Download or read book War Diary of the Commander in Chief United States Pacific Fleet May 1942 written by Usnavy and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-06-28 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a modified version of the original May, 1942, Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Fleet War Diary. May, 1942 - May continues the format from April, with the daily "Narrative", "Daily Distribution of Operating Forces", "Current Movements of Naval Units", and "War Plans - Daily Summary". Readers of the previous volumes are aware that the CinCPac War Diary is not an in-depth chronical of battle, as, for instance, the minimal information about the actual Battle of the Coral Sea confirms. What the War Diary does give is a detailed list of the ships participating and how they were organized. Due to distance and limited communications, even this information is not always 100% up to date, or 100% accurate (LEXINGTON lingered under the Task Force 11 heading for five days after she was sunk on May 8; she, and Task Force 11, were not removed from the diary until May 13). NOTE: This document has been altered from the original for publishing and readability purposes. Individual redundant page headings have been deleted. Empty page space has been removed. Typos have been corrected and inconsistencies eliminated. Geographical misspellings have not been changed. Select words in all-uppercase have been replaced with conventional lower case. Other than the above revisions, this is the original CinCPac War Diary, as submitted to the Chief of Naval Operations. The War Diaries were compiled to chronicle the daily operations of the ships and commands of the U.S. Navy. This was done for contemporary analysis and as a historical record.
Download or read book War Diary of the Commander in Chief United States Pacific Fleet June 1942 written by Usnavy and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-19 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a modified version of the June 1942 Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Fleet War Diary. This month continues the format from May: the daily "Narrative", "Daily Distribution of Operating Forces", "Current Movements of Naval Units", and "War Plans - Daily Summary". The last week of June is a bit of a muddle, with sections missing or duplicated. Spruance took over as CinCPac Chief of Staff on June 23, so this might be a byproduct of the administrative change. Also at this time the daily intelligence reports are included in the War Diary, though again this is done in a somewhat random and haphazard manner. This document has been altered from the original for publishing and readability purposes. Individual redundant page headings have been deleted. Empty page space has been removed. Typos have been corrected and inconsistencies eliminated. Geographical misspellings have not been changed. Select words in all-uppercase have been replaced with conventional lower case. Other than the above revisions, this is the original CinCPac War Diary, as submitted to the Chief of Naval Operations. The War Diaries were compiled to chronicle the daily operations of the ships and commands of the U.S. Navy. This was done for contemporary analysis and as a historical record.
Download or read book War Diary of the Commander in Chief United States Pacific Fleet April 1942 written by Usnavy and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a modified version of the original April, 1942, Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Fleet War Diary. Beginning in April, Enclosures are no longer included in the CinCPac War Diary. All War Diaries are now submitted separately. Also in April CinCPac became an expanded command which encompassed all military forces in the Central, South, and North Pacific - this command was called Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas (CinC-POA). However at that time, the War Diary was still listed as that of CinCPac. One casualty of this change is the comprehensive "Summary of the Situation" outline format that had been in use, with minor changes, since January 1, 1942. It was replaced with an abbreviated 10-point outline form. While the previous Summary of the Situation and the current Daily Distribution of Operating Forces had at times been redundant, they had complemented each other. The new form is more streamlined (albeit less detailed), and makes the Daily Distribution of Operating Forces the War Diary's center-piece.
Download or read book War Diary of the Commander in Chief United States Pacific Fleet March 1942 written by J D Goff and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-10 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a modified version of the original Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Fleet (CinCPac) War Diary for the month of March 1942. In addition to the CinCPac diary, it also includes the following ship and command diaries: Commander Task Force ONE; Commander Task Force SIXTEEN; Commander Patrol Wing TWO (TF9); Commander Task Force FIFTEEN; Commanding Officer, USS DETROIT (March); Commanding Officer, USS LEXINGTON; Commanding Officer, USS AYLWIN; Commanding Officer, USS RALPH TALBOT; Commander Task Force SEVENTEEN; Commanding Officer, USS DETROIT (Jan and Feb); and Commander Task Force ELEVEN. This version has been edited for readability purposes; also much of the open page space from the original has been eliminated or condensed.
