A Note on Sources

A. GENERAL DISCUSSION

The key sources used by the author and the Naval History Division in the preparation and checking of this book were the action reports, war diaries, and other official records submitted by PT units and personnel, together with certain captured German and Japanese records. This material is in the possession of the Naval History Division and is listed in detail in Part B of this note.

In addition to these primary materials, various secondary sources have been used either in the original preparation of the manuscript or in the revisions that were made in 1962. The most important of these books are described below. The author also relied to some extent on correspondence and personal conversations with many of the participants in the actions, particularly for background details not available in the official reports.

For the general course of the war, the indispensable source is Samuel E. Morison's 15-volume History of United States Naval Operations in World War II (Boston: Little Brown and Co., 1946-61). In addition, the Navy Department publication United States Naval Chronology, World War II (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1955) is of great value.

Relatively few books have been written exclusively on PT boat operations and of those that have appeared few have historical merit. Probably the best books have been written on the loss of President Kennedy's PT-109, including Robert Dono's van's carefully researched PT-109 (New York: McGraw Hill, 1961), Chandler Whipple's Lt. John F. Kennedy -- Expendable (New York: Universal Publishing Corp., 1962), and Richard Tregaskis John F. Kennedy: War Hero (New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1962). This incident was also the subject of an excellent article by John Hersey, "Survival", in the New Yorker of 17 June 1944. Edward I. Farley's PT Patrol (New York: Exposition Press, 1957) is a colorful book primarily relating the author's own experience as a PT boat officer in the Pacific. W. L. White's They Were Expendable (New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1942) is an overdramatic account of the first Philippine campaign, but one which is still of limited use. An excellent account of British PT operations is contained in Peter Scott The Battle of the Narrow Seas (London: Country Life Limited, 1945). The British boats often operated in conjunction with our PT's.

For the technical development of the PT boat, the best source is an unpublished manuscript in the possession of the Naval History Division, An Administrative History of PT's in World War II, prepared by Frank A. Tredinnick, Jr., and Harrison L. Bennett . This manuscript also provides valuable data on the training of PT boat personnel and other administrative matters. Two articles by S. A. Peters, who was personally involved in PT design matters, are also of great value in tracing the technical development of the boats: "The PT Boat" (Bureau of Ships Journal, August 1953,

pp. 2-8) and "The Motor Torpedo Boat" (Ordnance, May-June 1954, pp. 943-946).There are two basic sources listing Japanese ship losses due to U.S. action: Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee, Japanese Naval and Merchant Shipping Losses During World War II by All Causes (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1947); and General Headquarters, Far East Command, The Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II (Tokyo: Far East Command, 1952). An official publication of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, German, Japanese, and Italian Submarine Losses (Washington: Chief of Naval Operations, 1946) is of value on this subject. Specific claims in all of these sources can be and have been questioned, but together they represent the best information available in print on Axis naval losses.

B. SPECIFIC CITATIONS

Part 1. INTO ACTION -- PEARL HARBOR AND THE PHILIPPINES

1. The Lineup: Navy Department, Navy Directory, 1941-42 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1941-42); Navy Department, Ships Data U.S. Naval Vessels, 1941-49 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1941-49); 16th Naval District war diary.

2. "They Look Like Japs": MTB Squadron 1 action report of 12 December 1941; Ramapo action report of 11 December 1941.

3. Manila Bay: 16th Naval District war diary; MTB Squadron 3 action report of 21 May 1942.

4. The Fleet Withdraws: 16th Naval District war diary; Narrative of Rear Adm. F. W. Rockwell, 1 August 1942; S. E. Morison, The Rising Sun in the Pacific, (Boston: Little, Brown, 1948) pp. 164-83.

5. SS Corregidor: MTB Squadron 3 action report of 21 May 1942.

6. "Motor Torpedo Boats are Rapidly Deteriorating": 16th Naval District war diary; MTB Squadron 3 action report of 21 May 1942.

7. Visit to Binanga: MTB Squadron 3 action report of 20 January 1942.

8. End of the 31: PT 31 action report of 23 January 1942.

9. Gunnery Actions: PT 41 action report of 18 February 1942; MTB Squadron 3 action report of 1 March 1942.

10. Return to Subic: MTB Squadron 3 action report of 26 January 1942.

11. 32 in Action: MTB Division 9 action report of 3 February 1942.

12. Subic Again: MTB Squadron 3 action report of 17 February 1942.

13. The General Departs: Narrative of Rear Adm. F. W. Rockwell, 1 August 1942; 16th Naval District operation order of 10 March 1942.

14. The 32: PT 32 action report of 15 March 1942.

15. President Quezon: Joint Narrative of Ens. D. L. Glover, Chief E. H. Offret, and Chief F. J. Napolitlo, 10 February 1944; Narrative of Warrant Electrician W. F. Konko, 16 February 1945; W. L. White , They Were Expendable (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1942), pp. 149-153.

