IN THE PREPARATION of this monograph, some 5,000 separate documents have been consulted. This bibliography contains a selected list of the more important and useful of these. The majority are on file in the archives of Marine Corps Headquarters, where they have been assigned a number which appears in parentheses in the list hereinafter following. Most of these documents also possess a file number and a serial number, both of which, when available, follow immediately after the title of the document. Documents in the files of the Central Intelligence Group, War, and Navy Departments have been used; in these instances the documents are listed with the agency indicated and that agency's file number used. For the convenience of students, the title of the file jacket in which each document is filed appears with the citation of the individual document. The current security classification of documents is also shown.

As a means of further clarification an example is cited:

IMAC. Operation Report, Phase I, Section A. Serial 1660 over 5/184-whf over 00203-1; 21 Mar 44. (36905). Bougainville 1-A-1, Section A. Secret.

IMAC indicates a document distributed under the authority of the Commanding General, First Marine Amphibious Corps. "Operation Report, Phase I, Section A" is the title assigned to the document by IMAC. 1660 over 5/184-whf over 00203-1 is the file and serial number of the document and appears thus on the document:

1660
5/184-whf
00203-1

Ordinarily this number appears in the upper left hand corner of the first page of the document. The date, 21 Mar 44, is that which appears on the document. The figure (36905) indicates the archives number assigned to the individual document by the Marine Corps Historical Section. "Bougainville 1-A-1, Section A" of the Marine Corps archives title of the jacket in which the document is filed.

Documents

AGS. Terrain Study 48; Choiseul. Marine Corps Schools, Records Section, 0100-71 over Intell. This is the revised version, with corrections through 1944.

U.S.S. Alchiba. Report of Operations of 1-2 November. AKA6/A4/(lfm) over 007; 16 Nov 43. Secret. (34099). Bougainville 1-U.

Allied Translator and Interpreter Section, Southwest Pacific Area. Enemy Publications No. 221. No file or serial; 31 Oct 44. Confidential (Combined Intelligence Group No. 87424). In Combined Intelligence Group files under index PMIR-E-1331.221.

U.S.S. American Legion. Action Reports. APA17/A16-3/A9-8/over OF10 Serial 0400; 5 Nov 43. Confidential. (29554). Bougainville 1-T.

U.S.S. Bennett. Anti-aircraft action, Report of. A report on the action of 1 Nov at Cape Torokina. Filed in Naval Records Section.

Bigger, Lt. Col. Warner T. Report of Interview by Historical Section, Headquarters, Marine Corps. No file or serial; 1 May 1947. Filed in Historical Section, Marine Corps, Confidential Interview file.

CIC, SOPAC. Prisoner of War Interrogation #327. Prisoner of War Interrogation #255. Both included in Secret USAFISPA Ltr to Gen Staff G-2, dated 2 May 44.

CIC, SOPAC. Study of Choiseul Island. No file or serial; 19 Sep 43. Confidential. No document number. Filed in folder without number entitled "Study of Choiseul Island, Solomons."

CINCPAC. Action Report, November, 1943. Serial 00806; 28 Feb 44. Secret. No document number. Filed in Marine Corps Unit File.

CINCPAC-CINCPOA. Conditions on Bougainville. Item #8858B, May, 1944. In Naval Records Section.

CINCSOWESPAC. Operation Plan. Serial 040151. August, 1943. Secret. No document number. Filed in War Department Unit File.

Commander, Destroyer Division 90. Action Report. 1 November. Forwarding of. First Endorsement to DD513/A16-3 (21)/A9-8 over 00270 of 30 Nov 43; 14 Jan 44. Secret. (33930) Bougainville 1-S.

COMDESDIV 46. Action Report of Bombardment of Buka and Bonis Airfields and of the Shortland Islands, 31 Oct-1 Nov 43. Constitutes the action report of DesDiv 46, and is filed in Naval Records Section.

COMDESRON 12. Bombardment of Choiseul Island, Dec 5, 43. Serial FC4-12/A16-3; 19 Dec 43. Secret. (32200). Choiseul 1-c.

COMDESRON 23. Action Report, Landings in the Treasury Is., 27 Oct 43. No file or serial; 5 Nov 43. Secret. In Navy Records Section Files.

ComLCI (L). Action of LCI (L)'s at Treasury Islands, 27 Oct 43. An account of action. Filed in Naval Records Section.

COMNAVADVBASE. Action report and war diary for Jan 44. Report of O-in-C, Bougainville Advance Base; filed in Naval Records Section.

COMSOPAC. Bougainville Operation (Letter of Instruction to CG, IMAC; ComAmphForSoPac; ComSerSgdSoPac; CG, SoPac). A16-3/(16) over Serial 101346; 26 Jul 43. Secret. In Navy Records Section files.

COMSOPAC. Bougainville Operation (Letter of Instruction to CG, IMAC; ComAmphForSoPac; ComSerSgdSoPac; CG, SoPac). A16-3(16) over Serial 001224, 11 Jul 43. Secret. (36905). Part 1 (Enclosure "H") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A.

