Chapter VII: Section VI: The Collapse of Japan and the End of the War in the Pacific

The capture of Iwo Jima gave the Allies bases for fighter planes which were to escort the Superfortresses, based in the Marianas, when they attacked Japan. With Okinawa in U.S. hands other bombers could join the B-29’s in the raids. The first Superfortresses flying from the Marianas struck Tokyo in November 1944. The number of planes used in the attacks increased with each raid until, in July 1945, over 40,000 tons of bombs were dropped on Japan. During July most of the industrial areas of Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kobe, and Osaka had been destroyed. The Air Forces then turned its attention to secondary targets and to mining operations planned to blockade Japan so that her warships would be unable to leave the harbors and her ships carrying supplies would be unable to enter Japanese waters.

In July the U.S. Third Fleet was sent into Japanese waters to assist in preventing the Japanese fleet from leaving its bases and to shell enemy installations along the coast. Aircraft from naval carriers joined in the attack and the combined efforts of the Allied air power reduced Japan’s air force to scattered remnants.

The Allies issued the Potsdam Proclamation on 26 July 1945 calling upon the Japanese to surrender unconditionally. Japan refused the terms and the Allies began a new series of attacks. On 6 August the first atomic bomb to be used against an enemy was dropped on Hiroshima; on 8 August, the Russians declared war on Japan; and on 9 August a second atomic bomb was released, this time over the city of Nagasaki. These blows were closely followed by a series of Allied aerial attacks and on 15 August Japan accepted the Potsdam terms, ending the war in the Pacific.

On 2 September 1945 the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers accepted the formal Japanese surrender aboard the battleship USS _Missouri_ in a twenty-minute ceremony.

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Appendix A

List of Abbreviations

BAR Browning automatic rifle

GHQ general headquarters

HB heavy barrel

LCI landing craft, infantry

LCI (L) landing craft, infantry (large)

LCM landing craft, mechanized

LCM (3) landing craft, mechanized (Mark III)

LCP (L) landing craft, personnel (large)

LCP (R) landing craft, personnel (ramp)

LCR landing craft, rubber

LCT (6) landing craft, tank (Mark VI)

LCV landing craft, vehicle

LCVP landing craft, vehicle and personnel

LST landing ship, tank

LVT landing vehicle, tracked

LVT (1) landing vehicle, tracked, unarmored (Mark I)
(“Alligator”)

LVT (4) landing vehicle, tracked, unarmored (Mark IV)

LVT (A) (1) landing vehicle, tracked (armored) (Mark I)
(“Water Buffalo,” turret type)

LVT (A) (2) landing vehicle, tracked (armored) (Mark II)
(“Water Buffalo,” canopy type)

LVT (A) (4) landing vehicle, tracked (armored) (Mark IV)

PT patrol vessel, motor torpedo boat

SCR Signal Corps radio

Appendix B

List of Pictorial Sources

The following list gives the origin of all photographs that appear in this book. The photographs were selected from those in the files of the Army Signal Corps (111-SC or MC), the Air Force (342-FH or 18AO), the Navy (80-G), the Marine Corps (127-N), the Coast Guard (26-G), YANK Magazine (YANK), and individual collections as noted.

