Key
NARA: National Archives and Records Administration (Archives II), College Park, Maryland
NHC: Naval Historical Center, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC
NMPW: National Museum of the Pacific War, Admiral Nimitz Foundation, Fredericksburg, Texas
NWC: Naval War College, Cushing Library, Newport, Rhode Island
USNI: United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, Maryland
Official Documents
15th Naval District, Commandant, “Record of Proceedings of a Board of Investigation Convened at the U.S. Naval Station Balboa, Canal Zone, in the Case of Howard D. Bode, Late Captain, U.S. Navy,” April 20, 1943. NARA.
Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Department. Information Bulletin, 1942. NARA.
Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department. Information for Naval Personnel, 1942. NARA.
Bureau of Ships, Navy Department. “Summary of War Damage to U.S. Battleships, Carriers, Cruisers, and Destroyers, 17 October 1941, to 7 December 1942,” September 15, 1943. NARA.
Commander, Battleship Division 6 (or Task Force 64, Lee). “Report of Night Action, Task Force 64, November 14–15, 1942.” No serial, February 18, 1943. NARA.
Commander, Battleships–Cruisers, Pacific Fleet. General Administrative Files, Flag Files (Blue 361), 1942–45 (including ship materials and engineering reports, fleet gunnery bulletins, and reports of offset gunnery exercises, September–December 1942). RG 313, 370/A/45/1, Boxes 1–26. NARA.
Commander, Cruiser Division 5. “Report of Night Engagement of 30 November–1 December 1942.” No serial, December 4, 1942. NARA.
Commander, Cruisers, U.S. Pacific Fleet (Fletcher). “Preliminary Report—Solomons Islands Operation.” Serial 0039N, September 9, 1942. NARA.
Commander, Destroyer Division 9. “Action Report—Night of November 30, 1942–December 1, 1942, Off Savo Island.” Serial 020-S. December 4, 1942. NARA.
Commander, Destroyer Squadron 10 (Stokes). “Engagement with Japanese Surface Units Off Savo Island, about 0200, November 13, 1942.” No serial, November 15, 1942. NARA.
Commander, Destroyer Squadron 12 (Tobin). “Report of Action Off Savo Island, Solomons, Night of 11–12 October 1942.” Serial 022, October 23, 1942. NARA.
———. “Report of Night Action Off Savo Island, November 13, 1942.” Serial 0033, November 27, 1942. NARA.
Commander, Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla 1 (A. P. Calvert). “Summary of Motor Torpedo Boat Combat Action in the Solomon Islands, 13 October, 1942, to 2 February, 1943.” Serial 026, March 7, 1943. NARA.
Commander, Scouting Squadron 3 (VS-3). “Report of Operations at Guadalcanal Island,” October 25, 1942. NARA.
Commander, South Pacific Area (COMSOPAC) (Ghormley). “Most Secret Letter to Admiral Nimitz,” serial 0072, July 29, 1942. NARA.
———. “Preliminary Report, Watchtower Operation.” Serial 0053, August 16, 1942. NARA.
———. “Advance Bases, South Pacific Area.” Serial 0062, August 19, 1942. NARA.
———. “Commander Task Force 62 Communications During the Occupation of Tulagi and Guadalcanal” (First Endorsement of CTF 62, “Despatch Reports of Operations”). Serial 00626, September 6, 1942, NARA.
———. Administrative History Appendices, 1942. Operational Archives, NHC.
———. “Events Leading Up to U.S. Attack on Solomon Islands, Etc.” (transcript of recording by Vice Adm. Ghormley). WWII Command File, January 22, 1943, Operational Archives, NHC.
———. “History of U.S. Naval Advanced Base Guadalcanal, 1942–1945,” undated, WWII Command File, Shore Establishments, NHC, Box 417.
———. (compiled by Lt. D. C. Rudd, Flag Plot, ComSoPac staff). “Operational History of the South Pacific,” undated (compiled in 1945), WWII Command File, Box 288. NARA.