Download or read book War Diary of the Commander In Chief United States Pacific Fleet January 1942 written by J. D. Goff and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-02 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the original Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Fleet (CinCPac) War Diary for the month of January 1942. In addition to the CinCPac diary, it also includes the following ship and command diaries: Commander Task Force FOURTEEN; Commander Destroyer Squadron FIVE; Commander Patrol Wing TWO (Task Force NINE); Commander Task Force NINETEEN;Commander Task Force SEVENTEEN; Commander Task Force EIGHT; Commanding Officer, U.S.S. PENSACOLA; Commander Cruisers, Task Force ELEVEN; Patrol Report: U.S.S. POLLACK; Patrol Report: U.S.S. ARGONAUT; Patrol Report: U.S.S. POMPANO; Patrol Report: U.S.S. DOLPHIN; Patrol Report: U.S.S. TAUTOG; Patrol Report: U.S.S. GUDGEON; Patrol Report: U.S.S. PLUNGER; Commander Submarines, Pacific Fleet; Commander Battleships, Battle Force; Commander Task Force FIFTEEN; Commander Officer, U.S.S. HELM; Commanding Officer, U.S.S. LEXINGTON; Commander Submarines, Pacific Fleet - Enemy Sinkings.
Download or read book War Diary of the Commander In Chief United States Pacific Fleet February 1942 written by J. D. Goff and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-17 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a modified version of the original Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Fleet (CinCPac) War Diary for the month of February 1942. In addition to the CinCPac diary, it also includes the following ship and command diaries: Commander Task Force EIGHT/SIXTEEN; Commander Task Force ONE; Commander Task Force SEVENTEEN; Commander Task Force ELEVEN; Commander Submarines, Pacific Fleet; Commander Patrol Wing TWO (TF 9); Commander Task Force FIFTEEN; Commander Desron FIVE; Commanding Officer, USS FARRAGUT; Commanding Officer, USS BENHAM; Commanding Officer, USS NEW ORLEANS; Commanding Officer, USS SOUTHARD; Commanding Officer, USS REID; Commanding Officer, USS MONAGHAN; and Commanding Officer, USS LEXINGTON. This version has been edited for readability purposes; also much of the open page space from the original has been eliminated or condensed.
Download or read book War Diary of the Commander In Chief United States Pacific Fleet December 1941 written by USNavy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the original Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Fleet (CinCPac) War Diary for the month of December 1941. In addition to the CinCPac diary, it also includes the following ship and command diaries: Commandant 14th Naval District Commanding Officer, U.S.S. LEXINGTON Commander Task Group 15.7 (U.S.S. PHOENIX) Commander Destroyer Squadron FIVE Commander Aircraft, Battle Force (Comtaskfor 8) Commander Patrol Wing TWO (Comtaskfor 9) Commander Battleships, Battle Force Commander Task Force TWELVE - ELEVEN Commander Cruisers, Scouting Force Commander Submarines, Pacific Fleet Commanding Officer, U.S.S. MAHAN U.S.S. TRITON - report on Wake Island Commander Carrier Division ONE Commander Task Force FIFTEEN Commanding Officer, U.S.S. NEW ORLEANS Commanding Officer, U.S.S. PENSACOLA The diaries have been edited for typos and consistency. Individual page headers have been removed and large empty spaces have been eliminated. Other than these changes the words are as originally written. These are not personal journals; they are the official day-to-day record of the included ships and commands of the United States Pacific Fleet, as submitted to the Chief of Naval Operations. The diaries are in the public domain and the original is on file at the National Archives.
Download or read book A Priceless Advantage written by Frederick D. Parker and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Admiral John S McCain and the Triumph of Naval Air Power written by William F Trimble and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Admiral John S. McCain and the Triumph of Naval Air Power covers the life and professional career of Adm. John S. McCain Sr. (1884–1945). Spanning most of the first half of the twentieth century, McCain’s life and career highlight the integration of aviation into the Navy, emphasizing the evolution of the aircraft carrier from a tactical element of the fleet stressing sea control to a strategic force capable of long-range power projection. Although much of the book focuses on carrier aviation, McCain was instrumental in the emergence of flying boats, considered essential for long-range reconnaissance in the Pacific. One of the senior officers branded as “Johnny-Come-Latelys” by pioneer aviators, McCain nevertheless brought fresh approaches and innovation to naval aviation. His prewar and initial wartime commands encompassed tender-based and shore-based aviation, which were critical to early operations in the Pacific, yet McCain also understood the power and potential of carrier-based aviation, initially as commanding officer of the USS Ranger before the war, then as a carrier task force commander under Adm. William F. Halsey in the Pacific in 1944 and 1945. Moreover, he served tours as Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics and the first Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air) in 1942–1944. In these posts he witnessed and played a role in the culmination of naval air power as a means of delivering crippling blows to the enemy’s homeland. McCain was among only a handful of officers who achieved prominence during the war and who had experience in all of these varied and challenging levels of command.
