Cincpac war diary book

The last battle army center of military history army. If you are a student of this period of american history, or someone wishing to learn more about this tragic period, then this book is definitely a mustread. Throughout the world war ii campaign in the pacific, an ordinary seaman defied navy regulations by surreptitiously compiling a diary on scraps of paper. Without the diary, we would know nothing of his inner life. There was a time when all i knew of vietnam war books was tim obriens, the things they carried, a book that prompted the laconic entry in my book journal, this book destroyed me. Sound military decision recommended the use of a journal of events backed up by.

War diary of the commanderinchief, united states pacific fleet, august 1942 cincpac war diaries by j. Mar 17, 2017 our interns and staff have been hard at work, and in two weeks we will launch the world war i daybook blog. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Cincpaccincpoa plans and related reports pertaining to naval operations in the pacific and the occupation of japan, 194447 100 items. Co 2d mar to comsopac, cincpac, ctf 62, and comsowespac, 1400 of 12 aug 42. Soldiers and civilians, whites and blacks, women and men. Cincpac war diary august 1945 pdf excerpt war in the pacific, as told through original war diaries, action reports, opplans, photographs, oral histories, books, and other sources. Establishment of the cincpoa command was first announced to cincpac in cominch secret dispatches 031905 and 031922 of. The goal is to tell the story of the war on a daytoday basis by those who fought it. During wwii each command had to submit a monthly war diary detailing its activities. War diary of the commanderinchief, united states pacific. Records of the gulf sea frontier, consisting of formerly securityclassified and unclassified correspondence, 194046.

A cincpac glossary of commonly used abbreviations and short. For six months the americans and the japanese clashed in brutal warfare that escalated to unimagined levels of sustained violence. Theater antisubmarine warfare force, pacific patrol and reconnaissance force, pacific patreconforpac. Faheys diary presents a vivid picture of an average sailors daily life from the first battle to the typhoons and food shortages to the final desperate attacks by kamikaze pilots and japanese suicide ships. Jul 19, 2019 war diary of the commanderinchief, united states pacific fleet, june 1942 by usnavy, 9781077236387, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This was done for contemporary analysis and as a historical record. I hope to someday make the quilt out of respect for all the individuals who fought in the civil war.

Cno dispatch cited in cincpac war diary for 18 december 1941. Treasures from world war ii us navy command files national. Spruance took over as cincpac chief of staff on june 23, so this might be a byproduct of the administrative change. Johnson, usa, cincpac command historian senior chief yeoman d. Formerly securityclassified correspondence of the caribbean sea frontier, 194246. This new, illustrated edition of pacific war diary preserves, in abbreviated form, faheys vivid narrative. This will be the story of the war in the pacific, as told through the original documents action reports, war diaries, ship logs, etc. Vpnavy has attempted to collect every available piece of information via the internet. Pacific war, in which the army, the marine corps, and the navy all played a vital part.

Receiving fresh water to ships tanks, electricity and, steam from the dock. Fahey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The treasures from world war ii us navy command files consist primarily of records from the pacific theater. According to time books world weather guide, which national geographic. On 9, 18, and 24 december, 1941 cincpac serials 02016, 02054, and 02108, respectively, reports were forwarded to the secretary of the navy listing all dead and wounded, by ships and stations, resulting from the pearl harbor raid. War diary of the commanderinchief, united states pacific fleet, may 1942 cincpac war diaries by j. The book includes additional information on jackson, as well as some fantastic period and modern images related to jackson and his life. For every day of the war, there is a running summary of events that was originally classified top secret. Written in the language of a sailor, it is gritty and real. Posts may contain affiliate links, meaning cwba might get a commission from purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. Vpnavy is dedicated to the men and women of the united states navy flying asw vpvpb patrol aircraft past and present. Posting war diary info is much more difficult since nara online is from fold3 and is encrypted.

Id like to get the ball rolling with a few words about why imperial war museums iwm brought the national archives and zooniverse together and then led this project through conception, design and development. Feb 25, 2014 so reads the first entry of the war diaries of adm. Other than the above revisions, this is the original cincpac war diary, as submitted to the chief of naval operations. Many of these diaries are available online at and i have made use of them as source material on this website where appropriate. The battle at guadalcanal marked the first american offensive of world war ii and was fought on land, at sea, and in the air. Cincpac report pearl harbor naval history and heritage navy. So reads the first entry of the war diaries of adm. Squires fabricated several quotes attributed to grow and quoted several authentic diary passages out of context to give the impression that grow was an aggressive warmonger and. After the wars end, lord joined a new york advertising firm, and began writing nonfiction in his spare time. Deck logs, war diaries and action reports are highly detailed accounts of a ships operations, created either as it happened in the case of deck logs, or shortly afterwards war diaries and action reports.

Even when the cincpac cincpoa staff became a joint staff, the j1 section was headed by a naval officer. But it was lords next book, a night to remember 1955, that made him famous. Later that year, richard squires, a british communist who defected to east germany, published excerpts from grows diary in a book entitled the road to war. Often compared to joseph conrad and ernest hemingway, and largely considered one of the best vietnam novels, stone focuses on two characters, one of whom is a sailor traveling home from vietnam. Priceless advantage by fd parker naval history and heritage. Each day beginning april 1 we will be tracking minnesotas involvement in the great war with items from the minnesota historical societys collection, including diaries, letters, artifacts, newspapers, and more. This 20yearold diary, which he kept during the years when he was seaman first class aboard the light cruiser montpelier, is a rare authentic document indeed.

