by Bruce Gamble
Wright Cyclone engine, 219
Wurtsmith, Paul B. “Squeeze,” 234
Yamada, Sadayoshi, 141, 142, 160, 162, 163, 211, 214, 215, 217, 218, 222, 248, 255–258
Yamagata, Seigo, 248
Yamaguchi, Chihiro, 226
Yamamoto, Isoroku, 12, 68, 115, 119, 155, 170–176, 189–191, 237, 238, 263, 265, 276, 303, 316–318, 320–323, 325, 327–346, 348
Yamamoto, Katsuo, 31
Yamanaka, Ryutaro, 58
Yamashita, Johji, 219
Yanagiya, Kenji, 342
Yasukuni Shrine, 348
Yokohama, 183, 188
Yokosuka, 190
Yoshida, Motosuna, 100
Yoshihara, Kane, 303, 316
Yoshii, Kyoichi, 127
Yoshimura, Akira, 332
Yoshimura, Minoru, 231, 232
Yoshino, Haruo, 32
Yoshino, Satoshi, 62
Aircraft
Allied
A-20 Havoc (Douglas), 239, 292, 298–301, 308, 310, 312
A-24 Dauntless (Douglas), 90, 111, 114, 131, 132, 150, 159, 166, 181, 256, 263, 292, 299
AT-6 Texan (North American), 15
B-17 Flying Fortress (Boeing)96–102, 108–111, 113, 115–117, 119, 131–134, 137, 138, 149–152, 161, 162, 164, 165, 169, 182, 185, 197, 198, 206, 208, 213–223, 230, 235–237, 240, 241, 243–251, 267, 269, 273–276, 280–284, 286, 292, 293, 297, 298, 304–306, 308–312, 334;
B-17D, 206;
B-17E, 108, 110, 149, 185, 216, 217, 220, 235;
B-17F, 240, 244, 275, 281, 297;
B-24/LB-29 Liberator (Consolidated), 111, 162, 250, 267–270, 274, 280–282, 284, 292, 304;
B-24D, 250
B-25 Mitchell (North American), 132–134, 161, 225, 226, 273, 291, 292, 300–302, 306 308, 310–312, 326, 349;
B-25C, 291
B-26 Marauder (Martin), 71, 131–140, 144–146, 148–150, 156–158, 160, 180–184, 204, 227, 240, 263, 292
Beaufighter (Bristol), 301, 305, 306, 326
CA-1 Wirraway (CAC), 14, 15, 16, 18, 23–25, 27–30, 39, 77, 106, 122
Electra (Lockheed), 15
Empire (Short), 14, 43, 157
F4F Wildcat (Grumman), 74, 114, 159, 321, 323, 324
F4U Corsair (Vought), 319, 321, 332
Hudson (Lockheed), 14–16, 18, 24, 25, 33, 35, 39, 40, 60–62, 70, 106, 107, 112, 113, 124, 126, 127, 152, 158
P-38 Lightning (Lockheed), 266, 267, 288, 302, 310, 321, 324, 326, 330, 335–341, 349
P-39/P-400 Airacobra (Bell), 111, 112, 132, 148, 150, 152, 154, 182, 193, 195, 198, 208, 226, 262, 263, 319, 326, 327;
P-39D Airacobra, 152, 153
P-40 Warhawk/Kittyhawk (Curtiss), 96, 111, 112, 122, 123, 148–150, 182, 199, 330
PBY Catalina (Consolidated), 14, 36, 37, 54–59, 69, 97, 100–102, 106, 107, 120, 126, 135–137, 148, 149, 158, 159, 177, 225, 228, 232, 237, 245, 246, 248, 305
SBD Dauntless (Douglas), 82, 86, 90, 111, 114, 131, 132, 159, 163, 166, 256, 299
Spitfire (Supermarine), 125
TBD Devastator (Douglas), 114, 159
German
Me-109 (Messerschmitt), 280
Japanese
A5M “Claude” (Mitsubishi), 58, 59, 61, 99, 136, 142, 136, 155, 253, 254, 318;
A5M4, 58, 61
A6M2 “Zeke” (Mitsubishi), 26, 27, 248, 254, 262;
as Model 22 Zero (Zeke), 308