Download or read book The Battle of Midway Including the Aleutian Phase June 3 to June 14 1942 written by Richard W. Bates and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of Midway, a decisive engagement of World War II in the Pacific, was also of major importance in naval history. Following the precedent set in the Battle of the Coral Sea, Midway was fundamentally an air action. Japan's objective was to extend her eastern frontiers through the seizure of the Midway Atoll, and decisively to engage the American Navy under conditions favoring Japan, with the Aleutians operation as a diversion posing a threat to Alaska. The United States intent was to end the Japanese threat to Hawaii and Japan's offensive action in that area and to reestablish the balance of naval power in the Pacific. The outstanding American naval strategical and tactical victory confirmed the Allied concept, while Japan's heavy losses forced her to adopt a defensive role and to change her fleet organization, emphasizing carriers over battleships.
Download or read book Battle of Midway June 3 6 1942 written by United States. Office of Naval Intelligence. Combat Intelligence Branch and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Navy Department Communiques 1 624 written by United States. Navy Department. Office of Public Relations and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pacific War Diary 1942 1945 written by James J. Fahey and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2003 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fahey was a 24-year-old garbage-truck driver when he enlisted in the Navy on Oct. 3, 1942, and became a seaman first class on the USS Montpelier. During almost three years of battle in the Pacific Ocean, he defied Navy rules against keeping a diary by writing copious notes on loose sheets of paper that appeared to anyone watching to be ordinary let
Download or read book Carrier Battles written by Douglas V Smith and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-09-02 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A longtime professor at the Naval War College who once directed strategic and long-range planning for the Navy and Marine Corps in Europe considers the transformation of the U.S. Navy from a defensive-minded coastal defense force into an offensive risk-taking navy in the very early stages of World War II. Noting that none of the navy’s most significant World War II leaders were commissioned before the Spanish-American War and none participated in any important offensive operations in World War I, Douglas Smith examines the premise that education, rather than experience in battle, accounts for that transformation. In this book, Smith evaluates his premise by focusing on the five carrier battles of the second world war to determine the extent to which the inter-war education of the major operational commanders translated into their decision processes, and the extent to which their interaction during their educational experiences transformed them from risk-adverse to risk-accepting in their operational concepts. His book will interest students of the Pacific War, naval aviation, education, and leadership.
Download or read book U S Navy at War written by Ernest J. King and published by www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the beginning of World War II, in the midst of building the United States Navy into a "two-ocean fleet," the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor put the effectiveness of American sea power in doubt. Three and a half years later, the U.S. Navy was undoubtedly the strongest in the world. In that time, the Japanese fleet had been shattered, the U-Boat threat was a thing of the past, and the Navy had supported the greatest amphibious campaigns in history. "U.S. Navy at War: Official Reports by Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, U.S.N.," consisting of three reports submitted by Admiral King to the Secretary of the Navy in the course of the war, is an official account of the U.S. Navy's operations in World War II. It provides an authoritative contemporary account of the beginning of the fleet buildup prior to the outbreak of war; the campaigns in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Mediterranean; naval research and development; submarine warfare; and many other aspects of the naval war. In addition, the book provides useful listings of all U.S. ships added to the fleet between December 7, 1941 and October 1, 1945, a list of U.S. ships lost in combat, and another that outlines the status of major combatant ships of the Japanese Navy at the end of the war - a sobering testimony to the overwhelming naval superiority achieved by the United States. Long out of print, "U.S. Navy at War" remains a unique source for anyone interested in the Second World War at sea. Originally published in 1946. 310 pages, ill.
Download or read book American Airpower Comes Of Age General Henry H Hap Arnold s World War II Diaries Vol II Illustrated Edition written by Gen. Henry H. “Hap.” Arnold and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 927 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the Aerial Warfare In Europe During World War II illustrations pack with over 180 maps, plans, and photos. Gen Henry H. “Hap.” Arnold, US Army Air Forces (AAF) Chief of Staff during World War II, maintained diaries for his several journeys to various meetings and conferences throughout the conflict. Volume 1 introduces Hap Arnold, the setting for five of his journeys, the diaries he kept, and evaluations of those journeys and their consequences. General Arnold’s travels brought him into strategy meetings and personal conversations with virtually all leaders of Allied forces as well as many AAF troops around the world. He recorded his impressions, feelings, and expectations in his diaries. Maj Gen John W. Huston, USAF, retired, has captured the essence of Henry H. Hap Arnold—the man, the officer, the AAF chief, and his mission. Volume 2 encompasses General Arnold’s final seven journeys and the diaries he kept therein.
