Hell in the Pacific: A Marine Rifleman's Journey From Guadalcanal to Peleliu (40 page)

Smith, Charlie,
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–19,
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–37,
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,
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,
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,
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,
276

Smith, John L.,
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,
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Smith, Oliver,
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Sniper Alley (Peleliu),
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,
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Snodgrass, Jimmy,
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Somerville, Charles “Slim,”
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,
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,
157
,
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,
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Spaulding, Joseph A.,
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Spiece, Harry,
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,
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sports; McEnery’s interest in,
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–27,
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,
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Spurlock, Lyman,
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–76

SS
America
(ship),
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SS
B.F. Shaw
(ship),
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SS
Manhattan
(ship),
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SS
Sea Runner
(ship),
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–72

Stanley, Thomas “Stumpy,”
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,
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,
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,
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Stassen, Harold,
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–33

Stay, Walter,
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Stuart, Jeb,
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Student, Emil,
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Suicide Creek (Cape Gloucester),
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–60,
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,
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,
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–68,
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Sullivan, Jerry,
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–9

supplies/equipment: Battle of Edson’s Ridge and,
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        at Cape Gloucester,
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,
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        Goettge patrol and,
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        for Guadalcanal,
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–9,
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–14,
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        Japanese air raids on U.S. ships and,
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–14,
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        for K/3/5,
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,
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        K/3/5 recon patrol and,
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        on Peleliu,
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        Savo Island battle and,
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,
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on Tulugi Island,
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        U.S. capture of Japanese,
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,
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        World War I leftover,
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surrender story; Goettge patrol and,
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–69

Talasea (Cape Gloucester), Battle of,
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Tanambogo Island,
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tanks: at Cape Gloucester,
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        at Guadalcanal,
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        on Ngesebus,
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–42

        on Peleliu,
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–10,
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–13,
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–30,
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,
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,
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–61,
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.
See also
amphibious tractors

Tarawa,
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Task Force
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(U.S. Navy),
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Tenaru River (Guadalcanal): Battle of the,
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,
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–84,
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        importance of,
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        landing of Marines on Guadalcanal and,
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        map of Guadalcanal beachhead and,
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Teskevich, John: Banika assignment of,
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,
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        at Cape Gloucester,
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,
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–4

        death of,
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–31,
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,
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,
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,
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        grave of,
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        on Guadalcanal,
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,
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        mustache of,
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–4

        on Peleliu,
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,
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–27,
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–29,
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–31

        personality of,
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        twenty-four month rule and,
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,
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The Old Breed
(McMillan),
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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III Amphibious Corps, U.S.,
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,
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Third Battalion, Eleventh Marine Regiment (3/11),
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Third Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment (3/5): in Afghanistan,
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        Battle of Edson’s Ridge and,
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,
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        at Cape Gloucester,
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        first assignment on Guadalcanal of,
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–6

        first night on Guadalcanal of,
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–16

        Goettge patrol and,
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        Guadalcanal landing of,
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        Gustafson as commander of,
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        Matanikau River battles and,
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,
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,
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–6,
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,
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,
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        on Ngesebus,
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–44,
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        at Oro Bay,
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        on Peleliu,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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        photographs of,
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,
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        praise for,
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        rumors about Japanese capture of women and,
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        Savo Island Battle and,
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        supplies/equipment and,
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,
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Third Battalion, First Marine Regiment (3/1),
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,
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,
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,
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Third Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment (3/7),
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Third Marine Division,
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Thomas, Patty,
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Thompson, Norm,
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,
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321st Regiment,
81
st Infantry Division, U.S. Army,
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,
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Tokyo; U.S. bombings of,
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tommy gun: McEnery’s finding and use of,
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–41,
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–43,
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        McEnery’s training in use of,
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Torgerson, Harry,
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train trip, McEnery’s San Diego—Brooklyn,
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–80

Tregaskis, Richard,
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trench foot,
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Truk; as Japanese base,
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,
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Truman, Harry,
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Tulagi Island,
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,
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Tunney, Gene,
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Turner, Richmond K.,
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–54,
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Tweedie, Dick,
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twenty-four month rule,
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,
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Umurbrogol Plateau (Peleliu),
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–18,
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,
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–37,
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–66,
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USS
Astoria
(ship),
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USS
Atlanta
(ship),
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USS
Balduck
(ship),
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USS
Chicago
(ship),
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USS
Colhoun,
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USS
Columbus
(ship);
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.

USS
Denver
(ship);
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.

USS
Elmore
(ship),
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,
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USS
Enterprise
(ship),
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,
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USS
George Elliott
(ship),
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USS
Hornet
(ship),
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,
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USS
Jarvis
(ship),
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USS
Juneau
(ship),
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USS
McCauley
(ship),
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USS
Mississippi
(ship);
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.

USS
Missouri
(ship),
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USS
North Carolina
(ship),
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USS
O’Brien
(ship),
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USS
Patterson
(ship),
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USS
President Jackson
(ship),
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,
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USS
Quincy
(ship),
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USS
Ralph Talbot
(ship),
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USS
San Francisco
(ship),
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USS
South Dakota
(ship),
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,
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USS
Vincennes
(ship),
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USS
Wakefield
(ship),
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USS
Washington
(ship),
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,
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USS
Wasp
(ship),
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USS
West Point
(ship),
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USS
Wharton
(ship),
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,
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USS
Zeilin
(ship),
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Van Trump, Richard,
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Vandegrift, Alexander A.: Battle of Tenaru River and,
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        Bushido fighting and,
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        as commander of First Marine Division,
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–45

        commendation for Marine fliers by,
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        Edson’s Raiders and,
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        First Marine Division in Australia and,
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        and importance of Guadalcanal campaign,
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        landing on Guadalcanal and,
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        and Marines at Japanese surrender on USS
Missouri,
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        Matanikau River battles and,
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,
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        orders relief of Fifth Marine Division,
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        Rupertus takes over command of First Marine Division from,
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        Savo Island battle and,
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        trip to Guadalcanal of,
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–45

        turns over Guadalcanal command to Patch,
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Vets Helping Vets,
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Wake Island,
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,
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,
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Walt, Lewis W. “Silent Lew,”
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,
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,
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,
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Walt’s Ridge (Cape Gloucester),
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,
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,
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Walt’s Ridge (Peleliu),
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“Waltzing Matilda” (song),
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“washing-machine Charlie,”
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,
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water.
See
food/water

Wellington, New Zealand; Fifth Marines in training at,
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Wells, Captain,
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,
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Whaling, William J.,
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,
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Whittier, Hank,
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Williams, Charles,
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Wilson, Dean,
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With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa
(Sledge),
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,
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women; rumor about Japanese capture of,
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–63

World War I: aerial combat in,
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,
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        Fifth Marines in,
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        Haney in,
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,
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,
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        K/3/5 in,
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        leftover equipment from,
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        MacArthur’s comments about Marines in,
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        Rickenbacker record in,
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World War II: beginning of,
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–34

        most tragic day for K/3/5,
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–64.
See also specific topic

Young & Jackson’s Pub (Australia),
141
–42

Zimmerman, John,
136

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