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Agno River, Luzon, 336
Air attacks
Allied, 38, 56, 89, 94, 122, 164, 165, 171, 196, 236, 237, 243, 306, 307, 318, 319, 350, 363, 365, 374, 387, 422, 440, 445
Japanese, 9, 10, 11, 15, 30, 57, 90, 91, 102, 132, 163, 173, 251
Air bases. See Airfields.
Airdrop
Burma, 428, 435
Corregidor, 351, 352
Luzon, 349, 378
New Guinea, 166-67
Noemfoor Island, 299, 300
supplies, 133
Aircraft
bombers, heavy, 89, 92, 164, 236, 260, 268, 270, 284, 307, 324, 325, 397, 408, 457
bombers, light, 304, 387
bombers, medium, 32, 42, 122, 165, 209, 318, 423, 440
Catalina flying boats, 331, 357
cub plane, 337
dive bomber, SBD, 196
fighters, 13, 190, 284, 364, 365, 374, 423
gliders, 386
Japanese, 90, 171, 186, 201, 242, 252, 306, 422
observation seaplane, 264
pursuit planes, 32
torpedo bomber, 38, 122, 242
transport planes, 133, 145, 165, 166-67, 352, 408, 429
Aircraft carriers, 269
Japanese, 56, 461
USS Enterprise, 90
USS Franklin, 399
USS Hornet, 42, 90
USS Lexington, on fire, 52
USS Wasp, 88
USS Yorktown, on fire, 57
Airfields
Adak, 191
Amchitka, 190
Australia, 145
Bellows Field, Hawaii, 13
Betio Island, 209
Burma, 429
construction of, 133, 337, 433
Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 80-81
Hickam Field, Hawaii, 9
Iwo Jima, 397
Los Negros Island, 277
Luzon, 337, 361
Netherlands East Indies, 306
New Georgia, 115
New Guinea, 165, 284
Noemfoor Island, 298, 299
Okinawa, 408
Russell Islands, 106
Saipan, 252
Wheeler Field, Hawaii, 8, 17
Airports. See Airfields.
Alligator, 175, 193
Ambulance, converted jeep, 101
Ammunition
81-mm. mortar, 277
105-mm. howitzer, 127
antiaircraft gun, 162
chemical mortar, 119
machine gun, 23, 179
Ammunition dump, on fire, 265
Amphibian tractor, LVT, 130, 175, 177, 198, 244, 289, 311
Amphibious training, Hawaii, 18
Antiaircraft guns
3-inch, 6, 41, 55, 162
37-mm., 204
40-mm., 135, 162, 425
90-mm., damaged, 132
Japanese, 156, 188, 193
Antitank gun, 37-mm., 26, 62, 92, 93, 229, 232, 240, 257
Armored car, light, 381
Army band, Guadalcanal, 126
Artillery
gun, 37-mm., 154
guns, 155-mm., 34, 244, 278, 316, 400
howitzers, 8-inch., 317, 367
howitzers, 105-mm., 22, 129, 183, 188, 278, 341, 342
howitzers, 155-mm., 55, 120, 250, 291, 373
howitzers, 240-mm., 346
Japanese, 40, 188
mortars. See Mortars.
observation plane, 272
pack howitzers, 75-mm., 87, 353, 418
Assembly line, for vehicles, 73
Atomic bombing
Hiroshima, 448
Nagasaki, 451
Baguio, Luzon, 372
Balikpapan, Borneo, 307
Barbed wire, 36, 105, 140, 221
Barrage balloons, 131
Bazooka 200, 248, 354, 394
Bellows Field, Hawaii, 13
Bilibid prison farm, Luzon, 349
Bivouac area
Guadalcanal, 98
New Caledonia, 67
Bloody Hill, Bougainville, 142
Bombardment. See also Air attacks.