A6M2-N “Rufe” (Nakajima), 254, 262
A6M3 “Hamp” (Mitsubishi), 215, 248, 280, 310;
as Model 32 Zero, 215, 218, 219
B5N “Kate” (Nakajima), 26, 162, 253, 255;
B5N2, 26
D3A “Val” (Aichi), 255;
D3A1, 26, 31, 32, 40, 64, 164, 215, 218, 253, 264
H6K “Mavis” (Kawanishi), 18, 24, 32, 74, 92, 142, 164, 253, 255
H8K “Emily” (Kawanishi), 255
F1M “Pete” (Mitsubishi), 262
G3M “Nell” (Mitsubishi), 22, 24, 142, 155, 160, 162, 163, 166–169, 253, 255
G4M “Betty” (Mitsubishi), 89, 90, 166–168, 254–257, 259, 264, 325–327, 331, 333, 336–338, 340;
G4M1, 70
Ki-21 “Sally” (Mitsubishi), 30, 31, 167, 253
Ki-43 “Oscar” (Nakajima), 254, 280, 282, 283, 288, 313
Rei-sen “Zero,” 27–30, 36, 37, 46, 58, 60, 71, 79, 99, 100, 106, 107, 111, 112, 115, 119–122, 125–127, 129, 132, 137, 139, 142, 144–146, 148–152, 154, 155, 163–166, 169, 181, 191–193, 195, 214, 215, 217–225, 235, 241, 244, 245, 248, 254, 256, 257, 259, 264, 269, 274, 281, 282, 284, 293, 308–310, 313, 318, 319, 321–326, 332, 335–337, 339–342
rikujo kogeki-ki (rikko), 22, 24, 25, 71, 89–91, 106, 119, 123, 127, 142, 151, 162, 163, 166–168, 171, 193, 214, 217, 218, 222, 256, 257, 259, 333, 338
Type 2 flying boat, 218. See H8K (Kawanishi)
Type 96 carrier attack bomber. See G3M (Mitsubishi)
Type 96 carrier fighter. See A5M (Mitsubishi)
Type 97 carrier attack bomber. See B5N (Nakajima)
Type 97 flying boat. See H6K (Kawanishi)
Type 97 heavy bomber. See Ki-21 (Mitsubishi)
Type 99 dive bomber. See D3A (Aichi)
Zero. See Rei-sen
Military Units
Allied Air Forces, 213
American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) naval force, 108
Netherlands East Indies Air Force, 133
American
Commander, Aircraft Operations, Solomons (COMAIRSOLS), 330
Fighter Command, 321, 323, 330, 335
U.S. Army Air Corps, 69, 97, 105, 197, 299, 324
1st Pursuit Squadron, 324
91st Aero Squadron, 203
U.S. Army Air Forces, 111, 198, 213, 286
12th Fighter Squadron, 335
339th Fighter Squadron, 324, 335
Air Technical Intelligence Unit, 254
Eighth Air Force, 203
Far East Air Force, 104, 105, 108, 131, 133, 199
Fifth Air Force, 233, 236, 275, 290, 293, 298, 299, 349
3rd Bomb Group (Light), 112, 131, 133, 225, 239, 263, 291, 292, 298, 299
8th Bomb Squadron, 131, 263, 292
89th Bomb Squadron, 298, 300
90th Bomb Squadron, 161, 306
V Bomber Command, 234, 243, 279, 291, 292
V Fighter Command, 234
7th Bomb Group (Heavy), 149
8th Fighter Group/Pursuit Group, 112, 152, 154, 262
36th Fighter Squadron/Pursuit Squadron, 152, 262
80th Fighter Squadron/Pursuit Squadron, 130, 226
19th Bomb Group (Heavy), 108, 110, 111, 115, 149, 161, 196, 208, 213, 215, 222, 223, 229, 237, 240, 244, 250, 251, 269
28th Bomb Squadron, 217, 218, 244
30th Bomb Squadron, 149, 215, 236, 243, 244
