Hell in the Pacific: A Marine Rifleman's Journey From Guadalcanal to Peleliu (37 page)

        relieved on Guadalcanal of,
134
–35

        Rupertus briefing to,
206

        Seventh Marine Regiment split off from,
43

        trip to Guadalcanal by,
44
–45

        Wellington training of,
45

        in World War I,
40
.
See also specific person or battalion

First Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment (1/5): at Cape Gloucester,
154
,
173
,
180

        first Guadalcanal assignment of,
4
–6

        Matanikau battles and,
75
,
117
,
118
–19,
120
–26

        on Peleliu,
213
,
248
,
262

        Smith (Charlie) assigned to,
41

First Battalion, First Marine Regiment (1/1),
4
,
80
–84

First Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment (1/7),
105
,
107
,
108
,
115
–16,
154

First Marine Air Wing,
102

First Marine Division: age among men of,
3

        in Australia,
128
,
137
–40

        Camp Lejeune as home of,
41

        at Cape Gloucester,
153
,
156
,
168
,
180
,
181

        casualties of,
135
–36,
233
,
268

        command structure of,
133
–34

        historian for,
79

        lack of experience among men in,
2

        MacArthur visit to,
181

        
organization of,
42
–43

        as part of U.S. Sixth Army,
150
–51

        at Pavuvu,
186
–206

        on Peleliu,
207
–33,
236
,
246
,
262
,
288

        presidential unit citation for,
288

        Rabaul campaign and,
181

        Rupertus as commander of,
148

        Savo Island battle and,
54
,
56

        total strength of,
5
–6

        Vandegrift as commander of,
44
–45

        “Waltzing Matilda”

        as theme song for,
184
.
See also specific battalion; see also next entry

First Marine Division—at Guadalcanal: casualties of,
135
–36

        first major objective of,
14

        Goettge patrol and,
68

        Japanese surrounding of,
57

        landing of,
1
–4,
10

        map of beachhead and,
49

        Matanikau battles and,
74
–75,
76
,
115

        orders for,
45

        presidential citation for,
288

        relief of,
128
,
135

        strains on,
132

First Marine Division Association,
286

First Marine Parachute Battalion,
5
,
89
,
92
,
96
,
97
,
99
,
134
–35

First Marine Raider Battalion,
5
,
89
,
91
–97,
105
,
106
,
134
–35

First Marine Regiment: activation of,
43

        airfield mission of,
50
–51

        defense of Henderson Field and,
100

        defensive perimeter for,
59

        Edson’s Ridge Battle and,
97

        evacuation from Peleliu of,
224
,
227

        on Good-enough Island,
151

        landing on Guadalcanal of,
4

        at Lunga River,
16

        map of Guadalcanal beachhead and,
49

        Matanikau battles and,
76

        at Pavuvu,
224

        on Peleliu,
107
–8,
208
,
211
,
218
–19,
220
–22,
228
,
236
,
246

        Puller as commander of,
107
–8,
211

        Rupertus briefing to,
206
.
See also specific battalion

First Marine Tank Battalion,
213

First Recruit Battalion,
36

Five Brothers hill (Peleliu),
246

Five Sisters hill (Peleliu),
246
,
248
–55

Fletcher, Frank J.,
53
,
54
,
56

Florida Island,
5
,
45

food/water: on Guadalcanal,
9
,
12
–13,
19
,
61
–62,
99
,
196

        on Pavuvu,
195
–96

        on Peleliu,
212
,
215
,
257

        steer for,
61
–62

football; McEnery’s interest in,
26
–27,
276

46th Replacement Battalion,
190

Foss, Joe,
101

Fourth Infantry Regiment, Japanese Army,
108

Fourth Marine Regiment,
43
,
138

Fourth Recruit Battalion,
281

Frank, Richard,
80

friendly fire casualties,
103
–4

G Company, Second Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment (G/2/7),
146

Gargano, Lou,
142
–44,
145
,
158
–59,
161
,
162
,
163
,
166
,
170
,
171
,
172
,
202