aerial, 38, 56, 84, 164, 236, 306, 307, 350, 364, 365
naval, 38, 39, 84, 231
Bombers
formation of, 268, 325
heavy, B-17, 9, 89, 92, 284
heavy, B-24, 164, 236, 260, 268, 307, 324, 408
heavy, B-29, 270, 325, 397, 457
light, A-20, 304, 387
medium, B-18, 32
medium, B-25, 42, 122, 165, 209, 318, 423, 440
torpedo, TBD, 38
torpedo, TBF, 122
torpedo, TBF-1, 242
Bomb craters, 170
Butaritari Island, 202
Corregidor, 352
Luzon, 361
New Guinea, 169
Bomb damage, 169
Angaur, 267
Henderson Field, 91
Japan, 447, 449, 452, 453
Luzon, 372
New Guinea, 170
Bombproof shelter, Japanese, 207
Bombs
500-pound, 236
1,000-pound, 196
parafrag, 306
Bougainville, 122
Bren-gun carriers, 152
Bridges
construction of, 96
footbridge, 147, 159, 294
ponton, 28, 29, 336, 430
repair of, 424
temporary suspension, 427
Bucket brigade, 91
Japanese, 271
Buffalo, 289, 311
Burma Road, China, 438-39
Cameras, 174, 241
Camouflage
antiaircraft gun, 55
antiaircraft gun emplacement, 162
foxhole, 72, 174
gun, 155-mm., 34
howitzer, 120, 250
Japanese aircraft, 306
Japanese troops, 40
SCR 300, 297
Camouflage suits, 123, 224
Cape Sansapor, New Guinea, 302, 303
Cargo carrier, M29, 323
Cargo nets, 54, 128
Casualties, 160, 241, 247, 338, 357, 434
Australian, 160
Japanese, 266, 345
Caves
Biak, 294, 295
Guam, 258
Iwo Jima, 395, 396
Okinawa, 403, 405
Saipan, 247
Cavite Navy yard, 30
Cheney Battery, Corregidor, 356
Civilians
Betio Island, 209
Guadalcanal, 93, 100
Japan, 271
Leyte, 312, 320
New Caledonia, 70
New Guinea, 155
Philippines, 31, 337, 383, 386
Collecting point for Japanese arms, 460
Command posts, 66, 297
Japanese, 208
Communications
field telephone, 99, 358
SCR 300, 297
wire stringing, 324
Construction
airfield, 133, 337, 433
bridge, 96
corduroy road, 157
Conveyor, 290
Convoy
motor, 59, 323, 336, 417, 430, 436
ship, 110, 310, 331, 389, 446
Coral reefs, 197
Corregidor Island, 35
Crews
antiaircraft gun, 41, 162, 204, 425
antitank gun, 93, 229
gun, 155-mm., 316
howitzer, 105-mm., 183
LVT, 199
machine gun, 23
mortar, 7, 86, 138, 380, 425
tank, 282
Tokyo Raid, 43
Cruiser, 39
Cub plane, 337
Dagupan City, Luzon, 336
Debarkation of troops, 50, 63, 113
Decontamination suits, 55
Destroyers, 10, 12, 116
Dive bombers
Japanese, 90, 242
SBD, 196
Division headquarters, New Caledonia, 68
Duck, 69
Dugouts, Japanese, 156, 233, 403
Dummy tank, Japanese, 393
Dumps, on fire
ammunition, 265
oil, 285
Dutch Harbor, Alaska, 58
Embarkation
prisoners of war, 385
troop, Australia, 61, 149
Emplacements
antiaircraft gun 132, 135, 162, 204
antitank gun, 93, 203
gun, Japanese, 188
howitzer, 317
machine gun, 134
mortar, 298
Enclosure, prisoner of war, 105, 349
Evacuation
of casualties, 101, 160, 184, 206, 254, 357
of civilians, 31
Explosions
Japanese warship, 319
light bomber, 304
mine, 403
phosphorus hand grenade, 379
Field telephone, 99
Fighter planes
P-38, 284, 364, 365, 374
P-40, 13, 190, 423
P-47, 365
Grumman Wildcat, 91
Fire fighters 11, 15, 91, 351
Japanese, 271
Fires
Alaska, 58
Angaur, 265
Bougainville, 132
Fort Drum, 363
Guadalcanal, 102
Kwajalein, 231, 233, 234
Leyte, 312
Luzon, 343, 365
Netherlands East Indies, 387
New Guinea, 163
Saipan, 249, 251
Tanambogo Island, 84
Tokyo, 271
Flak, 90
Flame thrower, 233, 247, 340
Florida Island, Solomon Islands, 82-83, 85
Flying boat, Catalina, 331, 357.
