
winfield ezz. kanningham

1941 desember 8 nuu cheria dweep japanese aakramichappol naavika pravartthanangalude chumatala vahichirunna udyogasthanaayirunnu winfield scott kanningham (februvari 16,1900-march 3,1986). japanese aakramanathinethire dveepinte prathirodhatthinu kanningham neethrthwam nalki. 15 divasathinu sesham addeham dweep japanese sainyathin kaimari. kanninghamine thadavilaakkukayum jappanil oru paavayi sookshikkukayum cheythu. wake ailandile neethrthwathinu addehathinu nevi cross labhichu.
aadyakaala jeevitam.
1900 februvari 16nuu visconsinile rockbridgilaanu winfield kanningham janichathu. frederic maikkilinteyum rooth ella (muur) kanningaaminteyum makanaayirunnu addeham. camp daglasile haiskoolil klinham padichu.
sainikajeevitam.
1916-ll, 16-aamm vayassil haiskoolil juuniyar varsham poortthiyaakkiya sesham, merilaandile annaapolisile chesapeak ulkkadalile yunaittad stetts neval academyil addehathe niyamichu. onnaam lokamahaayudham kaaranam, 1920 leeii addehathinte klaas oru varsham munbu birudam nedi-1919 juun 6 nuu. yunaittad stetts navikasenayil oru chihnamaayi kanningham kammeeshan cheyyappettu, addehathinte aadya niyamanam naavika gathaagathathilaayirunnu, athu fraansil ninnu sainyathe veettilekku konduvannu. adutha rund varsham addeham turkey theerathu ejiyan, medittareniyan kadalukalile kappalukalil chelavazhikkum. 1922 januvariyil addeham chainayilekku kappal kayari, avide adutha onnara varsham chelavazhikkum. yuu enna thaalilekku madanguka.ezz.1923 meyy 3nuu lephttanant (jeey. jii) aayi sthaanakkayattam labhichu, 1922 juun 7nuu sthaanakkayattam labhichu.
chainayil sevanamanushtikkumbol, vyomayaana parisheelanathilekku praveshikkaan kanningham apekshichu. eee aadya abhyarthana nirasichenkilum addeham niravadhi thavana abhyarthanakal nadathukayum oduvil 1924-ll amgeekarikkappedukayum cheythu. 1925 februvari 14-nuu addeham floridayile naavika vyomasena steshanaaya pensacola vidyaarthi naavika vimaanayaathrikanaayi report cheythu. parisheelanathinidayil 1925 juun 7 nuu leftanantaayi sthaanakkayattam labhicha addeham 1925 septambar 11 nuu naavika eviyettaraayi niyamikkappedukayum yudhavimaanangalilum parakkunna bottukalilum yogyatha nediya oru eviyettaraayi maarukayum cheythu.
1936 november 2 nuu lefttanant commander kanningham faitting five (vf-5) commanding offeesaraayi parakkunna dutic report cheythu. schwadron yuu. ezz. york taunn (sivi-5) eyar grouppinte bhaagamaayi maarum, grummen eph 2 eph-1 paratthunnu. 1938 venalkkaalam vare eee padaviyil kanningham sevanamanushtichu.
wake ailand.
1941 november 28nuu, ippol oru kamaandaraaya kanningham, ellah naavika pravarthanangaludeyum chumatala vahikkunna udyogasthanaayi, wake ailand aayi dutic report cheythu. dveepinte prathirodham mechappeduthunnathinne naavika vyomanilayam poortthiyaakkunnathinu addehathinte command briefing munganana nalki.
1941 desember 8 nuu, havaayiyile muthu thuramukha naavika/vyoma thaavalangalkk nereyundaaya aakramanathekkurichulla vaartha japanese kooduthal kizhakode aakramich manikkoorukalkullil raavile 07:00 nuu wake ailandil ethi. ellah udyogastharodum yudhakendrangalilekku pookaan kanningham utharavittu; athe samayam onnaam maraine defense battaaliyante wake dittaachmentinte usmc commanding offeesaraaya mejar jaims deverex "aayudhangalkk vilikkuka" ennu utharavittu. paan american ayarvesinte "philippain clipper" (martin 130 flying boat) thirichuvilikkukayum oru scouting patrollinginaayi padhathikal aarambikkukayum cheythu. 13:00 manikorinu (uchaykku 1 munny) athu take oof cheyyanamaayirunnu. ennirunnaalum, 1157-ll saamraajyathva japanese naavikasenayude bombakramanam aarambhichu. bombakramanam divasangalolam thudarnnu. desember 11nuu japanese yudhakkappalukal dveepine sameepichu.