COMSOPAC. Bougainville Operation (Letter of Instruction to CG, IMAC; ComAmphForSoPac; ComSerSgdSoPac; CG, SofS, SoPac; ComAirSoPac). P16-3/(16) over Serial 001421; 5 Aug 43. (36905). Part I (Enclosure "I") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A.

COMSOPAC. Estimated Enemy Order of Battle Supplement. EF37/QA(25) over Serial 002729; 19 Dec 43. Secret. (31144). Filed in unmarked folder in Historical Section.

COMSOPAC. Memorandum: "Items in connection with visit to CinCPac. No file or serial; dated 17 Sep 43. No classification. No MarCorps Number. Unfiled-kept in working files of MarCorps Historical Section. These are notes that appear to have been written by Admiral Halsey for his own use. They throw new light on the command relation difficulties that existed, and are particularly illuminating in so far as relations between CenPac and SoPac are concerned. Photo copy.

COMSOPAC Memorandum: Planners' Discussion--Bougainville Operation. Pac-1-ff; undated. Secret. No MarCorps number. Unfiled-kept in working files of MarCorps Historical Section. Photo copy. These are notes prepared for use of Admiral Carney during planning of Bougainville operations.

COMSOPAC. Memorandum to Fitch, Harmon, Barrett, and Wilkinson. No serial; 6 Sep 43. Secret. In Navy Records Section Files.

COMSOPAC. Operation Order 16-43. No serial; 12 Oct 43. Secret. In Navy Records Section Files.

COMSOPAC. Operation Plan. Serial 001346; 26 Jul 43. Secret. In Navy Records Section Files.

COMSOPAC. South Pacific Campaign-Narrative Account. Serial P16-3(00) over 021; 3 Sep 43. Confidential. No MC or jacket assigned.

COMSOPAC. War Diary, 1-31 October 1943. No file or serial; dates are the dates of entry. (29629). Filed in unmarked folder in MC Historical Section.

COMSOPAC. Warning Order. A16-3(16) over serial 001901; 22 Sep 43. Secret. (36905) Part 1 (Enclosure "C") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A.

COMSOPAC, CG. Operation on Bougainville. OPDIB, Vol. II, No. 1, 10 May 44. MCS files-0150-27.

COM TG 31.1. Report of occupation of the Treasury Islands, 27 October 1943. Secret. (29941). Treasury I. Contains a total of 52 pages including maps, diagrams, etc.

ComTaskUnit 31.1.3. Seizure of Treasury Islands. Constitutes the action report of this task unit. Filed in Naval Records Section.

Commander 3d Amphibious Force. Seizure and Occupation of Northern Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, November 1 to November 13, 1943. Secret. (32671). Bougainville Iw. Known also as CTG 31.1 Action Report, but in actuality it is AR of CTF 31. An 18 page narrative.

Commander, Third Fleet (COMSOPAC). South Pacific Compaign Narrative Account. P-16-3/(00) over 021; 3 Sep 44. Confidential. No MarCorps Number. Unfiled-kept in working files of MarCorps Historical Section.

COMTRANSDIV 12. Narrative of APD operations at Mono and subsequent landing on Choiseul. Serial APD6/A4 over 02643; 30 Oct 43. Confidential. Choiseul 1-a.

Commander, Transport Group, 3d Amphibious Force. Report of Landing Operations Northern Empress Augusta Bay area, Bougainville Island, 1-2 November, 1943. Secret. (32673). Bougainville I-t. Also known as CTU 31.5.1 Action Report. Narrative of 29 pages, including annexes. The following related documents are filed in this jacket: (29554)-Rpt. CO AMERICAN LEGION; (29514)-Rpt. CO PRESIDENT ADAMS.

Commander, Transport Group 31.6. Action Second Echelon Northern Force-Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, BSI, 4-8 Nov. LSTFLOT5/A16-3 over 00107; 9 Dec 43. Secret. (32201). Bougainville 1-X.

Commander, Transport Group 31.6. Action Fifth Echelon Northern Force-Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, BSI, 15-21 Nov, LSTFLOT5/A-16-3 over 00127; 20 Dec 43. Secret. (32201). Bougainville 1-Y.

U.S.S. Conway. Action Report 27-28 Oct 43. Serial DD507/A9-9/Ws over 0012; 30 Nov 43. (30721). Secret. Choiseul 1-e.

Decorations and Medals Division, USMC. Files in the cases of Henry Gurke, Gordon Warner, Samuel Johnston, Robert Owens, Joseph McCaffery, et. al. (00317).

Director of Personnel, USMC. Letter to CMC. No file; 7 Feb 43. Filed in jacket entitled "Comments on Bougainville Campaign" in Historical Section files.

