Index for Series of Interviews with Vice Admiral Roland N. Smoot, USN (Ret.) Administration - Deputy CNO for; study of the future of the navy, etc., 282-283; Smoot named at request of Adm. Pelt, 291-292 USS ALBERT T. GRANT - DD: Lags in battle of Surigao St., target for U. S. fire, 135-138; reactions on board,139; taken in tow, 140 ALHENA - Supply ship, 100-103; torpedoed, 104; towed by DD MONSEEN, 104-107 Atomic Bomb - reactions to dropping on Japan, 182-183 USS AULICK - DD: first command, 48; condition of ship in mothballs, 49-50; difficulties with turbines, 52-54; practice docking, 58-59; new A/S gear installed, 59-60 Badger, Admiral Oscar Charles, 184, 192, 200, 205-207 Battle of Eastern Solomons, 99-100. Braisted, RADM Prank Alfred: in command of Sound School, 111-113; refusal to let Smoot leave, 112-114 British Base - DD swap: U. S. DDs prepared for delivery at Halifax, 60-62; the turnover, 62-63 Brown, Capt. Wm. D.: commanding officer of BB MISSOURI, 259-262; 265; distress of his wife over grounding, 265 Burhans, RADM A. D., skipper of PORTLAND, 110 Burke, Adm. Arleigh: names Smoot to Taiwan Defense Command, 293-295 Cape Cod Canal, 77-80 Career Building, comments on, 277, 279-280 Carney, Adm. Robert B., 198, 200-201; effect on Smoot's assignment, 202 CASCADE, Headquarters Ship, 123 USS CHASE - DD, 15-16 Chiang Ching-Kuo, son of Chiang Kai-shek, 320; takes Smoot on a secret journey to inspect Special Forces under his command, 321-324; outlines the Gimo s plan of action, 324, 326-327 Chiang Kai-shek: The Gimo, 296-297; 308-310; 319; 329-330; requests Smoot s tour of duty be extended, 333; decorates Smoot, 336 Chiang, Madame, 301-302, ff; tells Smoots about farewell party, 336 Chinese Manners and Customs, 306-308, 335-337 Civil Service Commission - on Oahu: survey of available workers, 43-44; discrimination against the Japanese 45-46 SS CLEVELAND, Smoot s homeward trip from Taiwan, 336-339 Convoy Duty - North Atlantic - Iceland - U.K., 66-75 CRU DIV 3, command in Japanese water, 272; Smoot relieved of command, 276 Cruise, VADm. Edgar Allen (nickname - Batt), 120 USS DES MOINES, 245-246
DESRON 56: Smoot in command, 154, 175, 200 Destroyers - Unit commander, 178; assigned as screen to Fast Carrier Task Force, 178; "delousing stations" established, 180-181 Doolittle, Gen. James. H., 82-84, 92 Doyle, Admiral Austin K., turns over Taiwan Defense Command, 300 Drumright, The Hon. Everett F., U. S. Ambassador to Nationalist China, 331-332 ENIWETOK, 118 Eisenhower, President Dwight D., visit Taiwan, 328-329 E-ring, Pentagon, 280-281 Felt, Adm. C. D., Vice CNO, 284, 291, 299, awards DSM, 336 Guadalcanal, participation in battle, 92-97 Guantanamo, 24.8 Halsey, Fleet Adm. Wm., 18, 21.6; San Bernardino Strait, 145-146; plans for surrender party, 192; ashore after surrender, 198 Hird, Captain Harry, 41 Holloway, Adm. James L., Jr., commander of cruisers, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, 267; begins using computers in BuPers, 27.0; offers Smoot job as head of P.G. School, 280; 285 Homosexuals, problems attendant on, 118-121 HORNET, USS, CV: DD MONSSEN and her squadron, escorts for Doolittle raid on Tokyo, 82-84 Houston, home port of Caribbean Neutrality Patrol, 58-59 Hu, S. K., Military aide to President Chiang, 312 ICELAND, 67-68, 72-73, 76 Iron Bottom Bay, 92 Iwo Jima, 158-159 Kamikaze, attacks on fleet off Okinawa, 163-173; shock