40th Reconnaissance Squadron, 110, 115, 134, 149, 161, 169, 212
93rd Bomb Squadron, 152, 185, 215, 216, 237
435th Bomb Squadron, 212, 235, 247, 250
22nd Bomb Group (Medium), 112, 131, 134, 135, 156, 182, 292
19th Bomb Squadron, 134, 139
33rd Bomb Squadron, 139, 144, 145, 157
408th Bomb Squadron, 183
27th Bomb Group (Light), 131
35th Fighter Group, 208
38th Bomb Group, 254, 292, 306
405th Bomb Squadron, 308
43rd Bomb Group (Heavy), 131, 240, 244, 245, 250, 251, 270, 274, 275, 281, 286, 293, 295, 297, 305, 310
63rd Bomb Squadron, 272, 279, 280, 296, 298, 304, 305, 308, 313
64th Bomb Squadron, 280, 281
65th Bomb Squadron, 297, 305, 310
403rd Bomb Squadron, 281, 306
49th Fighter Group, 234
90th Bomb Group (Heavy), 250, 267, 269, 271, 274, 275, 278, 284, 292, 295, 304
319th Bomb Squadron, 268, 281, 282, 284
320th Bomb Squadron, 268
321st Bomb Squadron, 304
400th Bomb Squadron, 268–270
Fourth Air Force, 202, 266
Seventh Ai
r Force, 267
VII Bomber Command, 267
U.S. Marine Corps, 212, 323
1st Raider Battalion, 238
VMF-214: 324
VMF-221: 324
U.S. Navy, 69, 73, 102, 107, 111, 114, 163, 255, 258, 259, 299
14th Reconnaissance Squadron, 73, 96, 97, 102, 105, 108
Fighting Squadron 3: 76, 78, 93
1st Division, 75, 83
2nd Division, 81, 82
3rd Division, 81, 84, 85
Fleet Radio Unit, 329
Pacific Fleet, 19, 115, 155, 156, 175, 189, 263, 323
Pacific Fleet Headquarters, 156, 323
Scouting Squadron 2: 90
Task Force 8: 69
Task Force 11: 68–75, 81, 91, 96, 113, 156
Task Force 17: 113, 156, 159, 162, 163, 165, 169
U.S. Fleet, 69
Australian
ANZAC Command (Australian-New Zealand Army Corps), 69, 70, 159
Australian Army, 10
23rd Brigade, 8th Division, 2nd Australian Imperial Force, 13
Gull Force, 13
2/21st Infantry Battalion, 13
Lark Force, 1–3, 13, 14, 29, 34, 39, 41, 44, 45–48, 50, 61, 66, 112, 138, 148, 173, 177, 184, 185, 239
2/10 Field Ambulance, 42
2/22nd Infantry Battalion, 13, 30, 46, 47, 52
17th Antitank Battery, 34, 138
Sparrow Force, 13
2/40th Infantry Battalion, 13
30th Infantry Brigade, 119
New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, 112, 127, 225
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), 2, 10, 13–18, 20, 25, 29, 30, 34, 35, 41, 43, 44, 54, 55, 57, 60–62, 63, 69, 97, 100, 104–106, 111, 112, 120, 123, 126, 128, 135, 137, 157, 158, 199, 202, 216, 226, 229, 236, 237, 245, 246, 248, 261, 301, 305, 313, 326
3 Squadron, 122
6 Squadron, 25
8 Squadron, 326
9 Squadron, 326
11 Squadron, 97, 136, 305
20 Squadron, 36, 43, 97, 101, 246
24 Squadron, 12–21, 30, 34, 36, 38, 39, 41, 42, 44, 48, 61, 77, 122
30 Squadron, 301, 305, 313
32 Squadron, 60, 70, 106, 113, 126
75 Squadron, 122, 126–128, 131, 137, 138, 148, 150, 152, 153, 181, 232, 262
