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William Bull Halsey: Legendary World War II AdmiralBy Barrett Tillman | World War II | 3 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post Today, the dwindling number of men who sailed under Halsey remain divided in their opinion of the leader, if not the man. His failures at Leyte and “Halsey’s Typhoon” evoke either tolerance or contempt. But his elevation to five-star rank is especially resented by survivors of Taffy 3, many of whom see his promotion as a denigration of their shipmates’ sacrifice—an insult that no amount of political rationalization can justify. Subscribe Today
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3 Comments to “William Bull Halsey: Legendary World War II Admiral”
I served in Comsopac under Adm Halsey, who is endeared in my memories of WWII. A fine fit of a man who all admired and revered.
By Herbert Angel on Apr 4, 2009 at 1:20 pm
My uncle S/Sgt Paul E Alexander was killed in action on June 14, 1944 while serving with the 9th Infantry Division, 60th Infantry Regiment, Company G in Normandy, France. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross the second highest award for heroism. His family was never informed of his heroism untill I located the ABMC website which has a database for all soldiers buried overseas. The site stated he was a recipient of the DSC. I located his General Orders and case file from the National Archives. With the help of Senator Richard Lugar his only living sister was sent the medal. There are several stories like my uncle’s. You can find several stories on the Home of Heroes website. I located the family of Larence Gunderson in Minnesota they too never knew of their brothers heroism. Senator Mark Dayton presented the medal to his family.
I would like to see a story about medals never presented to families because I believe there are several other stories out there. They are using my uncles story trying to get a bill through Congress involving a National Database listing the men and women who were awarded medals in all wars. You can find information about my uncle on Doug Sterner’s Home of Heroes website. The story in in the Talking Points of the website. You can also find the stories if you Google my name Monty McDaniel. There was an editioral in Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Times about my uncle. Any help or information would be most appreciated, I would be more than happy to send the information I have acquired.
Sincerely,
Monty McDaniel
Bloomington, IN.
By Monty McDaniel on Apr 4, 2009 at 5:31 pm
hes my grandpa actually i didnt know this till a couple months ago
By Deven jones on Jun 23, 2009 at 10:06 am