Commander, Task Force 16 (USS Enterprise). “Operations of Task Force 16 in the Action for the Defense of Guadalcanal, 12–15 November 1942.” Serial 0088, November 23, 1942. NARA.
Commander, Task Force 18 (USS Wasp), War Diary, August 1942. NARA.
Commander, Task Force 62 (Turner). “Despatch Reports of Operations During Occupation of Tulagi and Guadalcanal.” Serial 0051, August 16, 1942. NARA.
———. War Diary, July–August 1942. NARA.
Commander, Task Force 67 (Wright). “Report on Action Off Cape Esperance, Night of November 30, 1942.” Serial 06, December 9, 1942. NARA.
———. Operation Plan No. 1-42. Serial 01, November 27, 1942. NARA.
Commander, Task Group 62.6 (Crutchley). “Operation Watchtower—the Capture and Occupation by United Nations Forces of Tulagi and Guadalcanal.” No serial, August 13, 1942. NARA.
———. “Explanatory Memorandum.” No serial, February 21, 1943. Hepburn Report Annex.
Commander, Task Group 64.2 (Scott). “Memorandum for Task Group 64.2.” Serial 0012, October 9, 1942. NARA.
———. “Memorandum Number Two.” Serial 0013, October 10, 1942. NARA.
———. “Report of Night Action, 11–12 October 1942.” Serial 0014, October 22, 1942. NARA.
Commander, Task Unit 17.5.4 (Destroyer Squadron 2), “Action in Coral Sea Area on May 8, 1942, Report of.” Serial 080, May 18, 1942. www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/rep/Coral/ComDesRon2.html (last page view March 7, 2010).
Commander, Task Unit 67.2.3 (Tisdale). “Report of Action—Night of November 30–December 1, 1942.” Serial 042, December 6, 1942. NARA.
Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet (COMINCH) (King). Chart Room Collection of Dispatches and Related Records, South Pacific Action Dispatches, June 30–December 31, 1942. NARA, Records of the Chief of Naval Operations, RG 38, Entry NHC-53, Boxes 114–115.
———. “Battle Experience: Solomon Islands Actions, August and September 1942” (Secret Information Bulletin No. 2), March 1, 1943. WWII Command File, Box 260, Operational Archives, NHC.
———. “Battle Experience: Solomon Islands Actions, October 1942” (Secret Information Bulletin No. 3), March 15, 1943. WWII Command File, Box 260, Operational Archives, NHC.
———. “Battle Experience: Solomon Islands Actions, November 1942” (Secret Information Bulletin No. 4), March 25, 1943, written by R. S. Edwards, COMINCH chief of staff. WWII Command File, Boxes 260–261, Operational Archives, NHC.
———. “Memorandum for Admiral,” July 31, 1943. NARA.
———. “Investigation of the Loss of the USS Vincennes, USS Quincy, USS Astoria, and HMAS Canberra.” No serial, September 14, 1943, NARA.
———. First Official Report to the Secretary of the Navy, March 1, 1944. Norwalk, Conn.: Easton Press, 2006.
———. “Comments by Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, USN, on Chapter VI: Supporting the Guadalcanal Campaign,” undated. NWC.
Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC) (Nimitz). Command Summary, “Grey Book” (operational orders), 2 vols. NHC, Operational Archives, Boxes 1–4.
———. “Gunnery Bulletin No. 2–42,” June 6, 1942. NARA.
———. “Supply of Reinforcements to Continue Campaign in South Pacific.” Serial 0164, July 17, 1942.
———. “Preliminary Report—Solomons Islands Operation.” Serial 02576, August 23, 1942 (first endorsement to COMSOPAC report of August 16, 1942).
———. “Solomon Islands Campaign, Second Savo Island Action, 11–12 October 1942, Preliminary Report.” Serial 03151, October 30, 1942.
———. “Future Operations in the Solomons Sea Area.” Serial 0259, December 8, 1942.
———. “Solomon Island Campaign, Second Savo Night Action, Night of 11–12 October 1942.” Serial 03791, December 26, 1942.
