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MacArthur's Spies

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by Peter Eisner


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  INDEX

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  Abad, Victor, 224, 242

  Abe, Yutaka, 170–72

  Acacia Soda Fountain, 106–7

  Admiralty Islands, 202–3

  Aeta tribesmen, 41, 42, 46

  Ah Ho (nanny), 73–74, 166

  Aitken, Robert Ingersoll, xii–xiii

  Alamo Scouts, 244–46

  Alcazar, the (nightclub), 12

  Alex, a Russian man named, 135–36

  Allied Artists Pictures, 277

  Allied Intelligence Bureau (AIB), 103

  American Mercury, 262, 265, 281

  Amusategui, José Maria, 213

  Amusategui, Lorenza, 119–20

  arrest of Peggy, 273

  arrest of Ramón, 209–10

  Clavier v. US, 284–85, 286

  code name of, 119–20

  post-war life of, 292

  Presidential Medal of Freedom, 270–71

  supply and relief operations of, 126, 127, 128, 132–33, 134, 198, 200, 267

  Amusategui, Ramón, 119–20

  arrest of, 209–11, 213, 222, 226, 232

  arrest of Peggy, 178–79, 273

  Clavier v. US, 281

  code name of, 119–20, 222

  death of Jack Utinsky, 124

  illness of Claire, 175–77

  intelligence reports, 151, 160, 162

  Presidential Medal of Freedom, 270–71

  supply and relief operations of, 126, 127, 128, 132–33, 134, 168, 176–77, 200–201, 213, 267

  Ana Fey’s (nightclub), 74–76, 136

  Anderson, Bernard, 208

  Annie Johnson, SS, 7

  Aparri, 14

  Arita, 164–65

  Armbruster, Steven H., 103

  Army Forces in the Far East, U.S. (USAFFE), 11, 98

  Asahi Shimbun, 74–75

  Ashdown, Nadine, 277–78

  “Asia for the Asians” program, 5, 67, 90–91, 155

  Associated Press, 255

  Atienza, Ramón, 114–15, 119, 207

  atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 267

  attack on Pearl Harbor, ix, 13–14, 15, 307n

  Australia, MacArthur in, 21, 48–49, 98–104

  Bachagu, Kait, 215, 226

  Bagong Kristo (New Christ) (Vera Reyes), 194

  Baguio, 14, 60

  Bailey, Fay, 31

  Baker, George L., 7

  Baker, Josephine, 136

  Baker Stock Company, 7

  Banting, Dionisio, Jr., 89

  Barney, 128–29, 130

  Bataan. See also Battle of Bataan

  map, xvii

  Philippines campaign, 16–29, 35–47

  Bataan death march, x, xi, 49–52, 105, 113–14, 269

  Bataan Sector Guerrilla Unit, 215

  Batchelor Airfield, 49

  Battle of Anzio, 261

  Battle of Bataan (1942), x, 46–47

  Boone’s guerrillas, 37–42, 52–55

  Claire’s chances of survival, 42–45

  Mount Malasimbo, 35–37

  Battle of Bataan (1945), 241–43

  Battle of Hollandia, 213–14

  Battle of Leyte Gulf, 229, 233–35

  Battle of Luzon, 237–38

  Battle of Manila (1945), xv, 237–41, 252–57

  aftermath of, 255–57

  liberation of Mandaluyong, 249–52

  liberation of Santo Tomas, 246–49

  Battle of Midway, 5, 100

  Battle of the Coral Sea, 100

  Battle of the Philippines (1944–45), 228–57

  Battle of Bataan, 241–43

  Battle of Leyte Gulf, 233–35

  Battle of Manila, 237–41, 252–57

  Battle of the Philippine Sea, 228–30

  Cabanatuan and Oryoku Maru, 235–37

  invasion of Lingayen Gulf, 243, 245

  liberation of Mandaluyong, 249–52

  liberation of Santo Tomas, 246–49

  Palawan massacre, 238–41

  raid at Cabanatuan, 240–41, 243–46

  U.S. forces raid Manila, 230–32

  Battle of the Philippine Sea, 228–30

  Battle of the Points, 48

  Bay View Hotel, 188

  “Beans,” 139

  Bennett, Margaret, 29, 262

  Bennett, Roy C., 26–29, 262

  arrest of, 29

  background of, 27

  at Fort Santiago, 29, 31, 55, 85–87, 153–54, 174, 225

  post-war life of, 293

  pre-war criticism of Japan, 26–29

  recovery of, 154, 293

  at Villamor Hall, 29, 86

  Bennett, Tony, 279

  Berlin, Irving, 82, 314n

  Biddle, Francis, 58–59

  Bilibid Prison, 105, 235–36

  Claire at, 232, 266, 288

  Gard at, 143


  Norton’s supply operations, 109–10

  rescue operations, 240–41, 246

  Vera Reyes at, 194

  Binfords & Mort, 267

  Bish, S. J., 206

  Bizerte, 153

  Blackledge, William, 205

  Boone, Filomena “Mellie,” 146–47

  post-war life of, 277, 283, 288, 291

  pregnancy and birth of Phillip, 189, 201–2, 217–18

  supply and message operations, 146, 148–51

  Boone, John P., xiv, 37–42

  beginning of war, 39–41

  guerrilla army of, 37, 41, 42, 52–55, 82, 145–51, 162, 214–18, 224, 226, 227, 256