EIGHTH (NEW ZEALAND) BRIGADE GROUP. Operation Order No. 1; "GOODTIME". No serial; 21 Oct 43. (36905). Part 1 (Enclosure "G"). Bougainville Ia-1 Section A.

EIGHTH (NEW ZEALAND) BRIGADE GROUP. Report on Operations-Treasury Islands-Operation "GOODTIME". No serial; 30 Nov 43. Secret. No MarCorps Number. Filed in unnumbered folder entitled "8th New Zealand Brigade Operation Report.--Treasury Is."

EIGHTH (NEW ZEALAND) BRIGADE GROUP. Operation Order No. 2: OP "GOODTIME". No serial; 12 Nov 43. (36905). Part 1 (Enclosure "G") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A.

EIGHTH (NEW ZEALAND) BRIGADE GROUP. Report on Operations-Treasury Islands: (OP "GOODTIME"). No serial; 30 Nov 43. (36905) Part 1 (Enclosure "G") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A. (Duplicate filed under Treasury).

1st Air Delivery Plat, 5th Ser Dept. War Diary for period 2 Nov 43 to 16 October 45. No serial; 19 Oct 45. Confidential. MarCorps Unit File 72965.

XIV Corps. History of the "TA" Operation. No serial; 21 Apr 44. (39968) Confidential. Bougainville 1-j. A 16 page account of the attacks on the beachhead in March.

IMAC. Administrative Memo No. A2-43. 10/137-cwm; 22 Oct 43. (36905) Part 1 (Enclosure "S") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A.

IMAC. Administrative Memo No. A3-43. 10/14-cwm. 29 Oct 43. (36905) Part 1 (Enclosure "T") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A. IMAC Air Delivery.

IMAC. Administrative Order No. 1. 10/137-cwm; 1 Oct 43. (36905) Part 1 (Enclosure "R") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A.

IMAC. Airmailgram 090431 November, 1943. Serial 00200; 9 Nov 43. Secret (36905) Part 2 (Enclosure "B") Bougainville Id-1 Section A.

IMAC. Annex A-1 to Administrative Order No. 1, Engineer Plan. Serial 9/48-bgr; 22 Nov 43. (36905) Part 2 (Enclosure "G") Bougainville Id-1 Section A.

IMAC. Annex B to IMAC Operation Order No. 4. Serial 13/123-lfs; 21 Nov 43. (36905) Part 2 (Enclosure "D") Bougainville Id-1 Section A.

IMAC. Bougainville Beachhead, Phase I. No date or serial. (36905) Part 1 Bougainville Ia-1 Section A. Narrative of campaign in 45 pages, including five annexes.

1. C-2 Report, pp 15-24
2. C-3 Report, pp 24-28
3. C-4 Report, pp 28-33
4. Engr Report, pp 33-36
5. Sig Cos Report, pp 36-45

IMAC. Bougainville Beachhead, Phase II. (Narrative of Campaign. Undated and without serial (36905) Part 2. Bougainville Id-1 Section A. 84 pages including 9 annexes.

1. C-2 Report, pp 17-23
2. C-3 Report, pp 23-26
3. Ordnance Report, pp 26-37
4. C-4 Report, pp 37-42
5. Engr Report, pp 42-50
6. MT Report, pp 50-53
7. Sig Com Report, pp 53-60
8. 3d Def Bn Report, pp 60-70
9. 2d 155mm Arty Bn Report, pp 70-84

IMAC. Bougainville Operation Report, Phase III. Undated and without serial: (36905). Part 3 Bougainville IG-1 Section A. Narrative of Campaign. 96 pp including 12 annexes.

IMAC. Change No. 1 to Operation Order No. 1. 13/93lfs; 15 Oct 43. (36905). Part 1, Enclosure 1. (Enclosure "O") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A.

IMAC. Change No. 2 to Operation Order No. 1, 13/123ge; 22 Oct 43. (36905). Part 1 (Enclosure "P") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A.

IMAC. C-2 Estimate of the Situation: Empress Augusta Bay and Treasury Islands. No serial or date. (36905). Part 1 (Enclosure "B") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A. This document is unsigned.

IMAC, Concept of Operations Plan I. 13/93 over SN 002A; 27 Sep 43. (36905). Part 1 (Enclosure "D") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A.

IMAC. C-2 Estimate of the Situation. No serial or date. Secret. No MarCorps file number; in an unmarked jacket. A 35 page document including a survey of opposing strengths. A carbon copy of the typed original, with maps.

IMAC. C-2 Journal, 27 Oct-3 Nov. No serial; dates are dates of entry on journal. No classification. MarCorps Historical Division 1068. Bougainville 3-A.

IMAC. C-2 Journal, 3-15 Nov. No serial; dates are dates of entry on journal. No classification. MarCorps Historical Division 1069. Bougainville 3-B.

IMAC. C-2 Journal, 16-22 Nov. No serial; dates are dates of entry on journal. No classification. MarCorps Historical Division 1070. Bougainville 3-C.

