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| US Strategy in July of 1942 |
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| Three Objectives--- Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Taking out Rabaul |
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| Date and Place of Trident Converence |
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| Took Place in Washinging in May of 1943 |
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| Results of Trident Conference |
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| Nimitiz Plan won with two approaches: Southwest Pacific Drive where MacArthur would go after Rabaul, and the Central Pacific Drive where the Navy would go into the Central Pacific and start the Island hopping campaign |
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| Japanese first line of defense |
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| Wake Island to the Marshals, Gilberts, Parts of solomons to New Guinea |
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| Japanese second line of defence |
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| Rabaul, Carolines, marianas, and then Iwo Jima |
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| Navy Headquarters of the Combined Fleet |
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| Truk Island on the Carolines |
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| Split Solomons and new Guinea into two areas |
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| 17th Army got Solomons under Yakutaki 18th Army under adachi got New Guinea (All under Gen Imamura who could be considered a counterpart of MacArthur) |
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| Controlled the 17th Army in charge of Solomons |
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| Counterpart of Macarthur, and in charge of all of teh Solomns and New Guinea |
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| Commanded 18th Army and New Guinea |
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| March 3rd and 4th American fighters destroyed Japanese convoys sent to resuply Lae New Guinea |
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| Chief at Rabul, decided that Lae, needed reinforcing |
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| In charge of resupply convoy to Lae, new Guinea |
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| Oldest Pilot, Developed B-25H stronger guns |
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| Battleship handed civilians who were then killed and thrown overboard, led to increased sense of non-hman Japanese |
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| Yamamoto sent 300 planes from Truk to Rabaul in an effort to kill lots of allied planes, miscalculated, and was unsucesful, even though Japanese pilots misrepresented success |
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| 18th of April almost vetoed by SecNav Frank Knox, killed by P-38, and by Lanphier or Rex Barber, navigation calculations by John Mitchell |
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| Based at Henderson Field Co of 339th fighter Squadron, perfectly and accuratly calculated interception of Yamamoto and his escort |
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| Claimed he shot down Yamamato, not liked by John Mitchell, got equal credit |
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| Claimed he shot down Yamamato, got equal credit |
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| Two pronged attack, MacArthur in eastern part of new Guinea where he aimed at taking out the 18th Army, then Adm Halsley in the Solomon Islands, then get Rabul in a nut cracker between them |
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| Major Gregory Pappy Boyington |
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| Started out in Flight Tigers, the reinslisted in the marines and was CO of The Black Sheep Squadron, set many kill records over Bougainville and Rabaul, POW after attacking Rabaul, got medal of honor |
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| Commander of 18th Army in Rabaul and in New Guinea, while attempting to resupply lae, was bombed during the battle of the bismark sea, taking enormous casulties. Pushed back by MacArthur |
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| Operation Galvanic (the Tarawa Campaign) |
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| fought in Central Pacific, and gilbert Islands and marked the first push into the Central Ring |
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| First time Marine Corps had to land on beach that was strongly defended, considered important first step and had Jap headquarters and airfield, landing down by MajGen Holland Smith, defended fiercly by japs heavy losses on both sides |
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| Howlin Mad, father of amphibious landing warfare, commanded 2nd marine division |
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| -Little aircraft crriers flat topped cargo ships, each had 30-35 bombers, escord conveys across atlantic ocean, anti-submarien patrol on coasts of Us, nd most importanltly heavily uses dot support marine and army amphibious units in the Pacific |
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| African American who got navy cross for actions at pearl Harbor, died on Liscome bay |
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| 3 stepping stones to the Philippines |
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| MacArthur finish taking of Western New Guinea, Navy and marines would have to take the Mariannas in the Central Pacific, Capture Island group called the Palaus Island group |
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| Part of Philipine attack stepping stones, useful deep water port, air fields, and an unknown number of troops |
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| Invasion of Western new Guinea |
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| Macarthur, we conceived and executed, many amphibious landings, control sea and air, Japs held up in Aitape (lost about 10000 men in a couple hours) 5 months of campaigning had advanced 1400 miles and killed 26000 japs MacArthur lost 1600 |
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| Mariannas (Saipan Campaign) |
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| One of the biggest and most important campaigns, caused Tojo to resign, put Americans and B-29s in rango of Jap home islands Enormous Jap casualties |
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| Battle of the Philippine sea |