Gavutu Island,
5
,
9

Gayle, Gordon,
213
,
262

Geiger, Roy S.,
102
–3,
185
,
186
,
187
,
256
,
291

Goettge, Frank/Goettge Patrol,
49
,
63
–69,
82
,
85
,
86

Goodenough Island,
151

Goodwin, Horace E. “Tex,”
158

Googe, Jesse,
230
,
248

Grawet, Raymond,
254

grenade incident: dislodged pin,
7

        McEnery-Jap,
105

grenades; McEnery idea for firing rifle,
205

Guadalcanal: Army and,
52
,
109
–10,
135

        beginning of end for Japanese on,
117

        “Cactus”

        as code name for,
77

        cemetery on,
137
,
206

        
December
18
offensive on,
135
–36

        duration of battle for,
231

        Edson’s Ridge Battle as turning point on,
98

        estimates of number of Japanese on,
51

        first day for Marines on,
8
–15

        first Marine victory on,
51

        first night for Marines on,
16
–20,
32

        first objective for Marines on,
10
–11

        as first U.S. offensive ground action in Pacific War,
4

        food/water on,
9
,
12
–13,
19
,
61
–62,
99
,
196

        friendly fire casualties on,
103
–4

        importance of remembering,
291

        importance of U.S. campaign for,
136

        Japanese invasions of,
11
,
128
–29

        Japanese plan for withdrawal from,
135

        Japanese reinforcements on,
73
,
76
,
77
–78,
101
,
107
,
131

        K/3/5 maneuvers on,
205
–6

        K/3/5 rotation back to U.S. and,
276

        location and size of,
11

        map of beachhead on,
49

        Marine landing on,
1
–4,
6
–12

        as Marine rest base,
185

        native settlements on,
11

        November 3 battle on,
119
–26

        October 13 and 14 on,
109
–13

        as rear-area military complex,
185

        Red Beach on,
1
,
4

        shortage of U.S. troops on,
16

        stranding of Marines on,
56
,
57

        supplies/equipment for,
8
–9,
13
–14,
16
,
17
,
19
,
43
,
48
,
50
,
56
,
57
–58,
64
,
85
,
96
,
99
,
116
,
129
,
130

        as turning point in Pacific War,
136

        U.S. reinforcements for,
99
,
109
–10,
129

        U.S. troop buildup on,
135
.
See also specific person, combat unit or battle Guadalcanal: Starvation Island
(Hammel),
12

Guadalcanal Diary
(Tregaskis),
83

Gunter, Paul,
122

Gustafson, John,
237
,
245
,
260
,
265
,
274

Haldane, Andrew Allison “Ack-Ack”: Australia departure of,
149

        background and personality of,
146
–47

        and Banika assignments as rewards,
202
,
203

        booby-trapped rifle incident and,
176

        at Cape Gloucester,
169

        death of,
263
–64,
268

        as legend,
169

        McEnery commendation letter from,
204
–5

        McEnery tommy gun and,
243

        named K/3/5 commander,
146

        on Peleliu,
224
–25,
262
–63

        Pope and,
220

        Silver Star awarded to,
169

        twenty-four month rule and,
204

Halsey, William F. “Bull,”
129
,
131
–32,
135
,
141
,
153
,
232

Hammel, Eric,
12

Haney, Elmo M. “Pop,”
188
–90,
191
,
192
–93,
197
–99,
201
,
243

Hanneken, Herman,
256
,
257

Harris, Harold “Bucky,”
215
,
237
,
258

Haruna
(ship),
110

Henderson, Lofton,
73

Henderson Field (Guadalcanal): Edson’s Ridge Battle and,
94

        first U.S. use of,
77

        importance to U.S. of,
78
,
136

        Japanese bombing/shelling of,
73
,
78
–79,
94
,
100
–101,
103
,
110
–11,
112

        as Japanese objective,
74
,
78
,
89

        Naval Battle of Guadalcanal and,
131

        Tenaru River Battle and,
79
–84

        U.S. defense of,
100
,
219
Hiei
(ship),
129
,
131

Higgins, Dick,
263
,
264
,
268

Hill 100 (Peleliu),
220
–22,
251

Hill 140 (Peleliu),
262
,
265

Hill 660 (Cape Gloucester),
171
,
180
,
203

Hope, Bob,
201

Horseshoe Hill (Peleliu),
246

Howard, Pat,
287

Hughes, William,
88

Hunt, George,
219

Hunt, LeRoy P.,
2
,
14
,
51
,
133

Huskies (football team),
26

Hyakutake, Harukichi,
84

I Company, Third Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment (I/3/5): food for,
62

        friendly fire casualties and,
103
–4

        Goettge patrol and,
68

        map of Guadalcanal beachhead and,
49

        Matanikau battles and,
75
,
76
,
104
–5,
118
,
120
–26

        on Ngesebus,
243

        on Peleliu,
214

I Company, Third Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment (I/3/7),
256

Iboki Point (Cape Gloucester),
177
,
179

Ichiki (Kiyoano) Detachment,
79
–84

Imperial Japanese Army,
72
,
128

Inoue, Sadae,
269

intelligence, U.S.,
11
,
51
,
63

Iron Bottom Sound,
55
,
57
,
75
,
85
,
93
,
110
,
276
.
See also
Sealark Channel

Iwo Jima,
231
,
283