IMAC. C-2 Journal, 23-27 Nov. No serial; dates are dates of entry on journal. No classification. MarCorps Historical Division 1071. Bougainville 3-D.

IMAC. C-2 Journal, 27 Nov-4 Dec. No serial; dates are dates of entry on journal. No classification. MarCorps Historical Division 1072. Bougainville 3-E.

IMAC. C-2 Journal, 4-10 Dec. No serial; dates are dates of entry on journal. No classification. MarCorps Historical Division 1073. Bougainville 3-F.

IMAC. C-2 Journal, 10-15 Dec. No serial; dates are dates of entry on journal. No classification. MarCorps Historical Division 1074. Bougainville 3-G.

IMAC. C-2 Periodic Reports. No serial; dates are dates of reports. Secret. (45124). Bougainville 3-I. Covering period 21 Oct 43 through 26 May 44, inclusive.

IMAC. C-2 Periodic Reports. No serial; dates are the dates of reports. Secret. No MarCorps Number. Bougainville 3-H. Covering period 26 Oct through 12 Dec, inclusive.

IMAC. Corps Training Bulletin No. 3-44. Serial 13/150lfs; 15 Jan 44. Restricted. (32670). Choiseul 2-a.

IMAC. D-2 Miscellaneous Reports--Treasury Islands. No serial; undated. No classification. No MarCorps Number. Filed in unnumbered folder entitled IMAC D-2 Misc Reports--Treasury Is. (Sun & moon rise-set tables; distance tables). This document appears to be titled incorrectly in MarCorps Archives. The title should read "C-2" rather than "D-2".

IMAC. Estimate of the Enemy Situation. No serial; 12 Dec 43. Secret. (024418). Filed in unnumbered jacket entitled "IMAC Est of Enemy Situation--Bougainville."

IMAC. Letter of Instruction (to OinC, 77th NCB). No serial; 30 Sep 1943. (36905). Part 1 (Enclosure "Y") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A. Amplification of instructions given OinC, Vella Lavella Det 77th NCB for preparation of bivouac-storage area.

IMAC. Letter of Instruction (to OinC, Vella Levella, Det, 77th NCB) 9/48-bgr; 21 Sep 43. (36905). Part 1 (Enclosure "X") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A. (Instructions for preparation of bivouac-staging-storage area on Vella Lavella).

IMAC. Mailbrief (to CG, 3dMarDiv; H&S Bn; CO, Corps TRS & Staging Area, Guadalcanal). 00111; 1 Nov.43. (36905). Part 1 (Enclosure "P(b)") Bougainville la-1 Section A. Changes to task organization of 3d Mar Div and Corps Res.

IMAC. Mailbrief (to CG, 3dMarDiv; H&S Bn IMAC; 1st Corps Sig Bn; CO, Corps TRS, Staging Area, Guadalcanal). 00103 Undated. (36905). Part 1 (Enclosure "P (a)") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A. Changes to the task organization of the 3dMarDiv.

IMAC. Operation Order No. 1 with annexes. Serial 13/123-ato; 15 Oct 43. Secret. (29392). Bougainville 2-A.

IMAC. Operation Order No. 1, 13/123-ato. 15 Oct 1943 Secret. (29392). Bougainville 2-A.

IMAC. Operation Order No. 1 13/123-ato. 15 Oct 1943. (36905). Part 1 (Enclosure "A") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A.

IMAC. Operation Order No. 2. Serial 13/123-lfs over 0086; 22 Oct 43. Secret. (29390). Choiseul 2-b. Also in MarCorps 36905 part 1 (Bougainville I-a-1 Section A) as Enclosure "F".

IMAC. Operation Order No. 3. Serial 1975-100-50 over 13/123-lfs; 11 Nov 43. (36905). Part 2 (Enclosure "C") Bougainville Id-1 Section A.

IMAC. Estimate of the Situation, Plan II. No serial; dated 2 Oct 43. Secret. Filed in MarCorps Archives unmarked folder entitled "Est of Situation, II." Concept for a landing on Choiseul.

IMAC. Estimate of the Situation--Treasury Islands. No serial; dated c. 1 Oct 43. No MarCorps Number. Filed in folder entitled, "Estimate of the Situation, Bougainville." The first page of this document leads the reader to believe that it refers to Bougainville, but upon further perusal he discovers that it refers to Treasury.

IMAC. Hasty Terrain Maps, 180, 181, 199, 200. 2d Edition; Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, Solomon Islands. Confidential. Filed in MarCorps Hist Section Bougainville Map Drawer.

IMAC. Letter of Instruction (to CG, 3d MarDiv). 5-lfs over 001A. 27 Sep 43. (36905). Part 1 (Enclosure "M") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A.

IMAC. Letter of Instruction (to CG, 3d MarDiv) 5/128whf. 25 Aug 43. (36905). Part 1 (Enclosure "M") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A. Warning order to plan for a contemplated operation.