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| Japs lost 3 carriers, 500 airplanes, also called it the Great Marianas Turket Shoot. Japs divided fleet in 3 parts and overestimated thir own strength and skill |
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| Commander of Combined fleet and used an over complicated Imperial navy plan and assumption he could sneak up on Americans that resulted in catastrophic loss in the Battle of the Philippine sea |
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| Inexperienced head of the Carrier strike force during the battle of the Philippine sea |
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| Lead the decoy main battleship fleet during the battle of leyte gulf |
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| Japanese mistakes in the Battle of the Philippine Sea |
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| overestimated amount of planes available, Jap planes no longer as good as Americans, we knew the plans ahead of time |
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| fired by Holland Smith in the Marianas for timidity, didn’t advnce his 27th division quickly enough exposing those on either side |
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| Most highly decorated black marine, fought on guam, and killed 14 Japs with his M1 |
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| Trained all the early black marine recruite |
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| Very costly and bitter fighting for a small base on this island, heavily fortified by Japanese, ended up having very questionable strategic value |
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| Islands fo Pellalu, Island of Angur, Atol named Uethelie |
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| commanded 14th division, held up at Pellalu, 11,000 men, no bonsai charges till the end, held up at the coral ridge line euma burgo |
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| Coral ridge line where japs had 500 reinforced caves to defend Pellalu, called Bloody Nose Ridge |
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| Fought at Bloody Nose Ridge in the Pellalu, had 60% casulties in his division |
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| navy crosses, head defense at guadacanal and at Henderson field, everyone loved him, anti intellectual, attacked bloody nose ridge in Pellalu, legend in Marine Corp, exposed himself to fire, assigned to impossible task |
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| Top marine general came ashore and saw anialation at Pellalu, relieved Puller of command because he was exposing himself, |
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| MOH winner, CO of 6 person company, one of 6 guys left out of 200, felt that Chesty Puller sent men in against overwhelming odds when advance was impossible, very bitter |
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| 1929 nations pledged to treat prisoners of war humanly, Japanese never accepted it |
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| 1907 Nations signed to treat prisoners of war humanly |
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| Surrendering was thought of a disgrace by Jap soldiers, their for American soldiers were not treated well |
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| ‘death railray’ Japs needed a connection between Bagkok to Rangoon, needed way to get resources, soldiers out and into burma, considered illegal by Geneva convention, Toji backed plan, |
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| POW camp in Phillipines, Japanese had to close it because it was so bad |
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| Scottish Captain, wrote Through the valley of the kwai, focused on surviving by helping others. Don’t focus on your own misery but help others. |
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| Japanese Prisoner Ship, 1782 on it, 8 survived |
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| Japanese Prisoner Ship 1600 on in 1200 died |
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| Wrote “Prisoners of the Japanese” thought Americans were more competitive instead of working together |
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| Shot down the same day he became the leading ace shot down 2 planes, bringing his kills to 28, Jap Sub picked him up and became POW |
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| Correigdor and Bataan soldiers captured moved here, 1300 died in 2 months |
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| Head navy doctor in Billid, criticized failings of officers |
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| Ten Americans escaped made it back to Australia then America, spread word about cruelty in prison camps, then things got worse in this camp after news travelled |
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| Only Pow to get MOH threw himself between a guard and a prisoner who was getting beaten to death |
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| British undercover operatives in Central and South Burma, very brave and ‘nuts’ |
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| OSS, Office of strategic Services |
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| US agency that had agents in China, and Jap territory, worked closely with Ho-Chi, Mein |
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| Operated in North Burma, 42-45, almost 800 americans served plus 15000 ‘katchin’ natives blew up bridges, did scouting for AF raids, turned into fighters |
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| Native Group in Burma, separate ethnic minortity than Burmese, that helped out OSS |
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| AIB, Allied Intelligence Bureau |
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| MacArthur’s own intelligence group, blew up ships in Singapore harbor |
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| magnetic mine, that blew up ships |
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| Religious, political ruler in Ternate, liberated/snatched by AIB for protection |
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| headed Operation Ferdinand, Coastwatcher operation |
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| Famous Coastwatchers who hid in Bouganville and radioed Henderson field when planes were coming to attack |
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| Organized native spy police force |
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| Catholic missionary on tangarare, on Guadacanal, worked as doctor and teacher, after hearing of cruelty to American pilots, started rescuing them and doing sweeps for Japs and killing anyone who came in his way |