During world war ii, task force 11 was a united states navy aircraft carrier task force in the pacific theater. One of the most extraordinary personal documents to emerge from the war, james j. Report of japanese raid on pearl harbor, 7 december, 1941. Enlarge the national declassification center ndc at the national archives and records administration nara recently released 192,500 pages of formerly classified u. In the cincpac war diary for 5 june, war plans summarized the japanese. A selection of photographs, drawn from both navy and army sources, follows the course of events described by fahey. American civil war diaries, memoirs, and letter collections the best primary sources from a conflict that inspired moving, informative literature from americans both high and low. There are war diaries available for cincpac which include snapshots of the administrative and operation. Cincpac war diary has daily dispositions and monthly allocations in excruciating detail, but the gist is in the above. The last week of june is a bit of a muddle, with sections missing or duplicated. He kept the diary a secret because it was against navy regulations to keep such a document and it was only printed years after the war ended. Winner of the 1974 national book award for fiction, dog soldiers is a story of the vietnam war and of drug smuggling.

Chester nimitz, commander in chief of the us pacific fleet cincpac during world war ii. Jun 14, 2018 there was a time when all i knew of vietnam war books was tim obriens, the things they carried, a book that prompted the laconic entry in my book journal, this book destroyed me. Saving nimitzs graybook naval history magazine june 2014. His first book was the fremantle diary 1954, a volume of civil war diaries that became a surprising success.

Commander in chief pacific fleet headquarters world war ii. Cincpaccincpoa plans and related reports pertaining to naval operations in. War diary of the commanderinchief, united states pacific fleet, april 1942 cincpac war diaries. Crutchley, rpt battle savo island, 89 aug 42, ser 231, 6 apr 43, 16. Cincpac war diaries coming soon pdf files of cincpacs monthly war diary. Navy asw patrol squadrons is posted with permission on pages dedicated to each respective squadron. War diary of the commanderinchief, united states pacific fleet, june 1942 cincpac war diaries by j. The secret diary of an american sailor 9780618400805. Cincpac fleet headquarters, also known as commander in chief pacific fleet headquarters or compacflt headquarters, is a historic military building on. American civil war diaries, memoirs, and letter collections. James fahey drives a truck for the sanitation department of waltham, massachusetts. An eighth book contains selected dispatches relating to the battle of midway.

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. Formerly securityclassified war diaries of the northwestern sea frontier, 194246. A163 serial 0479 united states pacific fleet flagship of the commanderinchief feb 15 1942 from. The diary of keziah goodwyn hopkins brevard, 18601861 by keziah goodwyn hopkins brevard 3. An extract from a fictional diary written by a fourteen year old boy at the start of world war ii 1940. Records of naval operating forces national archives. Faheys diary presents a vivid picture of an average sailors daily life from the first battle to the typhoons and food shortages to the final desperate. It is the sort of thing historians would give anything to find within their chosen period, and for those who took part in the war against japan, or who. Navy action and operational reports from world war ii, pacific. This digitization was carried out in 2012 as a cooperative effort between the naval war college and the naval history and heritage command.

Vpnavy vp23 history summary page vp patrol squadron. Virginias civil war diary, book one by osborne, mary pope and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book is the diary of a young seaman aboard the uss montpelier during action in the pacific from 1942 through 1945. One of the things i loved so muchand that broke my heart so cleanlyabout the things they carried was that it reminded me of another beloved war book. Civil war letters and diaries contemporary accounts of the american civil war by ordinary americans on both sides of the conflict. Cincpac cincpoa plans and related reports pertaining to naval operations in the pacific and the occupation of japan, 194447 100 items. Nimitz at the operational archives, naval history and heritage command, washington navy yard, washington d. Cincpac glossary of commonly used abbreviations and short. Cincpac war diary august 1945 pdf excerpt facebook. Without the diary, clarks contribution to the vietnam war would consist of little more than an annual officer efficiency report, two typewritten pages in a personnel file in the vast national military records center in st. Cincpac glossary of commonly used abbreviations and short titles. Cited in cno secret serial 014351, dated 11 december 1941. Saving nimitzs graybook naval history magazine june. The war diaries were compiled to chronicle the daily operations of the ships and commands of the u.

This list includes works from the antebellum and reconstruction eras. A war diary is a regularly updated official record kept by military units of their activities during wartime. The treasures from world war ii us navy command files consist primarily of. From 7 december 1941, the date of the japanese attack on pearl harbor, to 31 august 1945, two days before the japanese surrender at tokyo bay, pacific fleet staff at pearl harbor maintained a running estimate and summary of communicatons and other records in a gray book, copies of which were filed with the papers of fleet admiral chester w. Book 3 also contains material on the solomon islands. One of the things i loved so muchand that broke my heart so cleanlyabout the things they carried was that it reminded me of another beloved war book, slaughterhousefive, in that both books are. The purpose of these diaries is to both record information which can later be used by the military to improve its training and tactics as well as to generate a detailed record of units activities for future use by historians. They include memos, reports, books, pamphlets, manuals, bound volumes. The cincpac actionoperation reports, compiled by fleet admiral. To sum up in as few words as possible, it is a blog about the war in the pacific, with pearl harbor at the center of the radiating spokes. Area cincpaccincpoa under nimitz went through a number of changes. It is recommended that the duplicate copy be forwarded to the naval war college when it has served its purpose in the navy department.