16. Engagement Off Cebu: MTB Squadron 3 action report of 12 April 1942; Lt. Comdr. R. R. Ketly, personal letter to the author, 10 April 1946; White, They Were Expendable, pp. 161-171.

17. "We Could No Longer Fight": Lt. Comdr. R. B. Kelly, personal letter to the author, 10 April 1946.

18. And Then There Were None: MTB Squadron 3 action report of 21 May 1942.

19. End of the Squadron: MTB Squadron 3 action report of 21 May 1942; Narrative of Lt. Iliff D. Richardson, USNR, 3 January 1945.

20. "Two Hundred Boats if Possible": MTB Squadron 3 letter to Chief of Naval Operations, 21 May 1942.

Part II DEVELOPMENT -- A NEW TYPE EMERGES

1. What is a PT? Navy Department, Ships Data U.S. Naval Vessels, 1941-49 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1941-49); Frank A. Tredinnick, Jr. , and Harrison L. Bennett, An Administrative History of PT's in World War II; S. A. Peters, "The PT Boat" (Bureau of Ships Journal, August 1953, pp. 2-8); S. A. Peters, "The Motor Torpedo Boat", (Ordnance, May-June 1954, pp. 943-946).

2. Ancient History: Tredinnick and Bennett, op. cit.; Records of the General Board of the Navy (file 420-14).

3. World War I and After: Tredinnick and Bennett, op. cit.; Records of the General Board of the Navy (file 42014).

4. Scott-Paine and Vosper: Tredinnick and Bennett, op. cit.; Records of the General Board of the Navy (files 407 and 420-14).

5. Renewed Interest: Tredinnick and Bennett, op. cit.; Records of the General Board of the Navy (files 420-14 and 407); U.S. Statutes at Large, Vol. 52.

6. The Design Contest: Tredinnick and Bennett, op. cit.

7. PT 9: Ibid.

8. The Elco Contract: S. A. Peters, "The PT Boat" (Bureau of Ships Journal, August 1953, pp. 2-8); S. A. Peters, "The Motor Torpedo Boat", (Ordnance, May-June 1954, pp. 943-46); Comdr. Robert B. Carney letter to Secretary of the Navy, 2 November 1939 (in Records of the General Board of the Navy, file 420-14).

9. The Squadrons: Navy Department, Navy Directory, 1940-41; Navy Department, Ships Data U.S. Naval Vessels, 1939-41; S. A. Peters, The PT Boat.

10. The 77-foot Boat: Records of the General Board of the Navy (file 420-14)

11. Southern Waters and Lend Lease: S. A. Peters, "The PT Boat"; S. A. Peters , "The Motor Torpedo Boat".

12. PTC's: Navy Department, Navy Directory, 1941; Navy Department, Ships Data Book U.S. Naval Vessels, 1949.

13. The Plywood Derbies: U.S. Navy Board of Inspection and Survey, "Report of Comparative Service Tests of Motor Torpedo Boats," 14 August 1941 (in Records of the General Board, file 420-14).

14. Standardization: Tredinnick and Bennett, op. cit.

15. Reshuffling the Squadrons: Ibid.

16. The Training Center: Ibid.

17. Taboga: Ibid.

18. Shakedown: Ibid.

19. Commissioning Details: Ibid.

20. Ferrying Command: Ibid.

21. Tenders: Ibid; Capt. F. A. Munroe, "Munroe's Story or How To Be Happy Through Tending PT's".

22. Bases: Tredinnick and Bennett, op. cit.; Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Catalogue of Advanced Base Functional Components, 1 November 1944.

23. Hellcat and Elcoplane: Tredinnick and Bennett, op. cit.

Part III. GUADALCANAL AND BEYOND THE SOLOMONS CAMPAIGN

1. Midway: Between Two Campaigns: MTB Squadron 1 action report of 9 June 1942; Marine Air Group 22 action report of 7 June 1942.

2. To the South Pacific: MTB Flotilla 1 action report of 7 March 1943.

3. The Struggle for Guadalcanal: Ibid.; S. E. Morison, The Struggle for Guadalcanal (Boston: Little, Brown, 1949), paysim.

4. Meeting the Tokyo Express: MTB Flotilla I action report of 7 March 1943; Joint narrative of Chief John D. Legg, Chief Arthur Stuffert, Chief Charles Tufts, 9 April 1943.

5. The Battle of Guadalcanal: MTB Flotilla 1 action report of 7 March 1943; Morison, The Struggle for Guadalcanal, pp. 225-87.

6. After Tassafaronga: MTB Squadron 2 action report of 9 December 1942; MTB Flotilla 1 action report of 7 March 1943; Morison, The Struggle for Guadalcanal, pp. 337-39; MTB Flotilla and Base Tulagi action reports of 13, 15) and 16 January 1943; Anti-Submarine Incident Folder, 2998.