results for personnel, 168; battle fatigue as result, 177 Kauffman, VADM (Reggie) James L. - Squadron Commander, 51, 56-57, gets Smoot sprung from Sound School at San Diego, 113; puts Smoot in command of Task Unit of inter-island bombardment DDs, 116-117; gives Smoot orders to set up DD base at Eniwetok, 118-119 Kerama Retta, landing on, 161; NEWCOMB towed there, 167 King, Fleet Adm. E. J., 18, 110, 112 Kurita, Vice Adm. T. (Japanese), story of his turn around at Leyte Gulf, 143-145 Kwajalein, base for DDs harassing Japanese in bypassed islands, 117 Leahy, Fleet Adm. William D., 18 USS LEARY - DD: Battle of Surigao St., 136-13, Smoot and staff transfer to her after Newcomb damaged, 167 Libby, VADM R. E., 122-125 Lingayen Gulf Operation, 151-153; incident of man overboard, 152-153 Long Beach, California, 276-277
USS LOUISVILLE, fires at DD GRANT in battle of Surigao Strait, 136 MacArthur, Gen. Douglas, incident involving a hospital ship, 199-200 Manus, R and R after Leyte, 149-150 Mao Tse-tung, 325 Martin, Adm. Beauty, 175 MARYLAND - BB, 36-37, ordnance in use, 38-39 McClain, RAdm. Tex, 235-239 Midshipman Cruise, Chief of Staff to Task Force commander, vicissitudes of, 235-238 Midway, Battle of, 87 Mindoro, 149 Mine Force Commander, 276-277; problems with new minesweepers, 278 USS MISSOURI - BB, surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay, 196-197, 239; goes aground at Norfolk, 254, 263-264; morale factor for wives of officers, 266 MONSSEN, USS - DD, 64-66; convoy duty in North Atlantic, 66-69; rescues torpedoed DD, 69-71; stands watch on BB TIRPITZ in North Atlantic storm, 72-75; 76; failure to rendezvous with BB WASHINGTON off Cape Cod Canal, 77-80; escort for HORNET on Doolittle raid, 82-84; not fully equipped for action at Midway, 88; participation in Battle of Guadalcanal, 90-97; rescues torpedoed supply ship ALHENA, 104-107; 108; gets new skipper, 109 Morrow, The Hon. Dwight W., four rules of life as ascribed to him, 227-228, 230 USS NARWHAL, duty on, 29-33; an experimental deep dive, 31-32 Navy Selection System, introduced, 36, 39 Neutrality Patrol, 58-60 NEWCOMB - DD, Smoot takes command of DesRon 56 on board NEWCOMB, 123; summary of impressions on engagements, 125; Battle of Leyte, Gulf, 127-138; credit for sinking enemy BB, 139-140; difficulties with refueling, 141-143; kamikaze attack on in Linguyen Gulf, 151; kamikaze attack on her at Okinawa, 164-166; out of battle, 172 Newport News Shipbuilding Co., 244 Nimitz, Fleet Adm. Chester, 18, 84-85, Coral Sea planning, 85-86, 88-89 Officer Distribution - Director of, 215-222; problems involved in captain assignments, 222; reduction of personnel, 223-225; job as an 'Admiral maker,' 228; influence peddling, 229-230; coordination of efforts at officer detailing, 233-234; illustration of failure of system, 239-240; comments on failure of the system as it pertained to Captain of BB MISSOURI at time of her grounding, 259-260 Okinawa, 161-163, concerted attack of kamikaze, 163, call fire for DDs, 173-174; Japanese tactics, 174; Smoot goes ashore, Ormoc Convoys, 147-148 Pearl Harbor, 75 Pearl Harbor Shipyard, duty there, 41-42; pre-ww II enlargement, 43; personnel plans, 43-44; apprentice school established, 44 Personnel - Assistant CNO for, 281-283, 285-286, preparation of Budget, 287-288; contingency funds, 289 Personnel Control: Smoot becomes Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel for Personnel Control, 267-272; naming of selection boards, 268; comments on selection process, 269 ff Personnel matters, contrast between battleship s sailor and small ship s sailor, 40 Port Director, Yokosuka, 198-199; incident involving hospital ship, 199-200; visits to various parts of Japan, 202