IMAC. Letter of Instruction (to CO, 8th (NZ) BrigGp) 13/EWS ato over 008A. 28 Sep 43. (36905) Part 1 (Enclosure "N") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A.

IMAC. Memorandum For: CO 19th Marines. No serial 31 Aug 43. (36905) Part 1 (Enclosure "W") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A. Instructions for preparation of bivouac-staging area on Guadalcanal.

IMAC. Miscellaneous Reports, Treasury Islands. No serial; undated. No MarCorps No. No jacket No. No classification. Contains a distance chart, sunrise, moonrise, sunset, moonset tables.

IMAC. Letter of Instruction (to CO, IMAC, NCB). 9/48-bgr; 14 Oct 43. (36905) Part 1 (Enclosure "Z") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A. Establishment of a sawmill on Vella Lavella.

IMAC. Operation Order No. 4. Serial 13/123-lfs; 21 Nov 43. Secret. (29987). Bougainville 2-A.

IMAC. Operation Order No. 4. Serial 13/123-lfs; 21 Nov 43. (36905) Part 2 (Enclosure "D") Bougainville Id-1 Section A.

IMAC. Operation Order No. 5. Serial 13/123-lfs; 27 Nov 43. (36905) Part 2 (Enclosure "E") Bougainville Id-1 Section A.

IMAC. Operation Plan No. 1-43, Annex A, Intelligence. Marine Corps Schools file 0557-23 over 5475-5755(2).

IMAC. Operation Report, Phase I, Section A. Serial 1660 over 5/184-whf over 00203-1; 21 Mar 44. Secret. (36905) Bougainville I-a-1 Section A. Containing 14 pages of narrative; 5 annexes; 27 enclosures. Duplicate copies available in the file.

IMAC. Operation Report, Phase I, Section B. Serial 1660 over 5/184-whf over 00203-1; 21 Mar 44. Secret. (36905) Bougainville 1-c, Section B. Containing 15 maps, charts, overlays, diagrams, tables. Duplicate copies available.

IMAC. Operation Report, Phase II, Section A. Serial 1660 over 5/184-whf over 00203-1. 21 Mar 44. Secret. (36905). Containing 17 pages of narrative; 9 annexes; 8 enclosures. Bougainville 1-d-1, Section A. Duplicate copies available in the file.

IMAC. Operation Report, Phase II, Section B. Serial 1660 over 5/184-whf over 00203-1. 21 Mar 44. Secret. (36905). Bougainville 1-f, Section B. HistDiv 2030. Containing 27 maps, charts, overlays, diagrams, tables. Duplicate copies available in the file.

IMAC. Operation Report, Phase III, Section A. Serial 1660 over 5/184-whf over 00203-1. 21 Mar 44. Secret. (36905). Bougainville 1-g-1, Section A. Hist. Sec 1988. Containing 7 pages of narrative; 11 annexes; 14 enclosures. Duplicate copies available in the file.

IMAC. Operation Report, Phase III, Section B. Serial 1660 over 5/184-whf over 00203-1. 21 Mar 44. Secret. (36905) Bougainville 1-1, Section B. Hist. Sec. 2031. Containing 23 maps, sketches, overlays, charts, diagrams, tables. Duplicate copies available in files.

1st Para Bn. Historical Record for month of November, 1943, Supplement to. Serial 1975-50 over 152-43; 15 Dec 43. Secret. MarCorps Unit File: 34089.

1st Para Bn. Unit Report (Koiari Beach Raid). No serial indicated; 30 Nov 43. (36905). Part 2 (Enclosure "F") Bougainville Id-1 Section A.

1st Para Rgt. War Diary for First Marine Parachute Regiment for November, 1943. No serial; dated 30 Nov 43. Restricted. Unit File; 31093.

FITCH, HARMON, BARRETT, and WILKINSON. Memorandum to COMSOPAC. No serial; 7 Sep 43. (36905) Part 1 (Enclosure "J") Bougainville 1a-1 Section A.

U.S.S. George Clymer. Report of Action. APA27/A16-3 over 0123; 3 Nov 43. Secret. (31907). Bougainville 1-R.

XIV Corps. G-2, Annexes to Report on Lessons Learned, Bougainville Operation. The intelligence annex to the official report of General Griswold; filed in War Department files, G-3, AGO, Historical Records Section, War Department Records Branch, Washington.

U.S.S. Guest. Report of Action, 4 Dec 43. DD472/A16-3 over 078; 6 Dec 43. Confidential. (31265). Bougainville 1-EE.

U.S.S. Hunter Liggett. War Diary for 1-2 November 1943. No serial; 1 and 2 Nov 43. Confidential. (30793). Bougainville 1-V.

U.S.S. Hudson. Bombardment of Japanese Positions in Empress Augusta Bay, November 28, 1943. DD-475/A16-3 over 061; 30 Nov 43. Confidential. (38045). Bougainville 1-AA.