7. Evacuation: Morison, The Struggle for Guadalcanal, pp. 366-71; MTB Flotilla 1 action report of 2 February 1943.

8. A Lull in Operations: MTB Flotilla i action report of 6 March 1943; Niagara action report of 8 April 1943.

9. Loss of Niagara: Niagara action report of 25 May 1943.

10. The Stanvac Manila: MTB Squadron 10 action report of 25 June 1943.

11. The McCawley: McCawley action report of 4 July 1943; S. E. Morison, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, (Boston: Little, Brown, 1950) pp. 146-51; Mine Squadron 2 action report of 10 July 1943; Mine Squadron 2 war diary.

12. Transition: Morison, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, passim.

13. First Action at Rendova: Office of Naval Intelligence, "Operations in the New Georgia Area", 1944.

14. Costly Errors: MTB's Rendova, action report of 18 July 1943; Marine Fighting Squadron 122, action report of 20 July 1943.

15. They Didn't Pass the Word: MTB's Rendova action report of 5 August 1943.

16. The 109: Intelligence Officers Memorandum to MTB Flotilla 1, 22 August 1943.

17. Barge Hunting: Commander South Pacific Force action reports of 23 October and 23 August 1943; Commander in Chief Pacific action report of 23 November 1943; Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Area, Captured Japanese document item 5782-A; MTB Squadron 9, Summary of Operations, 11 December 1943; MTB's South Pacific Force, "Mosquito Bites," 1 February and 1 June 1944; MTB Squadrons Pacific Fleet, "Information and Tactical Bulletin," January 1944; MTB Squadrons Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin," 1 March and 21 October 1944; MTB's Rendova action report of 7 September 1943.

18. Vella Lavella: Commander South Pacific Force action report of 22 August 1943; Commander in Chief Pacific action report of 23 November 1943, MTB's Rendova action reports of 25 and 26 September 1943; Morison, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, pp. 227-28.

19. Daylight Strikes: Commander in Chief Pacific action report of 23 November 1943; MTB's Rendova action report of 15 September 1943.

20. End of the New Georgia Campaign: MTB Flotilla 1, "Mosquito Bites," 15 November 1943 and 1 February 1944; Chevalier action report of 15 October 1943; MTB's Rendova action report of 8 October 1943; MTB's Lever Harbor action report of 30 September 1943; MTB Squadron 19 action report of 16 December 1943; Morison, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, pp. 241-43.

21. Treasury and Bougainville: Morison, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, passim; MTB's Lambu-Lambu action reports of 23 and 29 October 1943; MTB Squadron 9, "Factual History," 12 October 1945; MTB Squadron 6. war diary; MTBs' South Pacific Force. "Mosquito Bites," 1 January 1944.

22. A Brush with Torpedo Bombers: MTB Flotilla 1 action report of 14 November 1943; MTB Flotilla 1, "Mosquito Bites," 15 November 1943.

23. Destroyers Again: MTB's Bougainville action reports of 8 and 25 November 1943; Hudson action report of 9

24. November 1943: Anthony action report of 15 November 1943.

25. Shore Batteries: MTB's Treasury Island action reports of 14 November 1943 and 8 January 1944.

26. To Green Island: MTB's South Pacific Force, "Mosquito Bites," 1 February, 1 March, and 1 May 1944; MTB. Squadron 6 war diary; MTB Squadron 9 war diary; Morison, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, p. 413.

27. Collision: MTB Squadron 23 war diary.

28. Action in Empress Augusta Bay: MTBs' Bougainville action report of 26 February 1944.

29. Rabaul: MTBs' Green Island action report of 1 March 1944; Task Unit 36.4.1 action report of 1 March 1944; MTB Squadron 11 war diary; MTB's South Pacific Force, "Mosquito Bites," 1 April 1944.

30. March and April 1944: MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin," 1 June 1944; MTB's Bougainville action report of 18 March 1944; MTB's Emirau action reports of 28 March, 9, 25, and 29 April 1944; MTB's Green Island action report of 29 March 1944; Franks action report of 25 March 1944; Haggard action report of 24 March 1944; MTB's South Pacific Force, "Mosquito Bites," 1 May 1944, The Rugged Life: Article by Comdr. LeRoy T. Taylor in MTB's Pacific Fleet, "Mosquito Bites," 1 July 1944.

31. 31. Task Group 30.3: MTB's South Pacific Force war diary; MTB's Pacific Fleet, "Mosquito Bites," 1 May 1944; Task Group 30-3 action report of 23 June 1944; MTB Squadrons 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 27, and 28, war diaries.

32. A Trap: MTBs' Treasury action report of 6 May 1944.

33. Task Group 70.8: Commander South Pacific war diary; MTB's Pacific Fleet, "Mosquito Bites," 1 July 1944; Task Group 70.8 action report of 2 July 1944; Commander Naval Forces Northern Solomons war diary; MTB Squadrons 27 and 28, war diary; MTB Squadrons Pacific war diary; Task Group 70.8 action report of 2 July 1944.