See also Aircraft.
Flying bombs, Japanese, 402
Footbridges, 147, 159, 294.
See also Bridges.
Fort Drum, El Fraile Island, 363
Foxholes
Angaur, 267
Attu, 185
camouflaged, 72
Guadalcanal, 98, 103
Peleliu Island, 261
water-filled, 407
Fuel dump, on fire, 132
Garapan, Saipan, 249
Gas drums, 126
Gas dump, 189
Gas masks
American, 64
Japanese, 49
Gavutu Harbour, 82-83
Gavutu Island Solomon Islands, 84
Gizo Island, Solomon Islands, 89
Glider, Waco, CG-4A, 386
Green Island, 281
Guerrillas, Filipino, 367
Gun emplacements
Corregidor, 47
Japanese, 188, 193, 253
Saipan, 245
Gun fire
155-mm., 278, 316
antiaircraft, 112
Japanese, 261
Japanese, naval, 279
naval, 116
Gun motor carriages
3-inch, 235
75-mm., 392
76-mm., 370
Guns, See also Artillery; Antiaircraft guns.
37-mm., 154
75-mm., 7
155-mm., 34, 244, 278, 316, 400
Japanese, 75-mm., 40
Hand grenades, 263
Harbors
Adak, 191
Gavutu, 82-83
Japan, 445
Kiska, 193
Luzon, 360
New Caledonia, 63, 70, 108
New Guinea, 170
Okinawa, 410
Helmets, 6, 23, 98, 404
Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 80-81
Hickam Field, Hawaii, 9
Himalaya mountains, 420-21
Hiroshima, Japan, 448, 449
Hollandia area, New Guinea, 286-87
Holtz Bay, Attu, 186
Hong Kong, 422
Hospital, field
Attu, 185
Bougainville, 137
Okinawa, 404
Howitzer motor carriages
75-mm., 245
105-mm., 246, 359, 366, 370, 371
Howitzers
8-inch, 317, 367
105-mm., 22, 129, 183, 188, 278, 341, 342
155-mm., 55, 120, 250, 291, 373
240-mm., 346
pack, 75-mm., 87
Hyane Harbour, Admiralties, 277
Identification tags, 134
Infantry column, 147, 168, 201, 255, 280
Infantrymen, 5, 16, 74, 114, 119, 130, 134, 143, 158, 186, 199, 230,
234, 240, 275, 285, 288, 293, 314, 334
Chinese, 418, 426
Filipino, 25, 26
on board ship, 62, 276
Inspection of troops, Los Negros Island, 309
Interrogator, 283
Intramuros, Luzon, 347
Invasion beaches
Bougainville, 123, 124
Butaritari Island, 197
Cebu Island, 382
Guam, 254
Iwo Jima, 390
Kiska, 192
Leyte, 311, 312
Luzon, 333, 362
New Guinea, 272, 280, 290, 302
Okinawa, 401
Invasion preparations, for Attu, 179
Irrawaddy River, Burma, 430
Jautefa Bay, 286-87
Jeeps, 64, 97, 177, 203, 240
communications, 256
used as ambulance, 101
waterproofed, 227
Jungle training, Hawaii, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225
Kamiri airfield, Noemfoor Island, 298, 299
Kowloon docks, Hong Kong, China, 422
Lae, New Guinea, 170
Lake Sentani, New Guinea, 286-87, 289
Landing craft
LCI, 113, 305
LCM, 181, 238-39, 254, 311, 362
LCP, 18, 92
LCR, 128
LCT, 109, 118, 192, 401
LCV, 126, 184
LCVP, 124, 184, 238-39
LST, 125, 131, 135, 272, 273, 281, 290, 362, 389
LVT, 175, 177, 193, 198, 244, 289, 311, 384
Japanese, 104
Landing operations
Angaur, 264
Attu, 180, 181
