torpedoed, 49, 51, 59
returns to service, 358
mentioned, 18, 33n, 44, 47, 83, 114, 283, 364
SBD. See Dauntless
Schneider, Troy, 297
Shangri-La, 131–32
Sheedy, Daniel C., 317
Sherman, Frederick C. “Ted,” 152, 166, 170, 172
Shigematsu Yasuhiro, 312–16
Shōhō, 145, 154, 228
described, 162
in the Coral Sea, 162–63
photo, 164
Shōkaku (Japanese carrier), 34, 45, 108, 132, 357
in the Coral Sea, 153, 168–69, 174–75
kept out of Midway, 180–81
Short, Walter, 9, 193n
at Midway, 284, 305, 330
attacks Hiryō, 342, 344–47
attacks Japanese cruisers, 352–53
Showers, Donald (Mac), 141, 387
Shumway, DeWitt (Dave): attacks Hiryō, 332–35
attacks Tanikaze, 344–47
attacks Japanese cruisers, 353–54
Siboney (American escort carrier, CVE-112), 364
Sicily (American escort carrier, CVE-118), 365
Simard, Cyril T., 212, 225, 234, 258, 335n, 342
Sims (American destroyer), 158, 160
Singapore, 43, 82, 88
Sitka, Alaska, 199
Slonim, Gil, 275
Smiley, Curtis, 67
Smith, Joseph, 167
Soji Akira, 342, 352
Solomon Islands, 83
Solomon Islands campaign, 360–61
Sommerville, Sir James, 93–96, 247
sonar, 290–91
SōryŪ (Japanese carrier): described, 162
attacked by torpedo planes, 271–72
attacked by dive bombers, 305–8
death throes, 309
mentioned, 16, 45, 240, 270
Spruance, Raymond A.: as escort commander, 82
characterized, 189–91
at Midway, 225, 229–31, 275
relations with Miles Browning, 229–31, 274, 330, 344–45
orders afternoon attack on 4 June, 329–30, 331–32
turns TF 16 eastward on night of 4 June, 335–36
orders attack on Hiryū, 342–45
overrules Browning, 344–45
turns on the lights, 347
orders attack on cruisers, 351–53
ends battle, 355–56, 358
battle report, 389
career after Midway, 362
photo, 190
squadrons, organization of, 54. See also individual squadron designations (VB-2, VB-3, etc.)
Stalin, Josef, 358
Stark, Harold, 11–12, 15–16
and Pacific strategy, 20–22
photo, 20
Stearman (American biplane, N3N), 61
Stebbins, Edgar, 332, 335
Stimson, Henry L., 9
and code breaking, 134–35
strategy (American), 20–22
after Midway, 358, 361
strategy (Japanese), 88–93, 96–97, 106
after Midway, 358
map, 98
Straub, Walter, 159–60
submarines (American), 13–14, 22
at Midway, 288–95, 326–28, 340–41
submarines (Japanese), 32, 209–10
at Midway, 288, 347–48, 349–50
Suzuya (Japanese cruiser), 341–42
Swanson, Claude, 50
Sweeny, Walter, 214–15, 215n
Takagi Takeo, 153, 154–55, 173
Talbot, John, 265
Tanabe Yahachi, 347–49
Tanaka Raizō, 214–15, 224
Tanikaze (Japanese destroyer), 344, 345–47
Tappan, Ben, 255, 260, 390
Tambor (American submarine, SS-198), 340–41
Taranto (Italian Naval Base), 93
Task Force 8: under Halsey (Enterprise), 47, 65, 69–75
under Theobald (cruiser force), 201
Task Force 14 (Saratoga), 49
Task Force 16 (Hornet and Enterprise), 81–82, 124
attackon Wake Island, 82
and Doolittle raid, 124
at Midway, 193, 196–97, 225, 231, 315, 323
launch procedures at Midway, 245–46
attack on Kidō Butai, 295–305
attack on Japanese cruisers, 350–56. See also Enterprise; Hornet
Task Force 16.2 (Hornet), 124
Task Force 17 (Yorktown), 49, 65
attack on Marshall Islands, 65–69, 75 in the Coral Sea, 152–75 at Midway, 281–84, 305–8. See also Yorktown
Taylor, Joseph, 164–65, 169
TBD. See Devastator
Thach, James, 282
Thach, John S. (Jimmy), 58, 193n
in air battle off Rabaul, 77–78, 81
in attackon Kidō Butai, 282–87, 301
helps defend Yorktown, 313, 319, 323–24
talks with Spruance, 332
career after Midway, 364–65
photos, 80, 284
Thach weave, 283, 285–86
Theobald, Robert A., 201–3, 204–5, 357–58
photo, 202
Thornton (American submarine tender), 210
Tippecanoe (American oiler), 154–55, 158
Tōjō Hideki, 31, 92, 106
Tolstoy, Leo, 4
Tomonaga Joichi: in attack on Midway, 220, 225, 231–32
in attackon Yorktown, 319, 321–24
photo, 220
Tone (Japanese cruiser), 224, 269
search plane from, 238–39, 275
Tootle, Milton IV, 323
Toroa Island, American raid on, 71–73
torpedo data computer (TDC), 293, 293n
torpedo squadrons. See individual squadron designations (VT-3, VT-6, etc.)
