The Battle of Midway (81 page)

Hoover, Travis, 127–28

Hosogaya Moshir
ō
, 198, 205

Hudson, Alec.
See
Holmes, Jasper

Hughes
(American destroyer), 348

Hughes, Charles Evans, 134

Humphreys
(American destroyer), 204

Huntington, Robert K., 271–72

Hurricane (British fighter), 93, 95

Hypo (Station), 135, 135n, 140–41

and the Coral Sea, 145–46, 181–82

and Midway, 182–83, 186–87, 213–14, 387–88

Hy
ū
ga
(Japanese battleship), 179

Ickes, Harold, 9, 201

Indomitable
(British carrier), 93

Ingersoll, Royal E., 317

Ingersoll, Royal R., 317

Inoue Shigeyoshi, 33, 87

characterized, 96–97

and the Coral Sea, 145–46, 150, 154–55, 179–80

Inukai Tsuyoshi, 28n

Ito Takuzo, 80

Jaccard, Richard, 333

Jacobs, Tyrell D., 23

Jake (Japanese floatplane), 159, 222

photo, 221

Jaluit, American raid on, 66 (map, 68)

Japanese Army, politics of, 27–29, 109

Japanese Imperial Navy: politics of, 29–30

pre-war strategy of, 32–33

Java Sea, Battle of, 85

Jersey, Chester, 136

JN-25b (Japanese code), 139–43

Johnson, Robert (Ruff): in flight to nowhere, 262, 263, 317

returns from Midway, 331

attacks
Hiry
ū
, 342

attacks Japanese cruisers, 351–52

Jun’y
ō
(Japanese carrier), 199, 203

Jupiter
(American collier), 13, 113

Jurika, Stephen, 130, 258–59

Kaga
(Japanese carrier), 33–34, 33n, 43, 44–45, 97, 145, 178, 269–70

attacked by torpedo planes, 278

attacked by dive bombers, 301–3

death throes, 309–10

sinks, 335n

Kakuta Kakuji, 198, 202–3, 205, 321

Karrol, Joseph, 330

Kate (Japanese torpedo bomber): characteristics, 39–40

at Midway, 218, 321–24

photo, 39

Katsumi Tomoi, 346–47

Kawanishi airplanes.
See
Emily

Kelly, C. Markland, 390

Kid
ō
Butai: described, 25

in the Indian Ocean, 93–96

and planning for Midway, 100–101, 102–4, 108, 181

at Midway, 214, 217, 222

attacked by planes from Midway, 232–39, 240–44

attacked by torpedo planes, 269–73, 278–80, 285–87 (map, 277)

attacked by
Nautilus
, 290, 326–28

attacked by dive bombers, 297–308 (map, 299)