  Philippines campaign, 229–30, 231, 241–43

  last message to Claire, 214–18

  meetings with Claire, 38–42, 53, 61, 146

  post-war life of, 267–68, 270, 291

  restitution claims of Claire, 269, 283–84

  Boone, Phillip, 202, 217–18

  Borneo, 100

  Brereton, Lewis H., 13–14

  Brougher, William E., 53–54

  Brown, Ben S., 47

  Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 24

  Bruce, William, 109, 188–89

  Burger, Warren E., 280

  Burma, 100

  Burns, Virgil, 206

  Buttenbruck, Heinz, 124

  Cabanatuan POW Camp, 52, 120–22, 143–45, 205–8

  deaths at, 117–18, 139–40, 143, 144–45

  living conditions at, 117–18, 143–45, 187

  Oryoku Maru transport of POWs, 235–37

  raid at (January 1945), 240–41, 243–46

  Steve the Greek’s initial assistance to POWs, 106–9

  supply and relief operations, xi, 115, 121–22, 126–28, 131–34, 139–43, 168, 169, 176–77, 198, 200–201, 205–6, 231

  Times Square, 141–42

  Cabanguis, Eduardo, 37–38

  calamansi lemons, 142–43

  Camp O’Donnell, 49–50, 51–52, 114–20, 247

  Capas Station, 120, 121–22, 143, 200

  Casa Mañana (nightclub), 136

  Cavalcade, 308n

  Chan, 76, 78

  Chapman, Joan Bennett, 26–27, 248, 262, 293

  Chase, William C., 242

  Chattanooga High School, 33

  Chicago World’s Fair (1934), 134

  Chinese Cemetery, 186, 255, 269

  cigarettes, 38, 106, 107, 108, 149, 251

  Claire. See Phillips, Claire

  Clark, Mark, 274

  Clark Air Base, ix, 14, 238

  Clavier, Robert, xii, 274, 283, 288

  Clavier v. US, xii, xiii–xiv, 279–87

  Collier, Harmond W., 8, 9

  Collier, James V., 50

  Collier’s (magazine), 272

  Consolidated PBY Catalina, 233

  Conte Verde, 58

  Cooper, Gary, xi

  Corcuera, Felicidad “Fely”

  arrest of Claire, 188, 211, 212–13, 218, 226, 227

  hiding of Claire’s papers, 201, 209, 210–11, 256, 282

  illness of Claire, 174, 176–77, 199

  imprisonment of Claire, 250–51

  intelligence gathering of, 98, 176–77, 188–89, 201

  post-war life of, 274, 282, 292

  at Tsubaki Club, 96–97, 98, 125, 136, 164–65, 261

  opening night, 76, 77, 78, 79

  Corcuera, Vicente, 201, 211, 256, 281

  Corregidor, SS, 313n

  Corregidor Island, 19–20, 28, 40, 48

  Courtney, Lawrence, 274

  Court of Claims, U.S., 272, 279–87

  Cuba, 25–26, 33

  cyanide tablets, 104

  Dakota Apartments, 73–74, 166

  Damian (guide), 60, 61, 82, 211–12

  Davao, 14, 94, 160

  David (waiter), 78, 81, 96, 136

  Dawn of Freedom (movie), 172

  D-Day, 235, 247

  Death in Venice and Other Stories (Mann), 214

  Decker, Doyle, 161–62

  De Jesus, Roberto, 104

  De La Taste, Eva, 8

  De La Taste, George, 7–8

  De La Taste, Georgina, 8

  De La Taste, Mabel, 7–8

  De Leon, Gerardo, 170–72

  DeMartini, Louise

  Claire’s arrival in Manila, 7, 11–12

  Japanese attack on Manila, 16

  post-war life and Claire, 274, 280

  at Santo Tomas, 82, 84–85, 149, 154, 187

  DeMille, Cecil B., 134

  Dewey, George, ix, 26

  Dewey Boulevard, 12, 26, 34, 85

  Dick, Robert McCulloch, 86–87

  Dietrich, Marlene, xi

  Dinalupihan, 24, 35–42, 146, 151, 201–2

  Doctors Hospital, 173–77

  Domei News Agency, 214

  Doolittle, Jimmy, 5, 55, 100

  Dosser, William E., 292

  duck eggs, 142

  Duckworth, James W., 114, 121–22

  Dutch East Indies, 100

  Dvorak, Ann, xi–xii, 277–78

  Dyess, William E., 47, 50, 51

  dysentery, 35, 36, 41, 52

  Edwards, Ralph, 274

  Eichelberger, Robert L., 243–44

  Eighth (8th) Cavalry Regiment, U.S., 247

  Eisenhower, Dwight David, 293–94

  Eisner, Bernard, xi, 234

  Elizalde, Joaquín M., 101

  Elizalde, Juan, 70, 101

  arrest and torture of, 196–98, 205, 213, 294

  Tsubaki Club and, 78, 79, 97–98

  underground operations during Japanese occupation, 70, 76, 98, 101, 135, 158–60

  Elizalde, Manuel, 97–98, 196–98, 294

  Ellis, Robert, xiii

  Enette, Joseph V., 9, 264

  Eroles, German, 208–9, 222, 226

  Evans, Gene, 277–78

  Fahny (hostess), 76, 78, 80–81, 136

  Fajardo, Eduardo, 69

  Fajardo, José, 69

  fan dance, at Tsubaki Club, 134–37, 261

  FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), 263–65, 267, 270, 280–81