———. “Preliminary Report of Action, 12–13 November 1942,” Serial 03812, December 28, 1942. NARA.
———. “Solomons Islands Campaign—Battle of the Solomons, 11–15 November 1942.” Serial 00554, February 18, 1943. RG 38, Box 1728, NARA.
———. “Solomons Island Campaign, 5th Battle of Savo—November 30, 1942.” Serial 00546, February 15, 1943. NARA.
———. “Solomon Islands Campaign from Fourth Battle of Savo, 30 November, 1942, to Munda Bombardment, 4–5 January, 1943.” Serial 00599, March 9, 1943. NARA.
———. “Report of Night Action, Task Force 64—November 14–15, 1942, The Third Battle of Savo Island.” Serial 00617, March 18, 1943. RG 38, Box 1728, NARA.
General Headquarters, Far East Command, Military Intelligence Section, General Staff, Allied Translator and Interpreter Section. Japanese Monograph No. 98, Southeast Area Naval Operations, Part I, May 1942–February 1943, Document No. 40427.
Hepburn, Arthur J. “Report of Informal Inquiry into the Circumstances Attending the Loss of the USS Vincennes, Quincy and Astoria, and HMAS Canberra, on 9 August 1942, in the Vicinity of Savo Island (Solomon Islands),” Serial 001965, May 13, 1943, with annexes, 3 vols. NARA, RG 38, Boxes 1727–1728.
HMAS Australia. “Night Action Off Savo Island,” August 11, 1942. NARA.
HMAS Canberra. “Loss of the HMAS Canberra,” August 12, 1942. NARA.
Imperial Japanese Navy, Action Records, IJN warships Aoba, Atago, Chokai, Furutaka, Kinugasa, Kirishima, August–November 1942. Records of Japanese Navy and Related Documents, Operational Archives, NHC, Box 55.
MacArthur, Douglas. Reports of General MacArthur: The Campaigns of MacArthur in the Pacific, 2 vols. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1966 (originally published by General MacArthur’s Tokyo headquarters, 1950).
MacKenzie, H. A. Lt. Cdr., RAN. “Report on Coast-Watching in the South Pacific Area Covering Period 1st June 1942 to 21st April 1943.” SOPAC Administrative History Appendices, folder 34(19)(A), NHC.
Office of Naval Intelligence. “Guadalcanal and Tulagi Bases.” WWII Command File, CNO Intelligence, Operational Archives, NHC, Box 118.
Turner, Richmond Kelly, to Ernest J. King. “Strategic Deployment in the Pacific Against Japan,” March 26, 1942; secret note, March 27, 1942. NARA.
U.S. Naval War College, Office of the President (Adm. William S. Pye). “Comments on Action Reports Covering Activities in the Solomon Islands, August 7, 8, and 9, 1942.” Serial 989, December 8, 1942. NARA.
———. “Comments on the Battle of Guadalcanal, November 11–15, 1942.” Serial 2238, June 5, 1943. Ghormley Papers, Box 15, folder n.
———, Department of Analysis (Richard W. Bates and Walter D. Innis). The Battle of Savo Island: Strategical and Tactical Analysis. Newport, R.I.: U.S. Naval War College, 1950.
———. Diagrams for the Battle of Savo Island: Strategical and Tactical Analysis. Newport, R.I.: U.S. Naval War College, 1950.
U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey (USSBS). Interrogations of Japanese Officers. NHC.
Masatake Okumiya, October 12, 1945 (USSBS No. 75)
Hiroshi Tokuno, October 25, 1945 (USSBS No. 138)
S. Yunoki, October 27, 1945 (USSBS No. 195)
M. Matsuyama, October 31, 1945 (USSBS No. 255)
Tadashi Yamamoto, November 20, 1945. (USSBS No. 467)
Kikunori Kijima, November 27, 1945 (USSBS No. 464)
USS Aaron Ward (DD-483). “Report of Bombardment of Japanese Positions on Guadalcanal Island.” Serial 001, October 18, 1942. NARA.