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_Page_ _Source_ _Number_
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4 MC 215
5 SC 120588
6 SC 117032
7 (Top) SC 117037
7 (Bottom) SC 122190
8 SC 127004
9 (Top) SC 127002
9 (Bottom) USN 19948
10 USN 16871
11 (Top) USN 32424
11 (Bottom) USN 19947
12 USN 19943
13 (Top) SC 127000
13 (Bottom) SC 134872
14 SC 127050
15 SC 176598
16 SC 136966
17 SC 128344
18 SC 136024
19 SC 136018
20 (Top) SC 137367
20 (Bottom) SC 137268
21 SC 182415
22 (Top) SC 147131
22 (Bottom) SC 142137
23 (Top) SC 137253
23 (Bottom) SC 136227
24 MC 5
25 (Top) SC 118927
25 (Bottom) SC 118925
26 (Top) SC 118917
26 (Bottom) SC 126694
27 (Top) SC 126705
27 (Bottom) SC 126742
28 SC 126703
29 SC 126711
30 SC 130991
31 SC 130990
32 (Top) SC 126728
32 (Bottom) SC 126730
33 SC 282334
34 SC 131323
35 USAF 54853 AC
36 (Top) SC 131312
36 (Bottom) SC 131304
37 SC 131471
38 (Top) USN 6744
38 (Bottom) USN 63345-848-B
39 (Top) USN 17023
39 (Bottom) USN 11662
40 (Top) SC 136339
40 (Bottom) SC 136340
41 SC 131349
42 (Top) USN 324199
42 (Bottom) USN 41196
43 USAF C-25758
44 SC 334265
45 SC 282340
46 SC 249636
47 (Top) SC 229704
47 (Bottom) SC 335469
48 SC 334296
49 SC 140332
50 (Top) SC 132940
50 (Bottom) SC 132942
51 SC 151125
52 USN 7401
53 USN 7392
54 SC 166677
55 (Top) SC 164198
55 (Bottom) SC 166712
56 USAF 3725
57 (Top) USN 414423
57 (Bottom) USN 312018
58 USN 215475
59 (Top) SC 163666
59 (Bottom) SC 163613
60 (Top) SC 170985
61 SC 151129
62 (Top) SC 151183
62 (Bottom) SC 151182
63 (Top) SC 151148
63 (Bottom) SC 151140
64 (Top) SC 162873
64 (Bottom) SC 163276
65 (Top) SC 163361
65 (Bottom) SC 163356
66 SC 165013
67 (Top) SC 163263
67 (Bottom) SC 163253
68 (Top) SC 162823
68 (Bottom) SC 163307
69 (Top) SC 172399
69 (Center) SC 180891
69 (Bottom) SC 172398
70 SC 133563
71 SC 163077
72 (Top) SC 163287
72 (Bottom) SC 326269
73 (Top) SC 181536
73 (Bottom) SC 181535
74 SC 162837
79 Unknown
80-81 Unknown
82-83 USAF 18AO-229R17
84 USN 11034
85 (Top) USN 12646
86 USMC 59636
87 USMC 1775
88 USMC 13444
89 USN 34887
90 (Top) USN 40298
90 (Bottom) USN 33368
91 (Top) USMC 13295
91 (Bottom) USN 14615
92 (Top) SC 164894
92 (Bottom) SC 164902
93 (Top) SC 165177
93 (Bottom) SC 165171
94 USN 67247
95 USN 35903
96 (Top) USN 163952
96 (Bottom) SC 163875
97 SC 163787
98 (Top) SC 163986
98 (Bottom) SC 163989
99 SC 164056
100 (Top) SC 163976
100 (Bottom) SC 163960
101 (Top) SC 163972
101 (Bottom) SC 163884
102 SC 164045
103 (Top) SC 163878
103 (Bottom) SC 163842
104 (Top) USMC 81274
104 (Bottom) USN 51882
105 USAF 205076 S
106 USAF 18AO-230R9
107 USAF 18AO-230R17
108 SC 245495
109 SC 185866
110 SC 184078
111 SC 185875
112 SC 181676