Bougainville, 123, 135
Butaritari Island, 197, 198
Cebu Island, 382
Florida Island, 85
Green Island, 281
Guadalcanal, 92, 127
Guam, 254
Honshu, 459
Japan, 458
Kiska, 192
Kwajalein, 226
Leyte, 311
Los Negros Island, 310
Luzon, 332, 362
Morotai Island, 305
New Britain, 176, 177
New Guinea, 272, 280, 302
Okinawa, 401
Saipan, 238-39
Vella Lavella, 117
Ledo Road, 436, 437
Linesman, 324
Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, 331
Lipa airfield, Luzon, 361
Litter bearers, 160
Living conditions, Okinawa, 407
Living quarters
Guam, 450
New Caledonia, 68
Rendova Island, 111
Loading operations
Australia, 149
Guadalcanal, 126
infantrymen, 145
Log beach barricade, Betio Island, 205
Long Tom, 316.
See also Artillery.
Los Negros Island, 277
Lunga River, Guadalcanal, 80-81
Machine gun
.30-caliber, 25, 134, 230, 234, 344, 358
.50-caliber, 8, 23, 172, 245
Japanese, 40, 253, 367
Mail call, Bougainville, 136
Malaya River, Luzon, 376-77
Malinta Hill, Corregidor, 355
Malinta Tunnel Corregidor, 46, 356
Maneuvers. See Training.
Manila, Luzon, 343, 344, 347
Manila Harbor, Luzon, 360
Maps
Admiralty Islands, 218
Aleutian Islands, 178
Caroline Islands, 218
China-Burma-India Theater, 414-15
Gilbert Islands, 195
Iwo Jima, 388
Japan, 444
Leyte, 308
Mariana Islands, 218
Marshall Islands, 218
New Britain, 144
New Guinea, 144, 218
Oahu, 4
Okinawa, 398
Palau Islands, 218
Papua, 144
Philippines, 24, 330
Solomon Islands, 79
Massacre Bay, Attu, 189
Matanikau River, Guadalcanal, 96, 100
Medical aid men, 137, 203
Medical operations. See also Evacuation.
Attu, 185
Betio Island, 206
Bougainville, 137
Burma, 434
Guadalcanal, 101
Guam, 254
Luzon, 338
Okinawa, 404
Message center, Bougainville, 136
Mess kits, 134
Momote airfield, Los Negros Island, 277
Mortars
12-inch, 47
60-mm., 138, 151, 298, 321, 380
81-mm., 25, 86, 225, 425
chemical, 4.2-inch, 7, 119
Motor carriages
gun, 75-mm., 392
gun, 76-mm., 370
howitzer, 75-mm., 245
howitzer, 105-mm., 246, 359, 366, 370, 371
Motor torpedo boat, 39
Mount Fujiyama, Japan, 454-55
Mud
Bougainville, 130
Burma, 424
Guadalcanal, 96
Guam, 256
Luzon, 368
New Guinea, 274
Okinawa, 406
Munda airfield, New Georgia, 115
Munda Point, New Georgia, 115
Nadzab, New Guinea, 166-67
Nagasaki, Japan, 451, 452, 453
Naha Harbor, Okinawa, 410
Naval gun, Japanese, 270
Noumea, New Caledonia, 108
Observation plane, artillery, 272
Observation post
Guam, 259
Luzon, 341
Observation seaplane, 264
Obstacles, tank, 36
Oil dump, 189
Japanese, on fire, 285
Ordnance depot, 73
Ordnance repair shop, 22
Ormoc Bay, Leyte, 318, 319
Osaka, Japan, 447
Pack animals, 27, 65, 322, 424
Pack howitzer, 75-mm., 87, 353, 418
Parachute bombs, 171
Parachutes, 111, 166-67, 171, 299, 349, 351, 354, 378, 435