JCS. "ELKTON I OPERATION PLAN" No serial; 28 Feb 43. Top Secret. In War Department Files.

JCS. "ELKTON III OPERATION PLAN." No serial; 26 Apr 43. Top Secret. In War Department Files.

Krulak, Victor H. Comments on Operations and matériel; Choiseul Operation, 27 Oct-4 Nov 43. An official report to CMC, filed in General Files, USMC.

U.S.S. Lansdowne. Action. Report Bombardment of Choiseul 5 Dec 43. Serial DD486/A16-3 over 043; 13 Dec 43. Confidential. (32149). Choiseul 1-d.

U.S.S. Lardner. Shore Bombardment of Bougainville, 29 Nov 43. DD 487/A16 over 012; 3 Dec 43. Confidential. (37806). Bougainville 1-BB.

IMAC. Patrol Report on Empress Augusta Bay Area, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 23 September 1943 to 26 September, 1943. 1 Oct 43. No document number; filed in folder entitled "IMAC-Patrol Report on Emp. Aug. Bay-Bougainville." Unsigned but probably written by Capt. Harry B. Barker, of the 3d MarDiv.

IMAC. Preliminary Report, Operation BLISSFUL. 00118 over 13/VHK-wha. 5 Nov 43. (36905) Part 1 (Enclosure "Q") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A. Letter from CO, 2d Para Bn to CG, IMAC written from memory at Corps Hq on Guadalcanal after the operation; the Bn., meanwhile, was on Vella Lavella.

IMAC. 2d Para Bn Unit Journal, 27 Oct 43 to 4 Nov 43. Serial 2430 over 15/170-wrn; 10 Jan 44. Secret. Choiseul 1-b.

IMAC. Sketches Showing Typical Emplacements Encountered During the Landing on Cape Torokina. 11/145-rg; 4 Dec 43. No classification. No MarCorps Serial. Bougainville 3-H-1.

IMAC. Summary of the Enemy Situation. No serial; 12 Dec 43, 1200. Secret. MarCorps Intelligence Section 024418; in an unmarked folder.

IMAC. Task Organization (Letter of Instruction to CG, 3d MarDiv; CO, 8th Brig Gp, 3d (NZ) Div). 13/93ge over 0036. 8 Oct 43. (36905) Part 1 (Enclosure "L") Bougainville, Ia-1 Section A.

IMAC. Technical Instructions (Engineer) No. 1-43. No serial indicated; 17 Nov 43. (36905) Part 2 (Enclosure "H") Bougainville Id-1 Section A.

IMAC. Tentative Plan for Operations--Shortlands. Serial 0-569 over 13/124-lfs; 4 Aug 43. Secret. No MarCorps file No.; filed in unnumbered jacket entitled "IMAC Tentative Operation Plan--BougainVille."

IMAC. Tentative Shipping Assignment. 13/93-lfs over 005A; 27 Sep 43. Secret. (36905) Filed in Bougainville 1-A-1 as enclosure "D" to enclosure "M".

IMAC. Warning Order 18043. 13/93-lfs; 17 Sep 43. (36905) Part 1 (Enclosure "K") Bougainville Ia-1 Section A.

LCIFLOT 5. Action Report of LCI's at Treasury Island, 27 October, 1943. Serial FE25/LCIFlot5/A 16-3 over 009; 30 Oct 43. Secret. (33573). Treasury 1-b.

USS LCI(L) 21. Action Report, November 29, 1943. No serial; 1 Dec 43. Secret. (37632). Bougainville 1-CC.

USS LCI(L) 23. Action Report, 29 November, 1943. No serial; 3 December 43. Confidential. (31815). Bougainville 1-DD.

LCI(L) 23. Action Report, Treasury, 27 Oct 43. No serial; dated 28 Oct 43. Confidential. (31814). Treasury 1-c.

LST Gp 15 (CTU 31.1.3). Action Report, Treasury, 27 Oct 43. LSTGRP15/A16-3 over 0024; 2 Nov 43. Secret. (32674). Treasury 1-a.

LST 399. Narrative account of action of 26 Oct, 1943 at Mono Island of the Treasury Island Group. No serial; 30 Oct 43. Secret. (28940). Treasury 1-e. Contains eight pages.

McHenry, George W., Colonel. Letter to CMC. No file; 5 Dec 43. Filed in jacket entitled "Comments on Bougainville Campaign" in Historical Section files.

U.S.S. McKean. Action Report Involving the Loss of the U.S.S. McKean as a Result of Enemy Action on November 17, 1943. No serial; 20 Nov 43. Secret. (30248). Bougainville 1-Z.

McMath, Sydney S., LtCol., and Major Donald M. Schmuck. Memorandum to OinC Historical Section, P. I. No serial; 17 Nov 44. Filed in jacket entitled "Critique". See Historical Section, USMC, Files.

9th Marine Regiment. Operations Order 57-43. No serial; 24 Oct 43. Filed in unnumbered folder entitled 9th Mar 00 57-43.