reorganized, 312

destroyed, 357

mentioned, 3, 24, 35, 37, 42, 44, 63, 76, 82, 87, 91, 187, 197, 205

Kiefer, Dixie, 164, 317

Kikuzuki
(Japanese destroyer), 156

Kimes, Ira, 225–26

Kimmel, Husband, 8–9, 15–16, 18, 25

King, Ernest J.: characterized, 10–11

appointed CominCh, 12

relations with Nimitz, 12, 35, 64–65, 76–77, 82–85, 91, 100, 149–50, 183–84

relations with Fletcher, 148–50, 360–61

and Pacific strategy, 75–76, 84, 118, 148–49, 184, 358–59

mentioned, 17, 47, 96

photo, 10

Kirishima
(Japanese battleship), 291, 339

Kiska Island, 198, 205, 357

map, 200

Kleinsmith, Charles, 318, 325

Kleiss, Norman (Dusty), 303, 333

Knox, Frank: characterized, 9

and Pearl Harbor, 8–10

and Wake Island, 17

mentioned, 20, 363, 366

Kobayashi Micho, 312–16

Kodiak Island, 202

K
ō
d
ō
ha
Faction (in Japanese Army), 28–29, 31

Kond
ō
Nabutake, 104–5, 214, 215n, 216, 312, 321

assumes command of Kido Butai, 337–38

Konoe, Prince, 31

Kroeger, Ed, 297, 301

Kumano
(Japanese cruiser), 341–42

Kunz, Charles, 227–28

Kurile Islands, 37, 199

Kurita Takeo, 105

and mission to shell Midway, 337, 339–40

Kuroshima Kameto, 210

Kusaka Ry
ū
nosuke, 239, 244, 308

Kwajalein Atoll: described, 71–72

American raid on 69–75, map, 68

Lae-Salamaua raid, 85–86, 97, 99, 146

Landing Signal Officer, 61–62, 118

Landon, Alfred, 9

Langley
(American carrier, CV-1), 13, 45n, 113

sinks, 85

Larsen, Harold, 268

Laser, Samuel, 171

Laub, Robert, 353

launch procedures: American, 254–56

Japanese, 219–21

Layton, Edwin, 143–46, 206, 387–88

relations with Nimitz, 144–45

relations with Rochefort, 143–45

and Midway, 182–83, 186, 213–14

photo, 142

Layton, Sir Geoffrey, 93, 95

League of Nations, 66

Leary, Herbert Fairfax, 49, 83

Leary
(U.S. destroyer), 78

Leslie, Max, 193n, 281, 287, 298, 328

attacks
S
ō
ry
ū
, 305–8

helps defend
Yorktown
, 313

attacks
Hiry
ū
, 332–35

Lexington
(American carrier, CV-2): in air battle near Rabaul, 78–79

in the Coral Sea, 152–53, 155, 156, 162–63, 169

sinks, 170–72

mentioned, 15, 18, 33n, 44, 52, 54, 65–66, 114, 146

photo, 171

Lindsey, Eugene: in Marshall Islands raid, 70, 72–73

at Midway, 273–74, 275–81

Lindsey, Robin, 127

London Naval Conference, 134

Lord, Walter, 4

Louisville (American cruiser), 49, 50

Low, Seth, 117

LSO.
See
Landing Signal Officer

Lundstrom, John B., 41, 86, 279n

Magda, John, 260–61, 264–65

Mahan, Alfred T., 13

Maikaze
(Japanese destroyer), 327

Makigumo
(Japanese destroyer), 313n, 339, 342

Makin, American raid on, 67

map, 68

Maloelap Atoll, American raid on, 69–70

map, 68

Manchuria, 28

Marco Polo Bridge incident, 28

Martlet (British fighter), 58

Mark 13 and Mark 14 torpedoes.
See
torpedoes, American

Marshall, George C., 118, 186, 211

strategy after Midway, 358–59

Marshall Islands, American raid against, 66–75, 99

map, 68

Massey, Lance (Lem), 193n

in Marshalls raid, 72–73

at Midway, 274, 281–87, 285, 301, 305

Marcus Island, American raid on, 82, 99

Martin airplanes.
See
Marauder

Maumee
(American oiler), 14

Marauder (American bomber, B-26), 236

MacArthur, Douglas, 358–59

McCain, John S., 365

McCarthy, James, 117n

McClusky, Clarence Wade, 59, 62

described, 296

in Marshalls raid, 70–71, 75

at Midway, 274–75, 276, 279n, 287

attacks Kid
ō
Butai, 295–301

wounded, 329

argues with Browning, 344–45

career after Midway, 364

photo, 296

McCormick, Lynde D., 86

McHugh, Lee, 73

McInerny, John E., 260–61, 264–65, 390

McLeod, Bowen, 6

Midway Atoll: described, 101–2

strategic importance of, 102

Japanese planning for, 102–6, 176–78

photo, 103

Mikuma
(Japanese cruiser): rams
Mogami
, 341–42

under air attack, 351–55

photo, 354

Mili Atoll, American attack on, 67–68

map, 68

Miller, Henry, 121, 123

Minneapolis
(American cruiser), 351

Mitchell (American bomber, B-25), 116, 127

photo, 128

Mitchell, Samuel G. (Pat), 250–51, 253, 260–61, 263–65

Mitchell, William (Billy), 116

Mitscher, Frances, 113

Mitscher, Marc (Pete): characterized, 111–15

as CO of
Hornet
, 115–16

and the Doolittle raid, 116–17, 119, 124–27

at Midway, 246–47, 252–54, 265

launch orders at Midway, 254–56

confusion of afternoon strike, 331–32

report on Midway, 249, 256–60, 269n, 389–91

career after Midway, 363