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| NGVR (New Guinea Volunteer Rifles) |
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| Australian covert officers on New Guinea, reqruited locals and Australian high school athletes |
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| 18 year old, spy in islands, successfully recruits and scouts with locals, author of “fear drives my feet” looses his papers, doesn’t get himself or native recompensated |
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| Retreated from Phillipines after Jap Invasion, and organized strong gurilla resistance movement |
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| American engineer/miner, came to phillipines 5 years before war and stayed behind to resist Japanese at mindinow, established virtual kingdom, controlled 95% of island printed money, law, civil services. 40000 peasant troop army, told everyone he was a general |
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| Land treatment of malaria |
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| Malaria brought under control at Bouganville, Seabees drained water pools covered with oil and sprayed ddt everywhere which killed mosquitos |
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| leading dermotologist who spent time and helped cure jungle rot, who everyone seemed to suffer from at one time or another |
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| spurred by long itme spent in field, no sleep stress etc. |
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| Help to cure sergeant syndrom, Proximity, Imediacy, Expectation |
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| put in wound to treat infection |
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| Prevent people from dying of shock |
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| Tended two marines in a crater at Iwa Jima, refused to leave and threw back 8 hand grenades, finally the 9th killed him, MOH winnder |
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| Medical doctor, chief medical officer in manilla, saw most POW patients, kept diary, criticized American medical officers who didn’t take care of their men, and died on a hell ship |
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| POW doctor who used extensive native and natural medicines to help his camp, which had lowest death rate |
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| leg ulcers, helped by treatment with natural medicines by Dr. Hekkie |
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| LCdr Corydon Wassell Shakey Jake |
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| , doctor who stayed behind and transported 9 patients out of Phillipines and finally back to Australia recognized by Roosevelt |
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| Missionary/doctor in burma |
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| In charge of Jap relocation on West Coast, thought he had other more important stuff to deal with |
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| WRA. War Location Authority |
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| agency that controlled jap relocation camp, Japs had to sign loyalty oath |
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| 442nd Regimental combat team |
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| Japanese American squadron, one of the most highly decorated, fought in italy and france |
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| War Production board and office of price stabilization, showed how government is getting closer to American lives, high taxes |
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| Landing place for the invasion of the Phillipines |
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| Army unit and commander for Phillipine invasion |
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| 6th Army under Walter Krueger (200,000 men) |
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| Navy commander and fleet for Phillipine Invasion |
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| 3rd fleet under Halsey (100 ships) |
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| Air Force leads in Philippine Invasion |
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| Commanded by Gen George Kenney of far eastern air force, heart was 5th air force had over 2500 planes |
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| head of army airforce in invasion of phillippines, most effective subordinate of Macarthur |
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| Japanese initial army and commander, preperations for attack were commanded by him on Luzon, commanded the 14th area army, preperations were called Operation Victory |
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| Greatest battle in terms of tonnage involved, Japanese hit with a ton of airplanes and ships, including two of the largest battleships |
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| Head of Japanese ground resistance on leyte |
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| General Suzuki, only had 20,000 men |
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| Send reinforcments to Suzukio on leyte |
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| General Yomosho, sent 50,000 men, but really wanted them to stay with him on Luzon |
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| Commander of jap ground forces on Luzon |
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| Yamashita, strategy to hold off as long as possible |
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| Americans landed in Luzon |
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| In charge of the defense of manila, fought to death |
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| Attacked by US and MOH recipient John Reece killed over 80 japs |
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| wife killed, 3 of 5 children killed by japs in manilla, became president and released all Jap war criminals |
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| Philippines who supported japs |
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| hundreds of us pow’s burned to death, so they wouldn’t escape to US lines |
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| CBI (China, Burma, India) theatre |
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| Didn’t get attention from leading military figures |
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| Head of Chinese Nationalist movement against Japanese and communists |