100 Squadron, 305
Royal Australian Artillery, 1, 47, 334
Royal Australian Engineers, 50
Royal Australian Navy, 8, 13, 69, 227
British
Royal Air Force, 15, 17, 101, 111
Japanese
Imperial Army
51st Division, 289, 302
Okabe Detachment, 289
55th Division, 56, 68
Eighteenth Army, 265, 277, 302, 303
Eighth Area Army, 265
Fourteenth Army, 104
Seventeenth Army, 173, 193, 238, 265, 277
South Seas Force, 20, 21, 25, 26, 45, 48, 57, 58, 63, 112, 114, 173, 196
144th Infantry Regiment, 53, 154
1st Infantry Battalion, 48
3rd Infantry Battalion, 48, 147, 247
8th Infantry Company, 50
9th Infantry Company, 147
31st Field Road Construction Unit, 64
47th Field Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, 65
55th Mountain Artillery Battalion, 154
55th Transportation Company, 57
Southern Army, 20
Imperial Army Aviation
11th Flying Regiment, 280
Imperial Navy, 1
Combined Fleet, 12, 19, 68, 119, 172, 174, 189–191, 211, 237, 238, 258, 260, 263, 265, 275, 302, 303, 316, 322, 325, 329, 331, 333
1st Carrier Division, 26
4th Construction Detachment, 58
5th Carrier Division, 26, 155
6th Cruiser Division, 160
8th Base Force, 138, 177, 211, 226, 331
7th Establishment Unit, 61, 138
10th Establishment Unit, 138
11th Establishment Unit, 211
13th Establishment Unit, 211
81st Naval Garrison Unit, 159, 178, 226, 230–232, 24
11th Seaplane Tender Division, 329
18th Construction Battalion, 334
Cruiser Division 18: 196
Eighth Fleet, 192, 238, 258, 260, 316
Fourth Fleet, 21, 64, 170, 172, 192
Kure 3rd Special Naval Landing Force, 154, 228
Maizaru 2nd Special Naval Landing Force, 56, 64, 112
Rabaul Area Force, 64
6th Torpedo Squadron, 64
8th Special Base Force, 64
14th Minesweeper Flotilla, 64
Special Naval Landing Force, 61, 64
Sasebo Special Naval Landing Forces, 196
Southeast Area Fleet, 316, 317, 327
Southeast Fleet Headquarters, 322
Third Fleet, 320, 330
Imperial Navy Aviation
First Air Fleet, 26, 96
Eleventh Air Fleet, 211, 217, 238, 248, 255, 260, 264, 288, 316, 317, 320, 323, 325, 330
21st Air Flotilla (1st Air Attack Force), 248, 264
24th Air Flotilla, 21, 22, 25, 60, 83, 92, 95, 106, 119, 141, 248
25th Air Flotilla (5th Air Attack Force), 141, 142, 151, 155, 156, 160, 163, 193, 196, 211, 214, 217, 248, 264
1st Air Group, 142
2nd Air Group, 215, 218, 219, 255, 318
4th Air Group, 70, 71, 78, 79, 92, 94, 99, 100, 106, 107, 113, 119, 122, 123, 126, 128, 129, 132, 142, 155, 156, 165, 168, 175, 218, 222, 248, 255, 257, 258
1st Chutai, 80, 86, 88, 89, 91, 94
2nd Chutai, 80, 83, 86, 90, 146, 280, 284
Genzan Air Group, 155, 160, 162, 166, 168, 183
Special Duty Force, 142
Tainan Air Group, 58, 141–144, 146–148, 150–152, 156, 191, 194, 195, 214, 27–219, 225, 248, 256, 264