Part IV. SOUTHWEST PACIFIC -- CONQUEST OF NEW GUINEA

1. To the Buna Campaign: Morison, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, pp. 27-52.

2. The Cruise of the HILO: Capt. F. A. Munroe , "Munroe's Story or How to be Happy through Tending PT's"; Defense Force Funafuti action report of 15 November 1942; Narrative of Lt. E. M. Gordon, 13 January 1944.

3. Tufi: Capt. F. A. Munroe, "Munroe's Story or How to be Happy through Tending PT's"; PT 122 action report of 25 December 1942; Task Group 50.1 action reports of 22 January 1943.

4. Task Group 70.1: Morison, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, p. 53; Capt. F. A. Munroe, "Munroe's Story or How to be Happy through Tending PT's"; History of Service Force, Seventh Fleet.

5. Battle of the Bismarck Sea: South Pacific Force Intelligence Division, "Report on Destruction of the Lae Convoy," undated; MTB Squadron 8 action report of 4 March 1943; Morison , Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, pp. 54-65; Task Group 70-1 action report of 17 April 1943.

6. Some Barges and a Fire: Task Group 70-1 action report of 30 March 1943; MTB's Seventh Fleet war diary.

7. Douglas Harbor and Morobe: MTB's Seventh Fleet war diary.

8. Thursday Island: Ibid; Morison, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, pp. 116-117; MTB Squadron 7 war diary.

9. Kiriwina, Woodlark and Nassau Bay: Ibid., pp. 132-37; Task Group 70-1 war diary; Task Group 70-1, intelligence report, 11 July 1943; Morison, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, pp. 136-37.

10. Actions in Huon Gulf: Task Group 70.1 action report of 15 May 1943; MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", January 1944; MTB Squadron 8 action report of 30 July 1943; MTB's Seventh Fleet war diary; MTB's Seventh Fleet action report of 14 and 27 September 1943; Task Group 70.1 action report of 6 September 1943; Allied Translator and Interpreter Section, Bulletin 548, p. 5.

11. Lae, Salamaua, and Finschhafen: Destroyer Squadron 5 war diary; MTB's Seventh Fleet war diary; Task Group 70.1 action report of 3 October 1943.

12. Morobe: October and November: MTB's Seventh Fleet war diary; MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin," 1 March 1944; MTB Squadron 8 action reports of 4 and 30 October 1943; MTB Squadron 12 action report of 11 November 1943; MTB Squadron 21 action reports of 23 November and 13 December 1943.

13. A Letter from General Berryman: MTB Squadron 12, letter of 1 February 1944, enclosure B.

14. Tenders, Staff, and Logistics: Capt. F. A. Munroe, "Munroe's Story or How to be Happy through Tending PT's"; Portunus war diary; Task Group 70.1 war diary; MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", 1 March 1944 and 15 August1944.

15. Kiriwina: Task Group 70.1 war diary; MTB's Seventh Fleet action report of 18 March 1944; MTB's Seventh Fleet war diary.

16. Dreger Harbor: MTB's Seventh Fleet war diary; Portunus war diary; LST 201 war diary; MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin," 1 March 1944.

17. Action on a Reef: MTB Squadron 18 action report of 27 January 1944.

18. A Submersible: MTB Squadron 12 action report of 27 January 1944.

19. Planes at Arawe: MTB Squadron 21 action report of 27 December 1943; MTB Squadron 18 action report of 27 December 1943.

20. Actions. Along the New Guinea Coast: MTB Squadron 12 action report of 6 January 1944; PT 324 action report of 8 January 1944; MTB's Seventh Fleet action report of 16 March 1944; PT 320 action report of 9 January 1944.

21. Expansion: MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin," I June 1944; MTB's Seventh Fleet war diary.

22. Destruction in Hansa Bay: PT 335 action report of 6 March 1944; PT 338 action report of 7 March 1944; MTB Squadron 24 action report of 12 March 1944; MTB Squadron 18 action report of 8 May 1944.

23. The Admiralties: Morison, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, pp. 432-48; MTB's Seventh Fleet action reports of 19 March, 10 April, 19 April, and 27 May 1944; MTB Squadron 18 war diary; PT 323 action report of II March 1944; MTB Squadron 21 action reports of 13 and 24 March 1944; MTB Squadrons 18 and 21 war diaries; MTB Squadron 18 action reports of 15 March, 16 March, and 10 April 1944; PT 363 action report of 12 March 1944; Oyster Bay war diary; MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin," 1 June 1944.

