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75 years ago today Bull Halsey sailed his task force into a typhoon
Posted on 12/17/19 at 11:46 pm
Posted on 12/17/19 at 11:46 pm
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Then, five months later he did it again. He expected to be courtmartialed for dereliction of duty, and perhaps should have been, but he was deemed indispensable to the war effort. At any rate, wearher forecasting was hit or miss in those days.
Typhoon Cobra, the first tropical cyclone ever captured on radar.
Then, five months later he did it again. He expected to be courtmartialed for dereliction of duty, and perhaps should have been, but he was deemed indispensable to the war effort. At any rate, wearher forecasting was hit or miss in those days.
Typhoon Cobra, the first tropical cyclone ever captured on radar.
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Posted on 12/17/19 at 11:50 pm to Jim Rockford
Thanks for the read. This guy had brass balls.
Posted on 12/17/19 at 11:52 pm to LordSaintly
bull halsey
was brass ballsy
was brass ballsy
Posted on 12/17/19 at 11:52 pm to Jim Rockford
You misspelled bill brasky.
Posted on 12/18/19 at 12:02 am to Jim Rockford
Admiral Halsey notified me
He had to have a berth or he couldn't get to sea
I had another look and I had a cup of tea and butter pie (butter pie)
The butter wouldn't melt so I put it in the pie
He had to have a berth or he couldn't get to sea
I had another look and I had a cup of tea and butter pie (butter pie)
The butter wouldn't melt so I put it in the pie
Posted on 12/18/19 at 4:49 am to Jim Rockford
Wasn’t he friends with Uncle Albert?
Posted on 12/18/19 at 5:25 am to Jim Rockford
Halsey was an idiot.
The only reason we won Midway was his being in a hospital bed in Pearl Harbor.
The only reason we won Midway was his being in a hospital bed in Pearl Harbor.
Posted on 12/18/19 at 5:58 am to BuckyCheese
quote:With the overwhelming might of the mid-1942 Japanese fleet sailing east to destroy what was left of the US Pacific Fleet, Halsey got himself confined to sick bay due to a 'skin disorder'. I would imagine it manifested itself with a large yellow stripe down his back.
The only reason we won Midway was his being in a hospital bed in Pearl Harbor.
This post was edited on 12/18/19 at 6:02 am
Posted on 12/18/19 at 6:05 am to Jim Rockford
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Typhoon Cobra
Badass name
Posted on 12/18/19 at 6:13 am to BuckyCheese
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Halsey was an idiot.
I wouldn't go that far, but I'm a firm believer that Spruance deserved a fifth star more than Halsey did. It's a shame the former never got one.
Posted on 12/18/19 at 7:17 am to RollTide1987
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I'm a firm believer that Spruance deserved a fifth star
Well, at least he got a Cold War ship class named for him: Spruance-class destroyers
All 31 Spruance-class destroyers were built at Litton Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. They were the first US Navy ship class powered with gas turbines...
Posted on 12/18/19 at 7:36 am to Coeur du Tigre
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With the overwhelming might of the mid-1942 Japanese fleet sailing east to destroy what was left of the US Pacific Fleet, Halsey got himself confined to sick bay due to a 'skin disorder'. I would imagine it manifested itself with a large yellow stripe down his back.
that’s just an idiotic take
Posted on 12/18/19 at 7:56 am to Jim Rockford
Halsey was overrated. His actions during the Battle of Leyte Gulf were almost calamitous. But to suggest that he backed down from a fight is silly.
Posted on 12/18/19 at 8:09 am to BuckyCheese
He was good and aggressive for tactical operations.
Strategy was not his boat though.
Strategy was not his boat though.
Posted on 12/18/19 at 8:25 am to Tigertracks
Halsey is the Navy’s MacArthur.
His absurd handling of Leyte Gulf and the two typhoons is up there with MacArthur’s incompetence, but each of them were protected because of how critical they were to overall morale and because of the tough, never-say-die attitude they exuded.
For those looking to read-up on America’s famous admirals, The Admirals is an incredible book. Most know of Nimitz and Halsey, but learning about Leahy and King was fascinating to me.
His absurd handling of Leyte Gulf and the two typhoons is up there with MacArthur’s incompetence, but each of them were protected because of how critical they were to overall morale and because of the tough, never-say-die attitude they exuded.
For those looking to read-up on America’s famous admirals, The Admirals is an incredible book. Most know of Nimitz and Halsey, but learning about Leahy and King was fascinating to me.
Posted on 12/18/19 at 8:42 am to FootballNostradamus
Sailor got sweep off the boat by a wave but than another wave sweep him back on, winning 
Posted on 12/18/19 at 9:17 am to jb4
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Several ships reported men overboard, and the carriers in the group reported planes on fire on their hangar decks. By this time, the barometer, which had been falling steadily since 0500, read 29.42, and we were wallowing in a quartering sea.
Posted on 12/18/19 at 9:20 am to Tigeralum2008
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At 1130, the word was passed to put on lifejackets. I didn’t think a jacket would do much good with waves towering 50 feet above the ship and winds howling at more than 150 miles per hour. At 1145, sound-powered telephone circuits began to fail. The ship’s rolls had increased to a consistent 65° and the barometer was still going down. Spray driven like sheets of needles before the blinding wind peeled the ship’s paint and cut the faces of the men huddled on the bridge. The ship’s inclinometer registered 75° on several occasions.
Fellas...read the story in the op's link... Holy crap that crew went through hell
Posted on 12/18/19 at 9:20 am to lsuroadie
quote:It's not a take, it's the truth. Did Washington step down before Yorktown with a case of psoriasis? What about Meade at Gettysburg? McAuliffe at Bastogne? Psoriasis?
that’s just an idiotic take
That's exactly what happened before Midway. Believe it or not.
Posted on 12/18/19 at 9:45 am to Tigertracks
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