Post Graduate School, 24, at Penn State U., 25-26; Smoot is forced to re-write his thesis, 27-29 Puller, Gen. Chesty : rescue of Puller and his men from Japanese trap, Guadalcanal, 101-103 Rodgers, VAdm. Bertram Joseph, 158; in command of support force for Okinawa, 163; puts Smoot in command of attack group of DDs, 167, 169 USS S-7, Smoot has duty on, 20-21 USS S-26, Smoot has duty on, 20-21; considers this duty beginning of his career, 22 Sabatori, Henry, 339 Salazar, Premier Antonio de Oliveira, bestows Medal of Order of Aviz, 337 San Bernardino Strait, 130 Sasebo, 273, 277 Savo Island, first battle of, 96-99, 134 Shima, Vice Adm. K. (Japanese), battle of Surigao Strait, 144 Smith, Adm. H. P., takes over command of BB MISSOURI after grounding, 264 Smith, VAdm. Hoke, 252-254, names new skipper for BB MISSOURI, 264 Smoot, Senator Reed, 3-5 Smoot, VAdm. Roland: early history, 1-5; Naval Academy, 6-14; family background, 1-4; concept of personal leadership, 8-10; religious background, 11; makes j.g., 23; Lt., 24; studies horography, 26; selection for Lt. Cdr., 47; Illness forces hospitalization, 109-110; selection for Commodore, 175; retirement and activities thereafter, 339-349 Smoot, Mrs. Roland, works with wives of officers on board grounded MISSOURI, 265-266, 299-301, 330-331, 333 Sound School, 110; Smoot sets up school at request of Adm. King, 110-111 Spruance, Adm. Raymond, 146 Stump, Adm. Felix, 295 Submarine School, Smoot attends, 18-19 Mt. Suribachi - on Iwo Jima, 159 Taipei, 298, 303, 308 Taiwan Defense Command, 295; historical background, 296, telephone bugging of quarters, 303-305, communist shelling of offshore islands, 312-313, U. S. Forces take over military defense of Taiwan during crisis, 314-319, problems of heavy social life on Taiwan, 328, attends Cabinet meetings at invitation of President, 330, made an honorary citizen of Taiwan, 332-333 TENNESSEE, USS - BB, 133 Thach, Adm. John S., 236, 239 TIRPITZ - German BB, 72-73; U. S. and British forces mass off Iceland to intercept, 72-73 Tongatabu, rehearsal for Guadalcanal landing, 90 Tulagi, 94, 96, 98 Tyree, RAdm. David Merrill, Commander CruDiv 3, 273 USS NEWPORT NEWS - Cruiser, building in Newport News Shipyard, 232, 240-242, selection of staff, 242-243, putting her in commission, 244, gift of silver service, 244, life of commanding officer, 246-251 Wang Shu Min, General: Chief of the General Staff on Taiwan, 300
WASHINGTON, USS - BB, off Cape Cod Canal, incident involving MONSEEN, her designated escort, 77-80 Wilmer and Chews, prep school, 4-5 Womble, RAdm. John P., Jr., 201 Wong, General Tiger, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff on Taiwan, 317-318 Yokosuka: preparations for landings 184; landing operations, 186-187; prisoners freed, 187-189; 190-192; attitude of Japanese Naval Officers at base, 196; post surrender attitudes of Japanese people, 197; 20.3.-204; British landing party, 207; British looting, 208-210; surrender ceremony for all Japanese DDs in Yokosuka, 211-214 Young, Brigham, 2 Yu Tai Wei - Minister of Defense, 300, 302, 317-318