Parafrag bomb, 306
Pasig River, Luzon, 343
Pearl Harbor attack, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15
Personnel carrier, half-track, 140
Phosphorus hand grenade, explosion of, 379
Photographers, 174, 458
Pipelines, Burma, 431
Pistol, .45-caliber automatic, 22
Plasma, 338
Pontoon causeway, 244
Priest, 246
Prisoners of war
Allied, 45, 48
Japanese, 37, 105, 161, 283, 385, 396, 405, 409
Pursuit plane, P-36, 30
Puruata Island, 132
Rabaul, New Britain, 171
Rafts
bamboo, 27
cork, 172
rubber, LCR, 128
Railroad station, Australia, 51
Railroads
Angaur, 266
India, 417, 436
Luzon, 345
Saipan, 240, 241
Ramgarh Training Center, India, 418
Renard Field, Russell Islands, 106
Renard Sound, Russell Islands, 107
Rendova Island, 118
Rescue operations, 53, 95
Rest area, Attu, 187
Rifles
.30-caliber Browning automatic, 22, 315
.30-caliber M1, 22, 114, 121, 156
.30-caliber M1903, 114
Japanese, 460
River crossings
Bougainville, 139
Burma, 427, 430
Luzon, 334, 335, 336, 371
New Caledonia, 64
New Guinea, 146, 159, 168, 274, 275
Rivers
Burma, 427, 430
Guadalcanal 80-81, 96, 100
Luzon, 336, 343, 376-77
New Guinea, 146, 274, 275
Roads
Australia, 59
Bougainville, 130, 141
Burma, 424, 432, 437
Butaritari Island, 203
China, 438-39
corduroy, 157
Guadalcanal, 96, 97, 101, 103
Guam, 256
India, 419, 436
Leyte, 323
Luzon, 336, 364, 371, 376-77
New Guinea, 170, 274, 282, 292
Okinawa, 406
Saipan, 246
Rocket launchers
2.36-inch, 200, 248, 354, 394
automatic, 4.5-inch, 392
Saber, Australian, 74
Salamaua, New Guinea, 164, 169
Salvage, aircraft parts, 284
Salween River, Burma, 427
Samboga Creek, New Guinea, 146
Sand bags, 93, 137, 138, 162, 193
Seaplane, observation, 264
Seeadler Harbour, Los Negros Island, 310
Small Arms
.30-caliber Browning automatic rifles, 22, 199, 315
.30-caliber machine guns, 134, 230, 344, 358
.30-caliber rifles, M1, 22, 114, 121, 156
.30-caliber rifles, M1903, 114
.45-caliber automatic pistol, 22
.45-caliber Thompson submachine gun, 224
.50-caliber machine gun, 23, 172
carbine M1A3, 354
Japanese, 460
rocket launcher, 200, 248, 354, 394
Smoke screen, 64, 166-67, 378
Staging area, Los Negros Island, 309
Steel matting, 337, 391
Stilwell Highway, 437
Street fighting
Luzon, 344
Saipan, 249
Shanghai, 49
Submachine gun, .45-caliber, 224, 394
Submarines
German U-boat, 461
Japanese, 14, 104, 461
Suicide boat, Japanese, 400
Sunlight Field, Russell Islands, 106
Supply dump, Guadalcanal, 103
Supply operations
Arundel, 119
Attu, 182
Burma, 428, 435
Corregidor, 352
Guadalcanal, 93, 100
Guam, 256
India, 417, 419
Leyte, 320, 322
Luzon 333, 336, 349, 360
New Caledonia, 69, 108
New Guinea, 150, 274, 290, 292
Russell Islands, 109