113 SC 186151
114 SC 191093
115 USN 295237
116 USN 54648
117 SC 184437
118 (Top) SC 182104
118 (Bottom) SC 184070
119 (Top) USN 186472
119 (Bottom) SC 186471
120 SC 182101
121 SC 184442
122 (Top) USAF 52908 AC
122 (Bottom) USAF 58813 AC
123 USCG 3120
124 USCG 3170
125 USN 202502
126 (Top) SC 186564
126 (Bottom) SC 184362
127 SC 255944
128 SC 186309
129 SC 186859
130 (Top) SC 187873 S
130 (Bottom) SC 186568
131 (Top) SC 186979
131 (Bottom) SC 186566
132 (Top) SC 186595
132 (Bottom) SC 183238 S
133 (Top) SC 184363
133 (Bottom) SC 241023
134 (Top) SC 187870 S
134 (Bottom) SC 184773 S
135 (Top) SC 341721
135 (Bottom) USAF 67341
136 (Top) SC 190893
136 (Bottom) SC 188913
137 (Top) SC 187246
137 (Bottom) SC 184441
138 SC 341722
139 SC 189558
140 (Top) SC 190050
140 (Bottom) SC 325321
141 SC 190051
142 SC 190888
143 SC 189100 S
144 Unknown
145 (Top) SC 163202
145 (Bottom) SC 170650
146 SC 162418
147 SC 169642
148 SC 230756
149 SC 167795
150 SC 164359
151 SC 162494
152 SC 166026
153 SC 166804
154 SC 162501
155 SC 166662
156 (Top) SC 162500
156 (Bottom) SC 164347
157 SC 168195
158 SC 172793
159 SC 173351
160 SC 163240
161 SC 168999
162 (Top) SC 169947
162 (Bottom) SC 168945
163 SC 173813
164 USAF 24825 AC
165 (Top) USAF 23672 AC
165 (Bottom) USAF 27488 AC
166-167 USAF 25418
168 SC 186216
169 SC 186006
170 USAF 233R4
171 SC 25899 AC
172 (Top) SC 187966 S
172 (Bottom) SC 187961 S
173 USCG 3059
174 (Top) SC 184411
174 (Bottom) SC 184419
175 SC 184414
176 USMC 68988
177 USCG 3046
178 Unknown
179 SC 177608
180 SC 174121
181 SC 171813
182 (Top) SC 174111
182 (Bottom) SC 174114
183 SC 174151
184 SC 179445
185 (Top) SC 174109
185 (Bottom) SC 174202
186 (Top) SC 174501
186 (Bottom) SC 177717
187 SC 177706
188 (Top) SC 174504
188 (Bottom) SC 171798
189 (Top) SC 177631
189 (Bottom) SC 177652
190 SC 170367 S
191 SC 245190
192 USN W-AA7-42784
193 (Top) SC 182886
193 (Bottom) SC 186547
194 SC 187013 S
195 Unknown
196 USN 43464
197 (Top) SC 183595
197 (Bottom) SC 183571
198 SC 183537
199 (Top) SC 183542
199 (Bottom) SC 183538
200 (Top) SC 183547
200 (Bottom) SC 183543
201 USCG 3197
202 (Top) SC 183639
202 (Bottom) SC 183636
203 (Top) SC 183529
203 (Bottom) SC 183556
204 (Top) USAF 62938
204 (Bottom) SC 183550
205 USMC 63457
206 USMC 63926
207 USMC 63458
208 USMC 63814
209 USAF 63206
210 USMC 63573
218 Unknown
219 Unknown
220 (Top) SC 301944
220 (Bottom) SC 302014
221 SC 301959
222 (Top) SC 301985
222 (Bottom) SC 301954
223 (Top) SC 301936
223 (Bottom) SC 301970
224 SC 301932
225 SC 301922
226 SC 187437
227 SC 185591
228 SC 185589
229 SC 185588
230 SC 186639
231 SC 185595
232 SC 186642
233 (Top) SC 187442
233 (Bottom) SC 212770
234 (Top) SC 185593