torpedoes, American, 22–23
Mark 13 aerial torpedo, 54–57, 204, 216, 255
Mark 14 submarine torpedo, 22–23, 54, 55, 289, 293, 327
torpedoes, Japanese, 39–40, 221
Type 91 loading process, 237–38, 244
Type 93 “Long Lance,” 319, 339, 342
Type 95 submarine torpedoes, 349
Tōseiha Faction (in Japanese Army), 28–29
Trafalgar, Battle of, 358
traffic analysis (in code breaking), 137
Tremblay, William, 387
Trincomalee, Ceylon, 95–96, 109
Tripartite Pact, 31, 90
Truk Island, 96
Tsurugisaki (Japanese sub tender), 162
Tucker, Abbie, 346
Tucker, Alfred B., 263
Tulagi, American attack on, 155–56
Tully, Anthony, 104, 181, 302
Turner, Richmond K., 185, 361
Tyler, Marshall, 342
Ueno, Toshitake, 209–10
Ugaki Matome, 36, 42, 180, 197, 337
planning for Midway, 100, 102–6, 176–78
Umnak Island, 200 (map), 201
Unalaska Island, 198
Underwood, Robert, 241–42
Utah (American target vessel), 6
Val (Japanese dive bomber), 38–39, 96, 373
at Midway, 218, 312–16
VB-2 (Bombing Two), 54, 163
VB-3 (Bombing Three), 193n, 281, 282, 298, 328
attacks Sōryū, 305–8
helps defend Yorktown, 313
attacks Hiryū, 32–35, 345–47
VB-5 (Bombing Five), 59, 193n, 281
VB-6 (Bombing Six), 72, 73, 329
attacks Kidō Butai, 274–75, 295–301, 302
attacks Hiryū, 332–35
VB-8 (Bombing Eight): and the flight to nowhere, 255, 262, 263, 265
returns from Midway, 331
attacks Hiryū, 342
attacks cruisers, 351–52
VF-3 (Fighting Three), 59–60, 193n
in air battle near Rabaul, 77–81
at Midway 282–87, 319
VF-5 (Fighting Five), 59
VF-6 (Fighting Six), 59
at Midway, 274–76
VF-8 (Fighting Eight), 250–51, 254–56, 260–61, 263–65
VF-42 (from Ranger), 193n
Vincennes (American cruiser), 323
Vindicator (American bomber, SB2U), 242
Vinson-Trammel Act, 19
Vireo (American tug-minesweeper), 348, 350
Vladivostok, Soviet Union, 117
VMF-221 (Marine Fighting Squadron), 226–28, 231
VS-2 (Scouting Two), 54, 162
VS-5 (Scouting Five), 59, 163, 281, 305, 330
attacks Hiryū, 342, 345–47
VS-6 (Scouting Six), 72
at Midway, 274–75, 295–301, 312, 329
helps defend Yorktown, 313
attacks Hiryū, 332–35
VS-8 (Scouting Eight), 255, 262, 328
attacks Japanese cruisers, 351–52
VT-3 (Torpedo Three), 193n, 267, 282
attacks Kidō Butai, 284–85, 286–87
VT-5 (Torpedo Five), 59
VT-6 (Torpedo Six), 72, 267, 274
attacks Kidō Butai, 273–81 (map, 277)
photo, 273
VT-8 (Torpedo Eight), 255, 261–62, 276
course to target, 257 (map), 267–68
attacks Kidō Butai, 269–72
photo, 267
Wake Island: American relief expedition, 8, 15–17, 16n, 25
American attacks on, 65–66, 77, 81–82, 99
mentioned, 90, 352, 355
photo, 56
Waldron, John C., 261–62
characterized, 252
argues with Mitscher, 252–54, 259–60
disobeys Ring, 260, 266
attacks Kidō Butai, 267–68, 269–71, 276, 296
quoted, 271
photo, 251
Wall, Robert W., 128
Wallace, Henry, 8
Ware, Charles, 312