———. “Report of Action, Night of November 12–13, 1942.” Serial 003, November 20, 1942. NARA.
———. “Recommendations Regarding Night Action of November 1213, 1942.” Serial 007, December 30, 1942. NARA.
USS Astoria (CA-34). “Report of the Engineering Department of USS Astoria During and Subsequent to the Action with the Enemy at About 0200, August 9, 1942.” No serial, August 18, 1942. NARA.
———, Executive Officer. “Night Cruiser Action Off Savo Island, Early Morning of 9 August 1942,” August 19, 1942. NARA.
———. “Battle of Savo Island—Action Task Group 62.3, Early Morning August 9, 1942—Loss of USS Astoria.” Serial 00500, August 20, 1942. NARA.
USS Atlanta (CL-51). “Engagement with Japanese Surface Forces Off Guadalcanal, Night of 12–13 November 1942, and Loss of the USS Atlanta.” A-16–3, November 20, 1942. NARA.
USS Bagley (DD-386). “Night Engagement, August 9th, 1942, Tulagi-Guadalcanal Area.” Serial 016, August 13, 1942. NARA.
USS Barton (DD-599). “Report of Action of November 12–13, 1942,” November 26, 1942. NARA.
USS Benham (DD-397). “Report of Action, 14–15 November 1942.” Serial 003, November 29, 1942. NARA.
USS Blue (DD-387). “Operations in Solomon Islands on Night of August 8th–9th, 1942.” Serial 031, August 12, 1942. NARA.
USS Boise (CL-47). “Report of Action Off Cape Esperance on Night of 11–12 October 1942.” No serial, undated advance copy. NARA.
USS Chicago (CA-29). “Action Against Enemy Forces, August 9th, 1942,” Serial 099, August 12, 1942. NARA.
USS Cushing (DD-376). “Report of Engagement of Savo Island on November 13, 1942 and Destruction of USS Cushing.” No serial, November 16, 1942. NARA.
———. “Loss of USS Cushing.” No serial, November 19, 1942. NARA.
USS Drayton (DD-366). “Action Report, Night of 30 November–1 December, Off Northeast Coast of Guadalcanal.” NARA.
USS Duncan (DD-485). “Detailed Report of Action of USS Duncan During Engagement with Japanese Forces off Savo Island, 11–12 October 1942.” Serial 00735, April 26, 1943.
USS Fletcher (DD-445). “Report of Action.” Serial S-1, November 15, 1942. NARA.
———. “Action Report.” Serial S-3, December 3, 1942. NARA.
USS Gwin (DD-433). “Report of Night Action, 14–15 November 1942.” Serial 047, November 16, 1942. NARA.
USS Helena (CL-50). “Report of Submarine Torpedo Attack on Task Unit and Sinking of USS Juneau.” Serial 005, November 14, 1942. NARA.
———. “Report of Action Off North Coast of Guadalcanal, Early Morning of November 13, 1942.” Serial 008, November 15, 1942. NARA.
———. “Report of Shore Bombardment, Koli Point, Guadalcanal Island, November 4, 1942.” Serial 0012, November 15, 1942. NARA.
USS Helm (DD-388). “Report of Night Engagement Off Savo Island, Solomon Islands, August 9, 1942.” Serial 129, August 14, 1942. NARA.
USS Honolulu (CL-48). “Action Report—Engagement Off Savo Island, Night of November 30th–December 1st, 1942.” Serial 0142, December 4, 1942. NARA.
USS Juneau (CL-52). “Report of USS Juneau Activity from November 11 to 13, 1942, Inclusive.” Serial 007, November 17, 1942. NARA.
USS Laffey (DD-459). “Battle Report of USS Laffey.” No serial, November 14, 1942. NARA.
USS Lamson (DD-367). “Action Report, Night of 30 November 30–1 December 1942, Solomon Islands Area.” Serial 00242, December 3, 1942. NARA.
USS Lardner (DD-487). “Report of Night Surface Action, November 30–December 1, 1942.” No serial, December 8, 1942. NARA.