24. Rein Bay and Talasea: MTB's Seventh Fleet action report of 10 April 1944; MTB's Seventh Fleet war diary; MTB Squadron 25 action reports of 25 April and 11 May 1944; MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin," 1 June 1944; MTB Squadron 8 action report of 19 April 1944; MTB Squadron 25 war diary; MTB's South Pacific Force, "Investigation of an incident involving PT Boats and Aircraft on 28 April 1944," 10 June 1944.

25. New Britain: South Coast: MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin," 1 June 1944; PT 146 action report of 17 March 1944; PT 192 action report

of 19 March 1944; PT 150 action report of 19 March 1944; MTB Squadron 7 action reports of 15 April 1944; PT 193 action report of 13 March 1944; PT 196 action report of 13 March 1944.

26. Saidor: MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin," 1 June and 15 August 1944; MTB Squadrons 10 and 24 war diaries; PT 339 action report of 3 April 1944; PT 441 action report of 3 April 1944; PT 334 action report of 5 April 1944; PT 34 action report of 5 April 1944; PT 336 action report of 9 April 1944; PT 341 action report of 9 April 1944; PT 337 action report of 8 March 1944; PT 339 action report of 28 May 1944; MTB's Saidor, "Weekly Intelligence Summary," May-June 1944; Destroyer Squadron 24 action report of 13 April 1944; MTB Squadron 24 war diary.

27. Aitape: Task Force 77 action report of 6 May 1944; Oyster Bay war diary; MTB Squadron 18 action report of 29 April 1944; MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin," 1 June and 15 August 1944; MTB's Aitape, Weekly Intelligence Report, May 1944; MTB's Seventh Fleet action report of 29 June 1944; PT 129 action report of 4 May 1944; PT 133 action report of 16 July 1944; PT 128 and PT 133 action report of 16 July 1944; PT 130 action report of 27 June 1944; PT 132 action report of 27 June 1944; PT 134 action report of 4 July 1944; PT 189 action report of 3 July 1944; PT 128 action report of 4 June 1944; PT 144 action report of 20 July 1944; PT 149 action report of 20 July 1944; Destroyer Division 48 action report of 14 May 1944; Task Group 75.5.1 action report of 24 June 1944; MTB Squadron 33 war diary; MTB's Seventh Fleet war diary; Destroyer Division 4 action report of 3 September 1944.

28. Mios Woendi: MTB Squadron 18, Weekly Report of Operations, 8 May 1944; MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", 1 June and 15 August 1944; MTB Base Mios. Woendi action report of 24 June 1944; MTB Squadron 18 action report of 12 June 1944; MTB's Seventh Fleet war diary; Hilo war diary.

29. Operations in Geelvinck Bay: MTB Squadron 21 action reports of 13 June and 12 September 1944; Kalk action report of 21 June 1944; MTB's Mios Woendi, Weekly Intelligence Report, 12-19 June 1944; MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", 15 August 1944; MTB Squadron 18 war diary; PT 161 action report of 22 June 1944; PT 320 action report of 22 June 1944; PT 193 action report of 25 June 1944; PT 331 action report of 24 July 1944; PT 160 action report of 7 July 1944; PT 320 action report of 16 July 1944; PT 329 action report of 16 July 1944; PT 161 action report of 8 July 1944.

30. Amsterdam Island: MTB's Seventh Fleet war diary; MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", 21 October 1944; MTB's Amsterdam, weekly reports, August-October 1944.

31. End of the New Guinea Campaign: MTB's. Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", 15 August, 21 October, and 30 December 1944; PT 326 action report of 11 August 1944; PT 325 action report of 17 August 1944; PT 155 action report of 18 August 1944; PT 156 action report of 18 August 1944; PT 326 action report of 19 August 1944; PT 191 action report of 7 September 1944; PT 323 action report of 19 August 1944; PT 329 action report of 19 August 1944; MTB's Seventh Fleet war diary.

Part V. THE ALEUTIANS -- A BATTLE AGAINST WEATHER

1. 1. A Race for Islands: S. E. Morison, Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions (Boston: Little, Brown, 1949), pp. 160-84;

S. E. Morison, Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls (Boston: Little, Brown, 1951), pp. 3-19.

2. MTB Division I: MTB Division I war diary; MTB Division I action report of 15 January 1943.

3. Squadron 13: James A. Danver, "Early History of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Thirteen"; MTB Squadron 16 war diary; MTB Squadron 16 action report of 21 September 1943; MTB Squadron 13 war diary.

Part VI. THE MEDITERRANEAN -- TORPEDO WAR

1. Squadron 15: MTB Squadron 15 war diary.

2. North Africa: Ibid.; German Naval Staff, Operations Division, war diary; MTB Squadron 15 action report of 23 November 1943; MTB Squadron 15, "Arabian Nights in the Mediterranean: A PT Odyssey".