Yokohama Air Group, 24, 60, 74, 77, 142, 183, 187, 211, 215
26th Air Flotilla (6th Air Attack Force), 248, 264
6th Air Group, 248
Kisarazu Air Group, 248
Misawa Air Group, 222, 248, 256, 259
Air Group 204: 293, 310, 333, 341, 342
Air Group 251: 264
Air Group 253: 310
Air Group 581: 264
Air Group 582: 280, 284, 318, 319
Air Group 705: 289, 297, 317, 325–327, 332, 333
Air Group 751: 325–327, 330
Chitose Air Group, 22, 58, 70, 79
Takao Air Group, 70
Ships and Other Vessels
Allied
Achilles class, 259
Ancon, 112
Astoria, 162
Augusta, 169
Australia, 69, 166–169
Blanche, 6
California, 169, 171
Canberra, 169, 171
Chicago, 69, 166–168
Enterprise, 190, 263
Farragut, 169
George F. Elliott, 256, 259
Herstein, 25, 31, 33, 41
Hobart, 167
Hornet, 190, 263
Hugh L. Scott, 112
Imogene VII, 183
Jarvis, 256, 259
Lexington, 68, 70, 73, 74–76, 78, 81–85, 87, 89–91, 93, 94, 113, 114, 156, 162, 163, 169, 171, 172, 257
Maui, 112, 130
Minneapolis, 89, 94
Neptuna, 14
Patterson, 86
Perkins, 166, 167
Prince of Wales, 71, 155, 166
Pruth, 241, 272, 301, 303
Queen Mary, 130, 240
Repulse, 71, 155, 166
S-42, 174
S-43, 228, 229
Saratoga, 171, 263
Sims, 162, 164, 172
Sturgeon, 187
Warspite class, 167, 169, 171
Westralia, 32
Yorktown, 113, 114, 156, 159, 160, 162, 166, 169, 171, 263
Japanese
Abukuma, 26
Akagi, 26, 32, 38, 40, 45, 58, 190
Aoba, 38
Arashio,
308
Asagumo, 305
Chikuma, 26
China Maru, 112
Clyde Maru, 281
Furutaka, 163
Goshu Maru, 142
Hiei, 26
Hiyo, 320, 325
Italy Maru, 274
Junyo, 320, 325
Kaga, 26, 31, 32, 38, 40, 45, 58, 140, 141
Kamikawa Maru, 159
Ka-Puhio-Wela, 275, 297
Kashima, 21
Kasuga Maru, 58, 139, 140, 142, 182
Keifuku Maru, 283, 285
Kikuzuki, 160, 175
Kinryu Maru, 62, 211
Kirishima, 26
Kizui Maru, 62
Kokai Maru, 112
Komaki Maru, 141–144, 147, 148, 174
Kongo Maru, 112
Kyokusei Maru, 303, 304, 314
Matsue Maru, 165
Matsumoto Maru, 235
Mogamigawa Maru, 142, 156
Montevideo Maru, 186, 187
Musashi, 303, 321, 344
Myoko Maru, 288
Nagato, 68
Naruto Maru, 183, 188
Neosho, 70, 162, 164, 172, 173
Nichiryu Maru, 288
Nojima, 308
Okinoshima, 174
Seki Maru No. 3, 228
Shikinami, 307
Shirayuki, 307
Shoei Maru, 174
Shoho, 155, 160–163, 170, 172, 175
Shokaku, 26, 31, 32, 155, 162, 163, 165, 169, 171–173, 175, 263
Soryu, 141
Tachikaze, 275, 283
Tama Maru, 160, 175
Teiyo Maru, 305
Tenryu, 244
Tenyo Maru, 112
Tetsuzan Maru, 293
Tokitsukaze, 308, 310, 313
Tomiura Maru, 276
Tone, 26
Tsurugisan Maru, 275
Venice Maru, 56
Yamato, 155, 172, 191, 237, 238, 249, 265
Yawata Maru, 215
Yokohama Maru, 112, 113
Yubari, 114
Yukikaze, 305, 308
Zuiho, 263, 308, 320, 325
Zuikaku, 26, 31, 37, 155, 163, 165, 169, 172, 173, 175, 320, 325
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