U.S.S. President Adams. Action Report for Landing at Torokina Point, Bougainville Island on 1 November 1943. APA19-A16-3 over 129; 7 Nov 43. Secret. (29514). Bougainville 1-T.

U.S.S. Saratoga. Action Reports: Buka/Bonis Raid of 1-2 Nov 43 and Strike on Enemy Shipping, Rabaul, 5 Nov 43. Filed in Naval Records Section.

2d Para Bn. A chronological history of the 2d Parachute Battalion. Prepared by Lt. H. F. Gardner. No serial; no date. No classification. (45124). Covers period May 41-Feb 43. MarCorps Archives Unit Filed.

2d Para Bn. Operation Order No. 1-43. No serial; 23 Oct 43. Secret. (34089). Choiseul 2-c.

2d Para Bn. Preliminary Report, Operation BLISSFUL. Serial 00118 over 13/VHK-wha; 5 Nov 43. Secret. (39605). Bougainville 1-A-1, enclosure "Q".

2d Para Bn. Report of Operations. 22 Nov 43. Secret. S & C Files, HQMC. (Letter to CMC).

2d Para Bn. War Diary. No serial; covers period 1 October 1943 to 1 January 1944. Secret. HQMC Archives Unit Files.

2d 155mmArty Bn. Employment of the 155mm gun. Special Report to CMC; in USMC Archives, unit file.

2d Raider Regiment. Periodic Report of Front Line Operations (with patrol report and IMAC Patrol Order #1 enclosed). AS/fvh; 10 Dec 43. Confidential. (45124). Bougainville 1-P.

2d Raider Regiment. Special Action Report, Bougainville. No file or date. HQMC Archives Unit File. Task Force 31 (3d AmphFor). Operation Plan A14-43. Serial FE 25/A16-3 (1) over 00465; 15 Oct 43. Secret. No Mar Corps No. Filed in unnumbered jacket entitled "TF 31 Op Plan A14-43-Bougainville."

Task Group 31.1. Report of Occupation of the Treasury Islands. 27 Oct 43. FE25-2/A16-3 (1) over 0061a; 10 Nov 43. Secret. (29941). Treasury Islands I-D. Constitutes Admiral Fort's Action Report.

3d Amph Force. Reconnaissance Report: Report of patrol on NE coast of Bougainville, 23-27 Sep 43. No Serial; 3 Oct 43. No document number. Filed in folder entitled "III Amph Force-Recon Report-Bougainville". Probably written by Captain Behrens of Co "D" Scouts, but is unsigned.

3d Amph Force. Seizure and Occupation of Northern Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, November 1 to November 13, 1943. Serial FE25/A16-3(3) over 00572; subserial 02/my; 3 December, 1943. Secret. Filed in unnumbered folder entitled "3d Amph Force--Seizure and Occup. No. Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville." Constitutes the Action Report of Admiral Wilkinson. Bougainville folder Iw, has a duplicate.

3d Def Bn. Special Section Report, CHERRYBLOSSOM Operations 5 October-15 December, 1943. No serial; 10 Jan 44. Secret. (33927). Bougainville 1-Q.

3d Def Bn. Employment of 90mm and 40mm guns in direct ground fire missions, 14 March-15 April, 1944. MCS files-0158-2 over 5475-60.

3d Def Bn. War Diary. November 1943 through June 1944. Dated in each succeeding month. MarCorps Archives, Unit File.

3d MarDiv. Action report of 3d MarDiv for period 1-11 Nov 43. No serial; 18 Dec 43. Secret. (31339). Bougainville 1-L.

3d MarDiv. Cherry Blossom to Bevy. (A collection of orders and plans for the evacuation of the 3d MarDiv; Miscellaneous serials, numbers, signatures, etc., gathered in one folder, with this title).

3d MarDiv. Combat Reports (Operation Reports). Serial destroyed; 21 March, 1944. Secret. (39198). Bougainville 1-K. Has been photocopied. A 350 page narrative, numbered in pencil, including the reports of each staff section and each component element of the command. A preliminary report exists containing the same information. It is dated 17 Mar 44 and the file number is 1975 over JAS/vn.

3d MarDiv. D-2 Periodic Reports, 4 Nov-28 Dec inclusive. No serial; dates are dates of reports. Secret. (MarCorps Historical Division 3186). Bougainville 3-1.

3d MarDiv. D-2 Special Section Report. No serial; 1 Feb 44. Filed in unnumbered folder entitled "D-2 Special Action Report." A report of the activities of the Intelligence Section during the operation.

3d MarDiv. D-2 Terrain Study (For inclusion in Estimate of the situation). No serial; 4 Oct 43. Prepared by Intelligence Section, 3d MarDiv. Secret. No MarCorps file number. In an unmarked jacket.

3d MarDiv. D-3 Journal, 31 October-28 December, 1943. No serial; daily dated. Secret. No MarCorps file number; filed in unmarked jacket.