Surgery room, underground 137
Surrender ceremony, 456, 457
Survivors
Japanese warship, 440
of SS President Coolidge, 95
of USS Lexington, 53
Tanambogo Island, Solomon Islands, 84
Tank destroyer, 230, 235
Tanks
Japanese, 33, 202, 208, 253, 339, 393, 460
Light, 20, 21, 141, 153, 202, 370, 432
medium, 143, 203, 231, 266, 282, 285, 293, 314, 339, 348, 371, 372, 403, 432
medium, flame-throwing, 405
medium, on fire, 259
medium, waterproofed, 226
Telescopes, 259, 341
Terrain
Attu, 180, 182, 186
Australia, 59
Burma, 424, 427, 429
China, 438-39
Corregidor, 351, 352, 355
Florida Island, 82-83
Guadalcanal, 94, 96, 97, 100
Guam, 255
India, 436
Kiska, 192
Los Negros Island, 277
Luzon, 341, 350, 361, 365, 368, 369, 376-77
New Caledonia, 67
New Guinea, 147, 148, 150, 157, 165, 166-67, 169, 273, 286-87, 288, 303
Russell Islands, 107
Saipan, 240
Tokyo, 271
Tokyo Bay, 454-55, 461
"Tokyo Local," 270
Tractors. See Vehicles.
Trails. See Roads.
Training
amphibious, 18
Australia, 54, 55
Hawaii, 5, 6, 7, 19, 22, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225
India, 418
New Caledonia, 64, 65
Philippines, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32
Transport planes
C-47, 133, 145, 165, 166-67, 352, 429
C-54, 408
Transport ships, 63, 416
George Taylor, 149
Japanese, 94, 104
President Jackson, 128
Troops. See also Infantrymen.
Australian, 161, 168
Chinese, 418, 427
Japanese, 33, 40, 44, 49
New Zealand, 71, 117
Truk, 237
Tundra, 182. See also Mud.
Ulithi Anchorage, 269
Unloading operations
Attu, 189
Bougainville, 131
India, 417
Iwo Jima, 390, 391
Leyte, 311
Luzon, 333
New Caledonia, 70, 108
USS Arizona, 11
USS Cassin, 12
USS Dowries, 12
USS Enterprise, 90
USS Franklin, 399
USS Hornet, 90
USS Lexington, 52
USS Missouri, 456, 457
USS Pennsylvania, 12
USS Shaw, 10
USS Tennessee, 11
USS Wasp, on fire, 88
USS West Virginia, 11
USS Yorktown, 57
V-J-Day parade, Honolulu, 462
Vehicles
amphibian tractor, LVT, 130
amphibian truck, 69, 336
assembly of, 73
Bren-gun carriers, 152
bulldozer, 347, 371
cargo carrier, M29, 323
jeeps. See Jeeps.
light armored car, 381
personnel carrier, half-track, 140
tanks. See Tanks.
tractor, 7-ton, 189
tractor, 18-ton, 244
tractor, crawler type, 274
tractor, medium M5, 256
trucks, 290, 406, 417
trucks, ¾-ton, 392
trucks, 2½-ton, 191, 437
trucks, 4-ton, 131, 135
Wake, 38, 196
Walkie-talkie, SCR 300, 297
War trophies, 204
Warships, Japanese, 237, 243, 318, 319, 440, 445
Waterproofed vehicles, 226, 227
Water cans, 313
Water supply point, Leyte, 313
Water tanks, 130
collapsible, 313
Wheeler Field, 8, 17
Women, Army nurses, 50, 60, 404
Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands, 38
Yank magazine, 296
Yap Island, 260
Yokohama, Japan, 447