Washington Naval Arms Limitation Treaty (1922), 29–30, 33–34, 44
and code breaking, 134–35
Wasp (American carrier, CV-7), 45, 109, 358
Watanabe Yasumasa, 291–95, 297, 320
Watanabe Yasuji, 131, 196, 210, 339
argues for Midway plan, 106–8, 124
Waters O. D. (Muddy), 7
Weber, Frederick, 301, 333
Weisheit, Bowen, 389–90
West Virginia (American battleship), 143
Widhelm, Gus, 248
Wildcat fighter planes, 123
F4F-3 (dash 3), 57
F4F-4 (dash 4), 57–58, 58n, 252–53, 315
fuel use characteristics, 255–56, 264, 278–79
in Marshalls raid, 66, 70–71
in Coral Sea, 163, 165–66, 169
at Midway, 224, 226, 226n, 274, 278–79, 313–15, 323–24
photo, 80.
See also individual fighter squadrons
Wilkes, Charles, 66
Williams, Lew, 348–49
Willmott, H. P., 108
Wilson, J. Woodrow, 81
Winchell, Albert W., 280
Wiseman, Osbourne B., 125
Woodside, Darrel, 234
Wotje Atoll: American raid on, 69–71
as Japanese seaplane base, 207
map, 68
Wright, Richard, 165
Wright, Wesley, 188
Yamaguchi Tamon, 99
urges early strike, 241–42, 243–44
launches attack, 311, 321
offers advice to Nagumo, 311
plans one last attack, 328
orders abandon ship, 338–39
photo, 310
Yamamoto Isoroku: described, 25–26
characterized, 27, 105–6
strategic views of, 30–33, 35, 89, 89n, 90
and Pearl Harbor, 36–37, 91
and the Coral Sea, 174–75, 180
planning for Midway, 97–101, 102–6, 107–8, 153, 178–79
and Midway, 205, 216, 310
intervenes in Midway battle, 321, 337–38
calls off the fight, 339
orders sinking of Hiryō, 343–44
career after Midway, 365–66
death of, 366
mentioned, 5, 96
photo, 26
Yamato (Japanese battleship), 30, 103, 105, 153, 176–79
at Midway, 337
Yanagimoto Ryūsaku, 306, 309
Yardley, Herbert, 134–35
Yatsushiro Sukeyoshi, 73
YE-ZB homing system, 262–63, 264, 286
York, Edward, 130, 130n
Yorktown (American carrier, CV-5): in attack on Marshall Islands, 65–69, 75
in Lae-Salamaua raid, 85–86
in the Coral Sea, 152–75
repair of, 183–84, 191–93, 196
at Midway, 281–85, 287
attacked by dive bombers, 313–15
attacked by torpedo planes, 319–24 (map, 322)
damage and damage control, 316–19, 324–25
abandoned, 325–26
salvage efforts, 348–49
sinks, 350
mentioned, 19, 23, 45, 49, 51, 52, 146, 194, 360
photos, 192, 326.
See also Task Force 17;
individual squadrons (VB-3, VB-5, etc.)
Yorktown (American carrier, CV-10), 360
Yonai Mitsumasa, 30–31
Young, Howard, 70, 72
Zeke (Japanese fighter). See Zero
Zero (Japanese fighter): characteristics, 40, 58, 203n, 252, 279
in Coral Sea, 163
at Midway, 234–35, 240, 242, 269–70, 279–81, 304, 311n
tactics at Midway, 285–86
losses at Midway, 313
Zuihō (Japanese carrier), 104
Zuikaku (Japanese carrier), 34, 45, 108, 132, 357
in the Coral Sea, 153, 168–69, 173, 174–75
kept out of Midway 181, 199
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