3d MarDiv. Intelligence Data--Shortland Islands. (Includes also info on Treasury Islands). Serial MF/jrb; no dates. Confidential. No MarCorps file number; filed in an unmarked jacket.

3d MarDiv. Intelligence Data, Shortlands. In actuality, a terrain study, with some mention of hydrographic conditions. Undated, unsigned, with no document number, filed in an unnumbered folder entitled "3d Div-Intelligence Data-Shortland Is (Bougainville) ".

3d MarDiv. Operation Orders 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21. No serials; dated respectively 27 Sep, 5 Oct, 6 Oct, 8 Oct, 10 Oct, and 15 Oct. All secret. (36905) Bougainville 2-C.

3d MarDiv. Operation Plan No. 1. No serial; 15 Oct 43. (36905) Secret. Bougainville 2-B. Includes annexes, appendices, and Administrative Plan 1-43.

3d MarDiv. Patrol Reports (Reports of Various division patrols from 28 Nov to 29 Dec 43). No serial; dates are the dates that the reports were written. No classification. No MarCorps jacket or file number. Filed in folder entitled "3d Div Patrol Rep. & Overlays Bougainville".

3d MarDiv. Report of 3dMarDiv Patrol to Rekata Bay, Santa Isabel Island 3 Sep-9 Sep 43. Serial 11-rg; 13 Sep 43. Secret. (MarCorps Historical Division 2944). Bougainville 1-L-1.

3d MarDiv. Patrol Reports--Choiseul. No classification. (27111). Filed in unlabeled jacket, titled "3d Div Patrol Reports and Photos, Choiseul. Contains reports of patrols of 6-13 Sep ("K" Patrol) and 22-30 Sep. (IMAC Patrol).

3d MarDiv. Unit Journal. No serial; dates are dates of entry. Filed in unnumbered folder entitled "3d MarDiv Journal." Covers period 27 October, 1943, to 17 January 1944.

3d MarDiv. War Diary. No serial; dates are dates of entry (Prepared on the 1st day of each succeeding month). (33308). Secret. Unit File.

3d Marine Regiment. Combat Report. GOVO/lep; 20 Jan 44. Confidential. (38712). Bougainville 1-N.

3d Marine Regiment. Operation Report, Bougainville. No serial; undated. (39198). Filed in MarCorps 39198 as Enclosure F. Bougainville I-K.

3d Marine Regiment. Unit Journal. No serial; dated from 1 Nov 43 to 27 Dec 43. No classification. MarCorps Hist Sec. (1067). Bougainville 1-0.

36th Division. Operation Report--Bougainville, Serial 337-33.4; 6 Nov 43 to 30 Apr 44, War Department. (3715).

37th Infantry Division. Lessons Learned in the Bougainville Campaign. The official report of General Beightler; filed in War Department files, G-3 AGO, Historical Records Section, War Department Records Branch, Washington.

37th Infantry Division. G-2 Periodic Reports, 12 Nov-13 Dec 43. No serial; dates are dates of reports. Secret. (45124). Bougainville 3-J.

37th Infantry Division. Periodic Reports of Front Line Operations. No serial; dates are dates of reports. Secret. (45124). Bougainville 1-M.

Transport Group, 3d Amph Force. Report of Landing Operations Northern Empress Augusta Bay area, Bougainville Island, 1-2 November, 1943, FC14/A4/A163(2) over 00194; 22 Dec 43. (32673). Bougainville 1-T. Secret.

21st Marines, Unit Reports--28 Nov 43 to 8 Jan 44. No serial; daily dates. No classification. Routine reports--contain much information.

USAFISPA. Memorandum: Report of Conference with General MacArthur at Port Moresby, 1400L, 17 Sep 43. No serial. 19 Sep 43. Secret. No MarCorps number. Unfiled; kept in working files of MarCorps Historical Section.

USAFISPA. Memorandum for Admiral Halsey (from General Harmon). No serial; dated 19 Sep 43. No MarCorps file or jacket numbers assigned. A report of Conference with General MacArthur at Port Moresby, 17 Sep 43.

USAFISPA, HEADQUARTERS, Objective Folder; Bougainville Island, Solomon Group, Parts I & II. Reference No. SPOF 9. Dated 1 August, 1943. Prepared by A C of S, G-2 APO #502. Confidential. No MarCorps file number. In an unmarked jacket.

V AMPH FORCE, INTELLIGENCE SECTION. Distance Chart--Pacific Ocean. 64th Engr. Top. Bn. USAFISPA No. 390. In office of Historical Section, USMC.

Van Orden, George O, Colonel. Letter to Director, Historical Division USMC. No file; 9 May 1943. Filed in jacket entitled "Comments on Bougainville Campaign" in Historical Section files.

USMC. M-2 Information Bulletin No. 204, 5 Aug 44. This is a photo-intelligence report on the operation.

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