Savo Island, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942

NAVPERS 91193. ( 4 copies)

Intelligence report regarding the Battle of Savo Island extracted from the CinCPAc war diary.

Subject Files, including action report, interviews, memoranda and lists regarding the sinking of the USS Quincy (CA-39) on August 9, 1942 at the Battle of Savo Island; Miscellaneous correspondence, 1942, 1960; Naval War College Thesis, 1948; Photographs of the International Air Races, 1923, and the surrender of the Japanese at Tokyo Bay, September 2, 1945; Newspaper clippings of the sinking of the Quincy, 1942, and the Japanese surrender, 1945

Report from senior surviving officer of the USS Quincy, LCDR Henry B. Heneberger, regarding the events at the Battle of Savo Island on the morning of August 9, 1942. Included is a diagram depicting the probably disposition of forces that morning, a listing of the locations and amount of resources (fuel, water, oil) aboard the Quincy, and statements of the other survivors.

Personal reminiscences entitled, "First Savo - The Lost Battle" by Marine Corps pilot Roy T. Spurlock of the Battle of Savo Island with comments on the American, Australian, and Japanese leadership, the battle scenario, casualties, the role of USMC pilots and ship-based personnel.

NAVPERS 91187.

Compilation of transcriptions of war diaries from the Battle of Savo Island.

Administrative records; collected documents, chiefly copies, relating to the Battle of Leyte Gulf, 1944; and miscellaneous materials relating to Battle Evaluation Group Studies produced on battles of Savo Island, Midway, and Coral Sea.