3. Bizerte: Ibid.; MTB Squadron 15 war diary; MTB Squadron 15 action reports of 11 June, 30 June, and 23 November 1943.

4. Sicilian Invasion: S. E. Morison, Sicily, Salerno, Anzio (Boston: Little, Brown, 1954), p. 28, p. 78; MTB Squadron 15 action report of 23 November 1943.

5. Palermo: Ibid.; MTB Squadron 15 war diary; Morison, Sicily, Salerno, Anzio, pp. 189-90; MTB Squadron 15 mission report no. 34, 29 July 1943; MTB Squadron 15, "Arabian Nights in the Mediterranean".

6. Invasion of Italy: MTB Squadron 15 action report of 23 November 1943; Western Naval Task Force (Eighth Fleet) action report of 11 January 1945.

7. Maddalena and Bastia: MTB Squadron 15 war diary; German Naval Staff, Operations Division, war diary; MTB Squadron 15, "Arabian Nights in the Mediterranean"; MTB Squadron 15 action report of 23 November 1943.

8. Winter Operations: MTB Squadron 15 war diary; MTB Squadron 15, "Arabian Nights in the Mediterranean".

9. Collision with a Minesweeper: German Naval Staff, Operations Division, war diary; MTB Squadron 15 action report of 8 December 1943.

10. Anzio: Sway action report of 4 March 1944; MTB Squadron 15 war diary.

11. TB Destroyers: Ibid.; MTB Squadron 15 action report of 6 January 1944; German Naval Staff, Operations Division, war diary; MTB Squadron 15 action report of 7 March 1944.

12. Fun with Rockets: Ibid.; German Naval Staff, Operations Division, war diary.

13. Operation Gun: Captain Coastal Forces Mediterranean action report of 8 March 1944; Senior Officer Inshore Squadron action report of 29 March 1944; German Naval Staff, Operations Division, war diary; MTB Squadron 15 action report of 14 April 1944.

14. Expansion: MTB Squadron 15 action report of 3 July 1944; MTB Squadron 15 war diary; MTB's Eighth Fleet war diary.

15. Corvettes and Destroyers: MTB's Eighth Fleet action report of 3 July 1944; German Naval Staff, Operations Division, war diary; MTB Squadron 22 action report of 12 June 1944; MTB's Eighth Fleet, Detailed Interrogation Report of Survivors of German Torpedo Boat 24, 8 April 1945; MTB Squadron 29 action report of 21 June 1944.

16. Elba: MTB's Eighth Fleet action report f 26 July 1944; Harold J. Nugent, personal letter to the author, 17 August 1946; MTB Squadron 15 action reports of 25 July and 1 August 1944; MTB's Eighth Fleet war diary; German Naval Staff, Operations Division, war diary.

17. Capture of an MAS: MTB Squadron 22 action report of 2 July 1944;

German Naval Staff, Operations Division, war diary.

18. The Thunderbolt: MTB Squadron 29 action reports of 18 and 19 July 1944.

19. Southern France: MTB's Eighth Fleet action report of 7 October 1944.

20. The Advance Landings: Task Force 86 action report of 21 October 1944; Eighth Fleet action report of 29 November 1944.

21. Diversionary Operations: Task Group 80-4 action report of 4 September 1944; Endicott action report of 23 August 1944.

22. Mines: MTB Squadron 15 action report of 6 September 1944.

23. Porquerolles: Cruiser Division 8 action report of 21 October 1944.

24. The Gulf of Fos: Ibid.; MTB Squadron 29 action report of 10 October 1944.

25. Explosive Boats and Human Torpedoes: Catoctin action report of 30 October 1944; MTB's Eighth Fleet action report of 7 October 1944; MTB's Eighth Fleet war diary.

26. Last Days at Bastia: MTB Squadron 29 action reports of 20, 21, and 24 September 1944; German Naval Staff, Operations Division, war diary; MTB Squadron 15 action report of 23 November 1943.

27. Leghorn: MTB's Eighth Fleet war diary; Senior Officer Inshore Squadron, "Report of Proceedings", 4 April 1945; German Naval Staff, Operations Division, war diary; MTB Squadron 22 action reports of 1, 18, 20 December 1944 and 10 March 1945; Eighth Fleet, Detailed Interrogation Report of Survivors of German Torpedo Boat 24, 8 April 1945.

28. Torpedoing the Harbors: MTB's Eighth Fleet action report of 4 May 1945.

29. The Last Patrols: MTB's Eighth Fleet war diary; MTB Squadron 22 action report of 24 April 1945; Naval Forces Northwest Africa action report of 29 June 1945.

Part VII. THE ENGLISH CHANNEL -- D-DAY AND AFTER

1. D-Day and the Mason Line: MTB Squadron 2 war diary; A. H. Harris, "U.S.N. Motor Torpedo Boat Activities in the English Channel Area"; S. E. Morison, The Invasion of France and Germany (Boston: Little, Brown, 1957, passim; Task Unit 124.4.4 action report of 14 July 1944; Narrative of Comdr. John D. Bulkeley, 4 July 1944; MTB Squadron 34 action report of 13 July 1944; MTB Squadron 34 war diary; Task Unit 122.4 action report, no date (serial 0067); MTB Squadron 35 action report of 8 July 1944.