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| Three ways to resupply china |
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| fly supplies over the hump, keep constant air pressure under Chennault, sent general joseph warren Stillwell |
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| commanded China air task force, called 14th air force |
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| General Joseph Warren Stillwell |
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| Favorite of marshall, considered Chinese expert, chief of staff to to Chiang K’ai shek, worked on opening up burma road |
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| American attempt to reopen burma road |
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| X force would strick North Burma, meet Y force from Kunming and take the burma road, move east and pick up z force from kweilen and retake kwantug and hong kong |
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| British Special Ops, sent into china that would work with Americans and chinese |
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| Galahad force/ 5307th Composite Unit, US Special ops that were given to Stillwell in china, |
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| Expert on Japan, and commanded US Special ops in china |
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| Built from India into china, followed behind x force |
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| Commander of 18th infantry force to resist allied movements of ledo road |
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| Churchill took a renewed interest in se asia |
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| british military leader who supported stillwells ideas and worked to push the burma road open |
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| Commaner of chindits, expert in gureilla warfare, favorite of Churchill, died in a bomber accident, daring and took heavy losses |
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| ere birtish special forces, long range penetration group. Under Wingate |
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| Lead by LtGen Mutaguchi, Japanese offensive in indea, believed the Indians would rise up and rebel with them |
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| leader of Pro Japanese Indian forces, said Indian people would rise up to support japs if japs came |
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| lead Japanese offensive into india |
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| Good supply point in India, that japs tried to take from british |
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| Control of railroad in india that japs tried to take from british |
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| Stressed the importance about air power before WWII, and predicted right about importance of Marianas and war with Japan |
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| Comander of Air Force coming up to Iwa Jima, disiple of Mitchell, had plans for Iwa Jima as b-29 staging to bomb japan |
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| Japanase General sent to fortify the impending attack on Iwo Jima |
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| Fortifications built on the southern tip of Iwo Jima |
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| Fortifications built at the north end of Iwo Jima |
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| Complained that bobardment was two soft before Iwo Jima |
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| First MOH on Iwo Jima, Serbian Immegrant, took machine gun off hellcat and went back to the beach for amo twice without shoes. |
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| ÔPreacherÕ, gained faim on guam, on iwo jima blew up 7 pillboxes and 25 japs |
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| Blew up jap block house with 100 japs, jumped on hand grenade to save friend |
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| Jumped on hand grenade and survived till last summer, got in fights and snuck on ship to see combat |
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| Photographer who took the iwo jima flag raising picture |
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| Indian who raised flag over iwo jima, alcohol issues developed during war bond tours, and died in own vomit |
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| Rodeo star who died on iwo jima |
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| Operation Iceberg, next stop after iwo jima was within range of Taiwan, Japanese coast, and Jap occupied Chinese coast |
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| Island group that contains Okinawa |
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| Let Army troops (10th army) to Okinawa |
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| One of the largest Japanese battleships, sank while defending Okinawa |
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| main Japanese battle line on Okinawa |
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| Where japs dug in deep at Okinawa |
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| Saved 75 american lives during Okinawa, was wounded but still helped others out, was a 7th day Adventist (concionsous objector) |
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| MOH Winner at Okinawa last survivor of a machine gun crew, and was found with a hundred dead japs, became a general and later in life helped the Okinawa people in recovering their cultural artifacts |
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| Sank 24 enemy ships top submarine commander and received MOH |
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| Top Subarine ace, was a top football and boxing star, received 4 navy crosses and 2 silver stars |
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| Divine wind, make connections to the divine wind that killed a mongol invasin fleet |
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| Lone Japanese survivor/passanger on Titantic, lived life of shame since he let others die in his place |
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| Famous volcano where many people attempt to commit suicide |
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| Japanese idealogy where one must Ôrepay the nationÕ |
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| Samarai Warrior Ð Seven lives to repay nation |
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| Japanese Navy Admiral who spearheaded the kamakazi operation |