USS Maury (DD-401). “Report of Action with Japanese Surface Forces the Night of November 30–December 1, 1942, Off Savo Island.” Serial 026, December 3, 1942. NARA.
USS McCalla (DD-488). “Report of Action Off Savo Island on Night of 11–12 October 1942.” Serial 001, October 12, 1942. NARA.
USS Minneapolis (CA-36). “Action Report for 30 November–1 December 1942.” Serial 0247, December 6, 1942. NARA.
USS Monssen (DD-436). “Report of Battle of November 13, 1942,” November 16, 1942. NARA.
USS New Orleans (CA-32). “Action Report Covering Night Action November 30, 1942–December 1, 1942.” Serial 637, December 4, 1942. NARA.
USS Northampton (CA-26). “Report of Action with Enemy.” Serial 0109, October 31, 1942. NARA.
———. “Report of Action with the Enemy and Resultant Sinking of USS Northampton.” Serial 06, December 5, 1942. NARA.
USS O’Bannon (DD-480). “Report of Engagement with Japanese Units on Morning of November 13, 1942.” Serial 0134, November 17, 1942. NARA.
USS Patterson (DD-392). “Engagement with Enemy Surface Ships, Night of August 8th–9th 1942.” Serial 001, August 13, 1942. NARA.
USS Pensacola (CA-24). “Report of Engagement with Enemy on the Night of November 30–December 1, 1942.” Serial 0178, December 4, 1942. NARA.
USS Perkins (DD-377). “Report of Action, Night of November 30, 1942.” Serial 01854, December 1, 1942. NARA.
USS Portland (CA-33), “Night Action Between Task Force 67.4 and Japanese Forces, November 13, 1942.” Serial 073, November 21, 1942. NARA.
USS Preston (DD-379). “Report of Surface Engagement with Japanese Forces, November 15, 1942,” November 30, 1942. NARA.
USS Quincy (CA-39), “Preliminary Report of Engagement the Night of 9 August 1942 Off Guadalcanal Island.” Serial 004, August 12, 1942. NARA.
———. “Report of the Battle Off Guadalcanal Island, August 9, 1942” (by Lt. Cdr. John D. Andrew). No serial, August 15, 1942. NARA.
———. “Report of the Engagement the Morning of August 9, 1942, for Guadalcanal Island in Which the USS Quincy Participated” (by Lt. Cdr. Harry B. Heneberger). Serial 004, August 16, 1942. NARA.
———. “Additional Information in Regard to the ex-USS Quincy,” February 10, 1943. NARA.
USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390). “Preliminary Report of Action, August 8th–9th, 1942.” Serial 03, August 11, 1942. NARA.
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25). “Offset Battle Practice,” September 25, 1942. Records of the Commander, Cruisers, Pacific Fleet. NARA.
———. “Report of Action of USS Salt Lake City Against Japanese Surface Naval Units, Night of October 11–12, 1942, Off Savo Island, Solomon Islands.” Serial 0140, October 19, 1942. NARA.
USS San Francisco (CA-38). “Action Report, Night Action, Nov. 12–13, 1942.” Serial 067, undated, circa November 15, 1942, with battle damage report of Novmeber 20, 1942. NARA.
———. “Action Report—Loss of USS Juneau, November 13, 1942,” November 15, 1942. NARA.
USS South Dakota (BB-57). “Action Report, Night Engagement 14–15 November 1942, with Japanese Naval Units, Off Savo Island.” Serial 0165, November 24, 1942. NARA.
———. “Report of Gunfire Damage, Battle of Guadalcanal, 14–15 November 1942,” undated. NARA.
USS Sterett (DD-407). “Report of Action on Night of November 12–13, 1942.” Serial 005, November 20, 1942. NARA.
———. “Gunfire Damage, Battle of Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942,” undated. NARA.
USS Vincennes (CA-44). “Report of Action Occurring Off Savo Island Area—Night of 8/9 August, 1942.” Serial 0021, August 14, 1942. NARA.