2. The Channel Islands: MTB Squadron 34 action reports of 15 and 25 August and 12 September 1944; German Naval Staff, Operations Division, war diary; Personal interview by the author with John L. Page, RdM2c, USNR, 2 April 1946; Harris, "U.S.N. Motor Torpedo Boat Activities in the English Channel Area".

3. The Eastern Flank: MTB Squadron 35 action reports of 9, 11, 29, and 31 August 1944; MTB Squadron 3 action report of 17 August 1944; German Naval Staff, Operations Division, war diary.

4. End of the Campaign: MTB Squadron 2 war diary; Harris, "U.S.N. Motor Torpedo Boat Activities in the English Channel Area"; MTB Squadrons 34 and 35, war diaries; German Naval Staff, Operations Division, war diary.

Part VIII. SOUTHWEST PACIFIC -- RETURN TO THE PHILIPPINES

1. Morotai: S. E. Morison, Leyte (Bostony: Little, Brown, 1958), pp. 19-29.

2. Rescue in Wasile Bay: MTB Squadron 33 action report of 17 September 1944;

Carrier Division 22 action report of 10 October 1944.

3. Losses: PT 368 action report of 12 October 1944; PT 362 action report of 26 November 1944.

4. Containing and Harassing: MTB Squadrons 9, 10, 11, 18, 33 war diaries; MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", 30 December 1944 and 25 April 1945; MTB's Seventh Fleet, Weekly Intelligence Reports.

5. Battle of Surigao Strait: Morison, Leyte, passim; MTB's Seventh Fleet war diary; Seventh Fleet action report of 31 January 1945; Cruiser Division 4 action report of 2 November 1944; Admiral Fleet Ernest J. King, U.S. Navy at War (Washington: Navy Department, 1946), pp. 121-22; U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey, Interrogations of Japanese Officials (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1947), Vol. 1, p. 240; MTB's Seventh Fleet action report of 1 December 1944 (enclosing individual boat reports); U.S. Naval War College, The Battle for Leyte Gulf: Strategical and Tactical Analysis; MTB Squadron 36 action report of 24 November 1944; Commander in Chief, Pacific, "Operations in Pacific Ocean Area," October 1944.

6. Air Attacks: Morison, Leyte, pp. 344-60; MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", 30 December 1944; Wachapreague action report of 29 December 1944; Willoughby action report of 18 November 1944; PT 134 action report of 26 October 1944; PT 132 action report of 28 October 1944; PT 523 action report of 28 October 1944; Oyster Bay action report of 11 December 1944; Oyster Bay war diary; MTB Squadron 21 action report of 18 November 1944; MTB Squadron 33 action report of 5 January 1945; PT 494 action report of 8 December 1944; PT 323 action report of 18 December 1944; PT 327 action report of 18 December 1944; PT 532 action report of 11 December 1944.

7. Leyte and Cebu: PT 524 action report of 11 November 1944; PT 525 action report of 11 November 1944; PT 492 action report of 11 November 1944; PT 497 action report of 11 November 1944; MTB Squadron 21 action report of 18 November 1944; MTB's Leyte, Weekly Intelligence Report, 12-19 November 1944; MTB Squadron 7 action report of 8 December 1944; PT 49 action report of 18 December 1944; PT 492 action report of 18 December 1944; Morison, Leyte, passim; MTB Squadrons 7, 12, and 25 war diaries; MTB Squadron 33 action report of 18 December 1944; PT 134 action report of 25 March 1945; PT 348 action report of 25 March 1945; MTB's Ormoc, Weekly Intelligence Reports, March-May 1945; Eighth U.S. Army, Report of Leyte-Samar-Visayan Operations," no date.

8. First Days at Mindoro: Task Unit 78.3.12 action report of 25 December 1944; PT 230 action report of 1 February 1945; PT 77 action report of 6 February 1945; PT 223 action report of 1 February 1945; PT 298 action report of 1 February 1945; PT 297 action report of 24 December 1944; PT 224 report of 24 December 1944; PT 300 action report of 26 December 1944; MTB's Mindoro, Weekly Intelligence Reports, December 1944.

9. A Japanese Task Force: MTB's Seventh Fleet action report of 1 March 1945; MTB's Mindoro, Weekly Intelligence Reports, December 1944.

10. Mindoro Convoy: MTB's Seventh Fleet war diary; Task Group 77.11 action reports of 4, 14, and 20 January and 12 February 1945; MTB's Mindoro, Weekly Intelligence Reports, December 1944; MTB Squadron 13

war diary; Task Group 70.1 war diary.