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| famous suicide speech Onishi gave to the suicide pilots |
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| Led the first suicide squadron |
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| First ship hit by a suicide bomber (Siki Yukio) |
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| almost Kamakazi pilot, who was burned during Hiroshima so couldnÕt complete suicide mission |
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| 12 go out on suicide mission, canÕt find plane, NCOÕs continue on, but offers including him go back to humiliation |
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| ÔcraziesÕ canÕt wait for last flight to go commit suicide |
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| ÔsoftiesÕ valued life and thought it was worth living |
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| Combination of alcohol and gasoline, desperation by Japanese, killed a lot of people |
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| neighborhood/village association in japan, that passed information between them |
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| Head of 6th army charged with invasion of Japan, by starting out on Kyushu, foresaw the importance of marianas |
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| operation name for Invasion of Honshu |
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| Bays that could be used for invasion of Japan, very very large |
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| Operation Ketsugo/decision |
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| Japanases accurately predicted where we would land on Japan, and this was their defensive strategy |
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| retrain sailors and non-combat soldiers in useful suicide tactics, along with teaching civilians how to kill |
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| New Japanese cabinet formed in april of 45, tried to get help from russians |
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| Ômonroe doctrine bomberÕ, 3500 mile range, 10 ton bomb capacity |
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| Preasurized heated flying compartments, Centralized fire control system (automated machine guns) |
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| First mission flown by b-29, best known industrial facility in japan, didnÕt do much damage but good propaganda |
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| Took over 21st bomber command, and realized European tactics not working, started fire bombing at night |
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| march 9 and 10, 1945, removed guns from b29s to save weight, and dropped one bomb for every 12 citizens |
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| N1K ÔGeorgeÕ kawanishi Shiden |
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| ÔViolent LighteningÕ One of the finest Jap planes, used in the defense of Tokyo |
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| most famous of the Ôviolent lighteningÕ pilots, shot down 52 allied pilots |
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| Classic Jap fighter pilot, flew the N1K Ôviolent lighteningÕ, drunk on the ground most of the time, 50+ victories |
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| Japanese soldiers who stayed behind for various reasons |
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| Jap Army Coastwatcher, vague orders so he and two others stayed. After others died he came out in 1974, instant fame, retreated to south America. Lived on Lubang Island for 30 years!! |
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| Executed in manilla for War crimes, controversy since he did not have direct authority over them |
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| IMTFE (International Military Tribunal for the Far East) |
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| Executed 7 people, including ex PM Tojo, sent many more to fail |
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| Formed from a more conservative turn, ex WWII leaders, dominate party in Japan |
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| Victim Consiousnes, mentality that theycanÕt take the blame and put the fault on everyone else |
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| Ian Buruma-Wages of Guilt |
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| Compares Japan with Germany, and how Japan didnÕt have to make reperations or apologize, yet keep starting the wars |
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| Prostitutes sent to Jap soldiers, noone admitted to doing it, small monetary copensation |
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| Justice Minister who said massacre of Nanking was a hoax |
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| Mayor of Tokyo who said Nanking was a Chinese inventions |
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| Co during Nanking Massacre, buried in place of honor and jap political figures honor them |
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| Japans biological warfare group |
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| Doctor and military theorist, in charge of hurendous medical experiments and biological warfare testing. |
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| MOH recipient at Manilla. Killed 80 japs at Paco Station, died while returning to american lines. |
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Barbed Wire Surgeon- Dr. Weinstein
• Went through a harder prison experience than Mrs. Keith
• Interesting, funny guy who is a good observer
• He’s pretty hateful towards the Japanese
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James Fahey
Respects his fellow soldiers
• Very patriotic
• Started out as garbage truck driver
• Respects the vigor and bravery of Japanese Soldiers
Pacific War Diary
Pacific War Diary
• Get very immediate sense of what is going on
• Background- parents died when parents were young, and lived with uncle and aunt
• Worked on a garbage truck
• Royalties that he made off the book- he gave to a mission in India
• Feels about the navy- opinion of officers- lower ones want them to do the tedious work- but need them to earn respect. By the end of the book- clearly a kid that naturally respect those above him, but as war goes on, behavior changes- get much greener, need just more and more people
• Says about the combat: campaigns that he was in- Solommons. Has amazement of the power of the weapons- becomes accustomed to this power.