———. “Report of Action Between USS Vincennes and Japanese Heavy Cruisers Near Savo Island on Night of August 8th–9th, 1942.” Serial 0022, August 16, 1942. NARA.
———. “Additional Information Regarding Report of Action Off Savo Island Night of 8–9 August 1942.” Serial 0029, September 5, 1942. NARA.
USS Walke (DD-416). “Report of Surface Engagement with Japanese Forces, November 15, 1942.” Serial 00638, November 30, 1942. NARA.
USS Washington (BB-56). “Action Report, Night of November 14–15, 1942.” Serial 0155, November 27, 1942. NARA.
USS Wilson (DD-408). “Report of Action Against Enemy Surface Ships Off Savo Island, Night of August 8th–9th, 1942.” Serial 008, August 20, 1942. NARA.
Wright, C. H. to CINCPAC. “Performance of Duty in Action with Enemy.” Serial P20–1, December 9, 1942. NARA.
Interviews
Akers, Frank (USS Hornet), interviewed September 10, 1942, by U.S. Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics. RG 313, Flag Files (Blue 361), Box 11, NARA.
Backus, Paul H. (USS South Dakota, turret officer), interviewed October 28, 1981, by Paul Stillwell. Naval Institute, Operational Archives Branch, NHC.
Baldwin, Hanson W. (journalist), interviewed June 16, 1975, by John T. Mason, Jr. Naval Institute, Operational Archives Branch, NHC.
Bennett, John E. (USS San Francisco, lieutenant junior grade), videotaped interview, December 1993. Courtesy of Johnny Johnson, USS San Francisco Association.
———, interviewed February 5, 1994, by Donald R. Lennon. Special Collections, Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Oral History Interview no. 138.
Berry, Joseph (USS Helena, supply department), interviewed March 23, 2007, by the author.
Clark, Gilbert H. (USS Helena), interviewed December 22, 2005, by Richard Misenhimer. NMPW.
Coates, Robert (USS San Francisco, radioman), interviewed February 4, 2009, by the author.
Cook, Jack (USS Helena, marine detachment, captain’s orderly), interviewed December 14, 2006, by the author.
Davis, Glenn B. (USS Washington, captain), interviewed July 28, 1977, by Donald R. Lennon. Oral History Interview no. 46, Special Collections, Joyner Library, East Carolina University.
Egan, John (USS San Francisco, Marine detachment), interviewed March 5, 2007, by the author.
Eller, Ernest M. (CINCPAC staff), interviewed by John T. Mason, Jr., Naval Institute, August 25, 1977, October 18, 1977, and December 13, 1977. 2 vols. Operational Archives Branch, NHC.
Feindt, Donald J. (USS President Adams), interviewed May 2, 2003, by Richard Misenhimer. NMPW.
Fike, Charles L. (executive officer, Marine Air Group 23), interviewed by U.S. Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics, December 4, 1942. RG 313, Flag Files (Blue 361), Box 11, NARA.
Gardner, M. B. (COMAIRSOPAC chief of staff), interviewed January 13, 1943, by the Bureau of Aeronautics. Ghormley Papers.
Ghormley, Robert L., Jr., interviewed June 19, 2007, by the author.
Grahn, Alvin (USS Hornet, gunner’s mate first class), interviewed by Tony Welch, http://carol_fus.tripod.com/navy_hero_alvin_grahn.html (last page view April 27, 2010).
Hagen, Robert C. (USS Aaron Ward, assistant communications and radar officer), interviewed February 8, 2007, by the author.
———, interviewed July 9, 2003, by Floyd Cox. NMPW.
Hamilton, William R. (USS San Francisco, gunner’s mate first class). Interviewed March 19, 2007, by the author.
Harrison, Edgar (USS San Francisco, fire controlman first class), interviewed March 7, 2007, by the author.
Hechler, Ray (USS Helena), interviewed December 6, 2001, by William J. Alexander. NMPW.
Heiberg, Kristen F. (USS Benham, electrician’s mate), interviewed October 6, 2000, by Phillip F. Reid. Naval Historical Foundation, Oral History Program, Operational Archives Branch, NHC.