234 (Bottom) SC 212615
235 SC 212607
236 USAF 57029
237 (Top) USAF 58931 AC
237 (Bottom) USAF 60225
238-239 USCG 2466
240 (Top) SC 212619
240 (Bottom) SC 212740
241 (Top) SC 345987
241 (Bottom) SC 211305
242 USN 238363
243 USN 238024
244 (Top) SC 341527
244 (Bottom) SC 212591
245 (Top) SC 319109
245 (Bottom) SC 213139
246 SC 345988
247 USMC 87135
248 SC 324468
249 USMC 85222
250 SC 335533
251 USAF 55505
252 (Top) SC 318816
252 (Bottom) SC 122478
253 (Top) SC 318809
253 (Bottom) SC 318813
254 (Top) SC 210232
254 (Bottom) USCG 2659
255 SC 272338
256 SC 347413
257 (Top) SC 211195
257 (Bottom) SC 211196
258 (Top) USMC 239431
258 (Bottom) SC 347412
259 (Top) SC 347414
259 (Bottom) USMC 92083
260 USAF 54125
261 USMC 95256
262 SC 282145
263 SC 282136
264 USN 283751
265 SC 212876
266 YANK
267 YANK
268 USAF 3A38005
269 USN 294131
270 (Top) USAF 3A38600
270 (Bottom) USAF 55510
271 (Top) YANK Captured Japanese photo
271 (Bottom) YANK Captured Japanese photo
272 (Top) SC 184495
272 (Bottom) SC 184494
273 SC 186800
274 (Top) SC 271479
274 (Bottom) SC 287704
275 SC 271481
276 SC 189112 S
277 (Top) USAF 18AO-236R22
277 (Bottom) USAF 18AO-236R17
278 (Top) SC 271559
278 (Bottom) SC 271560
279 SC 188907
280 (Top) SC 191965
280 (Bottom) SC 258149
281 USMC 75194
282 SC 264452
283 SC 255799
284 (Top) SC 258120
284 (Bottom) SC 258122
285 (Top) SC 287452
285 (Bottom) SC 190022
286-287 USAF 18AO-234R29
288 (Top) SC 190770
288 (Bottom) SC 190023
289 (Top) SC 258033
289 (Bottom) SC 258032
290 (Top) SC 190554
290 (Bottom) SC 258170
291 SC 190763
292 SC 272062
293 SC 191355
294 SC 238989
295 (Top) SC 239021
295 (Bottom) SC 257829
296 SC 238991
297 SC 272260
298 (Top) SC 272258
298 (Bottom) SC 272261
299 USAF 53212 AC
300 SC 272280
301 SC 328594
302 SC 267176
303 SC 267878
304 (Top) USAF A-53686
304 (Bottom) USAF C-53686
305 USN 282604
306 USAF 54084
307 USAF 57803 AC
308 CMH
309 SC 261074
310 SC 196081 S
311 SC 196457
312 USCG 3541
313 SC 198318
314 SC 348141
315 SC 195586 S
316 SC Unknown
317 SC 261947
318 USAF A-56859
319 USAF B-56859
320 SC 260179
321 SC 287147
322 SC 308024
323 SC 196606
324 USAF 64408
325 USAF 58984
330 CMH
331 SC 198654 S
332 SC 265255
333 SC 200587 S
334 SC 200010
335 SC 200017
336 (Top) SC 201638
336 (Bottom) SC 268778
337 (Top) SC 200628
337 (Bottom) SC 199999
338 SC 265272
339 (Top) SC 203013
339 (Bottom) SC 200644
340 SC 200767
341 (Top) SC 322742
341 (Bottom) SC 200760
342 SC 203004
343 (Top) SC 202147
343 (Bottom) SC 202145
344 SC 202560
345 SC 200729 S
346 SC 202420 S
347 SC 203048
348 SC 334068
349 (Top) SC 203073
349 (Bottom) SC 203074
350 SC 202172
351 (Top) SC 202999
351 (Bottom) SC 202592
352 (Top) SC 200787 S