photos, 113, 126, 259

Mitsubishi airplanes.
See
Betty; Nell; Zero

Miyo Tatsukichi, 106–8, 110, 195, 206, 357

Moffett, William, 247

Mogami
(Japanese cruiser): damaged, 341–42

under air attack, 351–55

Monaghan
(American destroyer), 273

Morison, Samuel E., 12

Morrow, Dwight, 114

Morrow Board, 114, 114n

Moore, Oral (Slim), 351

Muri, James, 236

Murphy, John W. Jr., 340–41

Murray, George D., 47, 246

Nagano Osami, 90–93, 100, 109

photo, 91

Namur Island.
See
Kwajalein Atoll

Nagara
(Japanese cruiser), 291, 308, 310

Nagumo Ch
ū
ichi: characterized, 35–36

and the Pearl Harbor raid, 42, 99

and Midway planning, 177–78, 205

and the air search at Midway, 222–24

timing of launch at Midway, 232, 236–40, 242–44, 260, 269, 272–73

turns north, 256, 269, 269n

transfers to
Nagara
, 308

determines to fight on, 310–11, 319–20

decides to withdraw, 328, 336

relieved of command, 337

career after Midway, 366

death of, 366

mentioned, 105, 211, 216–17, 218–20, 281

photo, 35

Nakai Kazuo, 74–75, 78

Nakagawa Masayoshi, 78–79, 80

Nakajima airplanes.
See
Kate

Namur Island.
See
Kwajalein Atoll

Nashville
(American cruiser), 126, 203

Nautilus
(American submarine, SS-168), 289–95

attacks
Kaga
, 326–28

Naval General Staff (Japanese): and Pearl Harbor, 36–37

and strategic options, 90–93, 106

and Midway, 100

Naval War College (American), 47, 362

Neches
(American oiler), 66

Nell (Japanese bomber), 32–33, 74–75, 373

Neosho
(American oiler), 154, 156, 158, 160–62, 162n, 173

Nevada
(American battleship), 6–7

New Britain.
See
Rabaul

New Caledonia, 65, 83, 96, 183, 185

New Hebrides, 83

New Orleans
(American cruiser), 351

New Zealand, 83

Newberg, Peter, 325

Newton, John H., 18

Nielsen, John L., 159–61, 168, 347, 353

Nimitz, Chester: described, 6

characterized, 7–8, 24, 66

service career, 13–15

appointed CinCPac, 12

arrives in Pearl Harbor, 6–8

relations with King, 12, 64–65, 76–77, 82–85, 91, 100, 183–84

relations with Fletcher, 193–95, 214

and Pacific strategy, 21, 24, 51–52, 64, 66, 76

and the Doolittle raid, 122

and code breaking, 138–39, 144–45, 186–88, 213

and the Coral Sea, 147–50, 153, 158, 170–71

and planning for Midway, 84–85, 105, 186–89, 191–92

orders for Midway, 195–96, 214, 258

report on Midway, 289

postwar
career, 361

quoted, 357

mentioned, 5, 17, 23, 26, 35, 49, 75, 209, 358

photo, 14

Norris, Benjamin, 242–43, 335n

North American airplanes.
See
Mitchell bomber

Northampton
(American cruiser), 18, 82

Nowaki
(Japanese destroyer), 310

O’Flaherty, Frank W., 313n

O’Hare, Edward (Butch), 79–81, 79n

photo, 80

Ō
i Atsushi, 38

Okada Jisaku, 302

Okada Keisuke, 28

Okaga Tametsugu, 224

Okinoshima
(Japanese minelayer), 156

Oklahoma
(American battleship), 6

OP-20-G (code and signals section), 135–36, 182–83, 185

Opa-Locka Naval Air Station, 61–62

Operation AL.
See
Alaska

Operation K, 206–11, 288

photo, 207

map, 208

Operation MI.
See
Midway

Operation MO.
See
Port Moresby

Operation RY (attack on Ocean and Nauru Islands), 108

ordnance, American, 52, 262.

See also
torpedoes

ordnance, Japanese, 221.

See also
torpedoes

Osbourne, Edgar, 127

Osmus, Wesley Frank, 320

Ō
torojima.
See
Wake Island

Owen Stanley Mountains, 85

Owens, James C., 268

Ozawa Jisabur
ō
, 35

Paramushiro Island, 199

Parks, Floyd, 226–27

Parshall, Jonathan, 104, 181, 302

PBY.
See
Catalina

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: Japanese attackon, 7, 17–18, 25, 36–37, 42, 91

Pederson, Oscar (Pete), 59, 156, 166

at Midway, 281–82, 283

manages air battle, 313–15, 319

Penland, Joseph, 300

Pennsylvania
(American battleship), 143

Pensacola
(American cruiser), 323

Pensacola, Florida (naval training facility), 47, 60–61

pilots, American: training of, 60–62

characteristics of, 62–63, 124

pilots, Japanese: training of, 40–42

losses of, 174–75, 360

exhaustion of, 328

“Plan Dog,” 21–22

Plan Orange, 19, 32

Phelps
(American destroyer), 172

Plunger
(U.S. submarine), 13

Point Luck, 197, 212

Port Moresby, New Guinea, 97, 106

Operation MO, 108, 109, 145–46, 153

Powers, John J., 168–69

Prange, Gordon, 4, 216

Prince of Wales
(British battleship), 43, 74, 95

Purple (Japanese diplomatic code), 137

Pye, William S., 84

described, 15