Herndon, Charles K. (USS San Francisco, signalman third class). Interviewed February 1, 2009, by the author.
Howe, Robert M. (USS Helena), interviewed October 21, 2000, by William G. Cox. NMPW.
Johnson, Johnny (USS San Francisco, supply department), interviewed March 5, 2007, by the author.
LaCouture, John E. (USS Blue, gunnery officer), interviewed October 9, 2000, by David F. Winkler. Naval Historical Foundation, Oral History Program, Operational Archives Branch, NHC.
Lamar, Hal (CINCPAC staff), interviewed in “The Nimitz Story,” Elarco Productions, the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, 1988. Arthur Holch, producer.
Luehman, Earl A. (USS Helena, turret officer), interviewed June 6, 1991, by Donald R. Lennon, Oral History Interview no. 129, Special Collections, Joyner Library, East Carolina University.
MacDonald, Donald J. (USS O’Bannon, executive officer), interviewed May 22, 1974 (1), July 23, 1974 (2), and August 5, 1974 (3) by John T. Mason, Jr., Naval Institute. Operational Archives Branch, NHC.
Mangrum, Richard C. (commander, VMSB-232), interviewed November 11, 1942, by the U.S. Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics. RG 313, Flag Files (Blue 361), Box 11, NARA.
Maysenhalder, Kenneth. (USS Chicago, store keeper second class). Interviewed July 9, 2007, by the author.
McClelland, James A. (USS Helena), interviewed March 20, 2003, by Richard Misenhimer. NMPW.
Melhorn, Charles M. (USS Colhoun; PT-44), interviewed September 1970 by Etta-Belle Kitchen, Naval Institute. Operational Archives Branch, NHC.
Mustin, Lloyd M. (USS Atlanta, assistant gunnery officer), interviewed twenty-one times between August 8, 1972, and August 8, 1973, by John T. Mason, Jr., Naval Institute. 2 vols. Operational Archives Branch, NHC.
Pearson, Tom (USS San Francisco, gunner’s mate third class). Interviewed 2007 by the author.
Powell, John C. (USS Astoria, fire controlman first class), interviewed June 15, 2007, by the author.
Rivero, Horacio, Jr. (USS San Juan, assistant gunnery officer), interviewed November 1975 by John T. Mason, Jr., Naval Institute. Operational Archives Branch, NHC.
Schonland, Herbert E. (USS San Francisco, lieutenant commander and first lieutenant), interviewed October 1, 1983, by Karl Zingheim (Schonland 1) and November 1, 1984, by John T. Mason, Jr. (Schonland 2). Naval Institute. Unprocessed transcript.
Smith, John (commanding officer, VMF-223), November 10, 1942. RG 313, Flag Files (Blue 361), Box 11. NARA.
Smoot, Roland N. (USS Monssen, captain), interviewed November 1970–March 1971 by Etta-Belle Kitchen, Naval Institute. Operational Archives Branch, NHC.
Spencer, Clifford C. (USS San Francisco, Marine detachment). Interviewed September 24, 2008, by the author.
Stroop, Paul D. (COMAIRSOPAC, planning officer), interviewed September 14, 1969, by Etta-Belle Kitchen, Naval Institute. Operational Archives Branch, NHC.
Tarrant, Eugene (USS San Francisco, captain’s cook), interviewed March 5, 2007, and April 11, 2007, by the author.
Ward, Alfred G. (USS North Carolina, fire-control officer), interviewed August 27, 1970, by John T. Mason, Jr., Naval Institute. Operational Archives Branch, NHC.
Weisenberger, Paul J. (USS Helena, machinist’s mate first class), interviewed May 10, 2007, by the author.
Weschler, Thomas R. (USS Wasp, lieutenant), interviewed October 25, 1982, by Paul Stillwell, Naval Institute, Operational Archives Branch, NHC.
Whitt, Joseph V. (USS San Francisco, seaman first class), interviewed November 16, 2005, by Chris Rich. Clermont County Public Library.
