, 1950).
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Lees, Michael. The Rape of Serbia: The British Role in Tito’s Grab for Power 1943–1944. (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990).
Lippman, Thomas W. Arabian Knight: Colonel Bill Eddy USMC and the Rise of American Power in the Middle East. (California: Selwa Press, 2008).
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Meyers, Bruce. Swift, Silent, and Deadly: Marine Amphibious Reconnaissance in the Pacific, 1942–1945. (Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2004).
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Peatross, Oscar F. Bless ’em All: The Raider Marines of World War II. (Irvine, California: ReView Publications, 1995).
Roosevelt, Kermit. War Report of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services). (New York: Walker and Company, 1976).
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Smith, George W. Carlson’s Raid: The Daring Marine Assault on Makin. (California: Presidio, 2001).
Smith, George W. Do-Or-Die Men: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion at Guadalcanal. (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003).
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OSS Documents in Author’s Possession
Captain Peter J. Ortiz, Memorandum for General Donovan, dated 15 May, 1943 (copy)
OSS X-2 Branch report, Shanghai, 15 November 1945, German Organizations in Shanghai. Author’s collection.
War Crimes Intelligent Report for 15–31 December 1945. Author’s collection.
OSS X-2 Branch report, Canton, 20 September 1945, German Transmitting Station in Canton. Author’s collection.
Statement of Interview with Dr. Franz Siebert, 19 January 1946 and June 28, 1946.
Statement of Interview with Saski Tomotsune, 13 January 1946.
Statement of Interview with Capt. Taizo Oka, 6 November 1945. Author’s collection.
Statement of Interview with Kobayashi Kazuo, 14 January 1946. Author’s collection.
Statement of Interview with Hajimu Masuda, 13 March 1946.
Statement of Interview with D. M. Shaw, 22 September 1945.
Statement of Interview with Tomita Naosuke, 14 January 1946.
Statement of Interview with Aoyama Harumitsu, 13 January 1946.
Statement of Interview with Col. Yoshimasa Okada, 20 March 1946.
Statement of Interview with Oswald Ulbricht, 19 January 1946.
Statement of Capt. Frank Farrell and Staff Sgt. Marvin Gray, 25 December 1945, Conversation of Erich Heise with Captain Aoyama about the transfer of Gen. Ho Yin Chin.
Statement of Capt. Frank Farrell and Staff Sgt. Marvin Gray, 11 November 1945, Hajimu Masuda, who claims U.S. citizenship, a collaborator with the Japanese in Office Heise, the Canton office of Bureau Ehrhardt.
Statement of Capt. Frank Farrell and Staff Sgt. Marvin Gray, 4 December 1945, Heise Office, Further details.
Unpublished Sources
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Index
1st Armored Division, 26, 30
1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 163
1st Independent Company, 85
1st Infantry Division, 26
1st Marine Amphibious Corps (IMAC), 190, 193, 211
1st Marine Division, 95, 115, 163, 193, 214
1st Marine Parachute Battalion, Edson’s Ridge and, 164–165, 186; on Gavutu-Tanambogo, 111, 113–114, 115, 121; Operation Ringbolt and, 95; See also individual companies
1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 189, 190–191
1st Marine Raider Battalion, 92, 93, 95, 99–107, 163; Edson’s Ridge and, 164–165
1st Ranger Battalion, 26, 27
1st Scots Armored Group, 81
2nd Armored Division, 26
2nd Battalion, 5th Marines (2/5), 95, 99, 104, 106–107, 177
2nd Chinese Army Group, 215
2nd Parachute Battalion, 188–189, 196
2nd Pioneer Battalion, 130
2nd Raider Battalion, arrival of, 135; Carlson and, 136; counterattack and, 153–156; landing of, 145–153; before raid, 143–145; retreat of, 156–160; selection of, 137; training of, 140–141
2nd Tank Battalion, 98, 131
3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 128
3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, 106
3rd Infantry Division, 26
4th Combat Wing, 70
4th Marine Regiment, 104
5th Marine Regiment, 5
6th Armored Infantry, 30
6th Armored Regiment, 40
6th Independent Shipping Engineer Regiment, 168
6th Machine Gun Battalion, 5
6th Marine Regiment, 4, 5
7th Army, 78
8th Air Force, 70
9th Infantry Division, 26
11 Squadron RAAF, 85
11th Marines, 98
13th Combat Wing, 70
14th Construction Unit, 113
23rd Army, 223, 224, 225–226
25th Air Flotilla, 94, 112
34th Infantry Division, 26
36th Division, 78
36th Infantry Division, 78
45th Combat Wing, 70