352 (Bottom) SC 201366
353 SC 263672
354 SC 201373
355 SC 271152
356 (Top) SC 335470
356 (Bottom) SC 216825
357 SC 208720
358 SC 264076
359 SC 206277
360 (Top) SC 212567
360 (Bottom) SC 229843
361 USAF 70851
362 (Top) SC 208664
362 (Bottom) SC 210434
363 USAF 59013
364 SC 264187
365 (Top) USAF 58295
365 (Bottom) USAF 58268
366 SC 334072
367 (Top) SC 265863
367 (Bottom) SC 264186
368 (Top) SC 271396
368 (Bottom) SC 270897
369 SC 271001
370 (Top) SC 263036
370 (Bottom) SC 337930
371 (Top) SC 209765
371 (Bottom) SC 205921
372 (Top) SC 263039
372 (Bottom) SC 208670
373 SC 205918
374 SC 274869
375 SC 209387
376-377 SC 252389
378 SC 209439
379 SC 274871
380 SC 207988
381 (Top) SC 264204
381 (Bottom) SC 265177
382 (Top) SC 204238
382 (Bottom) SC 204236
383 SC 264155
384 SC 266175
385 (Top) SC 208702
385 (Bottom) SC 212124
386 SC 322626
387 USAF 54122 AC
388 Unknown
389 SC 207407
390 (Top) USMC 109604
390 (Bottom) SC 207398
391 (Top) SC 207396
391 (Bottom) SC 207401
392 (Top) USMC 109611
392 (Bottom) USMC 111100
393 SC 208998
394 SC 207788
395 SC 207787
396 (Top) SC 204800
396 (Bottom) SC 205113 S
397 SC 230293
398
399 (Top) USN 273880
399 (Bottom) USN 273884
400 (Top) SC 206497
400 (Bottom) SC 207487
401 (Top) SC 207486
401 (Bottom) SC 207481
402 (Top) SC 248856
402 (Bottom) SC 248904
403 (Top) SC 204284
403 (Bottom) SC 183743
404 (Top) SC 207959
404 (Bottom) SC 207917
405 (Top) SC 210416
405 (Bottom) SC 210415
406 (Top) SC 208607
406 (Bottom) SC 208608
407 (Top) SC 208599
407 (Bottom) SC 208598
408 (Top) USAF 61214 AC
408 (Bottom) USAF 63879 AC
409 SC 210967
410 SC 204192
414-415 CMH
416 SC 145495
417 (Top) SC 145509
417 (Bottom) SC 147440
418 (Top Left) SC 146779
418 (Top Right) SC 146771
418 (Bottom) SC 148206
419 SC 147442
420-421 USAF 18AO-187R13
422 USAF A-54567
423 (Top) USAF A-27445
423 (Bottom) USAF 74547
424 (Top) SC 193213
424 (Bottom) SC 276903
425 (Top) SC 263436
425 (Bottom) SC 200944
426 SC 193765 S
427 SC 193045
428 YANK
429 USAF 71707
430 SC 197352 S
431 SC 196382 S
432 SC 198735
433 (Top) SC 198917-S
433 (Bottom) USAF B-25132
434 SC 198806 S
435 SC 203107
436 SC 199064 S
437 (Top) YANK
437 (Bottom) YANK
438-439 USAF Unknown
440 (Top) USAF 57314
440 (Middle) USAF 58114
440 (Bottom) USAF 57314
444 Unknown
445 (Top) USN 490108
445 (Bottom) USN 490147
446 USN 490363
447 (Top) SC 211312
447 (Bottom) USAF 58994 AC
448 USAF 58209 AC
449 USAF 69647 AC
450 SC 329433
451 USAF 69680 AC
452 USAF A-58587 AC
453 USAF 58582 AC
454-455 USN 490487
456 SC 210628 S
457 SC 211875
458 (Top) SC 212116
458 (Bottom) SC 216907
459 SC 213317
460 (Top) SC 212118
460 (Bottom) SC 214297
461 (Top) SC 211765
461 (Bottom) SC 216451
462 SC 212189

UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II

The following volumes have been published:

The War Department

_Chief of Staff: Prewar Plans and Preparations_
_Washington Command Post: The Operations Division_
_Strategic Planning for Coalition Warfare: 1941-1942_
_Strategic Planning for Coalition Warfare: 1943-1944_
_Global Logistics and Strategy: 1940-1943_
_Global Logistics and Strategy: 1943-1945_
_The Army and Economic Mobilization_
_The Army and Industrial Manpower_

The Army Ground Forces

_The Organization of Ground Combat Troops_
_The Procurement and Training of Ground Combat Troops_

The Army Service Forces

_The Organization and Role of the Army Service Forces_

The Western Hemisphere

_The Framework of Hemisphere Defense_
_Guarding the United States and Its Outposts_

The War in the Pacific

_The Fall of the Philippines_
_Guadalcanal: The First Offensive_
_Victory in Papua_
_CARTWHEEL: The Reduction of Rabaul_
_Seizure of the Gilberts and Marshalls_
_Campaign in the Marianas_
_The Approach to the Philippines_
_Leyte: The Return to the Philippines_
_Triumph in the Philippines_
_Okinawa: The Last Battle_
_Strategy and Command: The First Two Years_

The Mediterranean Theater of Operations

_Northwest Africa: Seizing the Initiative in the West_
_Sicily and the Surrender of Italy_
_Salerno to Cassino_
_Cassino to the Alps_

The European Theater of Operations

_Cross-Channel Attack_
_Breakout and Pursuit_
_The Lorraine Campaign_
_The Siegfried Line Campaign_
_The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge_
_The Last Offensive_
_The Supreme Command_
_Logistical Support of the Armies, Volume I_
_Logistical Support of the Armies, Volume II_

The Middle East Theater

_The Persian Corridor and Aid to Russia_

The China-Burma-India Theater

_Stilwell’s Mission to China_
_Stilwell’s Command Problems_
_Time Runs Out in CBI_

The Technical Services

_The Chemical Warfare Service: Organizing for War_
_The Chemical Warfare Service: From Laboratory to Field_
_The Chemical Warfare Service: Chemicals in Combat_
_The Corps of Engineers: Troops and Equipment_
_The Corps of Engineers: The War Against Japan_
_The Corps of Engineers: The War Against Germany_
_The Corps of Engineers: Military Construction in the United States_
_The Medical Department: Hospitalization and Evacuation;
Zone of Interior_
_The Medical Department: Medical Service in the Mediterranean and
Minor Theaters_
_The Medical Department: Medical Service in the European Theater of
Operations_
_The Medical Department: Medical Service in the War Against Japan_
_The Ordnance Department: Planning Munitions for War_
_The Ordnance Department: Procurement and Supply_
_The Ordnance Department: On Beachhead and Battlefront_
_The Quartermaster Corps: Organization, Supply, and Services,
Volume I_
_The Quartermaster Corps: Organization, Supply, and Services,
Volume II_
_The Quartermaster Corps: Operations in the War Against Japan_
_The Quartermaster Corps: Operations in the War Against Germany_
_The Signal Corps: The Emergency_
_The Signal Corps: The Test_
_The Signal Corps: The Outcome_
_The Transportation Corps: Responsibilities, Organization,
and Operations_
_The Transportation Corps: Movements, Training, and Supply_
_The Transportation Corps: Operations Overseas_

Special Studies

_Chronology: 1941-1945_
_Military Relations Between the United States and Canada: 1939-1945_
_Rearming the French_
_Three Battles: Arnaville, Altuzzo, and Schmidt_
_The Women’s Army Corps_
_Civil Affairs: Soldiers Become Governors_
_Buying Aircraft: Materiel Procurement for the Army Air Forces_
_The Employment of Negro Troops_
_Manhattan: The U.S. Army and the Atomic Bomb_

Pictorial Record

_The War Against Germany and Italy: Mediterranean and Adjacent Areas_
_The War Against Germany: Europe and Adjacent Areas_
_The War Against Japan_

Index

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

Nouméa, 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