o Campaigning in the Solomons- takes place at night,
o Said the next war, he wants the Japs in our side
o Very good naval gun fire, see in the dark real well
o Terror of being captured
• Then move on to the Philippines- less congenial attitude on ship
o Talks about how officers help out at the beginning but then towards the end they don’t
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• Show the two main fields of battle
• Not like being in the jungle (When ur in the sea)- when in land you were in an environment that you were used to- the sea was more unforgiving)
• Nature of service aboard a ship is very different from serving on the beach- kind of like working in a factory/machine shop- when battle comes everyone has battle station
o Go to your station, but most of the time you’re not involved in that. However, most of the time your job is to keep the machine going. Part of almost an industrial enterprise.
o Need experience and character
o Psychological influences as well- as well as having to keep eyes open |
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Agnes Newton Keith
Prison Camp in Philipines the Shantung Camp- Three Came Home, Shantung Compound
o Compound book- by Langdon Gilkey- - 3 non-military people- their prison camp run not by military but by diplomats- still not a comfortable camp, but treated much better.
o Believed it was chance to see life in the raw- guards basically left it to prisoners to run their life.
o Basic point- people have unusual strengths and capacities. Also, discovered that a lot of people when pushed to the wall would react like animals.
o As war ends, the situation is getting out of hand
o Eric Liddell- refused to run in the Olympics on Sunday- stands out in the book because of his character
o Japs imprisoned more civilians then they did of soldiers
o Overwhelming majority (86%) were Dutch
o About 7600 american civilians became captured
o Had families involved with children
o The women survived better
o 78 Army/Navy nurses. Treated by Japs as civilians. Put them at Sato Tomas.
♣ Not a single one died in captivity
♣ Real feeling of comradeship
♣ Professionalism- they were the health care system
♣ Outstanding leadership from the top 2
o Compared to the Male army medical personel- over 800 died
• Agnus New Keiths-
o Married Harry who worked for the British- joint stock private company
o Why does she write this book? Worked as a journalist before- wrote book before war. The commander of the camp wanted her to write a propaganda booklet, so she wrote that and another, more private book
o Points in story- talk about her son in the camp, the women and their roles, and to some degree show that not all Jap were necessarily cruel. ULTIMATE GOAL- showed that war causes people to act in ways that they normally wouldn’t act in. be appreciative of freedom.
o Anything she attributes her survival to? Her son, George
o Col. Suko- a lot of importance because their treatment had to do with this lead officer.
o Very tolerant, broad loving book considering when it was written |
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With the Old Breed
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Eugene Sledge
Combination of mature reflection, but very intense gut feelings
• Couldn’t find anyone to publish it at first
• Book very quickly became quite well known
• High level of retained gut feeling
• Since of obligation is sustained throughout the book- casualities over 90%. 635 men cycled through company, and only 26 of the men were still there. 1 of only 10 who was never wounded
• Background- middle class Southern- from Alabama- spent early years hunting and swimming. Flunked out of V-12 program on purpose
• First major campaign that he participates in- Peleliu- scared shitless. 150/235 loses. Company was shattered.
• Big loss was Capt Heldene- veteran leader, kind and caring, charismatic guy that they all respected and loved
• Talks about conditions- Japs everywhere. How hot it was- the stink of the bodies and the food- just a sickening smell.
• Deep hatred for them.
• People would call it racism of the marines- not really fair because he just talks about it- instead of commenting
• Other big campaign that he serves in- Okinawa
o Muddy conditions, fox holes
o A lot was sitting and waiting and watching
o Artillery throws up maggoty bodies on the ground
o Says on the qualitative level of the Marines- not the same level of training- greatly decreases
o Officers- 90 day OCS program- bad officers
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• Show the two main fields of battle
• Not like being in the jungle (When ur in the sea)- when in land you were in an environment that you were used to- the sea was more unforgiving)
• Nature of service aboard a ship is very different from serving on the beach- kind of like working in a factory/machine shop- when battle comes everyone has battle station
o Go to your station, but most of the time you’re not involved in that. However, most of the time your job is to keep the machine going. Part of almost an industrial enterprise.
o Need experience and character
o Psychological influences as well- as well as having to keep eyes open |
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