11. Task Group 77.11: Task Group 77.11 action reports of 14 and 20 January 1945 and 6 and 12 February 1945; Task Group 70.1 war diary; PT 188 action report of 28 January 1945; PT 149 action report of 28 January 1945; PT 338 action report of 2 February 1945.

12. Mindoro Patrols: MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", 25 April 1945; PT 220 action report of 10 February 1945; PT 223 action report of 10 February 1945; MTB's Mindoro, Weekly Intelligence Reports, January-February 1945; MTB's Seventh Fleet action reports of 16 February, 2 March, and 10 April 1945; PT 73 action report of 31 January 1945.

13. Bases and Logistics: MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", 20 February 1945; MTB's Seventh Fleet war diary.

14. Lingayen Gulf: MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", 20 February and 25 April 1945; MTB's Lingayen, Weekly Intelligence Reports, January-June 1945; MTB Squadrons Seventh Fleet action reports of 7 April and 13 July 1945; MTB Squadron 28 war diary.

15. Return to Manila Bay: Task Group 78-3 action report of 4 March 1945; MTB's Seventh Fleet action report of 14 April 1945; MTB's Seventh Fleet, Information Bulletin, 25 April 1945; MTB's Subic, Weekly Intelligence Reports, February-March 1945; MTB Squadron 27 war diary.

16. Palawan: MTB's Seventh Fleet, 25 April 1945; MTB's Palawan, Weekly Intelligence Reports, March-April 1945; MTB's Seventh Fleet, Information Bulletin, 25 April 1945.

17. Zamboanga: Oyster Bay war diary; Task Group 78.1 action report of 26 March 1945; MTB's Seventh Fleet action reports of 2 and 31 May and 5 August 1945; MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", 15 April 1945; Pocomoke war diary; PT 122 action report of 29 April 1945; PT 189 action report of 29 April 1945; MTB's Zamboanga, Weekly Intelligence Reports, April-May 1945.

18. Panay: Eighth Army action report for the period 24 March-16 June 1945, no date; MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", 25 April and 25 June 1945; MTB Squadron 33 war diary; Portunus war diary.

19. East to Davao: MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", 25 June and 10 September 1945; MTB's Polloc, Weekly Intelligence Report, AprilMay 1945; Oyster Bay war diary; MTB's Seventh Fleet action reports of 16 June and 5 August 1945; Task Unit 70.1.14 action report of 20 May 1945; PT 335 action report of 20 May 1945; PT 343 action reports of 20 May 1945; PT 106 action reports of 20 May 1945; PT 341 action report of 20 May 1945; PT 336 action report of 20 May 1945; PT 334 action report of 20 May 1945; PT 332 action report of 20 May 1945; PT 106 action report of 20 May 1945; MTB Squadron 24 war diary; Task Group 78.2 action report of 22 May 1945.

20. Tarakan: MTB's Tarakan, Weekly Intelligence Reports, May-August 1945; MTB's Seventh Fleet action reports of 5 May and 5 August 1945; MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", 25 June and 10 September 1945; Task Group 78.1 action report of 5 May 1945; Task Group 74.3 action report of 17 May 1945; PT 523 action report of 1 May 1945; PT 532 action report of 1 May 1945; PT 532 action report of 9 May 1945; PT 528 action report of 9 May 1945.

21. Tawi Tawi: MTB's Seventh Fleet action reports of 5, 14, 21, and 27 August

1945; MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", 25 June and 10 September 1945; MTB Squadrons 8 and 9 war diaries; Oyster Bay war diary; MTB Squadron 9 action report of 2 June 1945; PT 130 action report of 30 May 1945; PT 144 action report of 30 May 1945; PT 160 action report of 8 July 1945; PT 187 action report of 8 July 1945.

22. Brunei Bay: Task Group 78.1 action report of 19 June 1945; MTB's Brunei Bay, Weekly Intelligence Reports, June-August 1945; MTB's Seventh Fleet action reports of 10 and 27 August 1945.

23. Balikpapan: MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", 25 September 1945; MTB's Seventh Fleet war diary; PT 359 action report of 30 July 1945; PT 373 action report of 28 July 1945; MTB's Seventh Fleet action reports of 22 and 27 August 1945; MTB's Balikpapan, Weekly Intelligence Reports, July-August 1945.

24. MTB Rons Pac: MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", 25 September 1945; MTB's Pacific war diary; MTB Squadron 31 war diary; MTB's Seventh Fleet war diary.

25. Surrender: MTB's Philippine Sea Frontier action report of 10 October 1945; MTB's Morotai, Weekly Intelligence Report, August 1945; MTB's Seventh Fleet action report of 27 August 1945; MTB Squadron 33 war diary; MTB's Philippine Sea Frontier, "Information Bulletin", 10 September 1945.

26. The End and the Beginning: MTB's Seventh Fleet, "Information Bulletin", 21 October 1944.

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