  Fely. See Corcuera, Felicidad “Fely”

  Ferguson, Jack, 108

  Fertig, Wendell, 104, 193, 320–21n

  Fey, Ana, 74–76, 136

  1st Cavalry Division (Texas Rangers), 251–52

  59th Coast Artillery Regiment, 240

  515th Coast Artillery Regiment, 162

  Fleming, Thomas C., 281

  Fletcher, Thomas, 31

  Flight to Mars (movie), 277

  Flinn, Edwin George, 8–9

  Flora (nurse), 211–13

  Flores, Naomi, 119–22, 128–30

  Cabanatuan supply and relief operations of, 120–22, 127–28, 131–34, 205–6, 207–8

  escape from Manila, 207–8

  interrogation of, 129–30

  post-war life of, 292–93

  restitution claims of Claire, 285

  Flowering of Racial Spirit, The (Hino), 91

  food rations, 97–98, 167, 187, 227

  food supplies, 203, 204

  Formosa, 14, 58

  Fort Santiago, 31, 68, 71–72, 129

  Chick Parsons at, 55–56

  Claire at, 223, 224–27, 231–32, 243, 327n

  Edgar Whitcomb at, 85–86, 87, 178

  Elizalde brothers at, 196–97

  Roy Bennett at, 29, 31, 55, 85–87, 153–54, 174, 225

  Fort William McKinley, 16–17, 54, 123

  Foster, George H., 280, 286–87, 292

  Fourth Con
stabulary Regiment (Philippines), 54

  14th Infantry Battalion (Philippines), 99, 185

  Franklin High School, 8

  Fremantle Submarine Base, 103

  French Indochina, 11

  Fuentes, Dian

  aboard SS John Lykes, 262–65

  adoption by Claire, 10

  arrest of Claire, 211–13, 223, 224, 227

  illness of Claire, 172, 174, 176

  initial move to Manila, 7, 11–12

  during Japanese occupation of Manila, 73, 108, 125–26, 165, 166, 172, 174, 199

  Peggy caring for, 174, 212–13, 224, 227, 242, 255, 256, 263, 272

  during Philippines campaign (1941–42), 17

  move to Hermosa, 23–24

  return to Manila, 44–45, 62, 72

  at Sobreviñas camp, 35–36, 37, 43

  post-war life of, 272, 273–74, 283, 287, 288, 289

  Fuentes, Manuel L., 10–11, 44, 63, 251, 313n

  marriage to Claire, 10–11, 13, 70, 256, 265–66, 287–88

  Gard, Dwight E., 141–45, 246, 280–81

  Geneva Conventions, 118, 185, 317n

  Geronimo, Judith, 76

  Geronimo, Mamerto, 76, 95, 96, 134, 138, 157, 199, 210–13

  Gestapo, 29, 88

  Ghost Soldiers (Sides), xi, xii

  Gilbert Islands, 203

  Glory of the Orient (movie), 90

  “God Bless the Philippines” (song), 82

  Goldhagen, Charlotte, 230–32

  Goldhagen, Juergen, 230–32

  Goldhagen, Martin, 230–32

  Goldsmith, Myron B., 267, 326n

  Gordon, Frankie, 171

  Griffiths, Robert, 191

  Grimes, Bob, x

  Gripsholm, SS, 58–59, 246–47

  Guadalcanal Campaign, 100

  Guam, 20, 100, 228–29, 262

  Guerrero, Dr., 174, 175

  Guerrero, Filomena, 82

  Guimba, 244, 246, 248

  Guingona, Teofisto, Sr., 93–94

  Halsey, William “Bull,” 202–3, 229

  Hamilton, Weldon, 172

  Handras, Stephen (Steve the Greek), 106–10, 117

  Harvard Law School, 83

  hell ships, 235–37

  Hermosa, 23, 24

  Himmler, Heinrich, 88

  Hinteno Maru, 193

  Hiraoka, Yoichi, 81

  Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 69, 92, 232

  Hitler, Adolf, 88, 265

  Hochima, 77, 78–79

  Homma, Masaharu, 94, 157

  Philippines campaign (1941–42), 19, 20–21, 23, 28, 29, 48, 49–50

  post-war life of, 294

  Hoover, J. Edgar, 265, 270, 280

  Horiuchi, 74–75

  Hukbalahap (Huks), 37, 195–96, 217

  Humphries, Bob, 84, 154, 187, 280

 

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