———. Interviewed April 4, 2007, by the author.
Wylie, Joseph C. (USS Fletcher, executive officer), interviewed May 21, 1985, by Paul Stillwell, Naval Institute. Operational Archives Branch, NHC.
———, interviewed December 17, 1985, by Evelyn Cherpak. NWC.
Personal Papers
Baldwin, Hanson W. Manuscripts and Archives, Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University.
Ghormley, Robert L. Special Collections Department, Joyner Library, East Carolina University.
Graff, Robert D. Collection of Robert D. Graff.
King, Ernest J. NHC, Boxes 19–20.
Kinkaid Thomas C. NHC, Box 3.
Nimitz, Chester W. NHC, Boxes 1–4.
Unpublished and Privately Published Eyewitness Accounts
Arison, Rae E. (USS San Francisco, navigation officer). “A Battle to Remember.” USS San Francisco newsletter, June 1994.
Baker, R. W. (ed). History of the USS Washington, 1941–1946. New York: Robert W. Kelly Publishing Corp. Cruise book, undated.
Barham, Eugene Alexander (USS Laffey, engineering officer). The 228 Days of the United States Destroyer Laffey (DD-459). Robert Schneller, ed. Unpublished manuscript. 1988. NHC. Courtesy of Robert Schneller.
Bennett, John E. (USS San Francisco, lieutenant junior grade). www.usssanfrancisco.org/Bennet%20Jack%20CAPT.htm.
Bennink, Richard E. Untitled narrative. Undated. Collection of Richard E. Bennink and NWC.
Bergstrom, LeRoy W. (ed.). The USS Patterson: Shipmates and Memories, 2 vols. Collection of Carol and Mike McGregor.
Casten, Ray J. (USS Helena, lieutenant junior grade tactical plotting officer). Our Ship: The Helena. Privately published, 1991. Collection of Jack Cook.
Coates, Robert (USS San Francisco). Untitled personal narrative.
Cochran, D. Binion (USS Helena, ensign). “Recollections, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Cruiser Action, November 13, 1942.” Unpublished manuscript, circa 1978. Collection of D. Binion Cochran.
De Long, George A. (USS Helena, helmsman). Untitled narrative, undated. Manuscript Collection 226, NWC.
Ghormley, Vice Admiral Robert L. “Events Leading Up to U.S. Attack on Solomon Islands, Etc.,” January 22, 1943. WWII Command File, Box 288, NHC.
———. “The Tide Turns: Early History of South Pacific Force and South Pacific Area.” Manuscript, undated. WWII Command File, NHC.
Gibson, Vic (USS San Francisco, signalman). “As I Remember,” undated. Collection of Charles K. Herndon.
Halsey, William F. Draft manuscript of memoirs, pp. 366–404. Collection of John Wukovits.
Hartney, Joseph P. F. (USS Juneau, signalman second class), as told to Robert C. Fay. “The Story of the USS Juneau: A Survivor’s Tale of Fate and of a Modern Miracle.” www.geocities.com/pentagon/4072/hartney/hartney.html, scanned from the collection of Margo Riedel (last page view April 10, 2009).
Heyn, Allan Clifton (USS Juneau, gunner’s mate second class). Statement in memorandum to Roger Pineau, Office of the CNO, from Head of the Navy’s Casualty Branch, April 26, 1954. NARA.
Iwabuchi, Sanji (IJN Kirishima, captain). Untitled, undated report. Courtesy of Anthony Tully.
Jarman, James T. (P-39 pilot, USAAF). Letter to J. A. Walsh (USS Walke), January 17, 1981. www.destroyerhistory.org/goldplater/416walke_wilde10.pdf (last page view February 22, 2009).
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———. Starvation Island. New York: Crown, 1987.
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———. Challenge for the Pacific: Guadalcanal—The Turning Point of the War. New York: Doubleday, 1965.
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———. Black Shoe Carrier Admiral: A Biography of Frank Jack Fletcher. Annapolis: Naval Institute, 2006.
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