History Of The 43d Division Artillery, World War II, 1941-1945
Publisher: J.F. Greene
Published: 1961
Place of publication: Providence
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: PAGE; title: List of Maps, Charts & Overlays x; title: Illustrations xi; title: Foreword xii; title: Preface xiii; title: The Author xiv; title: Introduction xvii; title: Chronology xviii; title: CHAPTER I 3; title: Origins and Organization of the Division Artillery; title: CHAPTER II 9; title: Preparation for Combat; title: Camp Blanding, March-July 1941 — Louisiana Maneuvers, August-September 1941 — Carolina Maneuvers, October-November 1941 — Pearl Harbor, December, 1941 — Reorganization — Camp Shelby, February 1942 — Fort Ord, September 1942 — Voyage to New Zealand, October 1942.; title: CHAPTER III 22; title: New Zealand (October 1942); title: Military Situation — 172d Regimental Combat Team — Training in New Zealand — Movement Orders.; title: CHAPTER IV 26; title: New Caledonia (December 1942); title: Defense of New Caledonia — Training Program — Jungle Warfare — Movement to Guadalcanal.; title: CHAPTER V 29; title: Guadalcanal (February 1943) — Russell Islands (Feb.-June 1943); title: Guadalcanal — Russell Islands — The Artillery Plan of Opperations — Training Program — Warning Orders for the New Georgia Operation — Planning Phase — Advance Reconnaissance Parties — Movement Order — Roster — Organization of the Japanese Force in the Central Solomons.; title: CHAPTER VI 48; title: The New Georgia Offensive — Operation Toenails 30 June 1943 — 23 January 1944; title: Munda Campaign — Baanga Island — Arundel — Kolombangara — Defense of New Georgia; title: CHAPTER VII 116; title: Return to New Zealand (February 1944); title: CHAPTER VIII 124; title: New Guinea Campaign (July-Dee. 1944); title: Aitape Operation — Movement to Aitape — Operations of Persecution Task Force — Driniumor River Line, Tadji Defense Perimeter — Preparation for invasion of Luzon.; title: CHAPTER IX 142; title: Luzon, Philippine Islands Campaign (9 January-6 Sept. 1945); title: Japanese Situation in the Philippines in 1944 — Battle of Luzon : The Preparation Phase, The Amphibious Movement, The Seizure of the Beachhead, The Stotsenburg Action, The Turning of the Shimbu Line, The Ipo Dam Operation. Reports and Conclusions.; title: CHAPTER X 231; title: Japan and Conclusion (7 Sept.-23 October 1945); title: APPENDICES 234; title: Appendix A.; title: Appendix B.; title: Appendix C.; title: Appendix D.; title: Appendix E.; title: Appendix F.; title: 43d Inf. Div. Casualties; title: Roll of Honor; title: Citations and Decorations; title: Acknowledgments; title: Bibliography 231; title: Notes 234; title: LIST OF MAPS, CHARTS AND OVERLAYS; title: Facing Pae; title: Chronology xviii; title: Pacific Areas 20; title: The Solomon Islands 28; title: Russell Islands 30; title: New Georgia Operation; title: Supporting Artillery Fires, Attack, 9 July 1943 ... 50; title: Artillery Positions and Zone of Action, Attack, 25 July 1943 58; title: Daily Progress of Infantry Units, 7 July to 5 Aug. 1943 . 62; title: Schedule of Fires for Attack, 13 Sept. 1943 94; title: Baanga & Arundel Operations. The Final Phase and Shelling of Kolombangara, 5 Aug. to 5 Oct. 1943 96; title: Location of Artillery Units, New Georgia Operation 30 June to 5 Oct. 1943 100; title: New Guinea Campaign.; title: Tadji Defense Artillery, 8 Aug. 1944 132; title: Luzon Campaign; title: S-2 Jap Information 144; title: Positions, Zones of Responsibility and Check Points Annex #1 to FO. #1, 24 Nov. 1944 148; title: Disposition of Div. Art. and Attached Units, Lingayen Gulf Area, 9 Jan. to 13 Feb. 1945 158; title: Disposition of Div. Art. and Attached Units, the Bamban Operation (Stotsenburg Action) March 1945 166; title: Turning the Shimbu Line, 12 March 1945 170; title: Disposition of Div. Art. and Attached Units, Shimbu Line, Sheet #1, 13 March to 1 May 1945 174; title: Disposition of Div. Art. and Attached Units, Shimbu Line, Sheet #2, 13 March to 1 May 1945 176; title: S-2 Situation Map, IPO Dam Operation, 29 April 1945 . 188; title: Art. Positions of Div. Art. and Attached Units, IPO Dam Operation, 2 May to 12 June 1945 192; title: Layout C Battery 181 F.A. 19 Jan. 1945 202; title: Invasion of Japan; title: Artillery Plan for Attack, Olympic Operation, 5 Aug. 1945 230; title: ILLUSTRATIONS; title: Unit Insignias — 43rd Division Artillery Frontispiece; title: Facing Pages; title: Brigadier General Harold R. Barker 2; title: Division Artillery Staff — Battalion Commanders 18, 19; title: The Sinking of the "Coolidge" 46; title: Japanese Defenders, New Georgia 47; title: New Georgia Operation 56, 57; title: New Georgia Operation 80, 81; title: New Georgia Operation 106, 107; title: New Georgia Operation 114,115; title: New Georgia Operation 116, 117; title: New Guinea Campaign 124, 125; title: Luzon Campaign 142, 143; title: Division Artillery Staff — Battalion Commanders 196,197; title: Luzon Campaign 216,217; title: Luzon Campaign 228, 229; title: Decorations 246,247