51st Special Naval Landing Force (SNLF), 141
67th Fighter Squadron, 186
78th Infantry Division, 26
81st Guard Unit, 161
124th Infantry Regiment, 161
157th Alpine Mountain Division, 74, 76
359th Fighter Group, 70
388th Bomb Group (Heavy), 70
509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 26
Able Company, 97, 99, 102–103, 104, 105, 167, 169, 177–179, 184
Adams, Captain, 107
Adams, Lt. Ronald F., 119
Alexander, Joseph H., 117, 167, 172–173, 175–177, 183
Alsop, Stewart, 15–16
Altenburg, Felix, 229, 231
Amphibious Task Force Tare, 93
Andrews, George (Joseph Arcelin), 69
Antonelli, John A., 167, 177–178
Aoyama, Captain, 223
Arcelin, Joseph, 69, 74, 75, 79
Area “B”, 42
Area “F”, 64–65
Arzej Landing, 27–29, 31
Averill, Gerald P., 194, 197–199, 204, 207, 210
B-17s, 63, 70, 90, 190
Bailey, Kenneth, 97, 98, 100, 101, 102, 166
Bailey, William, 44, 45, 46, 47, 53, 59–61, 183, 186, 191
Baker Company, Edson’s Ridge and, 165–166, 172, 175, 178–179, 181, 183, 184; on Tulagi, 95, 97, 99, 101–102, 104
Barber’s Point, 140
Bell Aircobra P-400s, 186
Bennett, Andrew C., 31, 40
Bennink, R. E., 115–116
Bigger, Warner T., 205–206, 207, 208, 209
Billot, Godfrey Philip, 38
Bodnar, John P., 65, 69, 71, 73, 74–75, 76–77, 79, 81
Boike, Norman, 33, 35, 37–38
Boyes anti-tank gun, 156
Braden, Thomas, 15–16
Bradsher, Greg, 207
Bren automatic rifles, 71
British Special Operations Executive (SOE), 14
Brockman, William E., 135–137, 139, 144–145
Browne, Gordon, 13–14, 17
Browning Automatic Rifles (BAR), 92, 149, 178
Browning M1919 A4 light machine guns, 166–167, 173
Brunner, Fitz, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81
Bulle, Jean, 72
Burak, Walter, 164, 182
Butaritari, 135–136, 142
C-47, 213
Carlson, Evans F., 135–137, 139–140, 142–143, 146–151, 153, 156–160
Carson, Ben, 140, 143, 148–149, 155, 157, 159
Catlin, Albertus W., 4, 5
Center Naval Task Force, 31
Center Task Force, 26, 30, 32
Centipede Hill (Mukade Gata), 161–165
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 24
Chambers, Justice, 93, 95, 96–97, 99–102, 104–105, 106
Charlie Company, Edson’s Ridge and, 166, 167, 169, 172, 173, 175, 183, 184; on Tulagi, 97–98, 99, 100, 102–103, 104, 105
Cheever, Bruce, 65
Chiang Kai-shek, 215, 217
China, Germany’s interest in, 215–217
Chinese Communist 8th Route Army, 136
Choiseul Island, description of, 188–189; diversionary landing on, 190–191, 193, 194–195; map of, 192; reconnaissance of, 197–200; retreat from, 209–211; Warrior River incident and, 205–209
Chow, T. H., 228–229
Christ, James F., 186, 2
02, 208
Churchill, Winston, 14, 61
Clemens, Martin, 86, 94, 168
Consolidated PBY Catalinas, 85
Cooke, F. O., 25, 27, 29, 32, 36, 37–39, 40
Coolidge, Francis T. “Frank”, 69, 73, 74
Coon, Carleton, 12, 13, 15, 17, 20–21
Coyte, Ralph, 142, 149–150, 157–159
Crane, Edgar J., 124, 126–127, 128
Dakar, 11, 16
Davis, William E., 25, 29, 32
del Valle, Pedro A., 167, 169, 177, 182, 183
Dethleffs, Hans, 225, 231
Dickey, G. D., 31, 39
Disher, Leo S., 32, 33
Dog Company, 95, 97, 99, 100, 102, 104, 167; Edson’s Ridge and, 177–179
Donovan, William J. “Wild Bill,” in Balkans, 43; COI and, 8, 9, 16; Eddy and, 9, 14, 21–22; Farrell and, 213–214; 1st Marine Raider Battalion and, 92; Mansfield and, 42; Mansfield-Seitz report and, 61; OG and, 69; Ortiz and, 68; OSS and, 18; Pearson on, 65; X-2 and, 218
Doolittle fliers, 61
Doolittle Raid, 137
Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers, 112, 114, 123–124, 131
Dulag, 77
Duncan, Paul E. A., 33
Duncan, Rea E., 195–196, 206, 207–208
Earhart, James, 36, 39, 40
Eastern Task Force, 26, 32
Easy Company, 104, 200–201, 202, 204–205
Echo Company, 98, 106
Eddy, William Alfred “Bill,” awards for, 3, 5; background of, 3–4; in Cairo, 7–9; injuries of, 5–6; Operation Torch and, 15–17, 20–21, 31; Ortiz and, 68; return to duty by, 6–7; in Saudi Arabia, 21–24; in Tangier, 9–15
Edson, Merritt Austin “Red Mike,” background of, 162–163; chosen as commander, 92; communication and, 182; counterattack and, 177, 179; final defense and, 183–186; Japanese attack and, 164–165; organization of men by, 165–169; preparations for attack and, 175–176; on Tulagi, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100–101, 103, 104, 106
Edson’s Ridge, air attack and, 169–170, 171; counterattack and, 177–178; fighting at, 172–173, 175; final phase of, 179, 181–186; maps of, 174, 180; torture of captives at, 172–173; troop organization and, 165–169
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 15, 16, 17, 26, 40
Eisentraeger, Lothar (Ludwig Ehrhardt), 217, 219–220, 222, 223, 224–228, 230