kappalukal eluppathil athunnathuvare thee pidichunirtthaan maraine commander mejar jaims deverexinode kanningham utharavittu. cheria yuu.ezz. dveepile sainyam praadhamika landing shramathe pinthirippichuvenkilum 14-aamm naavika jillayile kamaandantil ninnu kanningham neratthe aavasyappetta thokku, spare parts, fayar kantrol radar ennivayulppede adhika vitharanangalum pinthunayum avarkk aavashyamaayirunnu. ennaal aakramanathiloode oru shakthippeduthalum varaanillaayirunnu.
japanese aakramanathinu vidheyamaayi unarvu thudarnnu. 15 divasathinu sesham, japanese naavikar oduvil dveepiloode thirakkil athiyappol, 1941 desember 23 nuu, oduvil keezhadangan kanningham utharavittu. athijeevicha udyogastharkkum kararukaarkkum oppam kanningamineyum thadavilaakki.
yudhathadavukaaran.
kanninghamin sahathadavukaareyum jappaanile yokohama vazhi chainayile shanghailekku japanese transport "nitta maaru" yill kondupoyi. perumaattam kadinamaayirunnu-anchu kuthirakale kappalil vachu vadhichu, jayilil kidanna kararukar pinneedu vadikkappettu. thadavil kazhiyumbol rund thavana, kanningham rakshappedaan sramikkukayum pinneedu jappankar thirichupidikkukayum cheythu. thadavil kazhiyumbol addehathinu 70 poundiladhikam bharam kuranju. 1945 august 18nuu, 1330 divasathe thadavinu sesham, japanese jayil commander yuddham avasanichathaayi prakhyaapichu.
1945 august 24nuu kanningham chainayil ninnu oru yuu kappalil purappettu.ezz. sainika vimanam. oduvil addeham yuu. esilethi.ezz.1945 septambar 4nuu madangiyethiya athe divasam thanne japanese sainyam audyogikamaayi wake ailand athichernna yuu.ezz. samudravibhaagam.
yuu enna thaalilekku madanguka.ezz..
1945 septambar 10 nuu maarilaandile bethesdayile deseeya naavika medical sentaril kanningham poornnamaaya shaareerika parishodhanaykk vidheyanaayi. dutyilekku madangaan addeham yogyanaanennu kandethi. 1945 desember 4 nuu captainilekkulla sthaanakkayattathekkurichu addehathinu notice labhichu, 1942 juun 20 muthal praabalyatthil vannu. 1946 januvariyil floridayile pensacola naavika vyoma nilayathil refresher eviyeshan parisheelanatthil ninnu aarambhich addeham oru punarpariseelana kaalayalav aarambhichu.
1946 meyy maasathil kyapttan kanningham seaplane tenderinte (evi-4) commanding offeesaraayi zee dutyilekku madangi. kamaandaraayirunna kaalath, "curtis" formosa kadalidukkile patrolling schwadronukalumaayi pravartthikkukayum aalukaleyum saadhanangaleyum puram thaavalangalilekku kondupookukayum 1947 maarchil amerikkayilekku madangunnathinumumbu chainayile singtavoyilekku niravadhi sandarshanangal nadathukayum cheythu.
1947 juun 23 muthal 1950 juun 30 nuu reverse admiral rankil viramikkunnathuvare tennessiyile memphisile naavika saankethika pariseelana kendratthile commanding offeesaraayirunnu kanningaaminte avasana kadama.
viramikkal.
viramicha sesham, kanningham tennessiyile memphisilaanu thaamasichirunnathu. charitraparamaaya yudhathekkurichu addeham "wake ailand command" (1961) enna pusthakam ezhuthi. 1986 march 3nuu 86-aamm vayassil addeham marikkukayum memphis deseeya semitheriyil samskarikkappedukayum cheythu.
avaardukal.
naavikasenayude cross saiteshan.
"1941 desember 7 muthal 22 vare japanese uparodhathil asaadhyamaaya prathisandhikalkkethire commanding officer, neval eyar steshan, wake ailand commanding officer enna nilayil asaadhaaranamaaya dheerathaykkum vishishta sevanathinum american aikyanaadukalude naavikasenayile commander winfield scott kanninghaminu (ensn 0-56074) naavika cross sammanikkunnathil american aikyanaadukalude president santhoshikkunnu. commander kanninghaaminte prachodanaathmakamaaya neethrthwavum addehathinte kamaandinte karthavyathodulla dheeramaaya bhakthiyum eee supradhana douthyangalude mikacha vijayathin valia alavil sambhavana cheyyukayum american naavika sevanathinu valia bahumati nalkukayum cheythu."
general oordarukal beuro oof neval pezhsanal information bullattin nambar. 317 (august 1943)
nadapadiyude theeyathi desember <aii. dii. 1>, 1941

